There’s a wonderful selling site called “Rain Today” that I found out about after buying a sales training eBook years ago from Jill Konrath, who’s one of the contributors to that site.
She’s brilliant at teaching people how to sell to corporations in a consultative, ‘truth focused’ style.
One eBook from this is called “10 Things I [...]
When winter gives you piles of snow every other week and hide-chapping temperatures, you realize how much you love parking in the garage.
A few weeks ago my garage door started bucking and jerking around when I tried to open it…looked like it was going to tear itself apart. So for a few weeks (while I [...]
Average Job Seeker – Struggling to Get Seen In the Crowd
“I don’t know if I really stand out from all the other 300 resumes.”
“I want a great fit, not just a job – and it’s hard to tell which ones to spend time on.”
“I don’t know what to do with my time for 8 hours [...]
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On the window sill in my office I’ve got a sales letter I wrote a long time ago.
As marketing goes, it’s kind of pathetic.
It’s a 4-page letter that I mailed out in a 9 x 12 clear plastic baggie. On one side are two pictures. One is of a dorky looking guy with his finger [...]
Example of how NOT to approach someone for help:
I got this message earlier this week via LinkedIn. It’s so bad it doesn’t need much explaining…
“I am new to Denver, and was hired here to help build an XYZ practice. I would like to meet you and discuss this market and if I am in the [...]
…enduring daily beatings, wondering what went wrong in your job search.
10. Use only HR-approved methods, tools and formats that are taught by outsourcing companies and professional resume writers.
9. Keep your network small and private.
8. Don’t ever communicate with them – they’re your friends, so they know what’s going on anyway.
7. Don’t ever ‘toot your own [...]