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“Global Talent”?

“Global Talent” is a big buzz phrase these days, isn’t it? Yet the more I talk with companies, the more I find this buzz phrase only applies to the really big firms…if at all.

When you go looking for work, do you limit yourself to a small geographic area, say about a half-hour radius around [...]

Feeling ‘Disabled’ In Your Job Hunt?

I saw something that made me want to continue on from the last post. Random surfing on cnn.com turned up Aimee Mullins. I hadn’t heard of Ms. Mullins before. Her story is fascinating.

Thanks to a birth defect, she had, from the shin down, both her legs and feet amputated. She was told the usual [...]

How Well Are You Combating Fear In Your Job Search?

I was talking to a young woman a couple of days ago who was looking for work as a horn player in an orchestra. She complained to me of her lack of experience, and how the orchestral industry was too traditional, stuck in its ways and wouldn’t give her a chance.

My suggestion was that [...]