Abby Kohut, President and lead Staffing Consultant of Staffing Symphony LLC, has a monthly “Career Wake Up Call,” where she invites job seekers to submit a question a few days in advance and then listen to her show for the responses. Listeners may either listen to the show online, or via phone. While not every…
Category: Self Improvement
Engagement Makes Our World Smaller
A few weeks ago I was talking with a business colleague of mine and during the course of our discussion she asked me if I knew of a good Resume (CV) Writing Service that she could recommend to a friend. Since my colleague isn’t remotely interested in finding a new career, she didn’t have any…
Life’s Lessons From the Field
Last night we almost witnessed a perfectly pitched game for the twenty-first time in history. So close…. Or was it? Everyone who saw footage of the game knows that a perfect game was thrown by Armando Galarraga, against the Cleveland Indians. While it will not show up in the record books, we all know that…
Still Wearing Your Green?
Did you remember to wear something green yesterday? I was tickled when my daughter told me one of the morning announcements at school yesterday was that the students couldn’t pinch others who weren’t wearing green. When I was in school, receiving the pinch was almost a “badge of honor” to this Irish kid, as I…
A Time to Stand Up
Two weeks ago, I hung up the phone after speaking with a good friend that I used to work with. I was totally shocked and saddened to learn that someone we both knew had just taken his life. The gentleman worked for a competitor and was very well known and respected in his industry. I…
Battling the Monsters.
As I write this post, it is Halloween morning. While the weather is definitely nasty outside, both of my children are filled with a sense of excitement as they think about wearing their costumes tonight. My son is dressing up as Darth Vadar and my daughter is dressing up as me. This should be interesting……
Random Moments at Specific Times 