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Tweet The above headline and artwork caught my eye as I was reading today’s Wall Street Journal.  Author William Poundstone poses some of the actual questions raised during coveted Google interviews.  It’s now clear why one in 14 high school students applying to Harvard is accepted while only about one in 130 applicants lands a job at Google. During one of my [...]

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Tweet  Q.  I’ve applied for several jobs listed in company and agency websites, LinkedIn and other online sites.  I get automated responses from some and hear nothing from others.  When and how should I follow up and what should I say?   -KL A.  Many online job listings are generic and don’t refer to specific jobs.  In many [...]

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Tweet  Over many years of receiving unsolicited resumes, some submitted via good and bad guerrilla tactics, I must admit that Matthew Epstein of Atlanta may have pulled off one of the most clever resume submissions of all time.  Matthew set up a targeted website — googlepleasehire.me –  specifically to gain the attention of potential hiring managers at [...]

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stressful jobs, PR stress,

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online reputation,

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Tweet Culpwrit is getting over 200 bogus “comments” a day from tacky individuals and organizations attempting to improve their SEO standings through the numerous links buried in each message.  Fortunately, I must approve each comment so the site isn’t becoming cluttered with offers for everything from Ambien to Viagra.  Most of the comment attempts are [...]

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email overload, Microsoft Exchange: Your Mail Box is Almost Full

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Tweet  One day last week I participated in four virtual meetings–one was more than two hours long.  In the spirit of full disclosure, I admit to multi-tasking during a couple of the calls.  At one point, it was quite apparent to others on the call that someone was hammering away on a computer keyboard.  I [...]

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Tweet Q.  I followed my boss to a new agency since he and I became good friends at our former agency.  It was a small agency where everyone was close, but we’re now at a much larger firm and I’m getting the cold shoulder from several of my co-workers.  The rumor mill  claims a relationship [...]

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Tweet  One of my favorite idiomatic expressions before offering a point of view is “here’s my two cents worth.”  For me, it’s a self-effacing way to offer up ideas and suggestions without sounding overly authoritative. I was told by a regular reader last week that she often wants to add a comment, but is reluctant to do so [...]

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