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Reaching Out to Former Colleagues During Your Career Search
As part of a career search, you will obviously try to reach out to former colleagues. Recently, I was contacted by someone I had not heard from in over 20 years. We had worked in the Washington DC area in the mid-eighties in completely different fields and had both left DC for a … more
Say Thank You
Your Momma told you the importance of saying thank you from an early age. Yet too many folks forget to say "Thanks!" along their job search road. Recently I spoke to an old friend and mentor, now a senior executive in a major corporation, and discovered that this person who h… more
Aviation Week Announces Laureate Award Winners
Former Boeing Aircraft Designer, Miracle on the Hudson Crew, U.S. Cadets among Honorees At an awards dinner here tonight in Washington, DC, Aviation Week named the winners of the 53rd Annual Laureate Awards, which honor those who have shown heroism and exceptional leadership… more
Deloitte Offers Career Guidance to Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Deloitte has recently announced that, in collaboration with American Corporate Partners, a team of its people will volunteer to mentor veterans who have recently completed their service to our country and are returning to the private sector. American Corporate Partners is a nat… more
Transition Journey: Lingo
Every group has its own lingo. Remember when you joined the service and hardly understood what everyone was talking about? Now you need to 'learn the lingo' for your target jobs! An easy first step is to pick out a couple of the words that describe what you want to do in yo… more