Back in November I told you about an ABA Journal Survey of lawyers regarding the impact of recession on their practice. Today, as part of the special recession issue, they’ve shared the results. The numbers that jump out at me, and not just because they are front and center of the page, are that 31%…
I’ve written about this before, with Facebook’s “People you may know” tool, but I’m reminded again today because of some “recommendations” of groups that are starting to appear on LinkedIn and other sites as well. As I mentioned before, just because you read this blog, and maybe I follow your blog, and we’re “friends” on-line,…
This holiday weekend has been a little eye-opening for me in terms of how networking works. As I mentioned when I presented at Ignite a few weeks ago, you want to grow a network because asking people you don’t really know to help you can be awkward, at best. Far better to have a network…
The guys who do the Manager Tools Podcast, which I have loved and learned so much from even though I’m not a Manager, are starting up a new podcast on Dec 4, Career Tools. Like Manager Tools, it will be a weekly FREE podcast addressing your Career: development, search, interviewing, networking, recruiting, promotions, layoffs, etc….
As many of you already know, the very first Ignite Columbus event was last night. It was pretty good, and since we were basically in a garage, there was definitely an underground vibe. That was cool, but a couple of professional touches wouldn’t have hurt either, IMHO. (Nametags anyone? *smile*) Still, the most interesting thing,…
Let me just say, up front, that I’m not a marketing guy. I don’t work in marketing, and I don’t particularly like the way many places go about marketing. That being said, I know quite a few people who do work in marketing, and I’m always interested in how people in the legal industry market…