November 2009 (14)
- 21: Don’t be Guilting Me With Your Stupid Tip Jar
- 19: How To Think Like the Geezer Bandit
- 17: Why “Going Rogue” is a Good Thing.
- 15: How To Think Like a Pro Twitterer, et al
- 15: How To Think Like…
- 14: Weekend Frustration: Job Creators Are Under Your Noses
- 12: The Narcissitic Blogger AKA Comment Whore
- 11: Who Says Twitter Doesn’t Pay
- 11: Thanks Vets!
- 09: To Lose Weight, Visualize This
- 06: 10 Ways You Can Improve Your Website for Boomers
- 05: Fortune: Steve Jobs, Business Person of the Decade
- 05: ShitForBrainsJobBoards. Just Stop.
- 02: “I Should Have Seen It Coming.”
October 2009 (19)
- 30: The Life of an Entrepreneur: Is it for You?
- 29: The First Job Search Engine With SEO Built Right In
- 28: Airline Pilots’ Excuses: Oh Come On!
- 27: Questions to Ask 5-Year-Olds
- 26: Stay Home From Work H1N1 Poster
- 23: Today’s Version of “My Dog Ate My Homework”
- 22: This is My Mind on Coffee.
- 21: Rainclouds Everywhere
- 20: Now Playing Through Your Office Sound System: The Temptations.
- 20: See Alice: Premature Acclimation
- 19: I Want to be a Czar.
- 17: Flying Two Airplanes at Once.
- 15: I Didn’t Even Know There Was a Bosses’ Day!!??!??@$$
- 15: The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- 14: There Are Basketball Coaches and Just One Coach Wooden.
- 09: 10 Ways To Fix Leno
- 07: Harry Potter vs Indiana Jones vs Brett Favre
- 04: Improving Your Resume
- 01: Gen Y: Why is This?
September 2009 (18)
- 30: Five Tips To Create More Confidence After a Job Loss
- 30: One Example of How To Use Twitter
- 30: How To Sell Chicago to the Olympic Committee
- 29: Brett Favre, Nick Corcodilos and Seth Godin: Connect the Dots
- 28: Kristin Davie, Our Un Employed Recent College Grad Wonders About Social Media
- 28: Brett Favre in the Locker Room. Who Knew?
- 25: News Alert: The Real Reason Behind Iran’s Nuclear Facility
- 25: A Fan Gruzzle and The Art of Being Positive or Negative
- 24: Primer: How To Fix a Sales Problem
- 23: How to Fix a Sales Plateau Issue
- 21: CEO Speak
- 19: 8 New Un-Believeable* LinkUp IPhone Features.
- 17: Wowzer. LinkUp and IPhone Partnership. Ok, It’s Just Our App.
- 16: Joe Wilson’s Most Embarrassing Moments
- 11: What About Your Career Path?
- 10: Kristin Davie–Still Looking, But Expanding Her Job Search
- 03: JobSeekers: You Are Hiring Them Too, Don’t Forget
- 01: If I Had a Nickel Everytime I Heard This, I’d Have a Big Pile of Nickels
August 2009 (20)
- 28: Some People Can, Others Can’t
- 26: A(nother) Star is Born
- 26: Yay Me!
- 26: Monkey in the Middle
- 24: What is the Twitter Exit Strategy, Exactly?
- 22: Math, Schmath
- 22: For Cultural, Political and Financial Change….
- 20: Which Steve Jobs Gruzzle Did FASTCOMPANY Like the Most?
- 19: JobDig and LinkUp Welcome Brett Favre
- 19: One Question You Never Ask
- 15: The Backstory: How One New Author Got His Book Published, by McGraw-Hill.
- 12: Unemployed College Graduate Kristen Davie is One of the Uninsured. And Other Numbers That Matter.
- 11: Over at FastCompany.com and USNEWS.com: Today’s Columns
- 10: Your Own Business Lab
- 05: New Facebook App Allows Companies to Post “Current Jobs at Our Company”
- 05: Indeed CEO on His Business Model: What He Said Is Not What You Think You Heard
- 05: Kristin Davie Wants a Money Growing Tree
- 04: It’s Not About Telling
- 04: List of Post Offices to be Closed in Minneapolis
- 04: Cash For Clunkers, Extended
July 2009 (28)
- 31: Give a Ship
- 30: The Beer Summit and Other Issues
- 28: Most Jobs Are Bigger Than the People Holding Them
- 27: Branding, Schmanding
- 26: First Draft, 4
- 24: Don’t You Just Love FastCompany?
- 24: What Does Wearing a BlueTooth Headset Say About You?
- 24: Those Beautiful Greeks
- 22: Coping With the Loss of Self Esteem During a Job Search
- 22: Where We Get Our News
- 19: Unintended Consequences?
- 17: CEO’s and Small Planes
- 15: Job Seeking is Eerily Like College Shopping, (’cept one pays you, and you pay the other.)
- 14: First Draft, 3
- 13: Sure You Can Blog But Can You Tweet? Here’s How to Get Started.
- 13: First Draft, 2
- 12: First Drafts, 1
- 11: Too Much Already.
- 10: Hair, Then and Now
- 09: WWDS Helps Solve Minneapolis Airport Problem W/Signage
- 08: Kristin AND Her Parents, Her Landlords, Are All Job Seeking
- 05: Yogi @ Yoga
- 05: It is a Great First Job
- 04: Happy Independence Day to All Independents, or Who Want to Be.
- 03: Second Guessers
- 02: Susan Boyle, Re Deux
- 01: What You Can Do When You Are Doing More That What You Were Hired For
- 01: Kristin Keeps Looking
June 2009 (36)
- 30: In Honor of Al Franken Winning: Paris Hilton for Congress
- 30: Switcheroo:Cosi Fan Tutti
- 29: Recent College Grad Kristin Hits the Real World
- 29: Woodstock Memories
- 28: Job Hunting is Like Dating, Sorta
- 23: I Loved Mickey Mantle (sorry Yogi)
- 23: In Defense of Bozeman
- 23: …and This is Why They Call It Work.
- 22: Simple Motivation That Worked for Bill Gates
- 22: Copy and Paste Twitterers: 9 Groups You Need to Follow Today
- 21: I’m Looking at My Watch, You’re Looking at the Calendar
- 19: Repeat After Me: There Are Always Jobs Available
- 18: Three Root Causes of Unemployment
- 18: Top 50 Software Developers on Twitter
- 18: When Do You Start Work?
- 17: Top VC’s to Stalk Via Twitter
- 17: At the APPliance Store
- 17: Celebrities and Kewl People to Follow on Twitter, a Copy and Paste Group
- 17: Executive, Life Coaches on Twitter: My Rolodex
- 17: Non-Fiction Authors on Twitter: My Rolodex
- 16: Worse Than T-Ball
- 16: 12 Steps to Get Your Resume to the Top of the Pile
- 16: Doomsday Cometh
- 15: Blamestorming is like Brainstorming, Only Better.
- 14: Don’t You Just Love TIVO?
- 10: Disarming Comments
- 09: How To Tell a Story About Your Career, Your Products, Whatever
- 08: Head Shaving Builds Units, Solaradarity
- 08: Sporty New Car Designs of the Future
- 06: Word Play
- 05: JIT For the WeekEnd: Fridge Art
- 05: Aww Shucks. Top 150 List of Career Experts in Twitter.
- 04: Indulgence
- 03: Another -Itis
- 02: Can Charity Events be Questionable?
- 01: Plateaus and Gates
May 2009 (29)
- 30: Work Your Ass Off
- 29: Oprah and Elvis at the Lunch Counter
- 28: Jobseeker: Be Resourceful. Others: Learn How Now
- 27: What Are Mentions Worth?
- 27: One Out of 1,140,153,913: Ramana Rajgopaul
- 25: Is It Too Soon?
- 24: Pick Up Lines That Work on TV
- 22: Did We Forget About Humility?
- 21: Cartoonist Mash-Up
- 20: Tipping Rules
- 20: How To Work With People Who Are Better Than You
- 19: Twitter Me This
- 18: Movie Previews
- 17: Doctors I Have Known
- 16: Learnings from the High School Field Trip
- 15: At the Lutheran Drive-In in Northern MN
- 15: Under 30 CEO Adds to 100 Attributes of Entrepreneurs Article
- 14: Second Fiddles
- 13: Early TV Characters I Liked
- 13: Maintain Your Enthusiam
- 12: Book Reviews
- 11: PSA: When To Get a Colonoscopy. No, It’s Not Too Early or Gross.
- 09: Should You Start Your Own Company?
- 07: It’s Not What You See That Counts
- 06: “Can I Bounce an Idea Off You?”
- 04: Whisper, People.
- 04: Here is the Issue.
- 02: Noticing the Generations
- 01: Peg is the Interim Winner, But There’s Still Time
April 2009 (44)
- 30: I Got.
- 29: How You Can Help JobSeekers Using Twitter.
- 28: From the College of Obvious Things
- 28: Two Words for American Idol’s Adam Lambert: Song Choices
- 28: “WorldWide” Attention for WWDS: What Can I Say?
- 27: Are You Having A…
- 26: From France, What Am I Missing?
- 24: I Yam, I Yam.
- 23: My Main Man, Guy Kawasaki
- 23: 8 Top Up’s
- 22: GraphWiki: 1 to 1
- 22: Your Mission Statement: Mostly Hogwash
- 22: US News and World Report Letter
- 21: GraphWiki: Personal Branding, Triangulated
- 20: GraphWiki: Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Course Results
- 20: Be Careful Out There.
- 20: Job Hunter
- 19: Two More.
- 19: GraphWik: Future Job Prospects
- 18: JobSeeker Disconnect
- 17: GraphWiki: I’m Being Bad
- 17: How Adam Lambert Can Win American Idol, Easily.
- 16: GraphWiki: Sinatra Wasn’t Like This
- 15: In Case You Missed These, Please Watch. Here’s Why.
- 15: Tax Day, April 15: My Use of Your Tax Money
- 15: GraphWiki: Famous Men
- 14: Frat Business Guy
- 14: Gimme Some Slack
- 13: At the High School Reunion
- 10: Square States
- 10: Sully, the Pilot, Graded
- 10: Dealing With Pirates: Who’s Best?
- 10: Ur Getting Old, Dude
- 09: Why I Don’t Get Invited to Meetings
- 09: Parents: There Is Hope
- 09: Top Three Twitter Messages and Subjects
- 08: Joining the “Personal Branding” Discussion
- 07: Can You Just Imagine? The Biggest Choir in History.
- 06: It’s The Hair.
- 06: How Entrepreneurs Get Started
- 05: A Weekend Rant
- 03: Someone Should Say It, So It Might as Well be Me
- 02: 12 Reasons LinkUp Will Be the New, Best Way to Find Your Next Job
- 01: April Fool: Best Student Prank Ever-How They Did It
March 2009 (36)
- 31: Seth Godin says, “Don’t Try to Get a Job.”
- 31: Pushing on a Rope
- 30: Guest Lewis Lin on How To Improve Your Interview Skills and Beat the Competition
- 28: Gen X/Y: How to Manage Your Boss by Guest Bruce Tulgan, the Leading Expert on Younger People in the Workplace (only for WWDS)
- 26: JT says, “It’s Not Who You Know. It’s Who Knows You.”
- 25: The Artful and Skillful Defenestration of a Politician
- 25: Flopsy and 12 Ideas To Get Things Moving Again
- 24: Guest Heather Huhman’s 10 Steps to Landing an Entry Level Job
- 23: Chronic Illness Job Discrimination Pains Me
- 22: MsCareerGirl, the Diva, and the Advice She Gets From Her Dad
- 22: Yes, No and Maybe
- 20: ‘Wear Sunscreen’ by Artsmonkey Juliet Brain
- 19: How To Handle Complacency Disorder on the Job by Guest VLogger Dave Sniadak
- 18: Are You Driving Your Own Career Bus? by Guest Miriam Salpeter
- 17: Guest Auntie Stress Talks About the Stress of a Job Loss
- 16: Sometimes You Just Need a Little Help
- 16: Guest Martin Gibbons Says Why Loving Your Job is So Important to Your Career Success
- 15: “That’s Your Business Card?” by Guest Barbara Safani
- 14: Guest Eric Kramer Reveals The One Best Interview Question of All Time. For the Job Seeker.
- 12: Guest Cecily Drucker (Yes, ‘that’ Drucker) and the Secrets of a Start-Up Virgin
- 12: The Boomer Guide to Twitter, #1
- 11: Age Discrimination is the New Reality in Job Market Says Guest Expert Dave Opton
- 11: A Picture is Worth a 1,000 Words
- 10: CNET’s Molly Wood Talks About LINKUP.
- 10: Guest Kimberlie Dykeman: Walking In Another’s Shoes Leaves No Tracks
- 08: Guest Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter W/Sailing Advice for JobSeekers
- 07: Gunslingers, Old People and a Life Lesson
- 06: Nick Corcodilos, AskTheHeadhunter, Finally Recommends a JobBoard or Why Not Caring About What You Get Back is the Secret of Networking
- 06: Guest Julie O’Malley Helps Older Job Seekers Act Like 13-Year-Olds
- 05: Guest Bonnie Lowe Tells Us Your Behavior Can Get You Bounced
- 04: Guest Dawn Bugni W/Common Sense Job Search Approaches
- 04: Some Good News About Available, But Not Advertised, Jobs
- 03: Guest Karen Burns With Some Good News About Money
- 03: How To Re-Gain Control of Social Media
- 02: Guest Conrad Hake: How To Write a Conversation Blog and Why
- 01: Guest Brad Shorr: Interviewing for a Sales Job
February 2009 (20)
- 26: When THE Best Headhunter Talks, Smart People Listen
- 26: Seth Speaks
- 25: Blogs->Twitter->Charts, Graphs. Have a Go At It.
- 24: Welcome Chris Brogan Fans: Thanks For Visiting.
- 23: What Happens When People Who Don’t Do, Try Anyway.
- 23: How to Decide What to Wear to Work
- 19: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Chimp News
- 17: Social Media Success
- 17: Pain and Rescue
- 17: Doodling About Work
- 13: Is a Nice Chair Too Much to Ask For?
- 11: A CEO Speech.
- 10: 10 Job Sites With Unique Opportunities, Says Lifehack
- 10: What’s In the Perfect Thank You Note, After the Interview?
- 09: Inspiration, Motivation Just the Way I Like It: Short & Sweet 2 Minutes
- 06: “When I Say I’m Going To Be There, I’m Going to be There…”
- 05: Geraldo: “Sully is the New Charles Lindbergh.” My Prediction: Next Week All of America Will Love Sully.
- 05: List of Madoff Clients: Compelling Like a Train Wreck
- 05: Young Companies Need a Bailout, Too.
- 03: Hitchhiking on Seth and Sully
January 2009 (30)
- 31: When It Turns
- 30: What Would YOUR Dad Say?
- 28: How To Tell if Your Boss is a Toolbag
- 28: How The Original Horse’s Ass Determined So Much
- 27: Biography Channel (my favorite)
- 25: Yet Another Security Breach at Monster
- 25: OK, My Bad. Ice Fishing Tournament NoWhere Close to 150k
- 22: Used to Be…
- 21: Want to Go Fishing This Weekend?
- 20: 42 Rules for Obama’s First Week
- 20: The Under-Served Capt. Sully Sullenberger of US AIR
- 16: Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, US Air Hero Lands On Hudson River; Speaks, 1/24/09
- 14: Don’t Fire Yourself
- 13: Top Ten Things You Must Do If You Work For B. Spears
- 13: What Seth Just Said (About Beauty)
- 12: Top 10 Ways To Look for a New Job in 30 Minutes/Day
- 12: What Seth Just Said
- 11: Paul Epps: Interviewing Techniques
- 11: What Seth Just Said
- 10: Blinding Flashes of the Obvious
- 10: What Seth Just Said
- 09: What Seth Just Said.
- 08: Happy 74th Birthday Elvis!
- 08: Dear President-Elect Obama:
- 07: DIG YOUR JOB: Full of Advice from Other Dads
- 07: DIG YOUR JOB: How to Find a New One
- 07: DIG YOUR JOB: Recession Proof Your Job (Keep It)
- 06: Will Rogers, Still the Best
- 05: Best Of 2008
- 04: Re Arranging Old Things In New Ways
December 2008 (27)
- 30: The Six Word Resume Contest, It’s a Meme.
- 29: Oprah “Freyed” Again
- 27: Is It Time to “Short” Entertainers and Sports Stars?
- 23: ParaLegal With Some Job Advice of Her Own
- 21: I’m No Career Coach Yet, But If I Were:
- 19: Ugly Sweater Contest Here Today. Like Oprah, I Don’t Even Enter Cuz I’d Win
- 19: Browsing Front Pages of Newspapers: 700 of Them.
- 18: What Will Happen to All Those Out of Work Investment Bankers?
- 18: On Being a Boomer In a Wii and XBox Generation World
- 17: What Works For One Will Work For You.
- 16: Bernard Madoff et al Are Starting to P%$# Me Off
- 15: Reviews of DIG YOUR JOB: On Playboy.com, And More.
- 13: DIG YOUR JOB Pre-Launch Endorsements. thankyouverymuch.
- 12: Dig Your Job, The Not-So-Serious Career Handbook
- 12: The CEO Speaks.
- 11: Autos, Bridges, Piers and Perot
- 11: Oprah and I Both Recommend Kindle
- 10: What To Do When You Hear, “We’re Not Hiring.”
- 10: Fast Cars and Big Cigars
- 08: HR Managers: How To Respond to ALL Those Resumes
- 07: It’s Easier Being All Positive in the Morning
- 06: Generous Bloggers, Career Coaches and Writers: Thank You.
- 05: On Donner, On Blitzen…
- 04: Not Really a Question Here or Even a Request for Advice. Still…
- 04: Plaxico Burress, Now a JobSeeker
- 04: Here’s How To Handle Being Laid Off
- 02: Didja’ Know? Some Christmas Money-Saving Tips.
November 2008 (18)
- 26: Happy Thanksgiving
- 25: Sales Process As Demonstrated By Henry Paulsen
- 25: What Kind of Christmas Party Should You Have at Work?
- 20: All Planes Landed Safely This Morning at MSP, Everyone Safe
- 19: Those Pesky Employed People
- 19: Thinking Big
- 18: There Are Three Rules For Handling Tough Economic News
- 18: Best and Worst Career Advice from Dads
- 17: Contrary to What You Read, Most Jobs Are Still Being Created by Smaller Companies
- 15: The Last 5% Might Get You 100%
- 14: Should I settle at my job that I think might be making me miserable?
- 14: Our LinkUp Report Was Incorrect But It’s Still the Best Site
- 13: LINKUP.COM on ABCNEWS.COM Today.
- 11: Gotcha Questions At the Interview: How Not to Handle Them
- 08: Sales Literature, Exposed
- 06: LinkUp, the One Job Board That Showcases Jobs From Company Websites, Shows Job Openings
- 06: My Candidate Lost. No, Not THAT One.
- 04: Vote Today, November 4, 2008: Finally.
October 2008 (16)
- 31: Happy Halloween. (be safe out there)
- 29: Confused About Social Media or Worse, Ignoring It?
- 28: A Halloween Event and a Real Good Mess
- 23: A Message to HR Departments Everywhere
- 22: Fact or Crap?
- 21: Everyone Is Watching You
- 17: Balance at Work
- 15: There’s NO Debate! Breaking News.
- 15: Boss Day Tomorrow, October 16th, Let’s Celebrate!
- 14: What To Do When You Are Experiencing Days Like This.
- 10: “The Greatest Fraud in American History”: Uncovered Last Week in Minneapolis
- 09: The Jed Clampett Rule For Increasing Sales in Tough Times.
- 06: “because every job is temporary,” escapism and $1,000.
- 02: What To Do With the Flood of Resumes
- 02: JobSeekers: What to Watch For in the Biden-Palin Job Interview
- 02: LinkUp Passes 1,000,000 Jobs: Most Un-Advertised Openings Available Anywhere
September 2008 (23)
- 30: Be a Sunshine Pump
- 29: The Paralegal is Back to Normal at Her Office
- 27: Didja’know?
- 26: These Help Wanted Ads Are Not In JobDig This Week
- 26: A Funny To Start Your Day: 9/26/08
- 25: Bad Times, Tough Times and What To Look For in YOUR Company
- 25: Most Commented: SR-71 Now That Was Some Airplane
- 24: Best Of WHAT WOULD DAD SAY
- 22: What Executive and Career Coaches Can Do For Job Seekers
- 20: Before the Interview: Use the Google.
- 19: Would You Hire Ed Hochuli?
- 16: Zigging and Zagging
- 12: A Question I Need Answering
- 12: Best Blog Tool to Build Traffic Just Announced
- 10: Taking a Deep Bow and Kicking the Dirt Under My Desk
- 09: What’s Up Wit’ Generation Y, Dawg?
- 08: What’s Good for the Goose…
- 06: Why Is it?
- 06: These 10,000 Companies Are Hiring!
- 05: Geraldo Rivera Interviews Michael Phelps.
- 04: Graceful Ways to Coach Someone Out of the Company
- 03: How To Be More Likeable: Ten Things To Do Today.
- 02: Seven Good Ideas from Football Coaches
August 2008 (17)
- 30: Dear Kid, On Being Dropped Off at College.
- 27: How To Run a No-Cost, Company-Wide Contest
- 26: Back To School. Or Not.
- 26: Why Depending on a New Website is Not the Answer.
- 23: Which ‘Sport’ is Not in the ‘08 Olympics? And, Some Recommendations for the Future.
- 22: Ten Ten Things I Learned Driving Across the USA So You Don’t Have To.
- 22: 160 Acre Harvest in Just Ten Minutes.
- 22: Truck Driver Reality: It’s Not a Slam Dunk
- 18: Things I Am Learning on Vacation
- 12: What You Can Learn From Ron Paul
- 11: Always Room at the Service Inn
- 08: I-Phone-A-holic, I-Am, I-Am
- 08: Weight Loss Program for JobSeekers
- 05: I work for myself. I’m what ya call an “entramanure.”
- 01: 10 Questions About Boys My Daughter Forgot to Ask.
- 01: On Attorneys, Good and Bad, and 74-Year-Old Clients
- 01: ‘Is This Heaven?’ “No, It’s Iowa.”
July 2008 (33)
- 31: On My First Job, My Comeuppance and 38 Indy Bloggers.
- 30: America’s a Great Place…
- 29: Seth Godin Got Me.
- 29: What Exactly is a Bad Boss?
- 28: Bad PR=Good PR; It Doesn’t Matter, I Guess.
- 27: Ode to Toys
- 24: One Day. ONE $#%%@^ DAY.
- 24: Five Lawsuits That Need Filing. Join In.
- 23: There is a Tool for Everything.
- 22: MWBA, Updated and Validated
- 22: News From the A Section, July 22, 2008.
- 21: Truck This! Life on the Road.
- 19: Sales Management Caught On Tape, 1940
- 19: The Egg and Her, A Family Story
- 18: 10 Reasons Why Coaching Little League is Great Management Training
- 17: Where To Start…
- 17: Pharma Barbie
- 16: The Star Tribune Won’t Acknowledge JobDig’s LinkUp, But PC Magazine Does
- 16: The Contrary Paralegal & What She Does.
- 16: Guest Blogger Series, What Would the Paralegal Say, et al
- 15: Formal and Informal Leaders.
- 15: My Uncle Curly Could Stand on His Head, Could Yours?
- 12: Wordsmithing Lessons from the Charlie Weaver School of Management
- 10: If the un-Sonics Like Oklahoma City Like JobDig Likes Oklahoma City…
- 10: Experienced Sales Rep Sales Decline: It’s Almost Always This.
- 09: Age of Conversation: Who ARE Those Guys?
- 08: My First StartUp, or I Got My Corvette.
- 07: How To Raise Money for Your StartUp (long)
- 04: Happy Birthday to US(A).
- 03: Age of Conversation: It’s a Work of Art, Wordlized.
- 02: Just Saying.
- 02: What Kind of Glasses Do You Need and Wear?
- 01: I Forgot One Thing Over at Today’s US News.
June 2008 (18)
- 30: Modern Salesmanship, 1922
- 28: If Someone Tells You to Think Outside the Box, Run.
- 27: The Best Company-wide Contest Ever
- 27: JobDig Expands Into Tucson
- 26: Let the Eagles Fly
- 24: “The Dumbest Generation”
- 20: Steve Roesler, Exposed: He Danced, He Sang.
- 20: HEY!!! I Made Me Some Art!!
- 19: Personal Branding for Generation Y
- 17: “Buck Up,” “Shake it Off” and “Get Tougher” are Not What You Need.
- 16: How Job Hunting in Israel is Different.
- 13: The One Sales Tip That Prevents Objections
- 11: Follow Up on the Farm Job.
- 10: 42 Rules for Your First Week. Do’s and Don’ts.
- 09: The Too-Cool-To-Work Worker and What To Do With Him.
- 09: The Anti-Graduation Speech
- 05: Your Resume Headline Should Get My Attention, First.
- 03: The 30-Second Entrepreneur.* Thanks, Ken.
May 2008 (21)
- 30: The Hidden Teachers in Every Company.
- 29: The One Question Applicants Never Ask, But Should.
- 28: “Do you think John Elway Mowed Lawns in the Summer?”
- 28: What You Can Learn From Zappos.
- 25: Help Wanted: Over $50K/yr+Free Health Care+FREE HOME and No Takers
- 22: My Politics and Decisions To Make, 2008. DrumRoll Please.
- 21: Salt Lake City, JobDig and Utah Bloggers
- 19: The Class Everyone Thought You Took, But You Didn’t
- 19: Five Things Alex Bogusky Should Do For Microsoft
- 16: Here Kitty,Kitty,Kitty.
- 15: What I Learned from Things That Weren’t Big Things (at the time)
- 14: Throw Away Your Crutches
- 13: Magical Glasses
- 12: “Jumping The Shark” and What Happened to the Loyalty Thing
- 11: Dear Mom a Poem
- 09: Best Man Toasts
- 08: “Do the Opposite,” by George Constanza: A Customer Service Lesson
- 07: IT’S THE HAT. From the School of “Less is More” Advertising.
- 07: Playing Well in Peoria
- 06: Do I Have to Take Out the Trash?
- 01: Times They Are A-Changing
April 2008 (22)
- 30: The Brain Behind BrainBasedBusiness Blog Gets Into MY Brain. A First.
- 30: “If it doesn’t work out, I can always go back to my old job,” says the clueless job-hopper.
- 29: This WAS Intimidating: Being Asked to be a Guest Blogger at Brain Based Business
- 29: Three Books, Three Days and Nights To Change Your Life
- 28: How Yogi Berra Would Do on the Job Interview
- 24: Emails You Can Use, Asking Your Friends to Stop Forwarding You Stuff
- 24: A Million Hits Later.
- 24: Clever Use of “Air”
- 23: What To Do With Workplace Bullies When Mom and Dad Are Not There For You.
- 21: Ten Odd Jobs. Which One Do YOU Want? Guess Mine.
- 21: Age Of Conversation
- 19: Ever Say I HATE MY JOB? Free Workshop Here (and on Oprah).
- 18: I Am Now Officially My Own Dad
- 16: The Original “Odd Jobs” Master: Nancy Rica Schiff
- 14: This is a Story About Networking and Not About Ohio State Football.
- 11: WalMarting America
- 09: Lessons from Odd Jobs
- 08: Dr. Strangelove and Me: What I Learned From Riding Missiles
- 08: What Tiger Woods Can Teach Jobseekers
- 05: Three Myths You Can Stop Yourself
- 04: Spending a Weekend In LA, CA…
- 01: Another Generation Y Speaks Out
March 2008 (27)
- 31: Two Extra Reasons Why I Am at ERE in San Diego This Week.
- 28: Using the Telephone to Get the Job Interview Even When They Don’t Know You
- 27: 4 by 4
- 27: Some Brutal Post-Spring Break Advice for the Graduate on Getting That First Job
- 26: After the Break, News You Can Use. Sorry, Not Me.
- 26: Generation Y Explained by OfficeNewB: 5 Insights to Who They Are and Why.
- 26: Job Descriptions, Job Callings…Which Makes Us Happier?
- 23: True.
- 23: Call For Entries: X’ers and Y’ers.
- 22: Laugh Out Loud Movie: The Dish.
- 21: Comments are the Best Part.
- 20: Give ‘Em a Hand: Zebra!!
- 20: My Short List on How To Do Better At Work.
- 19: Nice Guys Do Finish First
- 18: Hockey Season, Minnesota: Nothing Like It Anywhere
- 18: BigEyeDeer, Courtesy Of.
- 16: Mickey Mouse (Baby Boomer)
- 16: I Thought Drug Testing Was Legal.
- 16: John Adams, An HBO Special on the Pudgy Little Man Who Was the Equal of Washington, Jefferson and Franklin
- 16: Those Darned Cranes
- 15: X’ers and Y’ers: What Are Your Events That, When You Look Back 30 Years From Now, Impacted YOU the Most?
- 14: Ad Buying, 101
- 13: Completely Unacceptable! 1943 Guide to Hiring Women.
- 13: Guy Kawasaki, Himself, Recommends JOBDIG Bloggers!!!!
- 12: Don’t Understand Your Baby Boomer Boss? 8 Reasons Why We Act the Way We Do.
- 11: What I Learned (so far) About the Law.
- 05: Vacation Interrupted: Facebook News
February 2008 (13)
- 28: Where’s The Beef, Hillary?
- 27: What To Do When You Get Bad Career Advice From Your Parentals.
- 26: Second Careers: Why Not Teach?
- 26: Hey News Organizations!! JobDig Will Be Closed Tonight Too…Just Like Starbucks.
- 25: Dick Bolles, Icon. And a Friend.
- 20: Little Differentiators: What Leaders Do
- 19: Motivational Moments Gone By
- 12: 100 Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs, Now an E-Book
- 08: Proof Positive That Darwin Was Right: Stupid Human Interview Mistakes
- 07: Germans 1, Terrorists 0
- 07: What To Do When No One Listens or, How to Communicate More Better.
- 06: What To Do With an Unreasonable and Insensitive Boss
- 05: Great vs Average Sales People: Some Observations
January 2008 (21)
- 29: They Didn’t Ask But Here It Is Anyway: 10 Ways For Millennials To Earn Respect
- 29: How Not To Describe Your StartUp: Job Descriptions That Suck
- 27: Sunday Reading: Paul Epps on Wasting Your 15 Minutes of Fame
- 25: Overheard Reporter at the John McCain Rally in Florida, Alzheimer Unit
- 25: A Kansan in Silicon Valley: The Magnificent Obsession
- 24: Jobdig Headquarters: -25 degrees today (wind chill)
- 24: Who Is Your Real Boss?
- 23: Where’s Waldo? He’s Hiding in the JobDig Van.
- 21: One More Reason Why You Shouldn’t Chew Gum When Working Out
- 21: Blue Monday? Today is the Day to Shine.
- 17: Five Must-Do Things You Should Do Today To Avoid Being Laid Off
- 16: I Want One.
- 15: 10 Lessons From American Idol: It’s Baaaack.
- 14: The Reality of Hiring Someone: It is Too Easy to Miss a Great Applicant
- 14: And We Wonder Where Victimology Gets Started: Eden Prairie High School Kids, Facebook and Victimology
- 10: Knowing When To Try Something Different
- 06: Roger Clemens v. George Mitchell
- 05: Ralph Lauren, In His Own Words
- 05: Your Mom
- 04: Doing My Part: Airport Signage Ideas for Minneapolis
- 03: Top 10% or Bottom 10%
December 2007 (22)
- 30: Three Videos To Rent
- 28: Five Resolutions For Your Parents or, “Mom, I’m an Adult Now, Dammit.”
- 27: Five Resolutions You Can and Must Keep
- 26: Twentysomethings’ Financial Advice to Other Twentysomethings: News You Can Use To Get On Top of Your Money Issues
- 24: Merry Christmas One and All
- 22: Guitar Hero-Envy
- 22: Dear Virginia, Yes, There is a Santa Claus.
- 21: I Wish I Had Said This
- 20: Getting Fired Over a Comic: Pulling the Nails Out of the Floor
- 19: 500 Reasons Why You Should Tell Others What YOU Know
- 18: A Vote For Toby and Diggings is a Vote for all That is Great About America
- 18: Out of Home Advertising: Creative But Not For Most Unknown Companies
- 16: Steve Martin: Another National Treasure
- 12: Bloggers and StoryTellers: $500 For Charity
- 11: Add Your Story to the Entrepreneur Meme. $500 Donation to Charity.
- 10: A Complete List of 100 Attributes of People Who Start Companies:How You Can Be One of America’s Entrepreneurs.
- 08: 100 Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs, 81-100.
- 07: 100 Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs, 71-80.
- 06: 100 Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs, 61-70.
- 06: 100 Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs, 51-60.
- 04: 100 Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs, 26-50.
- 02: 100 Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs
November 2007 (24)
- 30: The King and I and Fred
- 24: So Inspiring It Gave Me Shivers and I HATE Opera.
- 24: Al Schweitzer Quote
- 23: Ten Ways To Make People Like You
- 22: Carly Next Year At College
- 21: Thanks to WWDS, Chavez Now Wants One of Our SR-71’s.
- 20: To all those parents whose kids are getting ready for college
- 19: SR-71: Now, That Was Some Airplane
- 19: Sad Day Here: Dick Wilson (Mr. Whipple) Died Today
- 19: Resume Hell: It IS a Wonder Things Work at All.
- 16: “60 Minutes” on the Millennials: One of Them Sucks
- 16: Barry Bonds Indicted. Well, Knock Me Over. He’s No Willie Mays.
- 15: Proof Positive That Ideas For A New Business Are of No Value
- 15: A Kansan in Silicon Valley: On Dogs and Politicians
- 13: Outhouse Humor, 1955
- 12: Air Force Beats Notre Dame
- 12: I Made the List! Top 50 Thinkers.
- 08: Money Saving Tips: How to Negotiate Lower Prices From Your Dentist
- 08: Country Music Awards, Taylor Swift,17, and The Best Line of the Night
- 06: What To Do When You Can’t Find the Company For Your Job Interview
- 06: The Hollywood Writer Strike
- 06: Google Has Me Figured Out
- 05: Birth of the Personal Trainer, Circa 1990
- 01: Best Job Opportunities—September, 1940
October 2007 (26)
- 31: Hope Springs a Kernel
- 30: Practice Your Networking Skills. Step One, Introduce Yourself.
- 30: iWant Therefore iComplain
- 30: Fitting People To Your Company’s Culture
- 24: Sales , 101. Ask For The Order. The Waiter Does.
- 23: A Blogging SuperHero and No, It’s Not Me
- 23: Urban Myth: Someone Has an Engine That Gets 100 MPH, Cuts Emissions By Half, While Doubling the Horsepower.
- 23: A Kansan in Silicon Valley: About Those Indian Call Centers…
- 22: Job Posting
- 18: No #$@%, It’s Ok To Swear at Work, Says These Two
- 17: Phrases That Engage the Listener and Reader
- 16: So You Want To Be a Lone Ranger? Good Luck With That.
- 16: Management Review Committee
- 15: Pulling The Trigger: Three Easy Steps
- 12: Why What You Learned in College Doesn’t Work Well @ Work. Or, Why MySpace is Not a Work Skill
- 09: A Kansan in Silicon Valley Explains Exacerbation Theory
- 09: Our JobDig Dog Goes On Vacation With Customers. How Cool Is That?
- 09: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
- 08: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Ten Things You Can Do Today.
- 05: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Number 2: Be Engaged, Passionate
- 05: Steve Jobs: So Good, He Moves the Stock Market By Reporting
- 04: Well Said
- 04: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Number 3: Be of Good Humor
- 03: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Number 4: Assume Goodwill
- 03: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Number 5: We All Like Compliments
- 01: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Number 6: Control Your Insecurities
September 2007 (42)
- 28: How To Dress for Work: A Basic Primer for Those Who Like Money
- 28: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Number 7: The Trick to Listening
- 27: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Number 8: Flexibility
- 26: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Number 9: M-G-L
- 25: The Following Takes Place Between 0300-0400, 9-25-2007
- 25: The “How To Be Likeable” Series. Number 10: Humility is Endearing
- 24: What Songs Pump You Up? Pick YOUR Top Ten Out of the Hundred Plus Here
- 24: More Features AND Big Buttons
- 20: Their Memories, Our Inheritance: A Recommendation
- 19: My Eyes Are Going
- 19: Bad Ad Placement
- 19: So Much Going On, I Can’t Sleep
- 19: The 5% Rule
- 17: Zombies at Work
- 15: Is Your Resume This Clear?
- 15: ‘Rightsizing,’ California Style
- 14: Jamie Foxx Gets His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Er, Buys It.
- 14: Making Chicken Salad Out of Chicken S#@$ And Other Talents You Can Develop
- 14: It’s Friday, Time for Desk Cleaning, Keyboard Humor
- 14: Shane MacGowan Needs His Own Gary Busey Ugly Scale
- 14: Amy Winehouse on the Gary Busey Ugly Scale
- 13: Move On.Org’s Sweetheart Pricing Deal at NY Times. What’s the Big Deal?
- 13: Are You Still at The Kids’ Table?
- 13: It’s the Execution, Not the Idea. Ten Dumb Business Ideas That Made It Big
- 12: Country Music and the Daughter Who Came Around
- 12: PLP-17: Rosie O’Donnell
- 12: So, You Want to Be a Programmer?
- 11: 15-19-26-45 and 47 Plus 3: Another PSA
- 11: Apparently, It is Easier Than Ever To Make a Million Dollars
- 11: Does the Press Report or Cause?
- 09: Stupid Is As Stupid Does
- 09: …In One of Those Moods…
- 07: The Definitive List of Football Quotations: 80 Quotes, One for Each Day of the Month
- 07: Pump Me Up, A Job Seeker’s Bitch and Moan
- 06: 37 Football Quotes
- 06: A Waste of a Morning
- 05: Freak Lawyer
- 05: Need a New Job, Part 2? Use JobDig.
- 05: Need a New Job? Use JobDig.
- 05: What To Do About ADD at Work…Hey, What About Those Vikings?
- 04: How to Un-Wind a Career in 3 Days or 3 Hours by Senator Larry Craig and Lloyd Carr
- 02: Lloyd Carr Answers Your Questions, Then Tells an App State Joke
August 2007 (52)
- 31: Just Found the FedEx Hidden Logo, I Must be Blind
- 31: A Dad’s Greatest Moment: Making His Kids Twitch
- 30: JobDig Voted BEST Employment Newspaper at Minnesota State Fair
- 30: My EXACT Point: Odd Ways To Get the Job You Want
- 29: Wife, Husband or Just Nerds: Now I Am Confused
- 29: Mark Cuban is No Cliff Clavin
- 29: Worst Resume Ever
- 28: What To Do When You Embarrass Yourself: Lessons from Miss South Carolina, Lauren I-shouldasaidnothin-Upton
- 28: 5 Things To Do Before You Ask For a Raise
- 27: Ty Pennington, Michael Vick and Monster
- 26: Which One Are You? Me? Definitely the One on the Left.
- 26: At the Reunion: How Stories Get Started-Wife Swapping Winnebago Owners
- 25: I Phone at the Movies
- 24: JobDig Outs TheFunded.com
- 23: Joke and Cartoon Day
- 23: Gary Busey Ugly Scale: Leona Helmsley (8)
- 22: Consumer Alert: Monster Data Breach
- 22: Dad Knows Best
- 22: Customers Are Wrong Too
- 22: A Cure For Bad Meetings: The Conference Bike
- 21: Why Turn Business Away?
- 21: 9 Ads I Like, August, ‘07
- 21: Why Use Monster?
- 21: Take Wrong Turns, Talk to Strangers
- 21: Be the Orange
- 21: How To Kill Ideas. It’s YOU, Not Them.
- 20: One to One Marketing Goes to the John
- 20: Time Out for a Domestic Abuse PSA
- 19: Hot Dish on a Stick and Butter Sculptures
- 19: JobSeekers Should Know The Market
- 18: It’s Sad, Really. Free DVD for You! Seriously.
- 17: Bathroom Etiquette from Molly
- 17: Minnesota State Fair, JobDig and Finding Great Candidates
- 17: Danny Gans vs. Terry Fator
- 17: Finally. Cats Explained.
- 16: I Buy Cars Faster Than Cell Phones
- 15: A Killer Ten-Second TV Ad
- 15: Salman Rushdie Doesn’t Get Paris Hilton Either
- 15: Drinking the Kool-Aide
- 15: JobDig in Alaska
- 15: You May Have Missed This News
- 14: 100 Free Web App Thingy’s to Make You More Proficient So You Have More Time for Games
- 09: How To Listen To Other People’s Problems
- 09: Lindsay Lohan Makes A Point for HR
- 08: Recruiting Efforts and Top Talent
- 08: A LAN Party
- 08: Inflating My Blog, Ego
- 08: Today’s Inspirational Thought
- 07: You Never Know
- 06: Wild Bill, Ike, Steve Doocy and Kenny/Conrad/Tom, et al.
- 06: Stumped. So I Asked a “Working Girl” for Help. What To Do About Bad Hair.
- 01: Stephen Stills, Paul Simon, Janice Joplin and Now, Brad Paisley
July 2007 (37)
- 31: My Six Degrees Post Artfully Supported. I Think.
- 31: Women, Want to Make More Money? Duh….It Might Easier Than You Think.
- 31: Six Degrees of Separation, Martina McBride and Looking For That Perfect Job
- 30: The Lottery Winner Syndrome
- 30: Dear HR: Please Help Us, Our Co-Worker Picks Her Nose, and
- 27: Body Language During the Job Interview
- 26: A Monster Quote
- 25: Al Gore at Steve Jobs’ House: It’s in His Blog!
- 25: an apology
- 24: Humor Testing in the Workplace: A Coming Trend?
- 24: It is Hard When Someone Quits
- 24: PLP 16: Lindsay Lohan
- 23: Tammy Faye (R.I.P.) and the Porn Star
- 22: If I Ran the Railroad: Local News Shows Should Lose the Hype
- 21: Small Indulgences, the Four Seasons and Ice Cream Sandwiches: What I Learned on Vacation.
- 20: A Kansan in Silicon Valley: Business Chain of Command
- 20: Scott Adams’ Career Advice: How To Advance YOUR Career
- 20: JobDig Now In Oklahoma City!!
- 19: Easy Kudos
- 19: Dad Rules: Don’t Try to Out-Run a Policeman
- 18: Designing That Perfect Recruitment Ad
- 18: How to Become a Manager, Part 1: It’s Not Only the Flip Flops
- 17: Dad Rules: Things You Didn’t Learn in Kindergarten or Elsewhere for That Matter
- 17: Web Crash of 2007: Nigeria Folds Up As Finance Ministers Can’t Contact People With Bank Accounts
- 16: China is OverTaking the USA? Compare GDPs.
- 16: If I Ran the Railroad: Star-Tribune Advertising Department
- 16: Front Page, Sunday, Star-Tribune: Another Sign the Toilet Water is Circling
- 16: One Cover Letter Basic That Lousy JobSeekers Always Leave Out
- 14: Close Call
- 13: The Assignment: Write a One Sentence Job Description, Preferably Funny
- 13: Whistler and Ziptrek
- 12: Blog 3 Project
- 07: Dale Carnegie Explained, Analyzed: A Summary by Scott Adams (Dilbert Guy)
- 05: An Eye Opening Read: “Mindset” by Carol Dweck
- 03: If I Ran the Railroad: Road Construction
- 03: Finding Work and Steve, the Maintenance Man and That Third Thing
- 02: I Stand Corrected
June 2007 (25)
- 30: Oh, These Glamourous Business Trips or What I Learned From This Trip Was Patience
- 28: Death by PowerPoint
- 26: Sure, I Start It All Off Writing About Paris, and Now–the Dilbert Guy Even Gets In On It.
- 25: Confidence Course
- 21: Summer Doldrums and What to Do About Them
- 20: How To Run a Sales Contest
- 20: Are You Ready to Start Your Own Business? Read This First.
- 19: How to Find Your Passion
- 16: A Kansan in Silicon Valley: “For Your Paris Collection”
- 15: Separated at Birth
- 15: 10 Lessons a Father Should Teach His Daughter: Reflections on Father’s Day
- 14: 10 Lessons a Father Should Teach His Sons on Father’s Day
- 14: Father’s Day, 2007
- 14: Mediocre Thinking
- 13: James Michener, Turning 40, Your Own Career Path: What to Consider in Your 20’s and 30’s
- 12: “How Can You Screw Up BEING RICH?”
- 11: Did I Call This, Or What? Paris To Be God’s Jailhouse Consultant
- 09: Paris Back in Jail? Oh, Those Silly Californians.
- 07: Paris Escapes From Jail
- 05: Pet Peeves Around the Office
- 04: A Kansan in Silicon Valley: Reflections on Covering Your Butt
- 04: Five Lessons About How To Treat People
- 04: Sad Day Here For Me: Paris, The Eponymous Blog Roll Member
- 04: How To Create or Fix a Company’s Culture
- 01: Electricity and Me
May 2007 (41)
- 31: Follow on to Blog 101: Other Blogging Metaphors
- 31: Blog 101 and the New Cocktail Party
- 31: OMG! I Want This Job. Do You?
- 31: GANT Charts and Yogi Berra
- 30: Huge Difference Between “Be” and “Make”
- 29: Ray Kurzweil, the Thomas Edison of Our Time, They Say
- 28: Drew Carey and People Who Hate Their Job
- 28: Talent Isn’t Everything
- 25: An Awesome Gift for The Graduate
- 25: You Have 30 Seconds: A Glimpse and a Hook
- 24: A Kansan From Silicon Valley: Presidential Press Conferences and Whatever Happened to Debate
- 24: PSA: Drink and Drive Intelligently
- 24: American Idol and My Big Smile Theory: It Works
- 22: Advice You Won’t Get Upon Graduation: Get a Job Before Your Other Job
- 22: Animusic and Me
- 22: If I Ran the Railroad: Star-Tribune
- 20: If I Ran the Railroad: Nordstrom’s
- 19: Mulligans, Do-Overs and TIVO
- 19: Certainty, Indeed
- 18: Assume Goodwill, Again
- 17: “Grey’s Anatomy” Hyperbole or Fact?
- 16: Guy Kawasaki and His New StartUp: Truemors.com
- 16: Need a Life Altering Graduation Gift?
- 16: Learn What Happens After School
- 16: How To Find a Mentor Mid-Career
- 14: Christopher Columbus’ Advice to the Jobseeker: Move On, Move on.
- 14: Job Hunting News For New Graduates
- 11: Top 5 Things on Bloggers’ Minds
- 11: What the Smart Dad Says
- 10: How To Win at Office Politics When The Other Side Doesn’t Know You Are Playing
- 09: A Kansan Making His Way In Silicon Valley: Another Dad, More Advice
- 09: Advice You Won’t Hear At Graduation: What Dwight Didn’t Learn But You Can
- 08: Guest Blog: A Senior Moment
- 08: PLP 15: Paris Hilton, Again
- 08: PLP 14: Ty Pennington
- 07: Teaching English in a Different World
- 07: Blogging is the New Cocktail Party
- 06: What I Learned From A Squirrel
- 02: Even Einstein Was No Einstein
- 02: In Case You Missed It: 50 Bullxxxx Jobs!
- 01: So, You Think Your Boss Is Bad?
April 2007 (35)
- 30: How to Get Famous
- 27: $695 Videos Free Here: New Ways To Increase Your Get-Up-’N-Go
- 26: How Long Should You Stay In Your Job?
- 23: Call For Entries: What Did YOUR Dad Say?
- 23: How Many People Like Being Told What To Do?
- 21: Winning Answer to a Tough Interview Question
- 20: PLP 13: Alec Baldwin, “Not the Way Ward Cleaver Would Have Handled It”
- 20: Retire? R U Kidding Me?
- 20: Helicopter Parents Help Johnnie and Susie At the Job Interview
- 19: How To Handle the WHEN CAN YOU START Question.
- 13: Story Telling Advice: How You Can Tell Better Stories To Gain Attention
- 12: Brilliant Idea for Sanjaya
- 11: 5 Things You Can Do Next Week to Get a Better Job
- 10: The Beginning of Humility in Advertising?
- 09: 100,000,000 IPods Sold, So Far
- 09: Grand Canyon Skywalk: Only $25, er, $75
- 09: VW Print Ads Are Back!
- 09: What I Learned From Umpires: Calling Balls and Strikes
- 06: A New Start Up: Baking Cookies and Selling Them
- 06: In My MailBag This Morning
- 06: Why Some of Us Don’t Ice Fish in Minnesota
- 06: Inside Baseball: Cheezhead, Jobster and a StartUp Guy’s Painful Lesson
- 05: Awards, Assuming GoodWill, and the Age of Cynicism
- 04: Keith Richards: People, I Was Kidding. People? People? People?
- 04: Keith Richards: What WOULD Dad Say?
- 04: Weddles Recognizes JobDig!
- 04: Hollywood Walk of Fame: For Sale
- 04: Great Marketing Interviews
- 03: Why Goal Sharing is Crucial
- 03: If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, Then a Cartoon…
- 03: The Turtle Meme: Passing It Around
- 03: Telling Stories and How To Be Creative: In Less Than 100 Words
- 02: Effort Counts for Something
- 02: Why Blog? One Year Later.
- 02: Pricing Explained: The ‘Other’ Side
March 2007 (25)
- 30: Today Onion Launches Their News Network
- 29: Interview With Robert Kallen, Certified Firewalk Instructor
- 29: Procrastinate Now, Don’t Put It Off
- 28: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
- 27: Throw Away the Resume: Do a Presume
- 27: A Mentoring Conversation Today: Something Worrisome
- 26: Anti-Mexico
- 21: Mick Jagger, American Idol and the Crying Girl
- 20: Will B. Happy: Reflecting and Learning. But Still, No Job.
- 14: Say What?
- 13: Will B. Happy, The HITS Just Keep Coming: The Sad Truth of Job Seeking (the crying wife)
- 11: Entreprenuer, Now JobSeeker: Still Learning How to Be a Job Seeker
- 10: Not A Moment Too Soon
- 09: Life IS Good
- 09: My Grandma Botz Was So Yesterday
- 09: For All You Twenty-Somethings: A Challenge and a Goal
- 08: The Art of Plussing: How It Could Hurt Your Growth and Your People
- 07: If You Recall, I Recommended NASA Fire The Diaper-Wearing Astronaut the Next Day
- 07: Follow Up to The Lies Discovered on Resumes: A Good One
- 06: The Elephant Story
- 06: Interesting Article: The Cost of the War
- 06: What To Do When Your Job Applicant Lies To You
- 04: Journalism 101 (And the Art of Communicating a New Idea)
- 02: My “Big Smile” Theory of Job Advancement and Promotions
- 01: Mike’s Question: What are the Rules for Reviewing Your Boss?
February 2007 (48)
- 28: 29 Things You Learn by Reading Your Email
- 28: WWDS Blog is on a Roll According to Google: News Item, It’s Google-Juice
- 28: Starbucks, Starbucksgossip, Howard Schultz and HR Managers
- 27: The OutSourcing of American Jobs: Who Are Those People and Why Are They Doing It to Us? Alison Pitman, Voice Over Talent From the UK
- 27: Marshall Goldsmith’s New Book: “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”
- 25: Creating a Vision Board: Help for Our Entreprenuer
- 25: Will B. Happy: The Car Trip Analogy to Job Hunting
- 24: From the Entreprenuer Who Crashed and Burned
- 23: Priceless Politics
- 23: Rita Moreno on Britney Spears, Paris Hilton et al
- 23: 5 Things to Do Now to Get the Summer Job You Really, Really Want
- 22: Let’s All Wish Dick Bolles (”What Color is Your Parachute?”) Happy 80th
- 22: Another Missive from Will B. Happy, Entrepreneur Turned JobSeeker (it’s been tough)
- 21: Seven Steps to Remarkable Customer Service
- 21: HR Cartoon of the Day
- 21: Wil B. Happy: Still a Tough Road, But He is Making It
- 20: PLP-12: Britney Spears (it was the hair thing)
- 20: More From Will B. Happy: Recovering from the Loss
- 19: Rubber Phoenix: Bouncing Back Up
- 16: Seriously Now: JobDig Will Translate Your Help Wanted Ads.
- 15: Want a Job as a Translator? It is Easier Than You Think.
- 15: Yet Another Reason to Cancel Your Monster Ads
- 14: Creative Thinking @ Newspapers (Infrequent): Making Their Ads Work Harder
- 13: Dex Knows? Nope, He Blows
- 13: Hiring Manager: Setting Up a Better Interview, a Simple How To Guide
- 13: Five Interview Openers You Can Use To Get That Job You Want
- 13: 50 More Interview Questions and Answers
- 12: Difficult Interview Questions and The Answers
- 12: Our JobDig Recruitment Video: Will This Work? Your Vote Counts.
- 11: 14 Things (+)That It Took Me Over 50 Years To Learn
- 09: Dept of Labor Estimates Today’s School Kid will have 10-14 Jobs
- 08: PLP: Anna Nicole Smith, RIP, February 8, 2007
- 08: Make Your Employer Earn Your Work
- 08: The Real Reasons NASA Won’t Fire Lisa Marie Nowak
- 07: Five Things You Can Do To Make a Good First Impression: First Day on the Job
- 06: Houston, We Have a Problem
- 06: Simple Solution for NASA HR: What To Do With Her
- 06: The NASA Astronaut: 900 Miles in Diapers to Confront Her Imagined Lover’s Girlfriend
- 06: HR Rules: Sometimes It Pays To Back Down a Little
- 05: Freedom
- 04: So, Was I Right About Prince at the Super Bowl, or What?
- 03: Interview With James Zimmerman, the Talking-Backwards Chemist
- 02: Prince is the Halftime Show at the Super Bowl
- 02: Two More Signs the Toilet Water is Circling
- 02: Sure, We Might Have A-D-D, But We Can See Things
- 02: Everyone is a Genius
- 02: Some Facts ARE Better Than Others
- 01: Twentysomething Advice For Dealing With Baby Boomer Bosses: 10 Guidelines
January 2007 (36)
- 31: Your Personal Pitch: Get Noticed and Remembered
- 30: Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Do You Need a Personal Elevator Pitch as a Jobseeker?
- 29: Recognize and Remove the Customer Irritants and Get Ahead. Or, Why Small Companies Always Serve Customers Better Than Big Ones.
- 29: The Power of Oprah
- 29: West Publishing’s New Course For Lawyers.
- 25: How to Handle Nay-Sayers on the Job
- 24: Jobs in the Caribbean: Grand Cayman
- 23: I’m on Vacation This Week, but
- 20: The Law of Unintended Consequences
- 19: S.I. Hayakawa: Language in Thought and Action
- 19: JobSeeker: Beware of the Business Opportunity (they want your money)
- 18: Random Thought of the Day: My Step-Grandma, the Bread-Wrapper-Rug-Making,TV-aholic
- 18: Why You Should Treat Everyone With Respect
- 16: Our Home Depot Cashier Weighs in on the Home Depot CEO’s $200 Million-+Severance Package: View From the Cashier’s Lane
- 16: Monster Increases Prices as Performance Drops
- 15: Another Sign Things Aren’t What They Used To Be
- 14: Calvin and Hobbes @ the Job Interview
- 12: How A Kid From Minnetonka, MN, Got to be Matthew McConaughey’s Stunt Double. Read it in JobDig.
- 11: Do You Tell a Job Candidate How Badly They Did?
- 10: JobDig’s Exclusive Partnership With the Metro Area Top 4 Diverse Publications
- 10: Apple’s Day-After I-Phone Announcement: A Baby Boomer PDA
- 10: Not a Happy New Year Yet for Vivian Peterson, Our Wisconsin JobSeeker
- 10: How to Talk With Word Pictures: The Simile as a New Art Form
- 10: Getting up On the Trump-Rosie Bandwagon (It Must Be Good For Ratings)
- 09: “Ask the Headhunter” Takes On Career Builder
- 08: Great(?) Insight from the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
- 08: What To Do Today (One Week Later) With Those Pesky New Year’s Resolutions
- 08: On the Nightshift, An Interview with Aaron Bostian, on Vacuuming, Scrubbing, and Mopping
- 06: The Other Murphy’s Laws
- 05: Steelers’ Bill Cowher Resigns. Bob “Run My Ass Out of Oklahoma” Stoops to Apply
- 05: A Timely Email to Pass Around: NOT a Chain Letter, either
- 04: 5 More Signs That the Toilet Water is Circling…
- 04: When the Interview Questions Sound Like These, What Do You Do?
- 03: The Arrogance of Newspaper Publishers
- 03: Today, On Yahoo–The Year of the JobSeeker!!
- 02: Boise State—America’s Team
December 2006 (32)
- 28: PLP-11/Nicole Richie
- 28: 10 New Year’s Resolutions You Can Keep
- 27: Interview For The Job You Don’t Want
- 23: More n Gifts, More n Words
- 22: The GetHuman Database of Customer Service Numbers: Get a Real Person.
- 22: Help Wanted Advertising: On Line or in the Paper?
- 22: Caught in the Act: Dancing at the Company Christmas Party
- 21: Need Help Predicting YOUR Future?
- 20: 3 out of 4 of YOUR Employees are Looking for Their Next Job
- 20: How To Limber Up Your Brain By Not Playing Stupid Games
- 18: What To Say at the Job Interview, No Matter What the Job
- 15: A Baby Boomer’s Screaming-Out-Loud-Frustration: A Live Customer Service Contact Method. (You are welcome.)
- 14: It Used to Matter. Monster Dodges Two Bullets.
- 14: How To Be Creative. Seriously.
- 13: A Job Seeker’s Christmas List
- 12: An Interview With Avril Watson, Former Magician’s Assistant
- 10: PLP-11: Kramer
- 10: Faster Horses.
- 08: “Jobseekers Streaming Into the Job Market and to JobDig”
- 07: Florianopolis, Brazil Discovers JobDig
- 07: Remember What You Learned In Kindergarten: It is Nice to Share.
- 06: Employee Responses, With Thanks to Don Carmen
- 06: 19-Year-Old Marine in Vietnam
- 05: A Solution When You Can’t Find Candidates
- 05: Jobs For Celebrities, Part 1: What They Can Do After We Say, “OK, nevermind.”
- 05: Five Gifts for Your Son or Daughter on Their First Job
- 04: Be Nice to Me, an Interview with Darshan, a New York City Limo Driver
- 04: How to Be a Job IMPROVER
- 02: Stringbean Small by Jack Prelutsky
- 02: Vivian Peterson: Still Available. Gets a Job Referral.
- 01: The Poor Star Tribune: First, they plagiarize. Now, They Give Us a Jay Leno-type Headline.
- 01: Go Ahead, Try. Stop Whining.
November 2006 (32)
- 30: You Mean…There IS a Difference?!!???
- 29: Peter Drucker’s Lesson for JobSeekers and People Who Want To Advance Their Career
- 28: How To Raise Money For Your New Business by Gerry Lemberg
- 28: No Excuses–Get Your Education. Free College Info Online
- 28: PLP-10/Anna Nicole Smith
- 28: View From the Fast Food Window: I Hate This Job
- 27: Mark Cuban and Daily Newspapers
- 27: Lessons From the Movies: Apollo 13
- 26: Twenty-somethings Don’t Watch Desperate Housewives, They Watch WebJunk 2.0
- 26: Having a Dream
- 24: Iconoclasts: Paul Simon and Lorne Michaels.
- 21: Wayne Atkins, VC and All Around Helper
- 21: I’m Your Trumpet-Playing Gorilla: An Interview With Brian Wishnefsky, AKA Sparky the Clown
- 18: How To Find Your True Passion: What Really Works.
- 17: How the NFL is Like Your Own Company: Words for HR
- 17: Iconoclasts: Dean Kamen and Isabella Rossellini
- 16: What To Do When Your Boss Ignores You
- 16: How Not To Impress JobSeekers, by Vivian Anderson
- 15: Speeches by Dads.
- 15: Logo Visible From Space
- 14: Editorial Meeting: Lead with the Rumsfeld story, Then the State Official Story, and Then The Master the Blow-Dry Story.
- 09: Home Depot Cashier Extraordinaire, an Interview with John Berryhill
- 08: Scott Adams’ Dilbert Blog: Today’s on Tipping
- 08: Bono and the JobDig vs Monster Question
- 07: It’s All in Your Head, a Paralyzing Look at What Might Happen (Thanks To TIVO)With New Projects/Startups
- 06: Jackie Watson, On Calling Bingo
- 06: How To Turn Simple Spelling Mistakes into Higher Search Results on Google
- 06: A Set-Back for Vivian Peterson, Milwaukee Job Seeker.
- 05: PLP-9/Rosanne Barr
- 03: Matthew McCounaghey’s Stunt Double Story Coming to JobDig (exclusive)
- 02: The Anti-Monster, JobDig
- 02: Why You Should Not Assume Anything in Sales
October 2006 (34)
- 31: Try Not To Interrupt @ Work
- 30: CorpBlawg Takes on Honeywell (Not me)
- 30: The YeahButts Have Arrived.
- 27: Matthew McConaughey’s Minnesota Connection To Be Revealed in JobDig
- 26: Slinging the Dogs: An Interview With Blaine Elliott
- 26: Last Minute Job Success for Vivian, or…..?
- 25: How Do You Search for a Job with Epilepsy? Vivian Peterson Knows and Survives
- 25: Toby Dayton, JobDig President, to be Featured on CBS Morning News!
- 25: During the Job Interview: Do Not be Boring. Tell Stories Instead.
- 24: PLP-8/Jessica Simpson
- 24: Meetings and Meeting Etiquette
- 23: Vivian Peterson and the Never Ending Job Search
- 21: PLP/I Take Back Ashton Kutcher
- 20: Company Slogans and Motivational Posters
- 20: This Blog Thing Rox, Man: Ashton Kucher
- 18: How To Find That One Perfect Employee, Explained and Showed
- 18: Mike Wallace Interviews the Principal of No-TAG School
- 18: Another Sign of the Apocolypse: Tag You’re Not It
- 18: Open Letter to the Producers of Aurora Borealis, the JobDig Movie
- 17: Interview with Krista, Activities Director for a Retirement Community
- 16: Real World of Job Seeking For Vivian Peterson, Not Finding A Job (Yet)
- 10: Monsterous Cheaters
- 10: PLP-7/Jennifer Wilbanks
- 09: So You Are About to Give a Report?
- 09: Scott Jagodzinski, From GRIT Magazine to USA TODAY’s Biggest Customer
- 09: Tattooed teacher teaches tolerance
- 09: Vivian Peterson, Reality of being a Job Seeker
- 08: PLP-6/Ashton Kucher
- 06: Procrastinators Unite…Rally Up Tomorrow, Next Week, Whenever
- 05: Let’s All Go Get Hammered After Work
- 05: JupiterMedia CEO Makes Sense: Lesson for JobSeekers, the Shiny Penny Syndrome
- 04: Work @ Home Not For Vivian, the Milwaukee Job Seeker
- 03: Currentresume.doc
- 02: SCREAMING AT THE DENTIST WITH WENDY K.
September 2006 (45)
- 30: 4 Questions to Ask in the Job Interview
- 29: Aurora Borealis, The JobDig Movie
- 29: “Walk the Talk,” continued…
- 28: Vivian, Real World Job Seeker Finds Negative Reality
- 27: Vivian: Is Frustration Setting In?
- 25: The Employment Guide for the Graduate: Top 5 Things in a First Job
- 25: Vivian’s Pettit National Ice Center Interview
- 24: Pres. Bill Clinton on Fox News Sunday
- 22: Mike Wallace-style interview (imagined) With the Cable CEO Who Gave Options to Dead Official
- 22: Interview With Vivian Peterson, Job Seeker Taking the Time to Advise
- 21: How To Walk Your Talk
- 21: Scott Drill, Playing Poker Against Bill Gates
- 21: For Men Only
- 20: When You Buy Your Ticket You Don’t Get in the Locker Room
- 20: Learn to be an Innovator
- 19: YAARRR. You’re kidding.
- 18: Serving Subpoenas With Scott
- 18: College Graduate Advice
- 16: Emailers: Read Your Senders
- 15: Drinking WILL NOT Help Your Career, BostonWorks, CNN
- 14: David Kruchowski, Working At a Strip Club With Mom
- 13: PLP-5/PETA
- 13: Prove Your Worth, Literally
- 13: Dear Highway Department,
- 12: The Guerrilla JobSeeker’s Advice for Emails
- 12: Introduce Yourself
- 12: Dilbert’s Mid-East Peace Plan
- 11: Business Fact 101
- 11: Competition and Creativity
- 11: In Sales It’s Called Closing
- 11: PLP-4/Ann Coulter
- 11: PLP-3/James Carville
- 11: Learn From What ISN’T Working
- 10: PLP-2/Ryan Seacrest
- 09: People Like Paris Hilton
- 08: “I can do THAT!”–a Jackson Pollock wannabe
- 08: Say It Ain’t So, Captain Kirk
- 08: Customer “Delight”—-Make Mine, EMPLOYEE DELIGHT
- 07: The Winning Job Interview: How to Use Story-Telling to Your Advantage
- 06: Taking a Step Backward, Career-wise
- 05: Steve Irwin=Lupe Velez?
- 05: The Power of Words
- 04: Steve Irwin and Grand Cayman
- 02: One Way Communication
- 01: Sign of the Apocalypse: Morning News Shows.
August 2006 (24)
- 30: Being Interviewed: Get a Clue!!
- 29: Money Saving, er, Making Tips
- 28: One Way to Think About Accountability
- 25: Verrrrry Interesting, Indeed
- 24: For People Who Don’t Know Math
- 24: College Grads and the Summer Off
- 23: 5 Tips to Making It/Entertainment Business
- 21: Creativity @ Work
- 21: Snakes on the Plane and in the Office
- 21: Keep Learning to Get Ahead at Work
- 16: Beware of People Willing to Negotiate on Your Behalf
- 16: Past Has a Vote, Not a Veto
- 15: When can you start?
- 15: It is not just the 8-5 time
- 14: Ready, Fire
- 12: If HE can do it, I CAN do it.
- 11: The Anti-Parent Motivation Reality
- 09: Brown-nosing 101
- 08: Big Company vs THE LITTLE GUY
- 08: Dashboard and Metrics
- 04: How To Learn More
- 03: How To Handle the Negative, Surprise Review
- 02: I Work in a Small Company, Do I Have to Take Out Trash?
- 01: Be Ready for the Moment
July 2006 (37)
- 31: Toby Keith and The Hidden Cause of Success
- 31: Take An Interest
- 28: Mark Cuban, One Great Help Wanted Ad Writer
- 27: What Causes Success? One word:
- 26: After Zidane and Now a Jockey…
- 26: Best Advice to HR Professionals
- 26: Audrey Hepburn Ironic Dress to Go on Sale
- 26: Making Your Bones
- 25: Job Searching Urgency
- 24: A Good Second Job–Delivering Phone Books.
- 24: Who is this Dr. Z Guy and Why Does He Think He is Lee Iacocca?
- 24: Jackson Tai Comments
- 24: Creativity Defined
- 24: Blind Ads and Meetings
- 23: No Second Jobs Explained
- 22: Second Job?
- 21: How To Tell a Good Sales Manager from a Bad One
- 21: The After College, After the Summer Game Plan
- 20: Gotta Love it—The Arrogance of Performers
- 20: Run Forrest Run
- 19: HR: Write Your HW Ad for the Right Generation
- 18: Tough to Learn But It Puts You Way Ahead of the Pack
- 17: Need for Speed
- 14: The Personal Stock Market, or Why Hasn’t NASDAQ done this?
- 14: Role Models Needed
- 13: Are We Losing to the Chinese?
- 12: What Bosses Like
- 11: Killing the Resume
- 11: Fact Based HR Managers
- 10: “The Devil Wears Prada,” a Leadership Movie
- 10: Are You Anonymous at Work?
- 07: Get Engaged
- 06: Movies That Should/Should Not Have Been Made
- 05: The 15% Rule
- 05: Developing ALL Your Skills
- 04: A Real Time Waster…
- 03: So, Do You Have Any Questions for Me/Us?
June 2006 (26)
- 30: Assuming You Don’t Listen To YOUR Dad…
- 29: You Don’t Do ‘Networking’ With Your Friends
- 27: Meet Superman, HR. HR, Superman
- 26: The Art of Getting Ahead: Immutable Law No. 1
- 26: How To START the Job Interview
- 23: Stephen Colbert, Condi Rice and Steve Jobs
- 22: Mental Mentors
- 21: MI-3. Your mission: Write YOUR Answers to the Dumbest Interview Questions
- 21: File Under: DUH!–Things Your Dad SHOULDA Told You NOT to Do at the Office
- 20: 10 Things NOT to do in the Job Interview
- 20: Phil Mickelson, Charlie Brown and the American Way
- 19: Telling Time or Building Clocks
- 18: What I want for Father’s Day
- 17: Beware of Non-Practicing Experts
- 17: The NEWS (?) at the Strib
- 16: Nowhere, Ukraine and Bumtuck, Iraq: A Father’s Day
- 15: Boring Company Visit Today
- 15: It’s not the job, stupid. It’s the stupid job.
- 14: Honesty is THE Best Policy
- 13: Small Companies are Better Than Big Companies
- 13: Three Things You Have to Do to Your Resume
- 09: My Friend Dave
- 07: Sales Is a Craft
- 06: Oprah Winfrey Surprises Tulsa
- 05: Calendars, Watches and Artillery
- 02: Go Fish!
May 2006 (11)
- 30: Help Wanted: Psychic – you know where to apply
- 26: Take Some Pride In What You Do
- 25: Is it really this, or this PLUS?
- 24: When You Come To A Fork In The Road , Take It.
- 22: Another Myth: Don’t believe it until you see it
- 17: Simon Cowell Management 101
- 16: Hilary Clinton Speaks Out
- 12: Lesson Taken from Garrison Keillor’s Famous Line
- 08: MySpace and Facebook offer risks for jobseeking users but nothing like the risks for employers
- 05: You better believe I can shout “Fire” in a theater
- 02: Two Counter-Intuitive Strategies That Will Help Get You an Interview
April 2006 (11)
- 25: He Saved Me the Work, and I Hired Him
- 20: Candidates I Hired Because of Their Answers to Interview Questions (Part 3)
- 18: Candidates I Hired Because of Their Answers to Interview Questions (Part 2)
- 17: Candidates I Hired Because of Their Answers to Interview Questions (Part 1)
- 14: There Are Two Kinds of Jobs. What Are They?
- 13: Yesterday I got Yelled at for Reading at Work
- 09: I graduated from college and I don’t know what I want to do.
- 07: Can my employer tell me not to use Instant Messaging at work?
- 05: How To Cope With Criticism at Work
- 04: I am thinking about leaving my current job but I have been here less than a year…
- 03: What is this networking stuff I hear people talk about? Is that like having more friends?
March 2006 (2)
- 30: You don’t think your manager likes you?
- 28: So, you are getting bored at work and think you are in the wrong job?
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