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Weak Ties versus Strong Ties in your Job Search [Updated]

July 11, 2018 by Marc Miller 2 Comments

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Weak Ties versus Strong Ties Weak ties—or weak connections—in your network are more valuable than strong ties! WHAT? Weak ties are those people who you do not know well…those people with whom you only have a casual relationship. Wait a minute. Everyone has been telling you that you need to network and develop deep relationships […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: Networking, weak ties

How To Stay Connected When You Are Not There

July 9, 2018 by Marc Miller 3 Comments

Stay Connected I was asked, by a member of the Career Pivot Community, about how to stay connected to his remote network during a job search. He and his wife are living in an area where the economy is in decline. He is looking for a job halfway across the country. I previously wrote the post, I […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: LinkedIn, Networking, Social Media

Has Your Network Aged Out and Abandoned You?

October 2, 2017 by Marc Miller 5 Comments

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Has Your Network Aged Out I am hearing over and over again about how people’s network have aged out. I was working on a brand story with one of the members of the new Career Pivot community (look to hear a lot more about this in the coming weeks) who told me that new positions […]

Filed Under: Networking

“Advice” – The Magic Word in Managing Your Career

July 31, 2017 by Marc Miller 5 Comments

Ask for what you want

“Advice” is the Magic Word When someone comes to you and asks for some advice, do you ever turn them down? Probably not. In fact, you probably take it as a compliment! What is the best way to approach a contact for help with your career? Ask for advice? I use this in a larger […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: advice, career, Networking

Connecting on LinkedIn is Like Asking for a Date

June 14, 2017 by Marc Miller 2 Comments

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My Connecting on LinkedIn is Like What? Have you considered that when you are connecting on LinkedIn you should follow the same rules that you used when you asked for a date? I have been married for over thirty years. My memories of dating are pretty vague but I do remember those awkward feelings when asking […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: connecting, LinkedIn, Social Media

Strategic Networking Playbook – Who, How and When!

April 10, 2017 by Marc Miller 5 Comments

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Strategic Networking – or – Strategic Relationships Often when I talk about strategic networking, people will immediately think of networking events. Their palms will get sweaty as they would rather get a root canal surgery than walk into a room full of strangers. I now say strategic relationships because there is no relationship building at […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: strategic networking

Discover the Power of Weak Ties After 50

November 2, 2016 by Marc Miller 1 Comment

Weak Ties Than Rejuvenate You are probably wondering, “What the heck are a weak ties and how can they help me rejuvenate my career?” Most of us who are in the 2nd half of life have had a hiccup or two within our careers sometime during the last 15 years. That includes me. I claim that, […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: weak ties

Introverted Sales Guy Job Search – Case Study

February 8, 2016 by Marc Miller 1 Comment

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Introverted Sales Guy Did you say introverted sales guy? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Actually, it is not. I spent a good bit of 2015 working with Steve (not his real name). Steve is an introverted sales guy—or better known as an account manager. In the sales world, he was the “farmer.” He cultivated long-term relationships […]

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Create Good Karma and Expect Nothing in Return [Survey]

November 24, 2015 by Marc Miller 2 Comments

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Good Karma Two times this week, I created some good karma and never asked for anything in return. I thought the week of the US Thanksgiving holiday would be a good time to discuss the value of creating good karma without thought of how it might affect you personally. Coffee Shop I regularly work in […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: good karma

Are You a Giver, Taker, or Matcher?

June 8, 2015 by Marc Miller Leave a Comment

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Giver, Taker, or Matcher Are you a giver, taker, or matcher?  Think about it! This is my second blog post based on the book Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant. My last post, Weak Ties versus Strong Ties in your Job Search, came directly from this book. Givers Adam […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: book review, giver

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