by Sheila Nielsen | Apr 28, 2015 | Job Search
“There’s a temptation in our networked age to think that ideas can be developed by email and iChat. That’s crazy. Creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions. You run into someone, you ask what they’re doing, you say ‘wow’ and soon...
by Sheila Nielsen | Apr 22, 2015 | Job Search
I teach people how to look for jobs and other opportunities using a new approach – namely, a Job Quest. This approach uses game board imagery and a medieval quest analogy, complete with knights, wizards, and dragons. Why does this help? 1. The Job Quest Approach...
by Sheila Nielsen | Apr 15, 2015 | Workplace Behavior
How aggressive or vigorous should you be in your attempts to contact people inside a workplace if you think those people could really help you with an endorsement but you do not have a strong personal connection? These days there is a lot of questionable advice and...
by Sheila Nielsen | Apr 9, 2015 | Career Direction
Most people think of networking as a necessary evil. They don’t want to do it but they know they are supposed to do it. Networking is also mysterious. How does meeting people turn into a job? Just how does that work? Most people are confused about how to network...