This post is by Phil La Duke, a partner in the Performance Assurance Practice for ERM. La Duke has over 20 years of training, performance improvement, and lean manufacturing experience. It seems like everything you read about social networking these days contains some dire admonishment about the importance of keeping your social outlets squeaky clean. [...]

“Coffee Shopping” is how I describe loosely defined, networking meetings and business introductions — which mostly seem to take place in the neighborhood coffee shop. I like meeting new people, learning about their work and determining if we can support one another. Most of my business comes from referrals so the open approach to networking [...]

Go to any job fair, career event, mixer, or gathering and you’ll hear people murmuring about networking. Any headline offering advice about finding a job in a tough economy mentions networking as the best way to find a job. Career coaches, speakers, consultants and other experts all tout the value of networking.  Here are three [...]

Mark Payleitner’s diverse background includes directing the 120-member tech-support team at the Arthur Andersen Development Center, managing in Baxter Healthcare’s network support, directing operations for Coleman Home Solutions, and supervising worldwide HR systems for Arthur Andersen. Currently, he teaches business at Computer Services Institute. Like many professionals, he recognizes the unique networking opportunities that the [...]

Hiring has always been done, at least in part, on the basis of reputation. And these days, reputation is even more important because we all have the power to create our own reputation, using the tools provided by the Internet and social platforms. Twenty years ago, if a hiring manager or a recruiter wanted to [...]

The right recommendation or letter of reference can make all the difference in your job search. Having the right recommendations can show the world you’re knowledgeable, trustworthy, and easy to work with. There are a variety of social and professional networking sites that help you collect recommendations — for example, Monster’s BeKnown Facebook app — but [...]

We recently asked visitors to Monster.com, “Do you typically connect with your coworkers on Facebook?” Here’s what they had to say: Yes: I connect with my coworkers; my Facebook is an open book. 6% Yes: I connect with my coworkers, but I limit what they can see. 4% Sometimes: I connect selectively with coworkers that [...]