Comments on: What’s The Best Career Advice EVER? http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/ advocacy for the job seeker Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:49:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marcia Robinson http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-310341 Marcia Robinson Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:44:40 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-310341 My big brother, John, told me to never become "competency complacent", to be curious and know that I can always learn something new. My big brother, John, told me to never become “competency complacent”, to be curious and know that I can always learn something new.

]]> By: Paul Koziel http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-309685 Paul Koziel Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:20:10 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-309685 The best career advice I received is to do something you like and do it to help others. The rest will fall into place. The best career advice I received is to do something you like and do it to help others. The rest will fall into place.

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-309001 Ari Herzog Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:59:18 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-309001 The very day you start a job you should start revising your resume and begin looking for a new job. A colleague who's similarly job hopped every 18-36 months told me this, and with the economic rift we are in, it's all the more important. The very day you start a job you should start revising your resume and begin looking for a new job. A colleague who’s similarly job hopped every 18-36 months told me this, and with the economic rift we are in, it’s all the more important.

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]]> By: David Sandusky http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-308625 David Sandusky Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:45:53 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-308625 The best career advice I have received has helped shaped who I am. My first mentor, Chuck Kauffman, was remarkable. He passed away a few years ago and I miss his drive for me. I met Chuck my senior year in college where he was a guest speaker in my fundamentals of entrepreneurship class. Long story short: Chuck saw my passion for marketing and entrepreneurial drive and also noticed I was "mature beyond my years". I heard this from many people, but it was chuck who payed attention to my unique abilities and did not hang on the easy one size fits all advice. Before I/we moved forward with some business strategy, Chuck gave me a specific plan of training with reason why. Chuck wanted me to work for a retained search firm as a generalist executive recruiter so I could "hang out with grey hairs" and "learn how to build best in class teams". A far stretch from any career path I had in mind, but the logic was unmistakable. Today I know how to pay attention to others immediate environment and future. Now I seek out people who want to learn and make a significant impact -- now I help create strategic career plans that are not so obvious to the untrained eye (we are all to close to ourselves). So instead of starting an ad agency as part of my childhood dream, I started what is like an advertising agency, but for people. Every day is remarkable - thank you Chuck! The best career advice I have received has helped shaped who I am. My first mentor, Chuck Kauffman, was remarkable. He passed away a few years ago and I miss his drive for me.

I met Chuck my senior year in college where he was a guest speaker in my fundamentals of entrepreneurship class. Long story short:

Chuck saw my passion for marketing and entrepreneurial drive and also noticed I was “mature beyond my years”. I heard this from many people, but it was chuck who payed attention to my unique abilities and did not hang on the easy one size fits all advice. Before I/we moved forward with some business strategy, Chuck gave me a specific plan of training with reason why. Chuck wanted me to work for a retained search firm as a generalist executive recruiter so I could “hang out with grey hairs” and “learn how to build best in class teams”.

A far stretch from any career path I had in mind, but the logic was unmistakable. Today I know how to pay attention to others immediate environment and future. Now I seek out people who want to learn and make a significant impact — now I help create strategic career plans that are not so obvious to the untrained eye (we are all to close to ourselves). So instead of starting an ad agency as part of my childhood dream, I started what is like an advertising agency, but for people.

Every day is remarkable – thank you Chuck!

]]> By: Anita Bruzzese http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-308356 Anita Bruzzese Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:26:06 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-308356 If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.

]]> By: Susan Burns http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-308318 Susan Burns Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:28:21 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-308318 This may be a little long but its been shaped by many years of experience and coaching of others. Connect to the business, learn the "language", and understand the business cycle - regardless of which functional area your in. Develop a web of champions and support across multiple disciplines within the company to help shape a broad perspective. Be curious about the world and stay abreast of trends and influencers that affect your craft and company/industry. Let people know what you want with respect to your career - experiences, exposures, growth.... And, most importantly, savor your soul and your health above all else. If the culture/environment isn't healthy have the courage to take the next step. This may be a little long but its been shaped by many years of experience and coaching of others.

Connect to the business, learn the “language”, and understand the business cycle – regardless of which functional area your in.
Develop a web of champions and support across multiple disciplines within the company to help shape a broad perspective. Be curious about the world and stay abreast of trends and influencers that affect your craft and company/industry. Let people know what you want with respect to your career – experiences, exposures, growth…. And, most importantly, savor your soul and your health above all else. If the culture/environment isn’t healthy have the courage to take the next step.

]]> By: Willy http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-308309 Willy Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:03:41 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-308309 "Be remarkable." - Seth Godin “Be remarkable.”

- Seth Godin

]]> By: Susan Strayer http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-307968 Susan Strayer Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:44:17 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-307968 Know what you have to offer and what you want in return. Know this now. Reassess every week, every month, every year. That's how you know whether it is time to move on, time to be patient, time to research higher education options or time to put your spouse's career first. Until you know yourself and what you bring now and what you want to bring in the future, no one can help you or your career. Oh, and don't expect it to come to you. Get up and go look for it! Susan Strayer HR Executive Author, The Right Job Right Now www.susanstrayer.com Know what you have to offer and what you want in return. Know this now. Reassess every week, every month, every year. That’s how you know whether it is time to move on, time to be patient, time to research higher education options or time to put your spouse’s career first. Until you know yourself and what you bring now and what you want to bring in the future, no one can help you or your career. Oh, and don’t expect it to come to you. Get up and go look for it!

Susan Strayer
HR Executive
Author, The Right Job Right Now
http://www.susanstrayer.com

]]> By: Scott Wild http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/07/03/whats-the-best-career-advice-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-307925 Scott Wild Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:50:42 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-307925 "Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal" - Earl Nightingale. Progressive meaning that you are taking at least one step, regardless of size, towards your vision each day. Realization mean that you are turning your ideas into reality. Worthy means that the idea is worth of YOU, not the other way around. And finally, an ideal is an idea that you are passionately in love with. You will take that step each day regardless of how things appear, good or bad. Thank you to Bob Proctor to sharing Earl's words of wisdom with me several years ago. This mindset works! “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal” – Earl Nightingale. Progressive meaning that you are taking at least one step, regardless of size, towards your vision each day. Realization mean that you are turning your ideas into reality. Worthy means that the idea is worth of YOU, not the other way around. And finally, an ideal is an idea that you are passionately in love with. You will take that step each day regardless of how things appear, good or bad. Thank you to Bob Proctor to sharing Earl’s words of wisdom with me several years ago. This mindset works!

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