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Watch me on CNBC On The Money – Fri 3 Apr 09 10PM EDT

by Alec Satin
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UPDATE: You can read a summary of the segment on the CNBC On the Money blog. The excerpt from the CNBC website is below. It will begin after a short commercial. Full MP4 Version On the Money with Carmen Wong Ulrich Video Podct! If you’re up at 10pm on Friday, you may be interested in watching CNBC’s On The Money.  One segment will focus on Social Media Networking and how it has helped my job search. This is a follow up to the advice Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com, and the rest of the CNBC panel gave on the March [...]

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April Food Day

by Alec Satin
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Sometimes we are presented with opportunities which cost us little, yet provide great help to others. Today, April 1, 2009, along with other bloggers, I’d like to ask you to consider sending $1 or more to help replenish local US foodbanks.  You can give money directly to your local foodbank, or you can send it to Feeding America.  Below is a short description. Thanks for your help with this effort. With kind regards, Alec Everyday, the news is filled with the dire news about the current economic climate and a lot of us use the blogging community to take a [...]

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Favor Request – I need your help

by Alec Satin
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It’s been a pleasure to create this blog for you Over the past year of writing Making Project Management Better, my goal has been to provide at least one solid post every week.  The focus is to help you as a project manager become better at what you do – more effective, more skillful, and of more value to your employer. It’s a soft skills blog …because I believe project management is really about developing great relationships with people. Too little of our formal training helps us excel in this area. I want you to feel that by reading this [...]

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25 Free Resume Copies at Kinkos on Tuesday March 10th

by Alec Satin
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If you are deep in a job search, or contemplating one, you might be interested in this free offer from FedEx Office (formerly Kinkos). On Tuesday, March 10th, bring in your resume in hard copy or electronic form. FedEx Office will print 25 free copies on nice paper for no charge.  This may be U.S. only – check with your local store if you are elsewhere in the world. If you are working, this could save you from the potential embarrassment of being seen copying your resume on the office printer. No word on how popular this offer may be.  [...]

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Kimberly Wiefling Earns 2008 Shrinkie Award – Best Project Management Post

by Alec Satin

Kimberly Wiefling has earned the 2008 Shrinkie Award from Project Shrink for her August series on the UCSC blog which included the posts “Manage Cows but Lead People” and “Leadership for a tiny planet“. Her writing is consistently helpful and enjoyable.  If you have as a personal goal to continue your development as a project manager, you could do much worse than to subscribe to UCSC blog. Congratulations, Kimberly!

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