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The Times reports today that job seekers outnumber job openings by six to one, the worst ratio since the Labor Department started tracking this statistic in 2000. I coach many people who are part of that job-seeking group. My clients are getting jobs faster than their competition even in a worsening environment. Here are just a few… Continue

I read on Folio today that B2B ad sales are decimated. If you are a with a B2B publishing organization and need career support, I hope you'll read this.

I am a Certified Job Search and Career coach affiliated with one of the leading job-search coaching and outplacement firms in the country, the Five O'Clock Club. Many companies have entrusted their downsized employees to us to help speed their job searches. But many people who are employed attend the Club to find better jobs.

What you may not… Continue

Lots of publishing people are starting their own businesses--necessity being the mother of invention. So you may be interested in my blog post from earlier this week.

In the small business I own, I’ve noticed an ebb and flow through the years–periods when I am really “on it” and other times when I am either coasting or not as engaged as I need to be. Fortunately, I’ve been very… Continue

These days, I am finding new “mom.com” businesses more and more frequently. An exceptional one I learned of about six months ago is MitzvahMarket.com. As some of you know, in addition to being a coach, I own a specialty-catering company providing smoothie and coffee bars for parties and events, including bar and bat mitzvahs. The bar/bat mitzvah market has been a fairly traditional one for many years and the media available to party planners and vendors in the space has been absolutely dreadful.… Continue

Recently I blogged about the shift that’s occurring in the outlook of New Entrepreneurs–and by New, I mean entrepreneurs who have started ventures in the post-Bubble economy of the past six-12 months. (We need a name for this new world order. Any suggestions?) I reached out to my network to find examples of what’s changing, and got a wide and interesting response. One of my old colleagues from CMP Media got in touch and we had a fascinating conversation. Seth Nichols has been vice president of d… Continue