The Relationship Capital Co.

  Reality About a Job Seeker’s Competition- networkingforthenovicenervousornaivejobseeker.wordpress.com/ I speak to hundreds of job seekers that describe their frustration with the lack of response to applications and résumés submitted. To respond to this angst, I tell them of a seminar I attended years ago by Dick Gaither titled The 27 Most Common Mistakes Job Seekers [...]

Watching this short clip inspires me to identify those places I might be holding back for fear of others’ judgment. And, it challenges me to accept those aspects of me — like the nitpicker — which are the judger/hater he’s speaking to. What do you think?  (Comment below even though you may not think your comment is [...]

Ok, so I’ve had a hard week. I’m not going into specifics, but suffice to say that I’ve got a lot on my plate on the moment, and that plus three consecutive nights of minimal sleep made my week very stressful. As might be expected, I did not meet any new contacts this week. I [...]

Imagine: You’ve just met a prospective connection for your network. They’re funny and interesting and above all know what they’re doing. They’re definitely an asset. You have their business card and they have yours; they call you the day after the event and ask if you’d like to stop by their office and then go [...]

Most communication between human beings isn’t verbal – its visual. Of course, you wouldn’t think that’s the case, since we blab at each other all day long, but it’s true. You can say “Hello,” and people will get the simple greeting, but it’s your body language that tells them if you’re happy to see them, [...]