Can “MYSPACE” Screw You For Life? Employers Sour On Social Networking

Social networking sites, such as MySpace,are fast becoming substitutes for old fashioned resumes when employers sort through candidates to fill certain jobs,especially entry level ones.
Unfortunately,these same employers or college admissions officials are not looking for positive things about you,but things that may suggest you’ll be a troubled employee or student.
I have students  where I teach [...]

Warning:The CellPhones Are Watching

Say you are a businessperson. You decide to have a “closed door” meeting with some of your employees or fellow workers. Everything said is confidential,strictly off the record.
But, don’t count on it! More and more, we hear stories about how some closed meeting or event was compromised by someone with a cellphone capable of taking [...]

Should YOU Be The Mouthpiece For Your Own Business?

Bad Spokesman

Good Spokesman

As someone who has interviewed literally thousands of CEO’s and business owners, and who has helped train some in the ways of the media, I can tell you now that not every CEO or business owner ought to be the mouthpiece for his or hers business.
While it is never good to make glittering [...]

Afraid to Give a Speech? Don’t Be! Take Charge.

Many of you, from time to time, may be called upon to give a speech . . . to a civic group, perhaps . . . or, at a business convention. And, if you are like many people, you’d rather be eaten by a Great White than be thrown to the sharks in the audience.
It [...]

A Guide For Men On How To Buy And Use TV Make-up

Previously, we discussed on this site why men who must interact with the media, especially the electronic media, need to get over any hang-ups they may have, and they have many, and make it a habit to use television make-up in order to “level the playing field.”
What do I mean by “to level the playing [...]

Men . . . Is There Pancake Make-Up In Your Future?

Want to see a grown man blush, without make-up,that is? Just ask whether he wants a touch of make-up before doing a local television interview or even speaking before a large group of people.
And yet, if you examine just about every major (and some minor) politician, many CEOs and others who may find themselves in [...]

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