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August 8, 2013

Do We Really Mainly Make Our Own Luck?


My AOL.com article today: Does luck play a bigger role in our success than we acknowledge?



I used to think we mainly make our own luck. I'm no longer so sure.




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Published on August 08, 2013 08:23

August 6, 2013

A Brave Article on Racism, Interracial Violence, and the Media


Click HERE to see a column by Walter Williams that unflinchingly and compellingly addresses issues of racism by blacks and whites, interracial violence, and the media's double-standard in reporting.



It's sad to me that such reasonable arguments are not part of the mainstream discussion. If this column weren't written by a black person, it would likely not have gotten published even in a tiny newsletter.
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Published on August 06, 2013 17:12

August 5, 2013

KGO's Ronn Owens Interviews Me at AT&T Park


On Sep. 4 at AT&T Park, KGO's Ronn Owens will interview me for an hour on career issues as part of Putting the Bay Area Back to Work--a four-hour job fair sponsored by AT&T, KGO, and other corporate and government entities.



If you don't want to attend the the event, it will be broadcast on KGO 810-AM in San Francisco.



The event will run from 10 AM to 2 PM and the interview with me will be at either 10 AM or 11 AM. It's not yet been determined.
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Published on August 05, 2013 10:30

KGO's Ronn Owens Interviews Me for an Hour at AT&T Park


On Sep. 4 at AT&T Park, KGO's Ronn Owens will interview me for an hour on career issues as part of Putting the Bay Area Back to Work--a four-hour job fair sponsored by AT&T, KGO, and other corporate and government entities.



If you don't want to attend the the event, it will be broadcast on KGO 810-AM in San Francisco.



The event will run from 10 AM to 2 PM and the interview with me will be at either 10 AM or 11 AM. It's not yet been determined.
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Published on August 05, 2013 10:30

My Top 16 Pieces of Career Advice


My USNews.com article today, republished on Yahoo.com's home page: My Top 16 Pieces of Career Advice.
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Published on August 05, 2013 08:26

August 3, 2013

How Much Time Should YOU Put into Networking?

UC Berkeley has posted another excerpt from my public lecture there. This excerpt is on how to decide how much effort YOU should put into networking. Here it is:




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Published on August 03, 2013 09:29

August 1, 2013

July 31, 2013

Video of Marty Nemko's UC Berkeley Talk, "Eight Career Truths That May Not Be So True"

I'm flattered that UC Berkeley Extension has posted both the complete video and a 3-minute highlight video of my recent talk there: Eight Career Truths That May Not Be So True. Both are below. And HERE is an augmented print transcript of the talk.



The full talk (It's an hour long.)





A 3 1/2-minute excerpt.  



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Published on July 31, 2013 23:02

Video of Marty Nemko's UC Berkeley Extension Talk, "Eight Career Truths That May Not Be So True"

I'm flattered that UC Berkeley has posted both the complete video and a 3-minute highlight video of my recent talk there: Eight Career Truths That May Not Be So True. Both are below. And HERE is an augmented print transcript of the talk.



The full talk (It's an hour long.)





 The 3-minute highlight video





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Published on July 31, 2013 23:02

July 30, 2013

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