Recently returned from a 3 1/2 week trip to Israel. Was long but a very cool experience full of religion, history, hummus and chopped salad. Joined a mission/tour of lawyers and judges from Miami most of the time but spent some alone time away from the group before and after the tour. When I first […]
Was in NYC last month and one of the things my husband and I like to do is watch broadway plays and eat! Before seeing “Glass Menagerie” starting Sally Fields, which by the way was a pretty intense show, grabbed dinner at The Lambs Club, right across the street from the theatre…couldn’t have planned an […]
Was listening to Sirius radio the other night while driving home and there was an on-line dating expert giving advice on finding the perfect mate. Not in the dating market but the conversation peaked my curiostity nevertheless. Forgot the guy’s name but the most important tip he gave was to pursue a limited amount of […]
Yikes…what’s with that? I thought the meaning of Valentines Day was an expression of love and appreciation. How does one spin a tortuous death into a day of “gushing” love? Let me explain. Back in the day, around 260 AD, society was permissive, lot’s of promiscuity and partying. Polygamy was very common. A mean old […]
So you returned from the PGA Show last week as an exhibitor or attendee and “hocked your wares” to anyone and everyone who would listen. In fact, you’ve met a couple of sales people who look and sound pretty decent and have shown interest in your product/service. Now what? You follow-up with them and hopefully […]
Have you ever noticed, particularly in the golf industry, how boring job ads can be. These types of ads are outdated job descriptions cut and pasted into a job board ad. Bad, lazily written ads…if written at all…are ineffective recruiting tools that attract “bottom feeders” or “dregs” of the candidate pool. They usually read like so: […]
…at least that’s what one customer thought. Let me explain. A new customer wanted to try our service and asked for my advice on how to make a successful ad. I responded: “…I suggest, if you don’t already have one, to write an ad as if you were a sales person and include things you […]
Wrote a blog entry about independent golf reps (Hiring Sales Reps – Promises Promises see below) who make empty promises to manufacturers. The point of the message was for employers to perform “due diligence” when hiring a rep before wasting time and $$$ on those frighteningly devilish candidates making empty promises. An angry rep, who’s […]
In a recent survey,* hiring managers gave these examples of unusual tactics job seekers used to stand out … not always for the right reasons: 1 – Came dressed in a Halloween costume during a late October interview. 2 – Bought a first-class upgrade to sit next to the hiring manager on a transatlantic flight […]
I’m at the vet with my dog prepping her for a dental cleaning…Greyhounds have the smelliest breath! While in the vet’s lobby, a dog rescue volunteer walks in with a “beaten down” pup, shaven, eye partially closed and skin looking pretty bad. Obviously the poor guy was in bad shape but despite his physical ailments. […]