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• 06.11.10
  Permalink: Mullarkey on Authenticity Career Advice, Interviews, Job Hunting | (2)

  NEIL MULLARKEY – International Man of Authenticity. Interview by: Brooke Allen [audio:NeilMullarkeyImprovRev2.mp3] LISTEN TO NEIL and learn to MASTER A JOB INTERVIEW from a master. Years ago, Mike Myers (aka Austin Powers) taught Cambridge educated Neil Mullarkey how to be funny, and along the way Neil discovered his authentic self. Neil has been in double-acts with Mike Myers, Nick Hancock, and Tony Hawks. He has performed in numerous radio and television shows, including BBC’s Whose Line is it Anyway. (The show began in1988, ten years before ABC brought it to America.) He has been in many films including Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ...
• 05.18.10
  Permalink: Mintzberg on Coaching Yourself Book Review, Career Advice, Education, Ethics, Interviews | (1)

  WANT A BUSINESS EDUCATION? - TRY ROLLING YOUR OWN A conversation with Henry Mintzberg, Professor of Management Studies at McGill University. By Brooke Allen, founder of No Shortage of Work “Perhaps business schools should issue recall notices.” These words were spoken last week by Henry Mintzberg, a featured speaker at a Fordham University conference titled, “MBA Under Siege: Reimagining Management Education” Because I feel my MBA is one of my all-time worst purchasing decisions, I gave Professor Mintzberg a call at his office in Montreal. I began, “As a hiring manager, I can report that there are lots of recently minted MBAs with upwards of ...
• 05.04.10
  Permalink: Interview Like a Reporter Interviews, Job Hunting, Lessons Learned | (4)

  HOW TO INTERVIEW Learn how to have purposeful conversations with anyone, and the job interview will be a piece of cake. by: Brooke Allen When Darya Gorlova met Lola Falkowski through No Shortage of Work, they did not just chat; Darya interviewed Lauren about her business, LolaFalk. And Darya did not just write down notes, she wrote up an article. She published it on her blog. I am often asked by colleges to speak to their seniors about interviewing. I ask the colleges why they don’t want me to speak to their freshmen. By the time a student is a senior, and ready to apply for ...
• 02.17.10
  Permalink: On Hiring Darla Hiring, Interviews, Networking | (2)

  HIRING DARLA - AN UNUSUAL APPROACH Interview by Nick Cordodilos of Brooke Allen, founder of No Shortage of Work. Nick Corcodilos, host of AskTheHeadhunter.com and author of How Can I Change Careers? and How to Work with Headhunters. Nick also publishes the free weekly Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Brooke Allen is the founder of No Shortage of Work. He recently hired an assistant. This is the story of how he went about it. Nick: A few months ago, I received what appeared to be a mass emailing from you announcing an entry-level position. Do you always write to everyone you know every time you want to hire ...