Yesterday my good friend and He Said, She Said partner Todd Schnick wrote a fantastic blog post comparing training for a half-marathon to putting together a successful marketing plan .

A good friend called this morning.

I can be very cynical about my recent job loss and my last employer, like my good friend Matt said “hey, it’s good for you. You should thank them for letting you go”, or as I would comment “among all things they did to me, the layoff was the nicest one”. Yes, that’s how bad I felt about working on my last job, which lasted for 10 months, and about every two weeks, there would be some stupid/nasty happenings that made me think “things could not be worse from now on”, but the company has the talen

Three months ago a good friend of mine lost his job during the 2 nd round of layoffs at a struggling dotcom.  He was the sole breadwinner in his household, had just bought a new home, and had three young boys under the age of 7 (one having serious medical issues).  Like many of us, he faced stiff competition and a market where employers are cutting benefits.  So how did he find fulfilling full-time work in 90 days? He dove headfirst into a job search and utilized all of his networking talents

Microsoft has announced that it has aid off 3,000 employees from its U.S. and worldwide locations as part of a previously announced cost-cutting initiative. From InformationWeek : “This is difficult news to share,” said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in an e-mail to employees.