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The Great McKinsey Hoax: From Someone Who Fell For It ONCE

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ February 24, 2012 ⋅ 24 comments

When I was fresh out of Harvard College, one of my earliest jobs was as a Research Analyst for a management consulting firm. In those days that was both sexy […]

A Crown Jewel of Technical Writing Jobs: Freelance Medical Writer

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ November 11, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments

You already know that as a freelancer you’re asked to do the work that on-staff people can’t or won’t do—the impossible assignments, in record time, completed with the grace of […]

6 Big Ways Teaching for Free Pays Off

By Will Bachman ⋅ July 14, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Teaching for free can help you get everything from client leads and public speaking experience to a MacArthur Fellowship and having every parent in the world love you. Our guest poster, Will Bachman, explains how to get started with uber practical advice.

Tech Tip: Best Crowdsourcing Sites and Most Awesome Designs

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ June 16, 2011 ⋅ 13 comments

Within seconds of handing out my business card to Joel, he pointed to our logo and uttered, “I really like that”. Yet, it threw him off-guard when I added, “I […]

The Ultimate Networking Secret Especially If You Hate Networking

By Ted Wills ⋅ May 13, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

I recently attended the blandly titled “Writing and Publishing for Business and Professional Development” presentation at the New York City Bar. It could have more accurately been called: The Ultimate Networking Secret Especially If You Hate Networking. The panelists offered the best networking advice that I have heard since I have started paying attention to networking advice.

5 Lessons for Finding Your Ideal Executive Gig

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ December 20, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

In 2008, revenues were falling precipitously at a 75-person multinational public relations agency as clients pulled back on their PR efforts in the face of the oncoming economic crisis. Amy […]

How to Go from Unemployment to Finding Your Niche

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ November 14, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Here’s a guy with an MBA from Stanford, a BA from Yale, more than 25 years of solid experience helping small businesses bring on rain, and out-of-the-blue, downsizing hit him. […]