Sense on Cents

Must Reads and Listen!!

For those utilizing the material presented here, I strongly encourage you to incorporate the guidelines and principles highlighted in the Workshop with the examples and disciplines outlined here in Must Reads.

While the Workshop material is the practical framework for this undertaking, the Must Reads personalize the process. I hope and believe that by combining these materials, you will have greater clarity as you move forward in this process.

While an interview or meeting may very well be a single event, a career is a long term proposition. I hope you find this Career Planning site helpful as you navigate towards long term success.

Have You Taught Your College Grads How to Get a Job?
by Jack Falvey
Wall Street Journal, 1991

How To Get a Job
by Thomas L. Friedman
The New York Times; May 2013

The Two Most Important Words
by Robert A. Eckert
Harvard Business Review; April 2013 

Life’s Lessons by Byron Wien
February 2013

Making Yourself Memorable
by Rhymer Rigby
Financial Times/The Careerist, November 25, 2012

Do You Really Need to Say Thank You?
by Peter Bregman
Harvard Business Review, November 2012 

Investor Business Daily’s 10 Secrets to Success
Investor Business Daily, November 2012

The Jungle: Focus on Recruitment, Pay and Getting Ahead
by Erin White
Wall Street Journal

12 Ways to Make Your Kids Financially Savvy
by Jonathan Clements
Wall Street Journal; December 17, 2007

Advice to All You Graduates: Let’s Start With That Daily Latte . . .
by Damon Darlim
New York Times; June 10, 2006

Explaining Your Layoff to a Job Recruiter
by Sarah E. Needleman
Wall Street Journal; December 9, 2008

When You Can’t Get Past The First Interview
by Toddi Gutner
Wall Street Journal; February 24, 2009

Did You Get My Resume?
by Anne Kadet
Wall Street Journal; March 5, 2009

The Interview That’ll Bag A Job
by Sarah E. Needleman
Wall Street Journal; April 14, 2009

How to Make Employers Want You
by Alexandra Levit
Wall Street Journal; September 6, 2009

In Tough Economy Load Up on Mentors
by Elizabeth Garone
Wall Street Journal; October 6, 2009

Giving a Stalled Job Search a Jump-Start
by Sarah E. Needleman
Wall Street Journal; October 20, 2009

Weighing the Value of That College Diploma
by Sue Shellenbarger
The Wall Street Journal; December 16, 2009

Students: 6 Best Ways to Get a Summer Internship
by Alice Garbarini Hurley
MoneyWatch.com; March 25, 2010

Notes from a Job Search: Staying Motivated
by Gary Starr
CFO Magazine; June 11, 2010

13 Easy Ways to Impress Your Boss
by Rachel Farrell
CareerBuilder.com; July 14, 2011

Casey Gough’s Do’s and Don’ts of Networking
by Casey Gough HC ’08
Commentary at Sense on Cents; February, 10, 2012

Can Money Buy Happiness?  (LD’s edit: be a saver!!) 
by Andrew Blackman
The Wall Street Journal; November 10, 2014

Harvey Mackay Advice for College Graduates
A fabulous 11 minute online radio interview. MUST LISTEN!!

Harvey Mackay Life’s Lessons: Your First Job
Another fabulous online radio interview…only 5 minutes. MUST LISTEN!!

After those two interviews, I think a link to Harvey Mackay is in order!!

Here’s a page you should bookmark and refer to frequently:
Wall Street Journal: Careers