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– Jillian Michaels interviews Suze Orman, her mentor, over at Everyday Living — I'm not that familiar with Orman's story but just the first page of the interview blew me away.
– Training magazine offers some suggestions on how to squeeze everything in if you've got a presentation to give.
– Prolific Living has some advice on how to stay motivated in a corporate job.
– Wisebread has some fabulous tips for how to be a better networker.
– The Morning News rounds up some of the wackiest interview questions from top companies (including: calculate the ratio of people to cake). Meanwhile, Ask a Manager has good tips on how to ask “closing questions” in an interview without making your interviewer uncomfortable.
Lobbyist
The morning new link actually goes to how to stay motivated in a corporate job, FYI.
Kady
God, even if I don’t always agree w/ her advice, I love Suze Orman and her bright bright teeth with the passion of a thousand suns.
Diane
Love the Wisebread advice! I recently switched to nonprofit work, so networking is critical, but I hate feeling like I have an ulterior motive for chatting with people. This helped put the whole process in perspective.
Christina
My favorite quote from the Suze Orman interview, “The happiest moment of my life happens once a day.”
E
I go back and forth between really admiring her and thinking she’s incredibly fake. The whole “happiest moment” bit actually nudged me into the “incredibly fake” camp today. To each her own!
Atlantia
Yeah, she reminds me of those people who go home and complain about how stupid people of the world are.
Criminal Conversation
I caught Orman on TV on a PBS channel one Sunday morning. Very apt, because she sounded like a TV evangelist — preaching, calling up strangers from the crowd to testify (basically), making snap judgments about them for the supposed edification of the audience.
Her view of the world is waaaaaaaaaaaay too simple. Sure, people make bad judgments at times, but the economy and relationships in the power structure, e.g., not being born wealthy, not being a banker, have a little something to do with it too.
Anon
I don’t know… I think Suze has lots of good practical stuff to say! Much is geared toward lesser earners than myself, but some of it is refreshing and sensical. She once said, in a very tell-you-what-to-do way, ladies, do not have a messy car. If you unexpectedly need to give a senior male exec a ride, you can not look like a messy hamster. Everytime you get out, take that piece of trash or shoes. Make it a habit. Or something along these lines… and it really drove me into that habit away from my messy self, and has served me well. Sometimes, you need a gimmicky lecture to drive a point home well. Plus, let’s face it, the public in this country can use a lot of basic training on debt, finances, homeownership, etc. She is serving a very useful purpose.