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Archive for the ‘On A Personal Note’ Category

March 29th, 2008

On A Personal Note: What to do with a $600 Federal Tax Rebate?

Ali from Greener Assets tagged me for a meme about the Federal Rebates coming in May. The questions:
1. If I could do whatever I wanted to do YOU wanted, how would you spend your $600?
2. Is that the same or different from how you actually plan to spend it?
First, I am married, so I believe […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 3 comments

December 15th, 2007

On A Personal Note: Party & Presents (Give-A-Ways)

Today is a good day here at Interview Chatter. I am celebrating my one year anniversary as a blogger. My desire to blog was birthed from a desire to write and to share information that would be valuable for job seekers. Unfortunately, early in my work career I came up against obstacles when looking for […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 2 comments

December 13th, 2007

Don’t Quit Your Day Job!

Today’s post is part of an ongoing Apprentice Challenge for B5media Business Channel Bloggers. Team Aces, which included me, here at Interview Chatter has won every week over the last 3 weeks. Here are our last three submissions: “Extra, Extra, Read All About It”, New Entrepreneurs! Here’s How To Get Through Your First Holiday Season, Entrepreneurs! Launching from […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 1 comment

November 23rd, 2007

Gratitude Marathon - Come Join Me

Over the last few weeks I have been thinking a lot of about Thanksgiving. For many in the United States, we celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday. And that is great! It is one of my favorite holidays. It is or should be a time to remember the many blessings we each have in our life, whether you celebrate […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 6 comments

October 5th, 2007

It’s About The Journey, Not The Job

The Only Journey Is The One Within.
-Rainer Maria Rike
I spent the majority of my day soul searching today. Really trying to land on what it is I am suppose to be doing in this season of my life. Most of the day I was quiet, I didn’t speak to anyone, I listened to music I […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 6 comments

September 28th, 2007

Rules of Engagement for LinkedIn

Some Assembly Required, a blog I found tonight over at JibberJobber. Jason Alba suggested his readers read Thom Singer’s blog post, so I clicked the link, LinkedIn Rant - And A Challenge to Bloggers.
Here is a portion of Thom’s rant: “My point is that I want my connections on LinkedIn to actually be people I […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 10 comments

July 30th, 2007

On A Personal Note - Rob’s Story Part 3

A couple of days ago I began telling Rob’s story. Here is the conclusion for those tracking the story.
Today, I really don’t know alot about what Rob is doing, but I just reconnected with him and he is still working for American Express. He has trained in many different countries and has exceeded me […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 4 comments

July 27th, 2007

On A Personal Note - Rob’s Story Part 2

Here is Part 2 - On A Personal Note - Rob’s Story
If you recall, part one ended by me telling you that by the time Rob completed the presentation and the interview portion, I was sold. I knew, I could take what was in him and mold it and shape it, into an excellent trainer.
Rob […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 4 comments

July 26th, 2007

On A Personal Note - Robb’s Story

On A Personal Note
It has been a while since I have shared something personal to me, and for some reason, I have been thinking about Robb. So I decided to tell his story. I may break it up over the course of a few days, but I trust you find value in the story and […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 5 comments

July 11th, 2007

Self-Correcting Feedback

Do you need feedback? Absolutely! We all need feedback. We all need perspective about how we perform, both on the job and in the course of an interview.
What is feedback?
My definition after reviewing multiple definitions. Feedback - Information given to communicate satisfaction or dissatisfaction with an end result of improvement for the receiver.
On A […]

By Darlene McDaniel -- 5 comments