Women in Business, Jobs, Women Entrepreneurs, Women in the News: News On Women

Nike Executive Christiana Shi Tells Writer Alison Perlberg "Play the Game You Can Win"

Alison Perlberg, writing for the Clayman Institute for Gender Research which works to empower women, did a great interview with Christiana Shi (pictured), the Chief Operating Officer of Global Direct to Consumer (DTC) at NIKE, Inc. Christiana talks about her career and how she managed her career and being a working mother. Among the many pearls of wisdom Alison learns from Christiana in her interview, my favorite is "Play the Game you can Win". So true! Many women spend a lot of time and effort swimming against the tide to prove they can do it, even if they are not getting the recognition they deserve. I like the idea of working in an environment where you're comfortable, doing what you love and getting ahead because you deserve to! Thanks Alison for writing this article with so much good advice on making your career work. Everyone should read it.

CEO Jackie Bassett Talks about Finding the Right Job

Jackie Bassett (pictured), Chief Exectuive Officer of BT Industrials, Inc, works with the CEOs of a variety of global companies and says their number one problem is finding the right people for the job. Interviewed for U.S. News & World Report by Miriam Salpeter, a job search and social media consultant, Jackie has some great insight which may help job seekers more than the "Obama Jobs Speech" tonight. Read Miriam's article to see what else Jackie has to say.

Read up on the Latest Job Search Tips on "Knock 'em Dead"

If you are looking for some straight talk about how to search for a job in today's market, check out "Knock 'em Dead" by Martin Yate. Martin focuses on the job hunt as much more than just sending out a resume. He talks strategies, social networking and exames the elements of your dream job. Learn more about it on knockemdead.com.

KPMG Studies Jobs Outlook and Discusses Diversity at the Firm

In the latest KPMG Global Business Outlook survey by KPMG International, 41% of U.S. manufacturing executives expect employment to increase, up from 28% in October. The service industry executives are less optimistic, with only 28% seeing an increase, compared with 25% from the October results. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

KPMG discusses diversity at its own firm and what it means to its business.

Lauren Zalaznick Talks About Getting Ahead in the Digital World

Lauren Zalaznick, Chairman of NBC Universal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media, is featured in an interview on BU Today. Zalaznick discusses her "big fish in a small pond theory", taking bigger jobs at smaller venues which she believes is a great learning experience. Read more of what Lauren has to say about getting ahead in the digital world in Laura Davidson's article on bu.edu. 

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Macy's Creates Workshop for Training in Retailing

Macy’s, in an effort to develop business opportunities with multicultural and women-owned retail vendors, has created a four-day training course called "The Workshop at Macy's" which will be held at Macy’s Herald Square office in New York City. It is open to minority and women owned businesses and it will work to provide them with experience and industry know-how. The Workshop, which is now accepting applications for a spring session, will be led by industry experts and will work to create opportunities for its participants. Read more about it on The Workshop website.

A List of Jobs in Media - Social Media - Digital Media and More

Social media, digital media, emerging media, multicultural media - who knew media could be so exciting? Grab a cab or jump on a bus to your nearest interview! Check out the Jobs in Media

"Jobs That Matter" Helps You Understand the Job Market

Author Heather Krasna, Director of Career Services at U Washington's School of Public Affairs,  gives us a new look at job search in her book, "Jobs that Matter". The book is about finding a job in a "stable fulfilling career in public service", but it explains the whole job market at a macro level (how many people work in what jobs) so you not only can indentify your skills through her workbook questions, you can also think about where you should look for a job you would like. She matches specific jobs with specific skills which I found very helpful. Being a numbers person, reading about the government and who they hire (and how big they are!), as well as how many people work in the nonprofit world versus for-profit etc., gave me a frame of reference that was new and interesting. This is not only a good book for people looking for a job, but a book that should be helpful to career counselors, HR people and anybody interested in knowing how our government works!

A List of Jobs at JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase is a financial services firm involved in investment banking, asset management, private equity, commercial banking, credit cards, and financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking. Read about the jobs available at JPMorgan Chase (photo by Becky)

A List of Jobs at Starbucks

Starbucks is the coffeehouse company of preference for many. There are Starbucks stores all over, and they offer a variety of drinks and food to go with it. Look at what jobs are available at Starbucks.

A List of Jobs at Tribune Company

Are you looking for a new job in media? TRIBUNE, a media company operating businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting, reaches more than 80 percent of U.S. households.

Look for a job at the Tribune Company and its stations and papers.

A List of Jobs at Aetna

Aetna, the health care benefits and insurance company, has jobs all over the country. Look at the jobs available at Aetna

Vicki Salemi Writes about Jobs and the Big City

Vicki Salemi, Author and Journalist, has a new book, Big Career in the Big City: Land a Job and get a Life in New York. Vicki is great at making things simple. Her no nonsense, direct approach is easy to understand as well as fun to read. Her book incorporates new technologies into traditional job search, but always keeps you focused on results. This book is helpful even if you are looking for a job outside of New York! Read more about Vicki and her book.  

A List of Jobs at PepsiCo

PepsiCo is one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies. The jobs at PepsiCo are very different and require a variety of types of expertise.  Read more about jobs at PepsiCo

Linda Stewart, CEO of Epoch Workforce, Sees Changes in the Workplace

Linda Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of Epoch Workforce, has always understood that having the right people in the right place is the only way to ensure strong business results. She believes it is even more important today because of the convergence of four significant marketplace factors in this new economy: the pressure to deliver better business results and manage fixed costs; the growing demand for leadership talent as 77M baby-boomers begin to exit the workforce; the requirement to remain globally competitive when life cycles for products and services has decreased from an average of 5 years to less than 14 months; and the emergence of accomplished professionals and executives seeking alternatives to traditional employment.

In response to this, Linda, who is a former Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments, created a business to help companies meet these challenges in a cost effective way and help accomplished executives find great project based work. Her business, EPOCH Workforce, a talent broker of sorts, was built around a new way to deploy and manage talent; one that helps companies solve specific business problems or accelerate critical initiatives with experienced “done it before” talent. This new workforce model, while relatively new in the US, has been practiced in Europe for decades. It represents the intersection of three well known and mature businesses, Executive Recruiting, Consulting, and Temporary Staffing of high level professionals. While this model makes great business sense for companies, it is also an attractive model for professionals including women, and EPOCH has engaged many who have established independent practices in significant project based work. The staffing industry analyst group predicts that by 2020, over 20% of the total workforce will be made up of independent contractors and EPOCH seeks to be the thought leader in this market and the “go to” organization for companies seeking the best talent in the marketplace today.

A List of Jobs at Avon Products

Avon Products, the global beauty company with $10 billion in annual revenue, markets to women in more than 100 countries. Avon's product line includes beauty products, fashion jewelry and apparel.

See what jobs are available at Avon Products

To Be or Not To Be - A Leading Lady? Be a Mentor!

To be a leader means taking that extra step, getting out of the box, and making a difference. To be a mentor is also making a difference, not only in your company but in other people's lives. So many women have all these skills but no extra time to share them. So I hope that women (or men) will send in a video to NewsonWomen.com of a great piece of advice they want to share, or of a good idea they saw and think will help others. Be the mentor in your own video, your chance to be the leading lady! This may not be your father's type of mentor, but mothers are always trying new things to save time and help out. So here is the first mentor video on Newsonwomen. I saw this video by Alec Brownstein about searching for a job, and thought it was a great example of thinking outside the box. If mentors are meant to spark new ideas in your head, this video will certainly do that.

Linda Projansky and Kathy Carpenter of "My Job Search Pilot" Tell Us to Watch Out for Common Mistakes

Linda Projansky has over twenty years of experience in executive search and human resources. Kathy Carpenter (pictured left) has advised and managed recruitment strategies for hundreds of companies. Together they started their own company My Job Search Pilot. They are well aware of the classic mistakes some women make while interviewing. Here they give us a few things to think about:

1. Women tell instead of sell  -- women focus on their job functions or responsibilities, they really need to focus on their accomplishments instead.  

2. Women sabotage themselves  with honesty -- women tend to be too honest, and  they sabotage themselves in interviews saying things like... “to be honest I haven’t done that.”  Focus on accomplishments.

3. Women don't have a clear idea of what it is that they want to do --  do not fall back on the classic line “ I want to work with people.”  Say instead that you want to utilize your interpersonal skills managing and mentoring your employees.

4. Women sit by the phone waiting for a call --  be proactive and make that call to find out about a position.

Linda (pictured left) tells us more about why they started My Job Search Pilot (MSJP):

"During the economic crisis of 2008 and subsequent layoffs, coupled with the down turn in recruitment, both Kathy and I started receiving multiple requests for help from colleagues, friends, and relatives all asking for help with their job searches.  Many people had not looked for jobs in many years, and were unfamiliar with new technology, as well as the ins and outs of looking for a job via email and on-line.  They didn’t understand how to use job boards, social networks, many were at a loss and unable to even start a search.
We also quickly realized that even people who had received some time of outplacement support from their former companies were very unhappy with the service they had received.  The major outplacement companies are all delivering services the same way they did when outplacement was invented in the 1960’s.  They may have added some components to it but basically it’s the same.  And, it’s expensive.  People don’t need the fancy downtown office; they need practical, tangible help finding a job.With that in mind, we took lessons learned in recruiting and “reverse engineered” the recruiting process to benefit the job seeker.  We offer an integrated approach to finding a job, combining people (coaching from experienced recruiters and HR pros), technology (our job search manager tool) and process support (research) to enable people to get back to work more quickly.  We built MJSP around what we felt was needed in the outplacement industry, a modern 21st century Web 2.0 service."

Holly Paul Talks About Pricewaterhouse Coopers' new eBook for Personal Branding

Holly Paul, National Recruiting Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and PwC are sharing their best personal branding tips and worksheets through a new Personal Brand eBook to help college students across the country develop their personal brands and stand out in a crowded job market. Read more about the eBook in their prnewswire press release.