Heading into the holiday break, I finally decided it was time to do some electronic housecleaning. After sending dozens of revised resumes to the recycle bin from my ridiculously crowded desktop, I turned my attention to my internet Favorites folder, which has never seen the delete key (it's true - I had a link for a Sharper Image sale). One of the few favorites that survived the purge, however, is a link to an archive of Work with Marty Nemko podcasts.
Of all the links to share, why would I choose this one? Because most of the career advice you find on the web is either generic, boring or both - and Marty is anything but generic and boring. He is funny, sarcastic, blunt and doesn't hesitate to take on potentially controversial issues such as race and gender in the workplace. He also happens to be a renowned career coach who has a weekly radio show on KLAW, an NPR affiliate in San Francisco. Rather than spend an hour every week giving canned career advice to his listeners, he brings on authors, politicians, entrepreneurs and executives who provide unique insight on current issues, trends, and policies affecting the world of work. He also invites on working professions from a wide range of industries - shows which are some of the best examples of informational interviews you'll find anywhere.
Here are a few show capsules from Marty's website to peak your interest, all of which are available to listen to or download HERE:
November 9: Obama advisor, Jared Bernstein. He and I debated the wisdom of a liberal versus libertarian-leaning approach to fixing economy. This is one of my favorite shows, ever. I think you'll find that it fairly and interestingly presents both sides of this critical issue.
November 2: Barbara and Marty Nemko debate how to work a room.
October 26: Allison O'Kelly on stay-at-home moms trying to get back in the workplace.
August 31: An hour of call-in 3-minute career makeovers plus an ode to people who work 60+ hours a week, especially the women who do.
August 24: Race in the Workplace.
August 17: Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist, on Generation X and Y in the workplace. (She's pretty outrageous.)
August 3: Green Careers with Carol McClelland who runs greencareercentral.com and Marie Kerpan, a career counselor who specializes in green careers.
July 20: David Hodgson, author of Video Game Careers.
April 6: Attorney F. Lee Bailey on what it's really like to be a lawyer, plus tips for people currently involved in a criminal or civil case.
Of all the links to share, why would I choose this one? Because most of the career advice you find on the web is either generic, boring or both - and Marty is anything but generic and boring. He is funny, sarcastic, blunt and doesn't hesitate to take on potentially controversial issues such as race and gender in the workplace. He also happens to be a renowned career coach who has a weekly radio show on KLAW, an NPR affiliate in San Francisco. Rather than spend an hour every week giving canned career advice to his listeners, he brings on authors, politicians, entrepreneurs and executives who provide unique insight on current issues, trends, and policies affecting the world of work. He also invites on working professions from a wide range of industries - shows which are some of the best examples of informational interviews you'll find anywhere.
Here are a few show capsules from Marty's website to peak your interest, all of which are available to listen to or download HERE:
November 9: Obama advisor, Jared Bernstein. He and I debated the wisdom of a liberal versus libertarian-leaning approach to fixing economy. This is one of my favorite shows, ever. I think you'll find that it fairly and interestingly presents both sides of this critical issue.
November 2: Barbara and Marty Nemko debate how to work a room.
October 26: Allison O'Kelly on stay-at-home moms trying to get back in the workplace.
August 31: An hour of call-in 3-minute career makeovers plus an ode to people who work 60+ hours a week, especially the women who do.
August 24: Race in the Workplace.
August 17: Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist, on Generation X and Y in the workplace. (She's pretty outrageous.)
August 3: Green Careers with Carol McClelland who runs greencareercentral.com and Marie Kerpan, a career counselor who specializes in green careers.
July 20: David Hodgson, author of Video Game Careers.
April 6: Attorney F. Lee Bailey on what it's really like to be a lawyer, plus tips for people currently involved in a criminal or civil case.
Thanks for the nice words. I could use them these days. It seems that dare I honestly address issues related to race or gender, or even Israel, the Left immediately trots out their efforts (often successful) to censor or censure me, often using the worst, most discussion-stopping epithets one can spew these days: racist or sexist.