Category Archives: job hunting

Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on July 2, 2020 by kirkhazlett

No surprise here…I have NO idea what the future holds for any of us. The optimist in me says “Hang in there. Things WILL get better.” The world has been through other, at the time equally daunting, challenges and somehow … Continue reading →

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Paying It Back…and Forward!

Posted on January 27, 2020 by kirkhazlett

Let’s face it. We don’t…not a single one of us does…get where we are in life without the encouragement and help of others. If you look back on it, there has been someone who you have turned to at some … Continue reading →

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You Can DO This!

Posted on October 19, 2019 by kirkhazlett

I had a moment of “Wow, they really get it!” excitement the other day in my “Introduction to Public Relations” class at The University of Tampa. We had had a guest speaker talking about her current, very cool job and … Continue reading →

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“And You Wonder Why ‘No One Called Me Back’”

Posted on July 15, 2019 by kirkhazlett

I know. I harp on this all the time. My Curry College students in particular, as well as now my University of Tampa students, know the drill all too well. A TON of red ink circling various words and phrases … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Just Do It”

Posted on July 20, 2018 by kirkhazlett

I used those three words… “Just Do It™”…in my last post with a tip of the literary hat to Nike for beating me to the punch. But this week’s activities have really driven home the true meaning of the saying. … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Dare to Dream”

Posted on June 19, 2018 by kirkhazlett

Three simple words that my “home” from 2004-2017, Curry College, proudly and confidently displays around campus for students to see, think about, and aspire to. Samuel Silas Curry championed this thought…and I embraced it wholeheartedly from “Day One” of my … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “‘Customer Service’? Or ‘Sales Pitch’?”

Posted on March 26, 2018 by kirkhazlett

I read a terrific post by David Meerman Scott recently that rekindled my ongoing passion for spectacular customer service. Then I made my second trip to a local car dealer to get some critical recall replacement work done on my … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Reading Minds”

Posted on February 13, 2018 by kirkhazlett

A brief…and, as yet unresolved…conversation with a former student reminded me of one of the key guidelines for getting ahead in your job… “Tell them what you’re thinking.” I’m not pointing accusing fingers at anyone here. I’m as guilty of … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “What’s Next?”

Posted on January 30, 2018 by kirkhazlett

One of the hallmarks of my own professional life has been a never-changing “itch” to try something new or different. Even while in high school and college, I dabbled in jobs like grocery store bagboy, bartender, poolroom manager, highway department … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “New Experiences…Be Excited!”

Posted on January 4, 2018 by kirkhazlett

I just had a fun chat on Facebook with a young friend/former Curry College COM/PR student who has just started his spring semester internship with a prestigious Boston PR firm. Right from the get-go, they’ve put him on two account … Continue reading →

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