Kate Wendleton Quotes (5 Quotes)

The rule of thumb is that you dress one or two levels higher than the job that you're going for. If you were going for a job as a mechanic, you wouldn't go in there in dirty overalls, even though that's how you would dress for that kind of work. You would still go in there and show respect. You would go in with an open-collar shirt, clean pants and maybe a jacket.

You must make the same sacrifice for your business as you would for a little baby. You save in advance, pull in your belt and sacrifice until the child is on his or her own.

I see it with college grads and older workers. Both think they've proved themselves and think they deserve a job.

Keeping in touch with one contact every six months is not enough. You need to keep in touch with several people in that department every two to three months.

The average American has been in a job for four years. Based on how bad the market was four years ago, many of these workers are ready to make a move.