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        Posted 2010-8-27   

        Stay tuned for our new book How To Become a Black CEO or Other Top Executive: 15 Business Leaders Tell You How to Succeed! Pub date is        

        September30th.

         Posted 2010-8-26

         Good for you, Shirley Sherrod

         They tossed you out like garbage. Even the Secretary's hug couldn't soothe the pain and you rejected his offer for a job. There is a such thing as dignity

         and you exemplified it by turning down that job. Kudos to you!

         Posted 2010-8-25

         Linda Bates Parker

        Some people come to this earth to make a difference. My friend and colleague Linda Bates Parker was one such person. I hope that you read her life story

        at the Black Career Zone.com. Rest in peace, Linda.

         Posted 2010-7-30

        The Department of Labor is Hiring 

         The DOL has job openings from Economic Assistant to Legal Assistant and many more. Go to their web site http://www.doors.dol.gov/internalindex.asp

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  • Posted 2010-7-23

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  • A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

          Black people...let's be kind to one another. Read Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo  Friere (browse through the first chapter) and see why we engage in 

          such unkind acts. Let it go. There is a such a thing as Karma and today it's taking no prisoners.

  • Posted: 2010-07-22 

  • Shirley Sherrod?

            Kudos to Ms. Sherrod who fought back to restore her reputation. She is the wife of Charles Sherrod, a very famous Civil Rights worker who was in the  \   

           Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee. She fought back for all of the people who have unfairly lost their jobs. As a Movement worker, she knew just 

           what to do. Fight the assault with the media. Ms. Sherrod...on behalf of all the little people who were fired and lost, you are our hero.

         

           Posted:  2010-07-20

           Green Jobs?

           I have thought about green jobs. In analyzing them, I think it's important to realize that many are for blue collar jobs. This is great for those in that particular     

           sector. I do wonder about the rest of us. What about the customer service reps, processors, etc.? Where are the green jobs for them? I hope that green jobs 

           will be the answer to the plight of millions of Americans without jobs. We have to wait and see. Don't get me wrong. We have to save the environment and   

           our world. But we also have to save our people.

  • Posted: 2010-07-20

  • What happened?

Did the Black Baby Boomers go down the road less traveled? My thoughts are the Baby Boomers or those who most benefited from the 60s and 70s made a critical choice that might  have had some significant impact on the Black community. This group opted for corporate careers. Too few became entrepreneurs who were able to stand on the shoulders of great Black  businessmen  such as S,B. Fuller, the richest African American of his time. And who could blame them? It  was  so tempting. It was the first time  that Blacks were allowed to venture outside of teaching, social work, librarian and menial labor careers. But thinking back, many in this group could  have started  businesses and built wealth for themselves and their communities. 

I strongly feel that the newer generation should start their own businesses. I know that many of them want to become entrepreneurs. I encourage them in those endeavors, particularly in this job market.

 

  • What the Black Web Awards Mean! 

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  • Posted: 2010-07-19

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  • I was considering what the Black Web Awards mean? From looking at the years' previous winners and nominees, the Awards seem to have more to do with helping site visitors than actual design. Who gives the best information? Who best helps the Black community?  I remember that BCZ's sister site was a Finalist in the 2007 Black Web Awards. I remember someone writing me and saying how much that success-oriented site had helped them. And that's what it's all about.  We have to help each other.  Each one give back.

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  • Thanks Guys

           Posted: 2010-07-17 14:09 

  • Thanks for nominating BCZ for the Black Web Awards in the "Job Training and Placement" category. Your support means everything!

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  • College Grads Have Difficulty Finding Jobs

    Posted: 2010-07-16: 16:08

    Only 19.7% of 2008 college grads found jobs, according to ABC News. Today, it's increasingly difficult for students to get jobs. I know of some who haven't worked in two or three years. That's not acceptable. College grads will have to think about work in an entirely different way. Why not start a business, for example, in college? Bill Gates did it. The guys who started Facebook did it. 

         The Dynamic World of Work

             Posted: 2010-07-13 15:22:37 

          Today's job seeker may have to think about work completely differently. As globalization continues to impact our world, the 9-5 may soon be history.

 
 
 

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