Vikram Pandit was one of the biggest job losers of 2012.
With unemployment down to 7.7% this week, a four-year low, we’re doing our part here at Forbes Leadership to get people into the best jobs possible. That’s why this week alone we had Jacquelyn Smith‘s “The Top Jobs for 2013″ and “How to Get the Best Possible Sales Job” and “Internships May Be the Easiest Way to a Job in 2013″ and “Is the Career Fair Dead?,” and Susan Adams‘ “10 Buzzwords to Cut From Your LinkedIn Profile” and “Everything You Need to Know About LinkedIn Endorsements” and even “Employers Hire Potential Drinking Buddies Ahead of Top Candidates” (although Victor Lipman pointed out that “Respect, Not Friendship, Is What a Manager Needs”). Of course, hirers have to do their part too, and so this week we ran Herb Greenberg’s “The Lack of Qualified Job Candidates Is a Myth,” and Glenn Llopis‘ “Ask Your Employees What They Need Before Your Business Begins to Fail,” and Bill McCabe’s “The Key to Keeping Your Employees: Do It the Old-Fashioned Way.”
There were some very high-profile job losses this year, as there are every year, and we covered them this week with Susan’s “Vikram Pandit, Brian Dunn Among 2012′s Biggest CEO Exits” and Jacquelyn’s “The Biggest Career Crashes of 2012,” featuring the likes of Lance Armstrong and David Petraeus. To make sure you’re not added to either of those lists, be sure to read Susan’s “How Not to Behave at the Office Party” and George Bradt’s “How to Win at Office Politics.” Other great nuggets of career and leadership advice this week: Jeff Schmitt’s “15 Phrases That Build Bridges Between People”; Erika Andersen’s “How Leaders Make Work Much Less Fun” and “Bad Company Culture? Here’s What to Do”; Tom Searcy and Henry DeVries’ “Triple Your Chances of Getting to Dealmakers Like Buffett”; John Baldoni’s “What’s Your Leadership Style: Woof-Woof or Wag-Wag?”; Jeanne Meister’s “Personal Branding in the Future Workplace: A Crucial Skill for Employees and Recruiters Alike”; Carmine Gallo’s “High-Tech Dropouts Misinterpret Steve Jobs’ Advice”; Nicholas Petrie’s “Why to Clean Your Mindset Like Your Closet”; Nick Morgan’s “How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking”; and Carol Kinsey Goman’s latest installment of “How to Read Business Body Language Like a Pro.”
In news about companies and their leaders this week, our highlights include Steve Denning’s “Why Apple and GE Are Bringing Back Manufacturing,” and Ken Makovsky’s “Inside Apple #2,” and Avi Dan’s “10 Great Ad Agencies of 2012,” and Robert Passikoff’s “Freeing the Lincoln Brand” and “Instagram Unfriends Twitter,” and Jennifer Rooney’s “A Case Study in Commodity Innovation, Quill.com’s ‘Dunder Mifflin’ Line Expands,” and John Ellett’s “What Mattel, Royal Caribbean, and MassMutual Know About Women Buyers That Might Surprise You,” and Bonin Bough’s “What’s in a Name? Behind the Weather Company, AOL, and Apple,” and . . .
I could go on, but I just read Victor Lipman’s beautiful “The Beauty of Brevity,” and I think I ‘ll call it at that and leave you with more time to explore all the riches this week, as every week, at Forbes Leadership.