Billy Parish Quotes

If you can get better at your job, you should be an active member of LinkedIn, because LinkedIn should be connecting you to the information, insights and people to be more effective.

Many, if not most, career opportunities come to you through people you know. So the more people you know, the more opportunities you have. Improving your social network is a great example of a system for moving from lower odds to better odds without having a specific goal.

A rule of thumb: If the company you work for provides a product or service that's pretty much the same as what was offered last year and a few years before that, it might be time to start looking for something new.

My advice to young people is to get something that's growing because that's how you get career opportunities thrown at you that you don't deserve, if you will... that come at you early because the firms need you.

LinkedIn allows professionals, including the middle class, to invest in themselves in order to find the right jobs. That essentially can help make them prosperous.

I always tell other actors that work begets work. You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road.

I have never had a plan when it comes to my career: America came to me with an opportunity.

I am sure my association with a big brand like PUMA is really going to help me in the long run.

You can hit the proverbial roof at certain areas in the industry unless you venture out. And I never really set out in my career to stay in one place. I wanted to go out and try new things. Luckily, I've had that opportunity.

When it comes to nurturing professional relationships and developing a community, LinkedIn is one of the best resources.

Mentors and sponsors, particularly in the early stages of my career, were invaluable to me because they encouraged me to raise my hand and take opportunities to build my capabilities.

In order for you to find a job, people need to know you're looking.

Everything that ever happened to me in my career, Trump was the first guy to pick up the phone and reach out to me.

The biggest thing I learned at Wisconsin was, it's all who you work for, not where you work or what level.

Sometimes a job comes to you, and you didn't ask for it. Your work in the past hires you, and that's nice.

People want something that's going to really separate them - something that will help them keep the job they have, get a new job, and advance their careers.

NXT is a land of opportunity.

I think when you come from a small college like I did, then you have to use every opportunity available to you.

Never turn down a job because you think it's too small; you don't know where it can lead.

I've been an assistant for seven years now and I haven't had one head coaching interview. I'm doing something wrong.

The thing is, I wasn't surrounded by lots of people who were helping me build a career.

I don't believe in that kind of pragmatic career ladder stuff.

I've just been lucky. I'd like to have more choices, and I'd like to have a leading part.

Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.

I'm just like any person who is coaching in this league, I'm just looking for an opportunity, that's all.