Holiday weeks: good or bad time for job hunting? Sue Morem has some thoughts on how you can give yourself the gift of a job this holiday season. Sue is a regular guest now on Quick On The UpTake every Tuesday at 5:15pm CT. Call in with your questions at (952) 946-6205.By TimeScape Productions Inc.

Sue talks with The UpTake's Mike McIntee about how to hunt for a job in a bad economy. Sue is a regular guest now on Quick On The UpTake every Tuesday at 5:15pm CT. Call in with your questions at (952) 946-6205.By TimeScape Productions Inc.

Say it ain't so Joe. All those U.S. soldiers who died in Vietnam, died in vain. So says Joe Repya, the man who wanted to be Minnesota's Republican Party Chair and in the past has tried to quiet any questioning of the occupation in Iraq by questioning the questioners' patriotism. Thursday on WCCO's Don Shelby show, Repya said: "I want to see victory…

Steve Sarvi filed the papers today to run for Congressman John Kline's seat in the 2nd Congressional District. Sarvi is seeking the DFL endorsement. If he runs again, Kline , a Republican, will be seeking his 4th house term. For new listeners and readers I'm repeating an interview I did in May with Steve Sarvi while he was still in Iraq. Listen to …

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has a tough choice to make on Monday. Legislators have sent him a letter indicating he can either show up to tell a legislative committee how the money he said he had for the 35W bridge disappeared just as suddenly as the bridge did, or he faces delaying other transportation projects. The "Transportation Contingent A…

US Senator Amy Klobachar (D - Minnesota) has made a couple a votes that have upset some progressives. In this interview I did for AM950, she talks about her vote on the Foreign Intelligence Security Act also known as FISA and a resolution condemning a newspaper ad that said General Petraeus was “cooking the books for the white house” when he gave h…

Crews were still looking for the injured from the collapse of bridge 9340 when the finger pointing of who might be to blame began. Former Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg, a Democrat, was on WCCO-AM saying that budget cuts had curtailed the DOT's ability to do complete bridge inspections. A few hours later Minne…

Are you addicted to stress? It's an odd question, but many of don't realize how accustomed we've become to a face-paced overwhelming lifestyle. Sue talks with business and life balance coach Kate Larson about what to do when you feel you've been spread too thin.By TimeScape Productions Inc.

The start of a new year is a good time to make resolutions. Sue gives us hers and talks about how to make them stick.By TimeScape Productions Inc.

If your idea of a festive holiday party is one in which you drink heavily, cozy up to your boss and carry on intimate conversation, you might need to change your ideas. If you’re looking forward to a little dirty dancing or the chance of winning the title of best karaoke singer at the company party this year, you probably won’t. Go ahead and have a…

What works in college, doesn't always work in the business world. Sue looks at some of the most common mistakes graduates make when looking for a job.

Sue talks with Jay Lipe, author of The Marketing Toolkit for Growing Businesses. Sue and Jay talk about an important but underused tool in finding a job -- the informational interview.

Your customers are becoming harder and harder to reach. TV? They’re watching two hours less a day and skipping the ads with TiVos Newspapers? Circulation is dropping And the internet ? They’ve learned to ignore the banner ads Your most desirable customers are isolating themselves from advertising. SO HOW DO YOU REACH THEM? According to Forrester Re…