Archive for the ‘careers’ Category

Help a PR Pro Out Day – February 19

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

As someone who just went through a job search and remains grateful for the help offered by an amazing network of friends, colleagues and (not-quite) strangers, I eagerly jumped on the opportunity to join up with "Help a PR Pro Out" (HAPPO) day. Arik Hanson asked me and several others in cities ...

Dissecting the Personal Network

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

I have blogged already of the importance of having a network in place even when you are not actively seeking work. Another thought that has crossed my mind frequently is the actual makeup of a network. Every person has his or her role, no matter how many people make up ...

Careers and Inbound Marketing

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Photo Credit: deanmeyersnet on Flickr"][/caption] Inbound marketing? What the heck does that have to do with the job market? Well, first a quick definition of inbound marketing from the Hubspot blog, in a post by Rick Burnes: Inbound Marketers flip outbound marketing on its head. Instead of interrupting people with television ...

A Personal Perspective on Making Career Networking Work

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_2239" align="alignright" width="360" caption="Photo Credit: PlusDelta on Flickr"][/caption] As you may have gathered from my recent post, I am making a career transition- ok, I'm looking for a job, sound better? The process of the search has changed a lot since 2001/2002, the last time I left one job without ...