Posts Tagged ‘career’

A 6-Step Guide to Networking for First Year MBA Students

If you are a first year MBA student, especially if you are at a lesser-known MBA program, networking is going to be an essential component to landing your summer internship. Start Early If there’s any piece of advice that I would give first year MBA students it’s that your job search stats the day you start school, and if you are really a go-getter even before you arrive at school. There are… Continue reading

September 24 2009 | By | Tagged: business, career, education, networking, planning, student, success, work-life | 3 comments»

What’s Your Territory?

I'm pretty shy. You wouldn't know it to watch me – I’ve learned how to handle most of the superficial stuff that makes up day-to-day interactions -- but deep inside I'm pretty scared of talking to strangers or making a spectacle of myself.

But when I walk into my classroom, I'm completely at ease. I've never experienced more than a second’s hesitation in front of… Continue reading

August 11 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: career, challenge, confidence, self-improvement, territory | 11 comments»

5 Ways to Make Sure You’re Asking Well

I wrote a post here last week called "Can't-Miss Marketing: Just Ask" that got a lot of interesting responses. Sure, people said, asking is all well and good, but what does "asking well" actually mean?It's an interesting, and important, question to consider. If, as I've seen time and time again, good things really come to those who ask, what do they do right? What traits do they have in… Continue reading

July 6 2009 | By David | Tagged: ask, career, favor, marketing, request, work | 12 comments»

Seven Great Questions to Ask at a Job Interview

If you are going for an interview as a prospective employee then you should do some research. Read the job description and requirements carefully. Browse the web site to see how the organization presents itself. Search for news items and comments about the company on news sites and blogs.For the interview itself you should dress smartly and appropriately. It is important to have some questions prepared and here… Continue reading

June 30 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: business, candidate, career, interview, job, sales | 66 comments»

Can’t-Miss Marketing: Just Ask

In the year since I started blogging, I've gotten a bunch of freelance writing gigs and regular jobs writing all over the Web. But, initially, no one offered them to me. I had this blog I was proud of, a super-cool design, and yet the offers didn't flood in. Crazy, right? Tell me about it.I finally decided that if I wanted something to happen, I had to go and get… Continue reading

June 24 2009 | By David | Tagged: ask, career, favor, marketing, request, work | 21 comments»

How to Get Promoted

If you work in a large organization and are ambitious for career progression then here are a number of things that you can do to assist your journey.1. Do your job well. I know that this is stating the obvious but it is the starting point. For promotion it is a necessary but not a sufficient requirement that you perform your current duties diligently. Many people think that this is… Continue reading

June 22 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: ambition, ambitious, career, corporate, manager, progression, promotion, work | 16 comments»

Build Your Personal Brand by Working for Free

After reading that headline, you may think I'm insane or tell yourself that working for free is out of the question. There have been millions of layoffs since the end of 2007 up until now and for college graduates, the competition might make you comatose. The NACE reports that 41% of students haven't even started the job search and 27% of graduates are going to graduate school because… Continue reading

May 21 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: career, personal branding, work | 16 comments»

Where to After College? A Review of “How’d You Score THAT Gig?” by Alexandra Levit

One of the few things scarier than going to college is graduating from college. Once you toss that mortarboard in the air, "real life" sets in: it's time to get a job. Or better yet, to start a career.Therein lies the rub. For most college students, not only has there been little instruction about how to start building a career, there's also been little guidance about how to choose a… Continue reading

April 17 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: alexandra-levit, book review, career, college, job, planning, student | 3 comments»

Review: Undress for Success

Kate Lister and Tom Harnish have been working at home for years. For sixteen years, they operated a home business. They've codified the advice they've generated in a ll those years of working at home in a new book, Undress for Success. The book covers an introduction to moving towards a home office, with a heavy emphasis on teleworking. Telecommuting And You Section titles like 'Expose Yourself — Are Your Right… Continue reading

April 2 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: book, career, telecommute, telework | 7 comments»

Do You Need A Personal Business Card?

I have a business card collection. It started out unintentionally: I have one box that I throw any business cards into, after I add the relevant contact information to my address book. Every so often, though, I like to go through my little box and take a look at what the current trends for business cards are. Of course, there are some major differences between industries, but I have noticed… Continue reading

March 31 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: business card, career, contact information | 18 comments»

Repositioning Your Personal Brand in This Economy

The economy isn't getting better anytime soon and tons of people are losing their jobs every second. The number of unemployed persons increased by 851,000 to 12.5 million in February, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.1 percent.When you get laid off, you have far more choices than you could possibly imagine. The problem that most people have is that they freak out and quickly apply to as… Continue reading

March 27 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: branding, career, career development, job, job searching, personal branding | 11 comments»

9 Questions to Ask Before Going Freelance

I've lost count of the number of articles I've seen recommending that folks take on freelance work to make ends meet during the current economic crisis. From keeping the wolf away from the door to working on top of a full-time job, I've seen freelancing cited as a panacea. It's especially promoted to anyone working in a relatively creative field — not just writers and designers, but videographers and coders… Continue reading

March 26 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: career, freelance, side job | 10 comments»

Go Out and Play!

We all know that play is important for kids. Play teaches them coordination, adult roles, social interaction, and basic problem-solving skills. But somehow, we’ve fallen prey to the idea that play is only important for kids. “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”

Bzzz! Wrong!… Continue reading

March 18 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: adult, career, creativity, play, thinking, work, work-life balance | 18 comments»

Blellow: A New Kind of Career Site

Combining social networking and your career isn't exactly a new idea. LinkedIn launched in 2003. But the idea of using microblogging to support your job hunt or freelancing career is relatively new. This week, Blellow launched; the social networking site uses a microblogging interface familiar to anyone who has checked out Twitter to create some impressive tools for your career. Helpful Microblogging Making use of Blellow is just a matter… Continue reading

March 5 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: blellow, career, freelance, microblogging | 6 comments»

5 Topics To Address When Talking With Your Partner About Starting A Business

One of the most important steps (if not the most important one) you can take when starting a business is to talk with your partner/spouse before you embark on your adventure. It’s absolutely crucial to have your partner with you on the same page when you start a business. Without their support and “buy-in,” in the long run you’ll end up sacrificing your success, your relationship, or both. Save your… Continue reading

March 4 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, career, entrepreneur, freelance, job, love, marriage, Money, partner, passion, relationships, risk, work, work at home | 6 comments»