Archive | February, 2010

Guest Post: Finding Career Opportunities via Twitter

February 19, 2010

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Written by Ashlee Chisolm, Social Media Consultant What do Nestlé, Merck, and Verizon have in common? They all post job openings on Twitter. Twitter, a micro-blogging tool where users communicate with each other through a series brief messages called “tweets”, is one of the most popular social networking sites. The following is a basic guide [...]

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5 Beliefs That Keep You Living Paycheck to Paycheck

February 11, 2010

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Fearless Woman Magazine is the brain child of fearless networking master, author, and on-line talkshow diva – Adrienne Graham. I recently shared an article on Fearless Woman Magazine, I’d like to share with you here: 5 Beliefs That Keep You Living Paycheck to Paycheck 47% of Americans say they live “paycheck to paycheck” according to [...]

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9 Tips to Transition into the Technical Sales Arena

February 9, 2010

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Guest Post by Christopher Bell, III A few months ago I attended the GrowSmallBiz conference hosted by Network Solutions in Washington, DC  and during one of the breaks I was speaking to a polished, intelligent, articulate, and enthusiastic professional who had years of experience selling copier products, but wanted to know how to break into the [...]

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Don’t Confuse Competence with Desire and Other Browseworthy Links

February 8, 2010

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1. A post I came across on the Serial Reinvention blog mirrors something I tell my clients: “Don’t make the mistake of thinking that something you’ve gotten good at because you have to do it for work is something that you really like.” Author Rebecca MacDonald describes exactly what I mean in her post – [...]

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Why Women Settle, and Give Up On Their Dreams And What Can Be Done to Reverse It

February 3, 2010

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Guest Post by Allison Maslan – HHP, CCH When women come to see me for life and career coaching or homeopathy, I often find myself saying, “You really do deserve to be happy.” With this statement I often receive a perplexed expression as their reply. Such a simple and somewhat obvious statement, but surprisingly for [...]

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Career Makeover Strategies February Line-up

February 2, 2010

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Listen live on BlogTalk Radio for career advice, inspiration and tips. Here’s who’s coming to share in January: February 7th: Lucinda Cross – Author of  Corporate Mom Drop Outs February 14th: Career Makeover Success Stories – Marsha Carter and Richelle Rodger February 21st: Allison Maslan – Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan To Launch Your [...]

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Browseworthy: Social Media Tips for Job Seekers

February 1, 2010

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This week’s browseworthy professional development links highlight seven sites that offer tips on how to use social media in the job search process: 20 Facebook Applications to Assist in Your Job Search: If you are willing to go beyond using facebook to connect with family and friends, this post has a great list of Facebook [...]

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