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Member You - Your Internet Presence and Networking Strategy - Creating a Marketing Campaign to Land Your Next Job
Most people at some point in their lives have to deal with a difficult boss. Difficult supervisors vary in personality from being a little pushy or rude, all the way to being downright abusive. Many people feel that an abusive boss has control of their personal life outside of work by lowering their self-esteem and making them live in constant fear. The role of a supervisor sometimes attracts certain controlling-type personalities because they crave the power it gives them and because they lack such control in their own personal lives. A supervisor has complete control over your most basic human needs—your ability to put food on the table and a roof over your head. These are powerful motivating factors that allow a difficult supervisor to control people out of fear of l
This is priceless from an exposure standpoint, and absolutely invaluable to a job seeker. No other networking site can compete with Ecademy with how fast you can personally brand yourself on the Internet. Google even indexes your Ecademy Profile, and there is virtually no limit to the amount of information you can build into your profile on a site like Ecademy, as compared to other sites like LinkedIn that only allow for a very limited profile.
That said, make sure to sign up and create a profile on LinkedIn as well. It's a great site too; it just doesn’t offer the same capability as other networking sites. There are over 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting professionals using LinkedIn as a database of candidates. I always tell people to specifically make sure their LinkedIn profile has as much "resume" information about their career as the character limited fields will allow. Why? Because then the 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting Professionals in LinkedIn will be able to hit your profile when they do key word searches in "Find People" when they are trying to identify candidates for their search
Determine the size of the production company you need. Although there are many factors that determine the cost of a video shoot (as explained later), the first consideration for staying in budget is the type and size of the production company. Large production companies have multiple studios and sound stages, editing suites, and a sizeable staff. These are the people that television stations and Hollywood producers call on when they need a local production for television, cable, or film. They are very experienced and produce fantastic results, but a considerable price tag must accompany such overhead. Often they are unable to service small businesses because they cannot accommodate such small budgets, as they'd usually have plenty of calls and proje
You're about to engage in the biggest networking and marketing campaign project of your life.
As such, you want access to every business card, contact and email address you've ever collected.
You want access to every tradeshow, symposia, conference, user group, relevant industry specific blog and website you can identify.
You want access to additional contact information via free and subscription based research services and databases.
You want to possess, ideally, ongoing memberships, and as a result - a working familiarity with professional business networking environments such as Ecademy, LinkedIn, et al.
Have you ever asked yourself, "Are there other networking sites that can compliment my networking process/needs?"
From the people that make up the membership demographics, to the platform capabilities from which the members network, to the nature of networking conducted on the site, to the philosophy of the executive team that founded the networking site - all networking sites certainly are not equal. Each networking site has a unique capability which can be leveraged in a networking process in support of a specific or ongoing networking need/objective.
Many people make the mistake of being "wedded" to a single networking site, and get frustrated with their ability to accomplish their immediate and/or ongoing networking objectives. This would be equivalent to attempting to build a house, and use the same type of saw in every application requiring "a saw".
There is a reason some wise person coined the phrase "Use the right tool for the right job."
Just like some people have their favorite search engine, some people have their favorite networking site. If you really want to increase your ability to network, invest time in learning how to leverage the power of more than just your favorite networking site.
Don't think of other networking sites as competing with each other; think of other networking sites as complementing each other.
Develop a plan of attack.
The old adage of "those who fail to plan; plan to fail" is absolutely true in a proactive job search campaign. You can't simply focus on approaching recruiters. Read: E-Mailing Resumes to Recruiters Won't Generate a Big Response.
Create a balanced plan.
Reaching out to recruiters and hiring authorities/executives directly by utilizing resume distribution services and a desktop email campaign software solution should be combined with direct networking by leveraging professional business networking environments (e.g., Ecademy, Linkedin, et al.). This creates an effective job search strategy that will increase your exposure to more opportunities.
Make sure your plan includes investing time in personally branding yourself on the Internet and building an Internet presence.
If someone types your name (e.g., "John Doe" ) into Google, are you anywhere to be found? Or quote industry leading personal branding consultant Cindy Kraft "Do you exist?" (see my related article: “Do you exist?”)
The easiest way to have Google find you is to write blogs. But it is actually a little more complicated than going out and creating a blog. You can go to a number of free blog sites and grab your own blog (e.g., Blogger, BlogSource, et al.), but that won't mean your name "John Doe" is going to return a hit on the first page of the search return in Google.
You need to be exposed on a site that is frequently indexed by Google, and has high page view numbers. Ecademy is indispensable in this regard. It has an Alexa ranking close to 1500 (i.e., 1500th most trafficed site on the Internet). That is similar to the amount of traffic on a site like United Airlines. Google "loves" the site because the content is constantly changing.
On a site, such as Ecademy, you can "blog" your brains out and write articles on the topics of your choosing - all of which will be indexed by Google the same day you write it typically. In less than a month, and in some cases in a single day, you will show first page hits on Google when someone searches on your name (e.g., "John Doe").
This is priceless from an exposure standpoint, and absolutely invaluable to a job seeker. No other networking site can compete with Ecademy with how fast you can personally brand yourself on the Internet. Google even indexes your Ecademy Profile, and there is virtually no limit to the amount of information you can build into your profile on a site like Ecademy, as compared to other sites like LinkedIn that only allow for a very limited profile.
That said, make sure to sign up and create a profile on LinkedIn as well. It's a great site too; it just doesn’t offer the same capability as other networking sites. There are over 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting professionals using LinkedIn as a database of candidates. I always tell people to specifically make sure their LinkedIn profile has as much "resume" information about their career as the character limited fields will allow. Why? Because then the 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting Professionals in LinkedIn will be able to hit your profile when they do key word searches in "Find People" when they are trying to identify candidates for their searche
The History Of Restaurant Employee Tip HandlingNo one knows when tipping began. But we do know that in the 1980's the IRS levied new regulations on restaurant owners to track the tips received by the employees of the restaurant.The magic number of 8% became the benchmark for servers and waiters to declare as their tipped earned. Not because it was accurate. Rather, because it was the minimum amount allowed by the IRS.The trick is this. Tipped employees in restaurants are generally not paid minimum wage. The amount varies from state to state but it runs between $2.15 to $3.15 per hour. The IRS assumes that the tips received will make up the difference between this low hourly amount and the true minimum wage that is currently $5.15 pe
Many people make the mistake of being "wedded" to a single networking site, and get frustrated with their ability to accomplish their immediate and/or ongoing networking objectives. This would be equivalent to attempting to build a house, and use the same type of saw in every application requiring "a saw".
There is a reason some wise person coined the phrase "Use the right tool for the right job."
Just like some people have their favorite search engine, some people have their favorite networking site. If you really want to increase your ability to network, invest time in learning how to leverage the power of more than just your favorite networking site.
Don't think of other networking sites as competing with each other; think of other networking sites as complementing each other.
Develop a plan of attack.
The old adage of "those who fail to plan; plan to fail" is absolutely true in a proactive job search campaign. You can't simply focus on approaching recruiters. Read: E-Mailing Resumes to Recruiters Won't Generate a Big Response.
Create a balanced plan.
Reaching out to recruiters and hiring authorities/executives directly by utilizing resume distribution services and a desktop email campaign software solution should be combined with direct networking by leveraging professional business networking environments (e.g., Ecademy, Linkedin, et al.). This creates an effective job search strategy that will increase your exposure to more opportunities.
Make sure your plan includes investing time in personally branding yourself on the Internet and building an Internet presence.
If someone types your name (e.g., "John Doe" ) into Google, are you anywhere to be found? Or quote industry leading personal branding consultant Cindy Kraft "Do you exist?" (see my related article: “Do you exist?”)
The easiest way to have Google find you is to write blogs. But it is actually a little more complicated than going out and creating a blog. You can go to a number of free blog sites and grab your own blog (e.g., Blogger, BlogSource, et al.), but that won't mean your name "John Doe" is going to return a hit on the first page of the search return in Google.
You need to be exposed on a site that is frequently indexed by Google, and has high page view numbers. Ecademy is indispensable in this regard. It has an Alexa ranking close to 1500 (i.e., 1500th most trafficed site on the Internet). That is similar to the amount of traffic on a site like United Airlines. Google "loves" the site because the content is constantly changing.
On a site, such as Ecademy, you can "blog" your brains out and write articles on the topics of your choosing - all of which will be indexed by Google the same day you write it typically. In less than a month, and in some cases in a single day, you will show first page hits on Google when someone searches on your name (e.g., "John Doe").
This is priceless from an exposure standpoint, and absolutely invaluable to a job seeker. No other networking site can compete with Ecademy with how fast you can personally brand yourself on the Internet. Google even indexes your Ecademy Profile, and there is virtually no limit to the amount of information you can build into your profile on a site like Ecademy, as compared to other sites like LinkedIn that only allow for a very limited profile.
That said, make sure to sign up and create a profile on LinkedIn as well. It's a great site too; it just doesn’t offer the same capability as other networking sites. There are over 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting professionals using LinkedIn as a database of candidates. I always tell people to specifically make sure their LinkedIn profile has as much "resume" information about their career as the character limited fields will allow. Why? Because then the 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting Professionals in LinkedIn will be able to hit your profile when they do key word searches in "Find People" when they are trying to identify candidates for their search
Today, I spoke with Dr. Ken Gibson, Founder of LearningRx, and listened to quite a fascinating story of an entrepreneur. Ken was an Optometrist, with a strong interest in business, and at some point, provided business consulting to over 300 Optometrists, before developing the methodology for training people to learn that is now at the heart of LearningRx.LearningRx provides cognitive skills training that improve the brain’s ability to process information. The LearningRx training programs go beyond the symptoms of academic struggles to attack the root problem - the limitations to the student’s ability to learn. The training enhances underlying cognitive skills required to learn effectively - auditory processing, attention skills, comprehension, visual processing,
Develop a plan of attack.
The old adage of "those who fail to plan; plan to fail" is absolutely true in a proactive job search campaign. You can't simply focus on approaching recruiters. Read: E-Mailing Resumes to Recruiters Won't Generate a Big Response.
Create a balanced plan.
Reaching out to recruiters and hiring authorities/executives directly by utilizing resume distribution services and a desktop email campaign software solution should be combined with direct networking by leveraging professional business networking environments (e.g., Ecademy, Linkedin, et al.). This creates an effective job search strategy that will increase your exposure to more opportunities.
Make sure your plan includes investing time in personally branding yourself on the Internet and building an Internet presence.
If someone types your name (e.g., "John Doe" ) into Google, are you anywhere to be found? Or quote industry leading personal branding consultant Cindy Kraft "Do you exist?" (see my related article: “Do you exist?”)
The easiest way to have Google find you is to write blogs. But it is actually a little more complicated than going out and creating a blog. You can go to a number of free blog sites and grab your own blog (e.g., Blogger, BlogSource, et al.), but that won't mean your name "John Doe" is going to return a hit on the first page of the search return in Google.
You need to be exposed on a site that is frequently indexed by Google, and has high page view numbers. Ecademy is indispensable in this regard. It has an Alexa ranking close to 1500 (i.e., 1500th most trafficed site on the Internet). That is similar to the amount of traffic on a site like United Airlines. Google "loves" the site because the content is constantly changing.
On a site, such as Ecademy, you can "blog" your brains out and write articles on the topics of your choosing - all of which will be indexed by Google the same day you write it typically. In less than a month, and in some cases in a single day, you will show first page hits on Google when someone searches on your name (e.g., "John Doe").
This is priceless from an exposure standpoint, and absolutely invaluable to a job seeker. No other networking site can compete with Ecademy with how fast you can personally brand yourself on the Internet. Google even indexes your Ecademy Profile, and there is virtually no limit to the amount of information you can build into your profile on a site like Ecademy, as compared to other sites like LinkedIn that only allow for a very limited profile.
That said, make sure to sign up and create a profile on LinkedIn as well. It's a great site too; it just doesn’t offer the same capability as other networking sites. There are over 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting professionals using LinkedIn as a database of candidates. I always tell people to specifically make sure their LinkedIn profile has as much "resume" information about their career as the character limited fields will allow. Why? Because then the 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting Professionals in LinkedIn will be able to hit your profile when they do key word searches in "Find People" when they are trying to identify candidates for their search
The US Navy blogs. Larry Kudlow of CNBC blogs. I'd say "everybody and their brother" except (1) it's a cliche and (2) it may be grammatically inaccurate. Dan Rather is only too aware that everybody blogs.But just as blogging and the blogosphere have become widely accepted, blammo--along comes podcasting.Just what is podcasting? Literally, it's broadcasts meant to be played as MP3 files on an iPod or other MP3 player.Visit the podcasters discussion group on Yahoo! Groups and a dizzying variety of terms confuse: FeedBurner, Skype, GarageBand, iPodder, and the like. Since I'm not yet a podder myself it's not my intent to weigh the relative merits of the technologies or to discuss how they work together. I'm just here to offer some thoughts on blo
The easiest way to have Google find you is to write blogs. But it is actually a little more complicated than going out and creating a blog. You can go to a number of free blog sites and grab your own blog (e.g., Blogger, BlogSource, et al.), but that won't mean your name "John Doe" is going to return a hit on the first page of the search return in Google.
You need to be exposed on a site that is frequently indexed by Google, and has high page view numbers. Ecademy is indispensable in this regard. It has an Alexa ranking close to 1500 (i.e., 1500th most trafficed site on the Internet). That is similar to the amount of traffic on a site like United Airlines. Google "loves" the site because the content is constantly changing.
On a site, such as Ecademy, you can "blog" your brains out and write articles on the topics of your choosing - all of which will be indexed by Google the same day you write it typically. In less than a month, and in some cases in a single day, you will show first page hits on Google when someone searches on your name (e.g., "John Doe").
This is priceless from an exposure standpoint, and absolutely invaluable to a job seeker. No other networking site can compete with Ecademy with how fast you can personally brand yourself on the Internet. Google even indexes your Ecademy Profile, and there is virtually no limit to the amount of information you can build into your profile on a site like Ecademy, as compared to other sites like LinkedIn that only allow for a very limited profile.
That said, make sure to sign up and create a profile on LinkedIn as well. It's a great site too; it just doesn’t offer the same capability as other networking sites. There are over 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting professionals using LinkedIn as a database of candidates. I always tell people to specifically make sure their LinkedIn profile has as much "resume" information about their career as the character limited fields will allow. Why? Because then the 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting Professionals in LinkedIn will be able to hit your profile when they do key word searches in "Find People" when they are trying to identify candidates for their search
Chapter 1: Detailed Planning and AssessmentSun Zi said:"War is of immense importance. Because it will determines the nation and it's people survival. Thus the initial assessment of war is of utmost importance.There are five major areas one should look at and compare them with those of enemies to understand the situation and assess the chance of victory. They are political intelligence, weather, terrain, generalship and doctrine and law.Political Intelligence means the ruler is able to unite the whole nation. In this way, the people are prepared to co-exist and brave danger together with the ruler. Weather means day or night, brightness, temperature and seasonal changes. Terrain means route or battlefields condition, high or low, distanced or near, a
This is priceless from an exposure standpoint, and absolutely invaluable to a job seeker. No other networking site can compete with Ecademy with how fast you can personally brand yourself on the Internet. Google even indexes your Ecademy Profile, and there is virtually no limit to the amount of information you can build into your profile on a site like Ecademy, as compared to other sites like LinkedIn that only allow for a very limited profile.
That said, make sure to sign up and create a profile on LinkedIn as well. It's a great site too; it just doesn’t offer the same capability as other networking sites. There are over 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting professionals using LinkedIn as a database of candidates. I always tell people to specifically make sure their LinkedIn profile has as much "resume" information about their career as the character limited fields will allow. Why? Because then the 67,000 Staffing and Recruiting Professionals in LinkedIn will be able to hit your profile when they do key word searches in "Find People" when they are trying to identify candidates for their searches - let alone the remaining +6.5 million members who might want to network with you.
Just remember, it isn't that one networking site is "better" than another. As I said above, don't think of other networking sites as competing with each other; think of other networking sites as complementing each other.
When seeking your next career opportunity, don't kid yourself; you are conducting a direct marketing and networking campaign. If recruiters and hiring authorities/executives don't know who you are, can't find you, and don't know how to contact you, you will miss out on a lot of opportunities to advance your career.
Happy Networking,
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