Career Moves, LinkedIn         28 comments

If you were in a position to hire a new employee for your company, what would be the most important quality (in your opinion) the candidates you interview should have?

Recently Al Bagocius, CEO of The A & I Consulting, posted the question above to the 6800+ member LinkedIn group MarketingProfs. …

 Career Moves, Future of Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing         4 comments

Want to make money online sharing your passion?
Is this you?

“I absolutely love animals, children, cooking, gardening, investing, ______[fill-in your own]_________. But how can I make money doing it?”

George Kao recently conducted a Teleclass outlining the principles he follows to make a living by helping others do just that- put …

 Career Moves, Social Media         9 comments

One of my Loved Ones was laid off recently, and now tells me he’s bored.
NO WAY!
NO HOW!
NO EXCUSE!
Not in Today’s World where so much is at our fingertips.

Just DO IT is the Common Mantra

Suggestion One: Do NOT just “fill empty spaces” — i.e., don’t DO, just to DO.
Suggestion Two: Give …

 Best of 2009, Career Moves, Getting Started, Personal Branding, Sharisax Is Out There         16 comments

Since I subscribe to the philosophy of “Intention,” my 2010 Predictions Article will be geared to Setting Some Goals and Making Them Happen. Here are three ways to do just that:

Follow a Role Model, who’s also a Friend

Find a Buddy — or Seven

Figure out Answers to the list of Questions …

 Career Moves, Future of Marketing, Getting Started         No comments

I debated about using that title — and even asked my Facebook Friends for advice on the riskiness of a “risqué” headline. So we’ll see what happens:
Will I get more traffic?
Will I hear any backlash?
What will I learn from using a “racier” title than I might have?
What …

 Blogging, Blogging Basics, Career Moves, Future of Marketing, Getting Started, PR 2.0, Personal Branding, Social Media, Social Media Marketing         2 comments

Lots of people considering social media strategies for business and personal reasons [like job seeking] may not fully appreciate the value of blogging.

the TIME
the SKILLS
the COMMITMENT

Is Blogging Worth all That?
Absolutely, according to Dean Guadagni, Social Media Marketing/Director at Inner Architect and source for two of my previous articles — Networking …

 Best of 2009, Career Moves, Facebook, Featured, Getting Started, LinkedIn, Personal Branding, Social Media Basics         12 comments

Preparing for Professions
LinkedIn is so much more than a “resume repository” advised Dean Guadagni and Susan Hanshaw in a presentation to Marin Professionals.
The two social media marketing strategists outlined a host of ways that online networking on this Web platform can play a significant role in your …

 Career Moves, Facebook, Personal Branding, Social Media         4 comments

With his distinctive voice and great tips for finding money and work, Marty Nemko was certain to be a household name — or so I’d thought.
But many people, whom I told that I’d be going to hear him at the Marin Professionals meeting this week, didn’t know him.
So that’s one …

 Career Moves, Personal Branding, Social Media Marketing         3 comments

They call it NetWORK for a reason
Making friends is first goal of networking
“People hire your awesome, amazing self,” said Dean Guadagni to more than 50 Marin Professionals at one of their recent weekly meetings. Dean’s hour-long presentation was a primer of Networking Tips for both face-to-face and online meet-ups.
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