Posts Tagged as ‘career’

October 8, 2009

What’s your personal brand as a professional?: Definition

(Part 1 in a 3 part series of branding yourself)
In no way am I an expert of any kind. For one reason: the skeezy spammers and posers that plague the social-marketing-professional battlefield have turned expert into a six letter cuss word (along with “superstar,” “rock star,” “guru” and “maven”).
With that said, there are a few [...]

May 14, 2009

Freelancing? Don’t knock it ’til you try it

My heart goes out to the class of 2009. Four years of grueling academic work and (if you were smart) at least one internship all for a piece of paper that probably arrived in the mail and entrance into a world made difficult by the old folks. That piece of paper was suppose to be [...]

January 12, 2009

Job Hunting Advice from My Mentor @ GottaMentor

The economy sucks.  Not news.  But are you prepared to be a job hunter in 2009?  According to GottaMentor.com, having an established network in 2009 is the best way to job hunt.  Here are the highlights from the blog my Mentor sent me, but you should check it out for the full article.  Let me [...]

October 30, 2008

what makes a PRofessional?

With a title like making a PRofessional, I’m surprised I haven’t already covered exactly what makes a PRofessional.  So I took the question to all my friends on HARO for their opinions on what makes a PRofessional, what doesn’t make a PRofessional and how important is accreditation like APR — not just for individuals, but for the entire [...]

October 23, 2008

Guest Post: Job Hunting Advice for College Seniors

Note: this post comes from Gotta Mentor and was written by Gotta Mentor CEO and Co-founder Ron Mitchell.  You can find the original post here.  Check back on making a PRofessional as I give you updates about any successes I have with this site.
What I would do as a college senior looking for a job in [...]

October 1, 2008

More than keeping your pinky up at tea parties……

…..and eating outside-in at dinner.  

Recently Mrs. Dallas Tegue-Snider spoke to the UAB chapter of the PRSSA about the importance of etiquette in business.  For me it was a shameful reminder of all the things I should do as a budding professional that I don’t…..  More than a couple times I thought, “Haven’t I read [...]