There are social media experts and then there’s the rest of us. Here are some social media tips for 2021 for people who aren’t social media experts and never will be. If you want to get ahead in your career and elevate your personal brand or that of your small business, you’re probably going to …
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Should you directly contact an employer you want to work for? Yes. But there’s a right way and wrong way to do that. Here’s how to contact a hiring manager. I recently saw a Facebook post asking the hivemind what they thought about reaching out directly to a hiring manager at a company with an …
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Insource or outsource? If you’re wondering whether you should outsource your content marketing, here are all the reasons the answer is yes. Content marketing is a huge part of a company’s marketing effort. It takes talent, time, and experience to create consistent, high quality content and many businesses find it difficult to do so in …
Knowing when to talk and when not to talk is valuable wisdom. There is great value in keeping quiet, and the world is full of people who make far too much noise saying nothing worthwhile. Don’t be one of those people. Here are eight examples of when to keep your mouth shut rather than open …
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A French primary school teacher is all over the news this week for getting suspended from a job last year because of his appearance. Sylvain Helaine, 35, a.k.a. Freaky Hoody, lives in Palaiseau, which is somewhere near Paris, and has his face and entire body tattooed, including his tongue and gums. His eyes have even …
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Getting featured in the media will help you boost brand awareness. Follow these tips and strategies on how to get media coverage for your business. If you want to be successful as a company – or even as a personal brand – one thing that will help you reach your goals is being featured in …
I saw this status on LinkedIn and it made me angry. Every day I cross paths with some broke ass life coach. LinkedIn profile says Life Coach; Speaker; Thought Leader. Dudes hanging out in Starbucks doing their initial introductory “coaching” session because they can’t afford offices. Broke nobodies going to Broke Nobodies International meetings doing …
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Getting older? Awesome. It’s better than the alternative. But it makes getting a job much more difficult. Know what the stereotypes about older workers are so you can anticipate and overcome these barriers in an increasingly ageist hiring market. Ageism is a huge problem on the job market. More than 80% of North Americans aged …
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Wondering if you should friend your boss & colleagues on social media? Maybe! But it depends on what kind of online personality you are. I once tried to add a client slash manager as a friend on Facebook and they didn’t accept. The next time I looked at his Facebook, he had changed his settings …
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Are you sabotaging your own job search? Are these the lies you tell yourself? If so, you need to stop it right now. Sometimes we are our own worst enemies and we sabotage our lives in many ways. Our careers and job searches are often examples of this. We get in our own ways and …
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