I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) Your long-term success does not depend on fortunate turns of circumstance. Those that have made something of themselves – with rare heiress exception – didn’t Read more »
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How To Nail a Job Interview (And Actually Get The Job)
I’m in the midst of hiring right now for a Community Manager to join our team at Radian6 (I’m the Director of Community, and we’ve got several people on our growing team). I’ve also worked in the nonprofit fund development arena and in marketing communications, and have hired people in Read more »
Are You Sure You Want That Social Media Job?
You want that social media or community job because you think working online would be awesome, right? Working on Twitter all day. Getting paid to blog. Being a brand advocate, creating cool promotions, engaging with your customers all over the web. Getting a few moments in the weird limelight that Read more »
Listen to Your Restlessness
There are many folks in my professional and social circles who share a trait: perpetual restlessness. We get itchy in our jobs after a couple of years. We “re-invent” what we want to do or are doing on a pretty regular basis. We’re habitual evaluators, always looking, assessing, wondering what Read more »
Avoiding the Social Media Pigeonhole
Listen here: You don’t want to be a social media expert, okay? You really don’t. Social media is limited in focus and lifespan. It’s *one* line of application in an otherwise vast business landscape that includes many disciplines, and many approaches to solving the related challenges. That goes for me Read more »
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