Author Archives: Jim Armstrong
Personal Positioning: A Bit of Wisdom from “The 4-Hour Workweek”
How To
Are you feeling burned out, lacking energy and less efficient than you used to be? Has your workday become a practice in managing dozens of distractions while trying to find time to accomplish your priorities? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you need to read “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy
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8 Tips for Nailing Your Job Interview
Interview Questions
Face-to-face interviews can be intimidating, daunting and generally a little nerve-racking. Here are 8 tips on how to nail the in-person interview that will help leave interviewers impressed and wanting to hire you: 1. Be nice to the assistants and receptionists. According to jobspro, 90% of employers seek their assistant’s opinion when interviewing and
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Tagged interview, interview etiquette, interview tips
Resume Preparation: Resume Writing for Communications Majors
Resume Samples
Which goes first, my experience section or my education section? How about my high-school experiences, are these still relevant?
During the last two years I have been bombarded with these and similar questions from undergraduate students in one of the most prestigious communications schools in the country. Here are six tips on how to effectively create an academic resume for communications majors that will impress employers and help you land that coveted internship with the NBC Page Program or a position in Ogilvy & Mather’s Associates Program.
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Tagged resumes, resumes for communications majors
Personal Positioning: Start-up vs. Corporate World—My Decision
How To
For anyone, job hunting can be stressful, overwhelming and difficult. For those actively searching for jobs now, opportunities are scarce and the first job that appears remotely related to an individual’s interests is normally as good of a choice as one can hope for. But if you’re one of the lucky few given the luxury of choosing between several options, how do you gauge which job offer is right for you? Here’s some criteria that I examined this past week, when I was pitting two job offers against each other:
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Tagged Career, career decision, career path, corporate, corporate vs. start-up, corporate world, personal positioning, start up
Looking for an Internship? Consider These Job Search Tips
Job Search
Are you having trouble identifying exactly where you want to intern this summer? Do you know what you want to do, but don’t know how to get there? Finding a rewarding internship in an industry that excites you can be difficult. Here are six tips on not just finding an internship, but finding one that is right for you.
Posted in Job Search
Tagged finding an internship, interning, internship, internship hunt, internship search, job search tips
Personal Brand Image: Email Networking Etiquette
How To
Ever send an email out to a contact in your industry and receive no response? Are you left wondering what you may have done wrong to elicit such a reaction, or lack thereof? Here are eight tips that will help you connect with industry professionals to receive valuable advice regarding your job, internship or career hunt.
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Tagged email networking, Networking, networking etiquette, personal brand image
Personal Brand Management – 6 Steps to Own Your Name Online
How To
Personal brand management. Own your name across the web so when people search for your name you know what shows up. Use simple SEO tactics to rise your sites and profiles to the top of google.
Posted in Brand-Yourself.com, How To
Tagged Online Reputation, own your name, personal brand management, SEO
