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About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog 4 Lies about social media Posted to: Job Hunt | Networking | Promoting Yourself October 21st, 2009 Del.icio.us Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook Everyone knows that the best way to get a job is to leverage your network. I’m on LinkedIn.
Most people get jobs from their network, not from a career center. And social media is the fastest, most effective way for you to build a network. As a Gen-Y who stopped going to college I found that real life experiences, networks and self education were more important and vital than a college education for my career track.
Webinar means, to me, a seminar via the web, i.e. one person leads, topic is set. Chat implies informal and less structured than a seminar (on the web). Chat implies informal and less structured than a seminar (on the web). I suddenly imagined the kind of seminars that are boring. Video chat means, to me, a chat on video.
Seth is my mentor. I developed a habit of attending all your webinars since the first one that I attended, you sure are such a great mentor Penelope! I attended a seminar where Seth spoke a few years ago. I am very excited. Posted by Nancy Carroll on April 26, 2010 at 9:17 am | permalink | Reply I've signed up for it.
It’s the best way to have a meaningful conversation and it’s the best way to rope in a mentor or look like a star performer. The Resistance is the voice that says, “No, I won’t raise my hand at the end of this seminar.” The first one is a billboard I saw as soon as I got off the plane: A good question is the new answer.
Your career is only as strong as your network! If it's a seminar-type event with a classroom or lecture setting, I'm happy as a clam. Also, workplace catch phrases that annoy everyone are especially annoying if you’re not an extrovert: Toot your own horn! Let’s do lunch! One-on-one or small groups are my preference.
Sunday seems a popular day to do these live seminars? Hope you'll address aesthetic tips to blogs as well. Posted by Anna on March 2, 2010 at 7:04 am | permalink | Reply A recording would be useful. What do you think?
For someone with a social/professional networking company, this is very odd! he said he'd announce when they go up in the ask penelope trunk network at brazen. Posted by Adam on April 4, 2010 at 11:28 pm | permalink | Reply A "webinar" is a seminar offered on the web–a tutorial. AWESOME blog you have here.
hear the word "Systems"…"you need a System"…I go to a seminar…"We have a System, you should too"… talk to an organized person and they tell you to "get a System"! She knows I am a fan of honest, blunt, straight forward, real life reality…you are ALL THAT!!! LOVE IT!!!
She started a seminar program for married women based upon her best selling book entitled: The Total Woman. I'm surprised that people seem to think that single women aren't blogging; the 20 Something Bloggers network features many single female bloggers. Jen's observation wasn't incorrect, though.
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