Those unflattering middle school pictures on Facebook, teen shaming ecards and college Instagram party pics aren't just ruining your potential romantic relationships, they're harming your ability to get a job, even a part-time one. Once upon a time (think 1990's and early 2000's) restauranteurs and the Limited didn't care if you were a weekend partier … Continue reading Managing Your Reputation
It’s ok to be quiet in a tragedy
I'd like to clarify in more than 140 characters a Tweet I sent earlier today. The Tweet was: "Every business social account does not need to share "thoughts and prayers are with #Newtown." If you can't add to the conversation, don't." The context came from both my Facebook newsfeed and my Twitter feed. In both, … Continue reading It’s ok to be quiet in a tragedy
Content: Value and Information
The opening session keynote speaker at the HUG Super Forum (I'm attending for work) made some really great points about making content work for you to gain clients or customers. AK Stout, the owner at Saying it Social, emphasized that creating fresh, new content, not only helps your SEO, but also adds value to you or your organization. She said, people aren't using search engines to find a "plumber" like they would use the yellow pages, instead they are searching for, "how to fix a leaky faucet."
The current job market
Two recent Harvard Business Review posts cited some interesting statistics from the September U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. "As of January 2012, the median time that wage and salary workers in the U.S. had been with their current employers was just 4.6 years," according to the first HBR post by David K. Williams and Mary Michelle Scott. "Other recent data points are equally disturbing: The staffing company Randstad says that 40% of employees are planning to look for a new job within the next six months. Another survey notes that 69% of employees are already at least passively shopping for new job opportunities via social media today."
Comparing Job Offers
With salaries squeezed, more and more companies are offering benefits such as unlimited vacation, 401K matching and fully paid medical and dental. As this recent Mashable.com article points out, the non-monetary benefits can make up for a less than stellar salary. Some employers let employees bank vacation time and pay out for unused days at the end of the year. "A … Continue reading Comparing Job Offers