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Entries from July 2008

Gas, India, Inflation, and Your Personal Brand

July 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

How do these four seemingly random things all relate to one another - and, most importantly, to you? Thomas L. Friedman examines these very topics in his book “The World is Flat”. He references ten individual flatteners that changed business across the world. These ten flatteners are as follows:

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4 Ways to Build Your Brand as a Journalist

July 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments

If you’ve ever taken a journalism or communication class, you’re probably familiar with “the doomsday spiel” - newspapers laying off hundreds of staff, ad money being lost forever to Craig’s List, anonymous bloggers taking all the wind out of journalists’ sails, and old media struggling to adapt to the Internet.
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How to Ace Any Type of Interview

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

You’ve heard it before: you need to be prepared when entering into an interview.  This is the perfect opportunity to show your personal brand. As you know, there are many items you should watch out for before going into an interview (see our post a few weeks ago, 43 Tips Before, During and After the [...]

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Congratulations on the Job Offer … Now What?

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

People tend to put so much emphasis on the job search process - the resume, the interview, what kind of job to look for, and how to get yourself noticed - that the part that comes next is often forgotten. So what exactly do you do when the whirlwind of applications is over and [...]

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