Comcast Email Issues Make Me Want To Poke My Eye Out

Comcast Email Issues Make Me Want To Poke My Eye Out Im beyond frustrated with Comcast email issues Im writing this post for two reasons: To inform users and people who sign up for JibberJobber that they WILL NOT get email from us anytime soon so those birthday reminders, action item reminders, signup verification, password reminders none of that will get to you until we can get this resolved. To tell people, whether you use Comcast as your ISP or email provider, that there is a much, much better way to handle your email. First, for the issue of the JibberJobber mail server not able to send to Comcast addresses.   I was an email admin a while back and know that we will never win the war on spam.   Never.   Its a huge issue, of course, as no one likes spam.   But sometimes the rules put into place cause more problems than they fix. For example, when I was an email admin we set a threshold so that certain emails would go through (the good ones) and others would get stuck in a spam bucket (the bad ones).   Guess what? There were a number of false positives, that is, emails that were GOOD but got marked as spam. Executives (who are typically the most whiney in situations like this) at first complained they got too much spam.   So we change the threshold so they get no (or little) spam, and then they whined they werent getting the important emails (the false positives, usually from their kids). The problem here is that Comcast has blacklisted our server, which means NOTHING will go from our server to a Comcast email address.   We have tried to go through their process of getting off the blacklist, but have heard NOTHING back from them.   Very unprofessional.   Maybe @comcastcares on Twitter, but this is living hell for me, as I have a bunch of users saying I never got _____ email. And indeed, they are writing from a Comcast email address. Ill try again today, based on this blog post about getting off of Comcasts blacklist, but Im not hopeful. Enough about me and JibberJobber now for the regular person.   I strongly encourage you to get a Gmail email account, for a few reasons: Gmail has an awesome interface on the internet, and other interfaces (with Outlook, etc.). Gmail interfaces with other cool tools, like the Google Calendar. Gmail has awesome spam management.   Rarely have I seen problems in their logic, which amazes me. Your Gmail address WONT EVERY CHANGE.   Let me present a scenerio today you are on Comcast (or Quest or whatever) and then you move and get a different ISP or phone service.   Guess what you will likely get a different email address and have to tell all of your contacts.   Do this a few times and its frustrating to YOU and your contacts.   Get one gmail address now and keep it forever regardless of who your ISP is. Gmail makes you look more sophistacated (or up to speed, or whatever) than other providers like AOL (old), Juno (older), Yahoo, etc. There ya go.   I gotta stop writing and go try and get off of Comcasts blacklist.   Grrrrrrrrrr. Oh yeah, in case you are having blacklist problems with your email server going to Comcast, here are some good reads: How to stay off the (Comcast blacklist) list Im not hopeful, but maybe it will help.   Could change anytime. Up to 8000 Comcast E-mail Accounts Compromised guess they arent perfect either.   This was only a few months ago March 2009. RBL Blacklisted by Comcast lets hope Im as lucky as this email admin. Comcast reports 35 percent decline in spam ya think?   I wonder what increase they say in false positives. Comcast takes hard line against spam no kidding.   So much for getting legit emails, too. Comcast Email Issues Make Me Want To Poke My Eye Out Im beyond frustrated with Comcast email issues Im writing this post for two reasons: To inform users and people who sign up for JibberJobber that they WILL NOT get email from us anytime soon so those birthday reminders, action item reminders, signup verification, password reminders none of that will get to you until we can get this resolved. To tell people, whether you use Comcast as your ISP or email provider, that there is a much, much better way to handle your email. First, for the issue of the JibberJobber mail server not able to send to Comcast addresses.   I was an email admin a while back and know that we will never win the war on spam.   Never.   Its a huge issue, of course, as no one likes spam.   But sometimes the rules put into place cause more problems than they fix. For example, when I was an email admin we set a threshold so that certain emails would go through (the good ones) and others would get stuck in a spam bucket (the bad ones).   Guess what? There were a number of false positives, that is, emails that were GOOD but got marked as spam. Executives (who are typically the most whiney in situations like this) at first complained they got too much spam.   So we change the threshold so they get no (or little) spam, and then they whined they werent getting the important emails (the false positives, usually from their kids). The problem here is that Comcast has blacklisted our server, which means NOTHING will go from our server to a Comcast email address.   We have tried to go through their process of getting off the blacklist, but have heard NOTHING back from them.   Very unprofessional.   Maybe @comcastcares on Twitter, but this is living hell for me, as I have a bunch of users saying I never got _____ email. And indeed, they are writing from a Comcast email address. Ill try again today, based on this blog post about getting off of Comcasts blacklist, but Im not hopeful. Enough about me and JibberJobber now for the regular person.   I strongly encourage you to get a Gmail email account, for a few reasons: Gmail has an awesome interface on the internet, and other interfaces (with Outlook, etc.). Gmail interfaces with other cool tools, like the Google Calendar. Gmail has awesome spam management.   Rarely have I seen problems in their logic, which amazes me. Your Gmail address WONT EVERY CHANGE.   Let me present a scenerio today you are on Comcast (or Quest or whatever) and then you move and get a different ISP or phone service.   Guess what you will likely get a different email address and have to tell all of your contacts.   Do this a few times and its frustrating to YOU and your contacts.   Get one gmail address now and keep it forever regardless of who your ISP is. Gmail makes you look more sophistacated (or up to speed, or whatever) than other providers like AOL (old), Juno (older), Yahoo, etc. There ya go.   I gotta stop writing and go try and get off of Comcasts blacklist.   Grrrrrrrrrr. Oh yeah, in case you are having blacklist problems with your email server going to Comcast, here are some good reads: How to stay off the (Comcast blacklist) list Im not hopeful, but maybe it will help.   Could change anytime. Up to 8000 Comcast E-mail Accounts Compromised guess they arent perfect either.   This was only a few months ago March 2009. RBL Blacklisted by Comcast lets hope Im as lucky as this email admin. Comcast reports 35 percent decline in spam ya think?   I wonder what increase they say in false positives. Comcast takes hard line against spam no kidding.   So much for getting legit emails, too.

Personal Branding Interview Richard Laermer - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Branding Interview Richard Laermer - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Today, I spoke with Richard Laermer, who is the author of five bestselling books including his latest one called 2011: Trendspotting. In this interview, Richard spends a lot of time explaining how public relations has changed, from the early days till now and helps us prepare for the future.   He also touches on the different mediums we can use to help get the word out, how marketing has evolved and why personal branding is important right now. This interview is the longest interview Ive ever conducted, but both Richard and I feel that youll get a lot out of it and learn something new. From someone who uses Twitter, blogs, email newsletters, books, speeches, radio and TV, which do you value more than others? What is the easiest way for you to get the word out to your audience? I love Twitter â€" and it took me a while to realize how much fun 140 characters can be, especially if you do it all PERSONALLY and don’t let the auto-demons take over. I really think my own audience appreciates the @laermer personality because it’s â€" me. I also love to write books, but I think in the future my books will be chapter-pieces that people can subscribe to because, besides the publishers of Punk Marketing â€" out next month in a spanking new paperback â€" Harper Collins â€" I cannot trust that too many of the other publishers will be around much longer. They all seem to think printing product by people with platforms (that’s a lot of Ps) is more important than real writers’ works. Harper is proving that if you write something and push it â€" which they are doing â€" you can have an audience. My job is to make sure people know it’s out there! The way to get the word out is to be relentless and never assume that even one person knows your product exists. It’s too easy to get caught up in “didn’t you see me in the Times the other day?” cause no one does. We are too overwhelmed to see anything so it’s your job to make sure the proverbial prospect sees everything. You do it. Relentlessly! In your previous best-selling book Punk Marketing, how do you describe the evolution of marketing and the transfer of a corporate brand to a personal brand (and customers)? Online research of business and persons represent big, big business. We’ve seen the ramifications of what can happen when you leave our virtual identity unprotected â€" people are just starting to learn the extent to which the internet can be used to learn about a person and track interests.   I’d like to think that if you’ve ever googled yourself, an employee or a potential date that you have given some thought to how much your personal brand helps or hurts. But beyond the troubleshooting aspect of protecting your virtual identity, it is surprisingly easy to create or tweak your online persona to better market yourself or our business to potential googlers (or anyone searching for more information about you). The largest markets of people who have something to gain from pushing a personal brand are potential employees and students, if you’re planning on doing a job search you should plan on your potential employer doing an internet search â€" are you familiar with what they will find? Businesses and executives that spend their time creating amazing sites but then overlook other sites in which they could make a bigger impact with a little extra effort. Blind dates! Most people think of themselves as part of a bigger corporate entity and forget that it’s all about you â€" that in effect you are always the cog that greases your own branding wheel. It’s about how to create your own little piece of fame to rise up above the competition!   Today you have to realize that the personal brand is much more important than ever, and no matter how committed you are to an enterprise in the end it’s your own sense of who you are and how you handle that that will in effect make you fail or succeed. As the co-blog author of The Bad Pitch Blog, what is the single worst pitch youve ever heard? I received in August what can only be classified as the worst pitch (and dumbest idea) (and most greedy letter) that I have ever gotten. And this time, unlike the ones you guys forward to Kevin and me, it came directly TO me. Which makes me think that the two people behind it were not only naïve, but also fabulously stupid. I tried to get in touch with these folks to get some questions answered and although everyone they CC’d was wildly writing each other dumbfounded about receiving it, the twosome who hit the enter key and unleashed the following on the world â€"ultimate pitch for something not deserved â€"never wrote back. So here’s to Liz Flowers and Scott Bland â€" lets call hem BLAND FLOWERS who though it sounds likely did not make this up, and who are receiving the BPB’s brand new honor of WORST PITCH IN THE WORLD. And incidentally, there’s not a whiff of the PR “specialty” to be found anywhere here. From: Elizabeth Flowers [mailto:weddingsponsorship@gmail.com] Subject: Wedding Sponsorship Hello, My name is Liz Flowers and my fiancé’s name is Scott Bland. We are a not your average couple, looking for a not so average, think out of the box type company who would like to obtain some great exposure while truly showing pure generosity. We will be getting married on November 15, 2008 at half past one oclock in the afternoon at Cornerstone Harvest Church in Lima, Ohio. Our wedding is going to be an open ceremony, which means anyone can attend!! Cornerstone has well over two thousand members. Mind you, this does NOT include our families and friends that will be attending that are outside of our church. We do not desire the most extravagant display, but we do desire a day that will be memorable for anyone that attends while being able to start our lives together debt free! With Scott being an inner city teacher for over 15 years and myself being a contracted administrative assistant, we are not gracing the covers of Forbes magazine, and on an average, the cost of a wedding is around $15,000 to $20,000 dollars. With that being said, we are seeking sponsorship in exchange for media coverage and targeted publicity. Heres how this would work We have built a wedding website that every guest will receive information on. The wedding site, www.scottandliz.org, not only features information about our special day, but will also feature an established page/link specifically for those companies that would like to take part in this offer. Your company will be able to offer our guests special discounts, if you choose, and a link to your personal business site! In addition, other ways to garner publicity are at the event itself: * There will be mention of your business name in our programs. * Your Business Name will be displayed on our church media screens * We will place your business cards on the tables at our reception. * Our DJ will have a special sponsor toast. * We will do our best to obtain media coverage This would be an exceptional venue to showcase your business and demonstrate your companys generosity. Our guests on average will be young, single, and or married professionals, which is a perfect target audience for your business!! Our goal is $,000, which we believe, is very doable since it is close to the end of the year and would be a great way to write some things off. Also, our wedding date of Nov 15th is 2 weeks away from THEE biggest shopping day of the year! Wouldn’t it be great if your business were at the forefront of consumers’ minds? Thank you in advance for your consideration!! If you would like to take part in this sponsorship program, call me at XX, email me at weddingsponsorship@gmail.com, or simply go to www.scottandliz.org and click on “Wedding Sponsors” for details on where to send your gift. Appreciatively, Liz Flowers and Scott Bland Ok, now let’s review: Besides the bad typos “THEE” biggest shopping day and a bunch of others that are Palin-worthy phraseologies, I want to rant about the fact they even sent it! ARE THEY KIDDING? Why should they get sponsorship as opposed to the million other wedded couples? The line “we are not gracing the covers of Forbes magazine” makes it seem like because they are not famous it makes them worthy. Dudes, maybe if you’d GOTTEN some press and had one angle that differentiated yourself besides “We’re worthy” of Wayne’s World paraphrasing, you might make sense. Most of all, when you think about the nerve it took to write this, calling themselves “the perfect target audience for your business” means these mental midgets have no idea what businessâ€"or emailâ€"or requestsâ€"or life…is all about. What are 3 ways we can prepare for 2011 today? Be responsible more than ever â€" truly. Learn how to write. Find what you think will be the one city, one friend, one vocation, and one idea you will stick with â€" and plan to do so. Do you think the thrill of the chase makes PR obsolete? There has been running commentary on this, which was originally raised by Steve Rubel and then Robert Scoble, Brian Solis and others chimed in. You asked if PR is now obsolete? I think this a lot today but then again it occurs to me that people are necessary for a few reasons. In years past, the science of our industry was seen as a sham that we could put over on whoever contracted us.   We did our jobs and, as long as we were charming and insouciant, most clients seemed to think we were in the way or a nuisance.   Keeping clients happy was once a cakewalk. Write up press releases with some good words in them, get the messages right, pick up some ink, pat yourself on the backrinse and repeat. Then poof! All of a sudden, everyone became aware of the capabilities and value of real PR. The media began to tell their readers and viewers how much spin they receive. That stopped the coasting of our PR colleagues: No one can do what was once de rigueur, that my report reads fine so Im doing well kind of PR. There is a need for fewer of us because so few can prove (read: provide proof of) the value-add for the profession. Once those who employ us figure out they can do it themselves en masse, we might as well face facts: Theyll find a way to get someone whos already being paid to do what we proclaimed only we could do. Or, to paraphrase Sandra Bernhard, without us, theyre suddenly NOT nothing.   I remember 1990 like it was yesterday. My colleagues at Columbia Business School (I was PR Director) as well as the Stepfordish public-affairs director thought what I did was special and incomprehensible: Richard got us on the front page of the Journal and the Times on the same day. However did he do this? No way any cynical businessperson would say that today. Our media friends write about how PR fit into their stories with such fervor its hard to imagine why anyone who skims papers or half-watches the tube doesnt say, Man, this PR thing sounds pretty darn easy to me.   Another suggestion is that we start a new type of PR-speak that only the natives understand. Marketing speaks in a foreign languagewhy not us? But Im trying to avoid doing something that can be undone. We damaged ourselves by forgetting how much of our work is suspicious to the paper-pushers in our lives, but I see a way we might live again: The best, or most sensible, manner in which we can jump back into the necessary bin is to provide, just like PBS, education with the entertainment.   Maybe its time for us pros to hold the hands of our employers and customers, and display our wares so that we are not only great to work with but were also able to provide a learning experience in a subject everyone wants to learn more about.   Could we prove our worth by just not talking about found stats all the time and, instead, spending our daydreams imagining what its like to be the people were promoting?   As we get more involved in the daily business happenings of C-level types, we ask tons of relevant questions and provide serious knowledge. Heres a two-fer: You find out more for your files and offer a more- than-cursory learning experience.   And now the business types get an acute whiff of what we do. The people who think they can do PR discover that our business successes are hard-won via thought and sweat; that is, we bring something to the proverbial table that only PR execs are knowledgeable about. We become the visionaries our elementary- school teachers wished for us. PR News magazine has spent the last few years saying get more involved in the business dealings of all clientele/managers. I say go one step further. Teach. Make the curious see that you have the keys to knowledge.   By providing education up and down the line, we can put a stop to the naysayers from assuming what we do is obvious. Thats a step toward keeping our jobs on tap, our revenue flowing and our clients engaged. Its nothing less than a newfound sense of urgency for PR. Then finally: This whole “simply don’t want our help” idea is complete egotistic crap. And I know because with the conglomeration of print and other media, and with bloggers always looking to be sure they aren’t missing the next new thing, everyone wants something â€" but it has to be real and without bullshit (that is, given to them with caveats included). Here’s my feeling on how good media relations â€" not the old PR â€" works. PR firms have long acted as if campaigns require their expertise. Even as CEO of a PR firm, I tend to think otherwise. If you’re savvy and energetic, you can do your own PR without any special skills. All you really need is information that teaches you how to stay “on top.” I have started to really live by the double-edged credo: a) it’s not brain surgery and b) it can be fun.” “Fun” may not be a term that you associate with PR, and yet your PR emanates from your passion for what you do. So how do you stay on top? First, ask yourself, “What’s the most interesting thing about my business/organization/endeavor?” Be objective. Next, connect that interesting, fun subject with a person, place, or event relevant to today’s world. Perhaps your company’s diesel serves as fuel for the light construction equipment that’s building a local nature trail. Maybe your profit-making jelly arose from your citrus-obsessed CEO’s dream in which the sun was a giant red grapefruit. (OK, maybe not, but still…) By exploiting such connections, you’ve completed the most crucial phase: finding a hook. You’ve got a hook! Now research those media contacts that would be most interested in your story and pitch them. You must do so passionately, persistently, and, most of all, professionally.   If you think you’ll annoy the media then STOP. Reporters need PR people. We give them stories. Even though members of the media may be busy, prove to people that you’re the real thing, and this genuine, concerted approach will open ears. You will establish yourself not only as a source of useful information, but also as a person in a helpful relationship. Often, the most important part of the PR cycle involves what happens after the pitch! It’s all in the follow-up. Say that last sentence a few times. Please.   Provide the specs for your diesel-powered diggers on time. Call to ensure that your contact got the samples of grapefruit jelly that you had couriered. Even write thank-you notes to those who cover your story. Do everything you can to keep up your end of the deal.   Hopefully, after all your hard work, you’ve got buzz. As I always put it, “People are talking about you; your story is in front of the news.” Time to celebrate! But you can’t afford to relax. You must finish the process. My own aggressive vision of PR (which has annoyed my agency’s weaker clients over the years) has us contacting other people, many larger audiences, with the same rapid-fire message. A diesel-powered nature-trail story could go in a national nature magazine as an example of a petrochemical company promoting environmental conservation. Or a jelly success could fill a human-interest slot on regional cable. We continue to spin and release interesting information to the press and others who act like media! On top of that, you are constantly linking up reporters and experts on different topics as a means of “source filing,” as I like to name this. With source filing, you position your company as an expert in fields related to your business. You recommend your fuel company’s CEO as a speaker about the need for more park lands. You mention that your jelly company spokesperson could tout the health benefits of citrus in general. Source filing capitalizes on your PR successes to broaden your influence and generate even more PR. A lot of what I’ve been teaching in classes at other agencies in seminars sometimes makes people feel woozy and slightly mind-boggled. Sure, the steps are simple enough, but the pitching, spinning, and source filing can never end.   Staying on top is really the art of maintaining “relationships.” Being ongoing, dynamic, friendly, and mutually informative makes a relationship between businesspeople and media work! Do the hard work of forging the initial connections, and your contacts will help you out. You will network your way to PR success. What happens if you are not up to the challenge? There is selling shoes. A lot of PR people think they need to depend on others to make the whole shebang work for them. It’s like something in them says: “I will use my colleague’s contacts,” or “I don’t really know if this angle works, or “Maybe I’ll wait and see.” In endâ€"no. You need to get up off your butt and do it yourself! There’s a reason the my other business book is called Full Frontal. Richard Laermer is a frequently-quoted authority on media culture and hype, Richard Laermer is a PR visionary, former journalist, and author of five bestselling books including 2011: Trendspotting, Punk Marketing and Full Frontal PR.   As a blogger he pens the infamous industry watchdog Bad Pitch Blog and does his best to combat insanity on Huffington Post. His PunkMarketing.com is among the marketing industry’s favorites and he contributes to several other blogs on a constant basis.   Laermer’s work as a reporter dates to 1979; his columns, reporting and reviews have been published in The New York Times, New York Daily News, Reuters, USA Today, New York Observer, People, US Weekly, Chief Executive, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Editor Publisher, and others.   He founded RLM PR in 1991 after a stint as PR Director at Columbia Business School.

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese How to Best Work With International Colleagues

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese How to Best Work With International Colleagues When Erin Meyer visited Tokyo with a Japanese colleague shortly after her book, The Culture Map was published, she agreed to speak to about 20 Japanese managers. After her presentation, she asked if there were any questions or comments. No hands went up, so I went to sit down, she recalls. But then her Japanese colleague whispered to her that he believed there were some comments. Would it be OK if he tried to solicit some feedback? Meyer agreed. The colleague made the attempt, but the group remained silent. Then, he made eye contact with someone and asked, Do you have something to add? To my amazement, she responded, Yes, thank you, and asked me a very interesting question. I was dumbfounded, Meyer says. How did he know that she had something she wanted to say? The process was repeated several times, and more people lent their voices to the discussion. After the session, Meyer asked her colleague how he knew people wanted to ask questions when they were so silent in the beginning. His response? It has to do with how bright their eyes are. I thought: Thats not something I ever would have learned from my upbringing in Minnesota, Meyer says. Meyer says she learned that in Japan, people dont make as much direct eye contact. So, when they do it means that they want to be called upon. When she returned to her classroom at INSEAD where she teaches executive courses, I felt both embarrassed and (read more here) Photo credit: Gi2C

Could a Low Use of Data Be Affecting Your Business Growth

Could a Low Use of Data Be Affecting Your Business Growth LinkedIn have warned recruitment businesses that a low use of data among recruiters could have a negative implication for the future of their business, as  new  research has  indicated that a slow adoption of new skills in the recruitment industry can impact the growth and impact of UK businesses. How is a poor use of data affecting businesses? A study of 500 senior HR and recruitment professionals revealed that nearly one in three (31%) admit they aren’t taking full advantage of the data insights into the skills of the wider workforce now available through social media. Not using data insights to inform recruitment activity has a clear impact on the ability of the business to identify and hire the right candidates. 28% of those involved in the survey stated that the biggest impact of not using data is reduced business productivity, which is caused by the length of time it takes to hire new employees and one in five think that a slow recruitment time can damage its staff morale.    A further 21%  reported slower growth, with 18% saying the extra time causes a potential loss of revenue. Chris Brown, Director LinkedIn Talent Solutions, commented: “Talent is the number one driver of success for businesses today. Companies that invest in their recruitment functions, give them a seat at the boardroom table, and give them access to the latest tools and insights have a competitive advantage. Being able to apply data insights to solve hiring challenges is just one of the things top employers look for when building their recruiting teams.” What role does data play? Data is becoming increasingly important in recruitment, and this has been underlined by the fact that 35% of  those surveyed said that better data analysis skills  was the top priority in successful recruitment in the future, and more than half (56%) believe the use of data insights will increasingly shape business strategy over the next three to five years. As part of its investment in new skills, defence company Thales has put 18 new recruiters through LinkedIn’s Recruiter Certification programme in the last year. Robert Hilder, Global Head of Sourcing at Thales commented: “The prevalence of social media today means employers now have direct access to a vast array of insight into where sought-after skills exist, among both active and ‘passive’ candidates. Recruiters need to know how to make use of all the tools available to them to stay ahead of the game. The ability to analyse and deliver data-driven insight and recommendations to our senior leadership team is something we put a lot of emphasis on when hiring and developing new recruiters. As a result, talent acquisition in our company now has a far higher degree of influence when it comes to informing strategic hiring decisions in the business.” Chris Brown at LinkedIn concluded: “These kind of insights will help organisations find talented people quickly and easily, and also inform strategic business decisions, such as where to locate new facilities and which markets have untapped pools of talent.” [Image Credit: Shutterstock]

Writing Graduate Assistantship in Resume

Writing Graduate Assistantship in ResumeWriting graduate assistantship in resume is a good method of having a wide range of different kinds of jobs. You can get a number of opportunities to write for graduate assistantships, which are very diverse in nature. There are a number of different positions that offer you the opportunity to handle projects and that could give you exposure in various areas of work.There are a number of positions that provide you with a large variety of tasks. You can choose from the research assistantships, the administrative assistantships, as well as the administrative assistantships. Every project is different and there is a possibility of gaining experience in all the fields. As a matter of fact, you will find a large number of opportunities to take advantage of when you know how to handle the different tasks that are required by the different positions.Writing graduate assistantship in resume is a good method of having a great deal of different types of projects available for you. You will be able to apply for more than one position, so that you can add one to your resume. You may be able to get the opportunity to join the project management group if you know how to use the techniques and learn the different skills.You can also join the different employment groups. This means that you have the chance to get assignments from different employers and clients. When you make it possible for you to get assignments from different companies, you will be able to get the chance to broaden your job search and to go beyond the traditional group of positions.The chances of finding the great job opportunities are very wide when you are writing graduate assistantship in resume. Most people are looking for high-quality projects because they are expecting that the positions are going to be very demanding. It is not easy to fulfill the requirements of several different people in different jobs. For this reason, it is a good way to ensure that you ar e going to get the best types of positions that will be challenging and appealing.There are a number of ways that you can improve your chances of getting positions that are quite challenging. The first step is to learn about the types of projects that are offered by different institutions and clients. The projects that you should write about in your resume will be those that require specific knowledge. Also, you have to think about the general aspects that will be needed by the project so that you will be able to focus on them.The next step is to join the project management group. While joining the project management group, you will be able to learn about the work and all the things that are required in this type of environment. In addition, you will be able to gain experience as an assistant in various projects.Writing graduate assistantship in resume will allow you to have a great deal of different projects available for you. You should be able to use the tasks in your resume to g ive the impression that you have an excellent amount of experience in the different positions. You should keep in mind that your resume should be focused. You should also give enough details about each of the projects that you have handled.

Todays Top 10 Best Jobs

Todays Top 10 Best Jobs 0 Flares 0 Flares Loyal Corn Heads might remember last weeks article that covered todays 10 worst jobs. Well, its not all doom and gloom here at Corn on the Job.  Over the weekend I decided Id bring you some sunshine with Todays Top 10 Best Jobs, so back to CareerCast I went. For those of you with kids, after a look at the Top 10 Best Jobs list you may want to encourage your little ones to take math a little more seriously.  Also, take note that each of the 10 jobs listed need at least an undergraduate degree, if not graduate school.  If your job falls on this list, please reply back with your thoughts.  Do you really feel like your job is all that sexy? Top 10 Best Jobs Mathematician Actuary Statistician Biologist Software Engineer Computer Systems Analyst Historian Sociologist Industrial Engineer Accountant There are a number of factors that go into the ranking.  Those factors include: Work Environment Physical Demands Stress Income Hours Per Week Check out the full article, and click on a job to see where it ranks in each category!

Self-Marketing Strategies to Land a New Job What Parades Teach Us - CareerAlley

Self-Marketing Strategies to Land a New Job What Parades Teach Us - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Nobody, no, nobody, is gonna rain on my parade! Bob Merrill and Jule Styne Author Byline: Christina Archer is a Career Agent, author, expert resume writer and presenter. Author Website: http://www.I-CareerSearch.com When was the last time you pulled out the folding chairs, grabbed a blanket and a thermos, and headed down to watch a local parade? I had the privilege of taking my family to the Festival of States Parade in Saint Petersburg, Florida last night..one of my favorites since I was in middle school. My children love to catch colorful beads and candy, while I am the recipient of brochures, flyers, and coupons passed out by local merchants participating in the festivities. Today, were going to talk about five self-marketing strategies that will get your name in front of hiring managers and decision makers. These are out of the box ideas; but in a tough economy, youve got to self-promote constantly. Its time to place your personal marketing strategy to the head of the parade, and march! 1. Know who the hiring managers and decision makers are at your target companies. Many job candidates fall prey to the web application; and dont ever take the time to find out who they would be working for! Yes, its going to take some extra work but you owe it to your career to find out who youve got to connect with. Call the company, talk to HR, use the social networks, Google search the organization, visit their website; do whatever you have to and find out who will ultimately decide to hire you. 2. Put yourself in front of the hiring authority outside of the office. If youve done your research, you know that Mr. Hiring Manager is a member of the local Toastmasters club that meets every Thursday night. Ms. Decision Maker may have a passion for volunteering at the local dog shelter. The company you want to work for may have a huge community event next week. This information is easily found on the web. Attend that Toastmasters meeting, find out when Ms. Decision Maker will be at the shelter, go to the company community shin-dig and introduce yourself to those people who can hire you. 3. Join local networking groups, and go to the meetings. Hiring managers, HR, Recruiters, and influential individuals are constantly networking to continue up the ladder. When you want to connect with them, just look at professional clubs that meet in your area. Most of all, remember to engage with other members, and talk about job leads they may be aware of. 4. Have a personal elevator pitch. Can you articulate to Mr. Hiring Manager who you are, what you do, and what you want? Heres an example: Hi John, my name is Christina, and I help people land their dream job in 60 days or less. Im looking for new project that will utilize my recruiting and writing skills. I understand your company is opening a new training development office locally. Id love to hear more about that. As you can see, an elevator pitch is a teaser. Your goal is to say just enough to strike up a relevant conversation. Notice too, I didnt look desperate by asking whether he had open jobs. An elevator pitch is essential in the self-marketing game. 5. Your calling card is calling! When you have the opportunity to rub elbows with decision makers, do you think they are likely to remember you after the conversation? They might, depending on their overall impression of you. Lets take our self-marketing to the next level, and make sure they cant forget you by having professionally printed business cards with your name, contact information, email, web resume address, and a one liner version of your elevator pitch. You dont have to spend hundreds of dollars to have high quality, personalized calling cards anymore, either. You never know when youll meet your next prospective boss.so have them with you at all times. Parade watchers are a captive audience. When you incorporate the parade mentality into your job search, you create a win-win situation that will land you your next opportunity. Are you doing everything you can to make a captive audience of the hiring managers at your target companies? Article courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap, a content exchange service sponsored by CollegeRecruiter.com, a leading site for college students looking for internships and recent graduates searching for entry level jobs and other career opportunities. Good luck in your search