Monthly Archives: August 2009

Mentor Monday: 5 Reasons to Have a Mentor

Tweet If you didn’t already know, mentors are the single most valuable resource a young professional could hope to enjoy…aside from actual experience. Starting off isn’t easy.  Mentors make it easier.  If you are able to create meaningful relationships with older, more experienced professionals, you’ll certainly have a leg up on your competition. A mentor…

Are You a Social Media Expert or Evangelist?

Tweet Are you a social media expert or a social media evangelist?  There are a lot of discussions about the gorwing number of “social media experts”.  Most of it tends to be negative, as there are many self-proclaimed social media experts out there, that aren’t worthy of such a title. There are also a lot…

14 Ways a Blog Will Help You Get a Job

Tweet Not everyone should start a blog…you should only start one if you are ready to commit to it and you have something to contribute. If you think you can do that, then starting a blog is one of the most valuable tools you can utilize to get a job. Starting a blog shows… your…

3 Methods to Approach Twitter Following

Tweet To follow or to not follow… to follow a lot or to follow a little… to follow back or to follow first… these are the tough questions we face on Twitter. I’ve spoken about what makes others follow to help you figure out a legitimate method to gain followers. Now I’d like to help…

Journchat Philly LIVE Event Aug 17th

Tweet Join us! For those who don’t already know about #journchat, it is a weekly twitter chat that takes place every Monday night, where journalists, public relations professionals, bloggers, social media professionals and anyone else interested comes together for a lively, open discussion on industry issues and trends.  In the words of the wonderful Sarah…