Your online brand is hot topic and it always will be. “Personal branding” comes down to how you interact with people, whether through Twitter, Facebook, AIM, email or Direct Message using your name or a pseudonym. Regardless of the medium, everyone knows that what you say online reverberates through the Internet. So here comes the…
Jessica Malnik is a marketing coordinator, social media specialist, videographer and avid blogger. Visit her blog for social media, technology, public relations and marketing ramblings. I recently read both “Crush It!” and “The Thank You Economy” by Gary Vaynerchuk. There was one theme that resonated with me loud and clear. It’s the idea of staying true…
Many smaller markets across the U.S. are currently experiencing a common issue as a significant portion of younger professionals are leaving to seek out opportunities in larger cities. A major reason why they’re leaving is that they feel that there are not enough employment options and diversity for them to live comfortably. An honest and…
When I graduated from UNC in May 2009, I moved from small-town Chapel Hill to the big, bad city of Chicago. I had a great internship offer, and I wasn’t taking any chances in the economy, so even though I didn’t know anyone, I packed up and moved across the country. I won’t lie: being…
Everyone has challenges when it comes from transitioning from high school to college then college to the “real working world.” It’s a known fact. How we overcome challenges and how we deal with challenges says a lot about our character and really prepares us for more upcoming challenges that will stand in the way. Growing…
Four years ago, during the last semester of my senior year in college, I hit the job hunt hard. Almost every weekend, I drove home for a job interview, looking for that perfect web/Flash developer position waiting for me in Chicago. And there were a few offered to me. I accepted one that sounded great….
We did it! The #u30pro community, born on twitter, now has a .com to call its own. We can’t even begin to tell you how excited we have been watching the community grow on Twitter, then on LinkedIn, Brazen Careerist, Facebook and Meetup. It’s been a ride and this is the next step in our…
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