LinkedIn’s Youthful Expansion
Do you have a teenager in your family? Well there is big news in the world of social media: LinkedIn is now available for high school users. Students as young as 14 in the US are welcome on LinkedIn’s social networking site as a result of their newly revised terms of service. The allowable ages […]
How Friends Can Become Mentors
I will always remember Denise who asked me to be her mentor several years ago. I was flattered. She wanted advice about her career and she asked me “Will you be my mentor?” After that question, we met on a regular basis and discussed her career and brainstormed some ideas. Denise was a “company friend” […]
Glassdoor Reveals Winners of the 2013 Talent Warrior Awards, Leaders in Social Recruiting
SAUSALITO, CA – 08/28/13 — Glassdoor, the world’s most transparent jobs and career community, today announced the winners of its inaugural Talent Warrior Awards, a list of the top 10 individuals who excel in social recruiting. More than 300 nominees were considered in the competition which kicked off in early June. Winners of the award […]
7 Uses of Enterprise Social Media at Work
Social media is everywhere and it’s coming to your workplace. Social media use by Fortune 500 companies for the purposes of marketing and customer service is no longer the new and shiny thing. Seventy-seven percent of the Fortune 500 use Twitter and 70% use Facebook for engagement (seen below), advertisement and marketing. Social media use […]
8 Panel Picker Sessions I’m Voting for #SXSW 2014
Don’t forget to consider voting for my session at SXSW, “Brand Ambassadors: Pure Genius or Risky Business.” Click here to vote. Took a look at your Twitter stream lately? Just do a nice little search on the #SXSW hash tag on Twitter and you’ll see what I mean. It’s SXSW Panel Picker voting time. Every […]
5 Interview Questions Your PM Candidate Doesn’t Want You to Ask
5 Interview Questions Your PM Candidate Doesn’t Want You to Ask Here are five interview questions that will make an amateur Project Manager squirm in their seat–and the answers you should be looking for. 1. Who was your last Project Sponsor? Is she one of your references? First of all, you’re looking for a Project […]