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14 Oct 2009

One To Watch Out For: Rebecca Denison

Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes

I’ve “talked” so often to Rebecca Denison recently that I’m liable to forget I haven’t met her IRL yet. Tell you what, this young lady knows the right way to network.

Rebecca, a “new professional,” and I first connected on Twitter, where she asked if she could pick my brain on career options. I said, “yes.” Then we set up a time to talk, and I was impressed with her lack of entitlement. So now I’m doing whatever I can to help her with her career goals.

Rebecca’s an odd […]

By Shonali Burke|Oct 14, 2009|Categories: Career Development, Measurement & Metrics, Public Relations|Tags: craig carroll, heather whaling, IPR, katie paine, lauren fernandez, mark schaefer, Measurement & Metrics, prsa, Public Relations, rebecca denison, UNC|12 Comments

23 Sep 2009

DC Conference Mania

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

There are two great events coming up in DC next week that I’m really looking forward to. Here’s my not-so-subtle pitch for you to come and be a part of them, if your schedule and wallet allow, because I think they’re smart conferences for smart people to attend.

The first is the Grow Smart Business conference on Tuesday, Sept. 29 (you’ll have noticed my blog’s been sporting the badge recently). I was lucky enough to be invited to it and I can’t wait to hear from Chris […]

By Shonali Burke|Sep 23, 2009|Categories: Career Development, Speaking & Presenting|Tags: bob london, chris anderson, communitelligence, david henderson, grow smart business, iabc washington, jack holt, jill foster, mark phillips, mark warner, marke weiner, ned lundquist|5 Comments

22 Sep 2009

Job Hunting? Give JobShouts a Holler

Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

I came across JobShouts the way I seem to come across many new things these days: on Twitter. I’m not looking for a job (hey, my boss is very good to me), but I know many people who are, and for them, it’s definitely worth investigating.

According to its website, JobShouts is “no longer just a job board in the traditional sense,” but “a job search engine integrated with social media, helping to create connections and deliver better matching results for both employers and job seekers.”

Basically, you […]

By Shonali Burke|Sep 22, 2009|Categories: Career Development, Social Media|Tags: alison doyle, job hunting, jobshouts, michael quale, robin eads, Twitter|6 Comments

03 Sep 2009

Email Lists: One Step at a Time

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

I took a completely unscientific Twtpoll a couple of days ago. The question was: you’ve met someone once, and like a good networker, exchanged business cards. Next thing you know, you’re on this person’s email list, which is clearly being used to market his/her small business. OK or no way?

Out of 28 votes, seven thought it was ok. The rest (75%) pretty much said no way (if it’s going in your spam filter, I take it as a sign that it’s unwanted) and the comments are pretty clear.

My Take

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By Shonali Burke|Sep 3, 2009|Categories: Career Development|Tags: chris brogan, email marketing twtpoll networking, seth godin, solopr|11 Comments