Category Archives: Work

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  Want that New Job? Step 1 is having a vision.

  Posted on September 11, 2009 by jaywalk1 in Professional Development, Resource, Resources, Work

  I’ve sat in on several interviews over the last few years, and one thing that always seems to separate the successful candidates from the rest of the pack is having a vision. My thoughts on this are shared on communications veteran Ron Culp’s blog, Culpwrit.

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  Intern Coordinator Vows

  Posted on September 8, 2009 by jaywalk1 in Gen Y, Professional Development, Public Relations, Thoughts, Work

  The Interns are in the office for their first day of orientation and I can see the hungry look in the eyes of several colleagues who can’t wait to spread the work load wealth around. Admittedly, I can’t wait either, but before I transform into the Duke of Delegation, I’m going to take a few [...]

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  On Vacation: Gen Y, You're Doing it Wrong!

  Posted on August 31, 2009 by jaywalk1 in Gen Y, Thoughts, Work

  According to an article in the latest edition of Entrepreneur Magazine, Gen Y-ers are “Young and Bummed”… and basically unable to take a real vacation. A Ranstad “Work Watch” Survey of 2,000 employees showed that taking time off for vacation was stressful for people between the ages of 18 and 34. Over a third of [...]

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  Diversity in PR and Social Media

  Posted on July 26, 2009 by jaywalk1 in Diversity, PR, Public Relations, Social Media, Thoughts, Work

  If I had to assign the last week one overarching theme, there’s no question that it would be diversity. It started with Sunday afternoon thoughts about one social media heavyweight who just does not seem to get the credit she deserves, Corvida Raven. I could try to describe her, but I think she does a [...]

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