I admit that I go M.I.A. from this site all too often. It’s just that I’m living the life that I want, but have very little time for extra stuff. Extra stuff includes promoting my skills online. I really do want to write more about my experience. Really! So, here’s an update – I started advertisingContinueContinue reading “Living, Writing, Loving It”
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Time to Get Some Clients Through Proposals! Four ways to write a proposal.
I need to get more work, so I need to send out proposals to prospective clients. Here are four methods of writing a proposal that caught my eye.
Messing with My Marketing Mix
Selling Myself As a novice freelancer, I am getting plenty of surprises or, uh, learning opportunities. My first meeting with a lead taught me not to consult, for instance, because then they had my advice and considered the knowledge more powerful than someone to do the work for them. Once I did get a paidContinueContinue reading “Messing with My Marketing Mix”
The Case of the Missing Professional Identity
Made using Infogr.am Our jobs make up a good part of our identity and pride. It’s one of the first things you ask about a person when getting to know them, yet many of us end up in a job that doesn’t mirror our professional goals. Personally, I feel torn whenever I talk about myContinueContinue reading “The Case of the Missing Professional Identity”
Today I will take control of my career.
Are you a self-starter? I used to self-proclaim as a self-starter until I tried starting something big for myself. It turns out I’m great at working independently, but not very good at knowing where to start if there’s no initial assignment. No one was telling me what to write or giving me a deadline, soContinueContinue reading “Today I will take control of my career.”
Live to work, work to live: I could be my own employer
Christmas and the New Year have passed, and I am ready to barrel right into 2016. My motivation is not a New Year’s resolution, but an epiphany I had while preparing for the holidays. As busy as my life was before December, it got even crazier with having to add shopping trips, wrapping, dishes toContinueContinue reading “Live to work, work to live: I could be my own employer”
Take That Job Search Advice With a Grain of Salt
Joining the plethora of job searching articles out there, I would like to put in what truths – or rather, untruths – about what I have found the hunt to really be like. If you are also currently searching for that perfect career, you might be researching resume and cover letter tips like I doContinueContinue reading “Take That Job Search Advice With a Grain of Salt”
From Job Searching to Being Active in the Field
In one week I finalized my freelance strategy, started a part-time job for steady income, and began volunteering. The schedule is much more hectic, but so much more fulfilling. One of the first things people tell you about freelancing is that you should not quit your day job because lining up clients is a slowContinueContinue reading “From Job Searching to Being Active in the Field”
When is the best time to attend college?
Frank Bruni, author and New York Times columnist, spoke on the Wisconsin Public Radio’s Kathleen Dunn Show yesterday about his newest book and how high school might be too early for many young people to make lifelong decisions. You can listen here. I feel lucky that I caught this show yesterday because it hits on the topicContinueContinue reading “When is the best time to attend college?”
Education to Employment Skills Gap
Are your education and experiences providing you with the right skills for the career you want? Until you officially start your job search for post-graduation employment, you don’t really know what employers expect from you. Professors and advisers will do their best to prep you, but even they won’t have all the answers. The Association ofContinueContinue reading “Education to Employment Skills Gap”
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