Apr 29, 2013 09:08 EDT CareerFuel Ideally, entrepreneurs start their small business on the side & keep a day job until the revenue is high enough. Brandon Medenwald actually pulled this off. Two years ago, Brandon found himself frustrated that existing digital technology didn’t solve the problem of knowing who was in the office at any given time. Over a drink, Brandon told Bill he could build a better “mousetrap” in a weekend.
Apr 24, 2013 10:33 EDT CareerFuel Five months into his first job out of college Michael found himself unemployed and then again after a two-year consulting gig. In total, he was without a job for nearly a year and a half. Today, he is happily employed full time as a Content Specialist at Middlebury Interactive Languages and Michael says the job “hits all my strengths—language, writing and teaching.”
Apr 17, 2013 09:38 EDT CareerFuel “Become expert at something,” is often posited by career counselors as one way to find work. An early adopter of LinkedIn, Jeff Zelaya has done just that, riding the network’s wave ever since.
Apr 15, 2013 08:58 EDT CareerFuel In my previous post, we looked at the basics of search engine optimization, or SEO for small business. In this post we will take a look at what kind of projects can build your small business's web presence on an ongoing basis.
Apr 06, 2013 11:56 EDT CareerFuel Is there an ideal age to do a startup? Not really, unless you live a monastic existence—something not very conducive to the networking needs of an entrepreneur. Are 20 something’s more suited to startups? Yes and no.
Apr 04, 2013 09:24 EDT CareerFuel Lean forward. Put your hand out. Let the person know you are interested in their company. When TD Bank came to run an event at Westfield State University in Massachusetts and senior Chelsea Decoteau was working in the lobby for the Director of Student Activities, she did just that. She introduced herself and said, “I want to get into banking." And she kept saying it...
Mar 28, 2013 09:51 EDT CareerFuel Thinking outside of the box is a “must” when trying to get someone’s attention. The trouble is, few of us know what that looks like. Three years ago, Ian Greenleigh decided that if employers used ads to find job seekers, then maybe job seekers could use ads to find a new employer. Several ad campaigns and one book deal later, Ian is the go-to expert on using ads to find work.
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Mar 22, 2013 09:38 EDT CareerFuel Hello fellow job-seekers, welcome to the madness that is March, and whether your resume is built to be a bracket buster or you've got the grooming of an employment Blue Blood, I'm here to break down your chances of landing a full-time job.
Mar 20, 2013 12:01 EDT CareerFuel Most small business owners know they need to pay attention to boosting their search rankings, but don't know how-- it often feels like a black box. Depending upon the day and the latest article, it's hard to know what to believe. Advertising is a lot easier to understand, but very expensive for small companies with minimal marketing budgets.