New Year’s Resolutions for Job Seekers [Redux]
This post originally ran on Dec. 2, 2010. Waxing UnLyrical is on its holiday break, so we’re re-running this post since it might still be useful to you. And we hope you had a terrific holiday weekend!
Are you planning to add job seeking to your list of New Year’s resolutions?
I’ve been both sides of the interview table quite a bit.
But probably the time that I did the most interviewing was at my last job.
I was trying to build up a really well-rounded in-house communication team encompassing a range of communication disciplines, both internal and external.
Since said “last job” was for the oldest animal welfare organization in the United States, you’ll understand that we were rarely short of applicants.
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Yesterday I had the honor – and it really was an honor – of introducing Dr. Donna Vincent Roa as she received the 2011 Matrix Award (that’s her on the left) from the Association for Women in Communication’s DC chapter, in recognition of her accomplishments in the global communication field.
As I said in my remarks, long before I met Donna (who is IABC-accredited and a former IABC/DC Metro president, as I am), I bumped into her reputation. I couldn’t avoid it. Wherever I went, there it was. Kind of like a doppelgänger, but much, much nicer.
Over the years, I’ve come to know her, and not just respect her smarts, which are incredible, but see what a genuinely kind and giving person she is.
Donna’s done some pretty amazing things: not only does she have a Ph.D. in Communication (how many of us have that?!), she’s
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HAPPO Days Are Here Again
Sorry, couldn’t resist that. I felt a bit punny.
What is HAPPO? Oh, how quickly one forgets!
Here’s a reminder of how HAPPO started, but in a nutshell, it stands for “Help a PR Pro Out,” and is an initiative that uses social media to connect public relations job seekers with those who could employ them.
I’ve been part of the core group since Arik Hanson and Valerie Simon launched the initiative, and think it’s absolutely fab.
Tomorrow, a little over one year since HAPPO was launched, there will be several events taking place throughout the country to help job seekers with all sorts of things: résumé reviews, advice, as well as connecting them with potential employers.
Image: edupov via Flickr, CC 2.0
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