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Weekly Career Profile: Dental Hygienist

Husky — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:23:20 +0000

Working under the supervision of dentists, dental hygienists provide preventative dental care and teach patients how to maintain good oral health. They provide dental cleanings, examine teeth and gums, apply fluoride treatments and sealants, and take and develop x-rays. In order to become a dental hygienist, you will have to attend a dental hygiene school. Attending dental hygiene school usually results in earning an associate degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S

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Stupid Stimulus Spending: Projects that Piss Us Off

Husky — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:12 +0000

Last week there was some uproar surrounding the use of stimulus money to create jobs in other countries, including in China. A handful of Senators are protesting the fact that many of the renewable energy jobs that the recovery money is creating are, in fact, overseas. Their argument is that stimulus money should only be used to create jobs here, in America. That argument is nothing new. For months the White House has been claiming that we’d be way worse off without the stimulus and the Republicans are accusing that it hasn’t helped

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Our Latest Book: How to Write Great Copy for the Web

Husky — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:30:07 +0000

Last week I introduced you to the latest collaboration between Rockable Press and FreelanceSwitch, How to Write Great Copy for the Web by Donna Spencer. I am happy to announce that the book has been launched today and Rockin’ List members get a $5 discount on the digital book, bringing the book’s price down to just $10 . Get subscribed and check out the book .

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Write a White Paper – focus on a hot topic.

Husky — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:12:00 +0000

This is just like producing a newsletter but you only need to do it once and you can reuse it until the topic falls out of vogue. Summarize the industry pundits and then offer your own take on it. Read up on a hot topic like VoIP [voice over internet protocol] and write a 10-15 page summary linking it to your industry. A hot topic like VoIP will have effects on every industry in America but you need to concentrate on what’s important to your sector

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What is a Social Resume?

Husky — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:12:17 +0000

“Long live the resume!”

The traditional resume will die!”

“Video resumes rule.”

This debate will go on and on and on. You know where I stand – the traditional resume will not die, but there is room for other “things” to come in and fill some gaps.

Enter the Social Resume.

I just got an email from the Brazen Careerist network talking about their version of the social resume. It’s cool, of course, and it will be cool to see how it develops. It is not the only way to have a social resume. Here are some other ideas for a Social Resume (especially if you are not a Brazen Careerist member):

Your LinkedIn Profile. This is the easiest, least expensive, most common, and probably highest return “social resume” you can have. I don’t think your LinkedIn Profile is a resume, and it shouldn’t look like your resume, but if you want to have a website where people can find you (social), and communicate with you (social), and learn about you (resume), this is the low hanging fruit. My LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD has over 20 minutes of LinkedIn Profile critiques to help you know how to make yours stronger, or Career Resumes does LinkedIn Profile makeovers. It’s not that hard to get this done right.
A one-page blog. Usually when I think “blog” I think “commitment to writing a lot.” Because that’s what bloggers do. But really, you can go to wordpress.com or typepad and set up a blog, have it be your name (like yourname.wordpress.com) and then just have ONE page… that page would be your social resume. If you want you can include links to your LinkedIn Profile, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Get creative. It’s easy to do… just don’t do any advertising or they will snatch your blog away and you will be left with nothing.
Emurse.com. I love this site. I didn’t list it first because it’s more of a traditional resume than a social resume… however, it’s still pretty cool. Take your traditional resume and put it into emurse…. then you’ll have yourname.emurse.com as your landing page. There are lots of cool bells and whistles on emurse – and it’s free.
VisualCV.com. This is a terrific way to showcase lots of visual stuff, like pictures, videos, etc. LinkedIn kind of allows you to do this but it isn’t elegant at all – VisualCV is elegant, and one of the best I’ve seen. Again, they are free.
And since I mentioned it, video resumes. I think “video” and “resume” shouldn’t go together, but definitely a video portfolio or … video bio. VideoBio is a company that helps you put together a 2 – 3 minute “here’s who I am” in a very strategic, targeted and professional way. It’s not a replacement to the resume at all, but some people like the idea of the power of a video. Check out VideoBio and see some of their example videos or the enhanced videos.

I wouldn’t say that Facebook or Twitter provide you a social resume… some might argue that but I just don’t see it. What am I missing – any other ideas?

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How to Give Yourself a Raise Without Losing Business

Husky — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:30:40 +0000

This post is an excerpt from my eBook, The Blog Business Funnel . It teaches freelancers how to run a profitable freelance business, fed entirely by a healthy and thriving blog. This excerpt is from Chapter 7: Scaling Up. FreelanceSwitch readers can claim a special discount at the end of this post.

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Eliminating Frustration by Focusing on Strengths

Husky — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:44 +0000

Get a FREE copy of Laura Tirello’s report: “Five Ways to Eliminate Idea Overwhelm” Have you been working towards the same accomplishment for years? Do you think that pure will and determination will create a force so strong that it will just happen? I love enthusiasm, but chances are this strategy won’t work. Before you get frustrated and stop reading this article, let me share with you what will shift you from trying to force things to happen to actually making them happen. I came across a quote in a book called Strengths 2.0 by Tom Rath that states it quite simply: “You cannot be anything you want to be—but you can be more of who you are.” We grow up believing we can do anything.

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How to Start Your Own Music Recording Studio

Husky — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:25 +0000

Do you have goals that you want to pursue in life but don’t know how to get started? It’s easy to dream about ideal careers, but sometimes it may be even easier to let them stay that way—just dreams. So what does it take to get a business off the ground? I interviewed David Bennsky Jr., the owner of Da Business Productions , to get an idea of what it takes to turn dreams into reality, and even better—into paper.

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Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos

Husky — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:07:16 +0000

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Chapter 12: 47 unique ways to find a job

Husky — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:09:00 +0000

Breaking through “You’ve got to say, I think if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it.”