Using Social Media to Create an Online Brand and Advance Your Career

Want to take your career to the next level—or perhaps in a completely different direction? 2010 may be the year to harnes social media to advance your career.

..

.

Online Job Hunting  

Getting tired sending resumes to jobs@BlackHoleNeverToBeHeardAgain.com and receiving no response? Read the column by ProSpring's president Jack Molisani in Intercom magazine on Avoiding Job Hunting Black Holes.

.

.

.

Job Hunting in a Recession  

Finding work can be challenging even in the best of economic times, and especially so during a recession. Read the article in Intercom magazine by ProSpring's president Jack Molisani on Job Hunting in a Recession.

..

Recession-Proof Your Career

The best way to survive the next recession is to take actions now to expand your sphere of influence and create multiple sources of income. Read the article in Intercom magazine by ProSpring's president Jack Molisani on how to Recession-Proof Your Career.

.

Take Control of Your Career!

One strategy for staying employed is to make yourself so valuable to your company that they wouldn’t even consider letting you go. Jack Molisani's article Take Control of Your Career expands on that concept, and hopefully it will inspire you to find your own unique ways of adding value to your company.

.

Advance Your Career Using Public Relations

Do you add value to your company? Are you a corporate problem solver? Does anyone know? Read Jack Molisani's article on how to Advance Your Career Using Public Relations.

.

Hidden Information in Your Resume  

While it takes special forensic tools to access most of your personal information stored in computers, some of it is in plain view. This article is about one of the “plain view” instances: information Microsoft Word saves about you, your company, and the topic you are writing about, all of which can be seen by anyone who has access to your resume.

. .
.

Working With Employment Agencies

Is working through emplyment agencies worth the risk or reduced bill rate (vs. landing a contract yourself)? Read Jack Molisani's article on Working with Employment Agencies.

.

Need to Reduce Tech Support Costs? 

Jack Molisani was recently quoted in Australian PC Magazine on why customers call tech support and what tech writers can do to reduce those calls.

.

How to Build a Business Case 

A business case is a fundamental tool for building support and justifying resources. Want a pay raise, new authoring tools or a bigger budget? Read Jack Molisani's article on How to Build a Business Case.

 

Expanding your Sphere of Influence: eDiscovery 

Read Jack Molisani's article on eDiscovery and learn how you can expand your sphere of corporate influence.

.

The Future of Technical Communication

ProSpring's president Jack Molisani was quoted in Barbara Giamona's article on
The Future of Technical Communication.

.

Are You Making Mistakes that Cost You the Job?  

Read the presentation by ProSpring's president Jack Molisani on The Top 10 Mistakes Professionals Make When Looking for Work.

Portfolios and Interview Strategies

Most people think a portfolio is a collection of work samples.  Learn what a portfolio really is and how to use a portfolio to guide an interview exactly where you want it to go, and land that next job or contract!

.

 

Alternate Career Paths for Technical Communicators  

Thinking of transitioning out of technical writing and into a related field? Read Jack Molisani's presentation on alternate career paths before making your move.

How to Make a Six Figure Income

Have too much month left at the end of your money? See Jack Molisani's session on How to Make a Six Figure Income as a Technical Communicator.

Need to reduce tech support costs? 

Read Jack Molisani's article on why customers call tech support and what tech writers can do to reduce those calls.

 

 

Want to break into technical writing? 

See the slides from Jack Molisani's "Jumpstart Your Tech Comm Career" presentation.

 

 

Independent Contractor or Temporary Employee? 

Are you an independent contractor or temporary employee? See the definition of each straight from the IRS and get any more information you need from the IRS website.