Tuesday, May 21, 2013

How to write an awesome online resume in five lines

1. Profile: link to your Facebook Timeline

2. Work and education: link to LinkedIn profile

3. Projects: link to Dropbox folder and Behance portfolio

4. Interests: links to your blog, Scoop.it, Instapaper, Instagram, and Pinterest pages

5. Thoughts: link to Twitter profile

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Everybody's talkin' about communications jobs, week of May 19, 2013


1. Communication and Outreach Coordinator, Volunteer Manitoba

2. Sales and Publicity Manager, Turnstone Press

3. Summer Special Events Assistant, Manitoba Arts Network

4. Digital Advertising Coordinator (term), Think Shift

5. Summer Communications Coordinator, Lake Winnipeg Foundation

6. Summer Events Coordinator, Lake Winnipeg Foundation

7. Regional Communications Manager, CBC

8. Director of Policy and Communications, Manitoba Chambers of Commerce

9. Editor, Issues Ink

10. Premium Whiskey Promotor, Mosaic for Johnnie Walker products

11. Web Marketing Manager (and Social Media Coordinator), Pinnacle

12. Technical Communications Officer II, Manitoba Public Insurance

13. Social Media Specialist, AAR - Auto List of Canada

14. Communications Analyst, Canadian Centre for Child Protection

15. Event and Marketing Manager, Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Eleven new words to burn into your mind like a pair of cheek-a-boo shorts

See number three, below. 

1. Anticipointment - Getting ready to feel displeasure.

2. Attractual - Good looking as verified by science.

3. Cheek-a-boo - The hot, new shorts that were sweeping Coachella, if by "sweeping" you mean one person.

4. Nap Trap - The ongoing act of intending to "take a short snooze" before embarking on work, then waking up fully clothed, confused, and still sleepy the next day.

5. Nerdistry - The art of being boringly studious and up to date on all matters related to science fiction.

6. Refreshtivities - The vigorous consumption of beverages.

7. Someone-elsie - A photo of someone other than yourself.

8. Printernet - The stack of papers on your seasoned colleague's desk consisting of the entire Web in printed form.

9. Twerk - Person who tweets on behalf of his or her employer.

10. Writers' Blog - The inability to update your blog, because you're too busy writing other stuff.

11. Youngcle - Your father or mother's brother who is younger than you.