Professional Networking update

Hi all, last week we covered a lot of ground at our business meeting. Below are the topics discussed.

1. Attendance - we were going to decide if we should take a summer beak the last two weeks of August. Summer has dealt a blow to our attendance it seems. Also it was discussed sending someone from your organization if you can't make it . The group all agreed this was a good idea as long as it didn't become the norm.

2. Energizing the group - we discussed holding an offsite meeting on the evening of Thursday, October 1st. This would be the first of quarterly events for our group. At this meeting, 4-5 professional networking members would be showcased. The rest of the members could market themselves more informally bringing any marketing materials they have. This event would be open to the San Luis Obispo County business community. We have the location, "Mix it up" a brand new food event/cooking school located on Fiero Ln in SLO. Next steps is to decide which members would like to be showcased and to discuss any other thoughts, concerns or possible publicity ideas.

3. August and September speakers - we have our new list and I have posted them on the blog. http://pnetworking.blogspot.com

4. Triggers list - we discussed updating them quarterly, keeping the triggers to three main triggers and reviewing them internally at our professional networking business meetings.

Getting things done

Last week, Eric Hubbs from Collaboration shared with us a new book, Getting Things Done, that he finds absolutely helpful getting things done at work. Add this to your to do list.

10 Bad Résumé Bloopers

 

When 76 percent of executives say that one or two typos on a résumé can be enough to remove a candidate from consideration for a job, a jobseeker who included "my work ethics are impeachable"

has probably sealed his or her fate.

 

That's actually one of the many egregious résumé errors that a recent survey by Accountemps uncovered.

 

The staffing firm conducted a survey that found that 40 percent of executives say it takes only one mistake on a résumé to rule a candidate out for a job. Another 36 percent of respondents said it takes two errors.

 

Fourteen percent of respondents said it would take three mistakes to remove a candidate from consideration, compared with 7 percent who said it took 4 or more mistakes.

 

Here are the other flagrant mistakes uncovered by the survey:

· "Hope to hear from you, shorty."

· "Have a keen eye for derail."

· "Dear Sir or Madman."

· "I'm attacking my résumé for you to review."

· "I am a rabid typist."

· "My work ethics are impeachable."

· "Nervous of steel."

· "Following is a grief overview of my skills."

· "GPA: 34.0"

 

Source: BLR

Aardvark - A Human Search Engine

Aardvark -- http://vark.com -- is an online tool that lets you ask a
complex question and get an informed answer from someone on the
network. It is little bit like Twitter as a search tool except
Aardvark uses profile data from Facebook to match your question with
someone who might be able to answer it. As a social network tool, it
is built on Facebook and when you sign up for it you will have to give
the system permission to access your Facebook profile data.

I asked if anyone knew of a lightweight, low cost camcorder capable of
recording audio and with a way to attach the camcorder to my bicycle
handlebars. Within 30 minutes I had my first very complete answer
from a guy near Boston that pointed to a good solution that cost
$50. A little later I had two more answers with relevant suggestions,
one from a guy in Toronto and one from a guy in Barcelona.

You can find all this info in ordinary search, but this gives a human
recommendation in the mix. And it is very targeted -- no browsing
through lots of results to get the answer.

Glenn Silloway
The Net Sells - www.thenetsells.com
Internet Marketing for Entrepreneurs
805-748-9475 - info@thenetsells.com

How to catapult your small business with a blog

Hi all, I sat in on this very informative and short webinar given by Typepad. Click here to download the presentation. At Whizbang we use Typepad, Wordpress and Blogspot to create blogs for our clients. The thing I liked about this webinar was the case studies. You can see how easy and inexpensive blogging can be. Happy viewing.

Net Sells presents Internet Marketing for Results

At today's meeting, Glenn Silloway of the Net Sells gave a great presentation on Internet Marketing to get results. You view his presentation via slideshare on Linkedin. While their make sure to join our group Professional Networking SLO.