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What to Do (and Not Do) in an Interview

Steiner Skipness wanted to know what people say and do during job interviews that make them successful. Or not. To find out he set up a fake company, reviewed resumes and interviewed people. The fact that these people were wasting their time interviewing for a job that was not real may make you a little squeamish, but there is no doubt that the info he found out is incredibly interesting and useful.

28 interviews later he put together 22 tips on How to Nail an Interview.

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Reinvention

Every so often there is an opportunity for reinvention of yourself, and this down economy is certainly one. We all get very attached to what we do as the definition of who we are. When we no longer do a particular job because of a downsizing, layoff, retirement, selling a business, health concerns or a myriad of other reasons, suddenly the identity that went with it is gone too. When we no longer have that identity we can start to wonder who we really are.

A great quote I

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Tim Bruce to speak at CSCA

Tim Bruce, founder of LOWERCASE, Inc. will speak at The Columbus Society of Communicating Arts on Thursday, April 16th at 7:30.

Everything about his work is unexpected. Even the all caps representation of LOWERCASE — the firm he founded in Chicago in 1998. Tim Bruce’s work has been recognized in every major national and international design competition, featured in leading graphics publications, and is on display as part of museum collections in Denver, New York and Hamburg, Germany. Tim lends his expertise as a judge of

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Social Marketing for Personal Branding

Where: Ad Fed Columbus, Confluence Park Restaurant

When: Friday, April 24th

What: Blogs, Facebook, wikis, widgets and Twitter, oh my! Social networking options are exploding around us and one misposted word can become a professional time bomb. Join us as Lara Kretler, Assoc VP at Falghren Mortine, maps out ways to navigate through the social networks and develop a professional statement.

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Surprise! Surprise! @ Junctionview

Come Support Junctionview Studios on April 11th.

To create funds for building improvements at Junctionview Studios, the building is asking artists to drop off work to be raffled off. The work will be wrapped like gifts and hung on the walls.

There is no entry fee for the show. However, for $1 a ticket, attendees will be entered into the raffle. Starting at 10pm, we will begin drawing tickets. Selected numbers are allow to go to the wall and take a wrapped

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Qwirk Co-working Space

Today we had a great time with the leaders of Qwirk, a new coworking space in German Village. Great space, great energy, and a fantastic concept of not only providing work space for individuals but ultimately creating a community.

The space is set up with both common areas and separate workspaces that can afford privacy when needed. It would be ideal for someone already working independently who needs space outside of the home or

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April AMA Meeting

10 Trends that Shape Digital Marketing

Join the Columbus AMA on April 14th to hear from Google’s Marc Marinacci about the latest trends in digital marketing, touching on social media, viral video, web site trends, connectivity, data analysis and more as well as showing how Google utilizes these in its own marketing mix and how you can easily add them to your own.

Be sure to register by April 9th to receive an early registration discount.

Topic: 10 Trends that Shape Digital Marketing with Google’s Marc Marinacci

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More on Willie Jolley

I was so energized after listening to Willie Jolley speak this week! Here is a short video of his message. You can also hear him weekly on XM 169, The Power, 1-3pm on Saturdays and 7-9am on Sundays. Lastly, if you like what you hear, contact WOSU and request “Turning Setbacks Into Comebacks With Willie Jolley”. The more it’s requested, the more it will air. And the more it’s aired, perhaps, the more energized we’ll all feel–and that will be a good thing.
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