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Ruth Jackson
Anyone going to the 'Forum 3' charity networking/recruitment event in London later this month? What are you hoping to get out of it? Has anyone been before and got any tips? I'm looking forward to it - preparation for this is the first element of jobhunting that I've really enjoyed!
74 weeks ago from London Brazen Careerists, UK and Nonprofiteers1 more
Tonyta recommended this
Ruth Jackson:
Kate, details of the fair are at http://www.forum3.co.uk. ...MoreKate, details of the fair are at http://www.forum3.co.uk. It's on the 24th and 25th of September.
74 weeks ago
74 weeks ago
Kate Davids:
Sounds interesting. That is right after I get to London, though, so we'll see if I have time. Thank you!
73 weeks ago
73 weeks ago
Pete Collins
LinkedIn has listed the top 10 buzzwords in people's profiles.
http://wp.me/puFgS-8I
Do you think these are legitimate phrases or just cliches? If the latter, how do you avoid them?
59 weeks ago from Blogging Ideas, Brazen Bloggers, European Bloggers, Wordpress Bloggers and UK3 more
mark ronson
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67 weeks ago from UK
Pete Collins
Hi all,
I have spent the last few days at the Conservative Party Conference, so if you are interested in UK politics then please take a quick look at my (mainly irreverent) posts.
http://petejamescollins.wordpress.com/
Thanks,
Pete
70 weeks ago from Europe, European Bloggers, London Brazen Careerists, London, UK and UK3 more
Tameem Qazi
Its almost a month since i moved to UK. To improve job prospects i too got my resume professionally written and despite that im still getting rejections :) I havent given up hope though because a good opportunity will come by which has my name tag on it. But this proves that a professionally written CV isnt your ticket to finding a job. Its only aim is to get you an interview which btw is not guaranteed. What matters is to keep applying.
89 weeks ago from Global Careers and Business, Resume Feedback, Ask A Coach, Corporate Talent Acquisition and UK3 more
May:
If you would like to have a professional CV, you could approach V Social in Leeds; they are great.
73 weeks ago
73 weeks ago
Pete Collins
Two different questions from one expertly crafted blog post! What more could you want??
Do you use Freecycle or similar services, and why or why not?
Do you trust metrics like GDP and growth as things governments should aim for and do they really reflect people's material situation?
http://petejamescollins.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/freecycle-the-gdp-subve...
73 weeks ago from Economics and Finance and UK
Kate Davids
New Blog Post! The second in my Getting a Visa blog series, this time I'm chronicling my observations of paperwork, and the huge quantity it takes! What is your experience with visas? http://katetheprofessional.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/visa-process-2-filli...
74 weeks ago from UK, London Brazen Careerists, Blogging Ideas, Graduate Students and Young Professional Women (YPW)3 more
Hannah Kane:
The process for getting a visa is incredibly bureaucratic, and always involves going out of your way. I'm interested to know if you had to ...MoreThe process for getting a visa is incredibly bureaucratic, and always involves going out of your way. I'm interested to know if you had to interview to get your visa- I know that in several countries in Central America, people applying for even a tourist visa have to go through a long interview process that costs hundreds of dollars, and often ends up in their request ultimately being denied without refund.
I've never traveled to a country where I had to apply for a tourist visa beforehand, and while living in Argentina as a student I was allowed to enter the country on a tourist visa and apply for a student visa while in the country. That process took only a morning, so it wasn't too bad. I know that since Argentina has changed their visa requirements and requires that Americans apply for a tourist visa beforehand, because the US requires it of Argentines.
73 weeks ago
I've never traveled to a country where I had to apply for a tourist visa beforehand, and while living in Argentina as a student I was allowed to enter the country on a tourist visa and apply for a student visa while in the country. That process took only a morning, so it wasn't too bad. I know that since Argentina has changed their visa requirements and requires that Americans apply for a tourist visa beforehand, because the US requires it of Argentines.
73 weeks ago
Kate Davids:
Thank you Hannah! I now know what the topic for Getting a Visa post number three will be: The Visa Interview!
73 weeks ago
73 weeks ago
TOP IDEA:
Pete Collins
Don't let too much research kill your idea before it is born. Developing ideas is a skill you need to practice, so let your imagination run with the idea first before you Google it.
http://petejamescollins.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/google-says-no/
79 weeks ago from UK, Entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurs, Freelancing and Shotgun Startups3 more
Gauri Nawathe, Jamie Nacht Farrell and Stephen Alred recommended this
Pete Collins:
Thanks for the tip Jamie (I'm very Web 1.0). Now added to that post, will use it in future too.
79 weeks ago
79 weeks ago
Jamie Nacht Farrell:
No worries Pete - I just found it recently myself! Thank you for writing something worthy of bring RTed!!!
79 weeks ago
79 weeks ago
TOP IDEA:
Pete Collins
With looming spending cuts in the UK fast approaching, is social enterprise the way forward?
http://petejamescollins.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/creating-a-social-enter...
80 weeks ago from Social Entrepreneurs and UK
TOP IDEA:
Pete Collins
How does your company communicate with you, and within itself? I work in a large company and the emphasis is still on "top-down" communication.
http://petejamescollins.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/how-do-large-companies-...
81 weeks ago from Engineers, Blogging Ideas, Wordpress Bloggers, Economics and Finance and UK3 more
Pete Collins:
Hey Kelly. Out of interest, how big is your company? I'm still interested in the idea of how many you need for a "critical mass" to make wikis ...MoreHey Kelly. Out of interest, how big is your company? I'm still interested in the idea of how many you need for a "critical mass" to make wikis and other social tools self-sustaining. Seeing as we both work for engineering firms, I'd have thought our companies would be ideal for this kind of thing. I wonder if engineering is a conservative profession (which is usually a good thing in this case!).
Thinking out loud, perhaps communication within groups (not just companies) is best at very small and very large scales, but poorer in the middle. Two people working together should be able to communicate very well, as would any group up to a small-office-full. At the other end, the huge number of Wikipedia users and editors keep that ticking along very nicely. Perhaps large companies have both too many people for face-to-face interaction to be effective, but too few to get the critical mass to use social media effectively. There's definitely a blog post in that I think.
81 weeks ago
Thinking out loud, perhaps communication within groups (not just companies) is best at very small and very large scales, but poorer in the middle. Two people working together should be able to communicate very well, as would any group up to a small-office-full. At the other end, the huge number of Wikipedia users and editors keep that ticking along very nicely. Perhaps large companies have both too many people for face-to-face interaction to be effective, but too few to get the critical mass to use social media effectively. There's definitely a blog post in that I think.
81 weeks ago
Kelly Seiler:
My company is as big as they come... 120,000+ employees. We have enough employees to make the wiki self sustaining. It isn't promoted within the ...MoreMy company is as big as they come... 120,000+ employees. We have enough employees to make the wiki self sustaining. It isn't promoted within the company - I only happened to find out about it by accident. Even if people find it most don't really realize that they can edit stuff.
81 weeks ago
81 weeks ago
Pete Collins
Hey all,
When reading something interesting, I often seem to derive a conclusion about something completely different. I'm not sure if this is positive or not, but it can make blogging easier...
http://petejamescollins.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/new-politics-new-you/
Thanks,
Pete
87 weeks ago from Freelancing, Blogging Ideas, Wordpress Bloggers, UK and Location Independent3 more
Gerhi Janse van Vuuren:
It's called lateral thinking. It's very positive (I hope) otherwise I would not get any thinking done at all.
87 weeks ago
87 weeks ago
Adam Piplica
Hi UK peeps. I wasn't sure how well this social network would work in the UK as Brazen Careerist has been very US-centric, but I'm pleasantly surprised this group has 49 members.
By way of an introduction I'm a research consultant based in Leeds and founder of Magicalpenny.com
101 weeks ago from UK
Samantha J:
Adam, I had the same feeling, wasn't sure if such a US-focused site could help me, but it's been surprisingly good so far! nice to stumble upon a ...MoreAdam, I had the same feeling, wasn't sure if such a US-focused site could help me, but it's been surprisingly good so far! nice to stumble upon a UK group :-)
95 weeks ago
95 weeks ago
Maurice Walshe
Hmm very quiet in here anyone up for a Christmas meet up/drink ?
121 weeks ago from UK
Julie Grady
Hey everyone... any advice for an American looking to relocate?
124 weeks ago from UK
Darren L:
Owww... now that's a big subject area. What you relocating for? Any ideas where you want to be? Are you wanting social / cultural advice?
124 weeks ago
124 weeks ago
Kirsty Reid
Haha, have to admit I didnt realsie it was so new, thanks for setting it up!
128 weeks ago from UK
Darren L
Loads and loads of people :P
It's not so bad - given that it's only a few hours old. I'm going to post it on my FB and my twitter.
128 weeks ago from UK
Kirsty Reid
This group is pretty small still, any ideas on how we can encourage more people to join? I might float it on twitter...
128 weeks ago from UK
Jan Exner
Wow, all these people :-)
128 weeks ago from UK
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