Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the January 15, 2001 issue of QuintZine.
From Guru.com: "When it comes to marketing and
promoting your services as an independent professional,
you may wonder how you can manage it with authenticity
and integrity. Many gurus have been culturally conditioned
to see marketing and selling as necessary evils --
borderline sleazy behavior they just have to accept
so they can succeed. But 'authentic marketing'
is not an oxymoron. It starts with unlearning
many of the misconceptions we have about marketing.
Robert Middleton explains how
to get new business without selling yourself out."
A never-ending issue for free agents, consultants,
telecommuters, and those with a home business is time
management. Alice Bredin, a nationally syndicated
newspaper columnist and home business and telecommuting
commentator for public radio has devised "The
Secrets to the Good Life in the Home Office," which are
synopsized here:
Learn to say "no" a lot because there will always be
more demands on your schedule than you can manage.
Don't answer the phone. It's more
efficient to collect messages and call people back
when you've had a chance to prepare an answer.
Get a lot of sleep. You cannot be effective during
the day unless you are rested.
Don't tolerate inconvenience. If you have a
problem, find a solution for it right away.
Delegate. Find people to do for you
what you don't do well yourself.
Expect a lot from any employees or associates.
Keep your standards high, and refuse to work with
people who cannot live up to them.
Be explicit in your instructions and
communication. Take the time the first time
to make sure instructions, requests and
communications are clear, so you don't have to explain
things again.
Be honest. Don't be afraid to tell someone when you have a
problem. Don't waste time beating around the bush
to spare someone's feelings.
One of the hot new arenas for freelance work centers
around providing online content. The Web sites mediabistro
and Content Exchange have teamed up to provide a job
listings service focusing on employment in the
online/new media field.
Read more about it.
From Guru.com: "When it comes to marketing and
promoting your services as an independent professional,
you may wonder how you can manage it with authenticity
and integrity. Many gurus have been culturally conditioned
to see marketing and selling as necessary evils --
borderline sleazy behavior they just have to accept
so they can succeed. But 'authentic marketing'
is not an oxymoron. It starts with unlearning
many of the misconceptions we have about marketing.
