MrWes.net has been around for 6 months today.  Over these past months I have written many articles on a variety of different subjects.  Today, I am going to present the highlights of some of these posts.  I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them. Favorite Posts 16 essential life skills students should know before leaving high school - young adults should know this Referrals and Reputations - why I don’t give out referrals just because I know you Personal Marketing Personal Marketing (Introduction) – Introduces Marketing concepts and how to make...

Most people don’t think about it while they’re busy working.  They’re too busy making a living to write down what they were doing, and who they knew while they were doing it.  My suggestion is that you take some time to jot down the major career highlights in your life. What to Chronicle in your career: List the volunteer positions and the organizations you’ve donated your time at (date range) List the employers you’ve worked for (date range) List the positions you’ve held at those employers (date range) List the contacts you’ve had and where...

The other day, I received an email requesting me to download some files for a special presentation.  I figured there would be no problem.  I could copy the files to my trusty 128MB flash drive and be done with it.  Unfortunately, the combined sizes  of the 2 videos reached 163MB.  Needless to say, my poor flash drive was not up to the task.  It stopped halfway through the file transfer.  I had to find another solution.  Did I mention this happened on Black Friday?  The Deal It turns out that there was a special on flash drives on Friday.  The special was all day, not just during...

There is a little known secret in the job recruiting world.  If you don’t post your resume where Google can find it, your resume won’t show up in a Google search.  In other words, your resume is invisible.  Most start-ups and small companies use Google searches exclusively to find candidates online.  This is not good news for the job seeker that post their resumes exclusively to Job Boards. The problem is that most Job Boards are not searchable by Google.  So the resumes that are posted on them are not available. Some example resume search strings for Google:...

Lately I have been hearing the same advice from more than one source.  If you want to be found, you need to play the SEO game.  If you don’t play, you will remain invisible.  If you want to be heard, you should be involved in marketing and promoting yourself.  Your promotion acitivities: Your message should be focused on your niche. You should be consistant and persistent in your message. All your communication should reflect your message.  Questions to ask yourself about your future clients: What are they looking for? How would they search for you in Google? What are the...