By Catherine Byers Breet w/ ARBEZ
Why do you want to be your own boss?
36% of Americans participated in the Gig economy last year, according to a study sponsored by Small Business Labs, Gallup and the Freelancers Union. Contrary to popular opinion, only a small portion of them are...
By Catherine Byers Breet w/ Arbez
Networking is small part science, large part art. There are plenty of social media platforms available with millions of people using them daily. So how do you make yourself stand out and get noticed?
This is an 8 point plan to help you identify who you want to...
By Catherine Byers Breet
At some point in the hiring process people will ask you for your resume. Will they like what they see? Will they bring you in for an interview?
Many people get caught up in writing the ‘perfect’ resume. Sometimes so caught up they miss their opportunity...
Super-inspiring edition of “How’d you get that job?”
When Annika Coyle got rejected after applying online for her dream job, she decided to try a little harder. When the hiring manager finally agreed to interview her, she was laughing: “I have never met anyone so...
By Catherine Byers Breet w/ Arbez
She hired my consultant(Mary) to make sure Tom didn't miss the product launch date. Two weeks later, she fired Tom … but kept Mary. Mary called me in a panic, then I called my client (while trying not to panic). This is how that little chat went:
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Want more money, freedom & fun out of life? Do you dream about having the freedom to pick which projects you want to work on, and the power to say no to the ones you don’t want to do? Working as a consultant (contractor/freelancer) can give you all of that … IF you learn how to...
Back to school (plus work?!) this fall: They're dropping like flies! Yet another post on LinkedIn today about a parent who just quit his job, so he can help his kids succeed in school this fall. THIS IS HAPPENING! Even college kids are coming back to roost because of COVID19. None of us...
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Author: Cat Byers Breet
Do you know what to say when you reach out to people on LinkedIn? Are your requests getting ignored? Are you too nervous to even reach out?
LinkedIn has 675 million members worldwide and 310 million of those members are regularly active. LinkedIn has made reaching...
