How I Got My Job

In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 23:02, 21.2 MB), Jeff Hertlein shares how he got a job as a Web Content Administrator.

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About Jeff

By day Jeff Hertlein is the Web Content Administrator at Champion Windows based in Cincinnati. He maintains the corporate website, works on SEO, and works to develop the company’s social media strategy. Jeff is also a freelance graphic/web designer that specializes in web interface design as well as advertising, logo design, branding, and marketing design. Previously he was a Lead Graphic Designer at a small web firm based in downtown Cincinnati. He has a beautiful wife Amy and two amazing dogs.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 33:15, 30.5 MB), Chris Bergman shares how he got a job as a Social Media Strategist at Buzz360.

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About Chris

Chris with Diggnation Hosts, Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose.

Chris Bergman is currently the Social Media Strategist at Mobile Marketing Firm, Buzz360. He builds social strategies around mobile marketing campaigns for multiple national clients, helping them leverage the new media world.  He owns many leather bound books. Previous to his work in the start up world Chris spent 5 years as Creative Director for two nationally distributed magazines, Daily Bread Skate Magazine and Pause Magazine. Chris is also a freelance photographer, and has worked with Cin Weekly, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Metromix, and Each Note Secure. He lives in North College Hill with his wife, two dogs and two cats.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 28:16, 25.9 MB), Kevin Dugan shares how he got a job as Director of Marketing at Empower MediaMarketing.  A big key to his success was having something else to talk about when in transition, other content that substantiated himself.  Don’t let the loss of a job be the most interesting thing about you. Have something else going on that shows you have forward momentum and passion.

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About Kevin

For the bulk of his 16-year career in marketing communications, Kevin Dugan has used the Internet to advance his clients and his industry. Kevin has been blogging since 2002. His blogs Strategic Public Relations and The Bad Pitch Blog are award-winning, including a 2007 PRSA Bronze Anvil Award. Both blogs are ranked by Advertising Age magazine’s Power 150 a ranking of the world’s top marketing blogs. And his public relations efforts have been acknowledged with six national awards in the last seven years. Dugan is the Director of Marketing for Empower MediaMarketing in Mt. Adams in Cincinnati, Ohio. Did you like this post? If so, please consider subscribing for free! Get this and other job-hunting success stories from the source at www.howigotmyjob.com If you’d like to share this post on Twitter, copy and paste this text:

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 26:27, 24.2 MB), Nelly Arnold shares how she got a job as a Website Sales and Marketing Manager. Her story involves stepping out and taking risks.

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About Nelly

Nelly Arnold is the Website Manager for PhillyCreativeJobs.com, a program of Innovation Philadelphia and Philly Creative Guide. Nelly’s background spans business development, project management, and marketing roles in both not-for-profit and for-profit companies in the Visual Arts and Construction industries. She also specializes in social media and blogging, writing national articles for young professional women. She is a graduate of The Hill School in Pottstown, PA and The University of Montana in Missoula, MT.

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Over the weekend I gave a talk at Podcamp Ohio 2 in Columbus, Ohio, about this project to other job seekers, and I was reminded of Suki’s interview from last December.  I figured it was a great time to revisit her story.

In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 33:09, 30.3 MB), Suki Fuller shares how she got a job in Competitive Intelligence. Learn what competitive intelligence is, the three things Suki considers to have been vital to her success in getting that job, how she handled the interviewing process, and so much more.

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About Suki Fuller

Suki Fuller is a competitive intelligence consultant located in northern New Jersey.  Currently, she helps major companies understand how social media tools can be used to gather information forming actionable intelligence and other intelligence professionals how to use social media tools to gather information to form such actionable intelligence. She micro-blogs at http://twitter.com/SukiFuller

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 31:10, 28.5 MB), Andre Blackman returns to the program to share how he got a job as a Health Communications Analyst, a position that better aligns his passions in health care and social media.  His search involved a day-long interview that included giving a presentation.

Websites mentioned:

• Listserv directory search on Google
• Google Groups
• Yahoo Groups
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)

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About Andre

Andre Blackman has an extensive background associated with science, technology and public health, conducting research in institutions such as the Naval Research Lab, NASA and WESTAT. This merging of technology and health has proved helpful in his current work in health communications.

Currently, Andre is a Health Communications Analyst at RTI International, a non profit research organization. Andre is very passionate about the role of new media, mobile technology and other emerging technologies as it relates to health communications and public health in general.

You can find his thoughts on the intersections of health and technology through his blog, Pulse + Signal and via Twitter

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 24:41, 11.3 MB), Jason “Jay” Boehm shares how he got a job as an IT Dispatcher. One of the keys to his job-hunting success was being confident without being arrogant.

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About Jason

Jason “Jay” Boehm is an IT Dispatcher for Pomeroy IT Solutions in Hebron, KY. Loves everything technical and helping people solve their tech problems. You can find him constantly reading up on the latest and greatest technologies, learning Ruby on Rails playing with PHP during his free time. During the day he helps server admins find the help they need to make sure their companies’ servers stay running 24/7.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 28:02, 25.7 MB), Mark McLaughlin shares how he got a job as a Public Relations Specialist.  Open your eyes for surprise, and be willing to take a chance on yourself. Something you’re already doing outside of work might lead to your next job.

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About Mark

Mark McLaughlin is the Public Relations Specialist at Nehlsen Communications, a full-service marketing and public relations firm. You can find out more at www.ncpr.com. In his PR duties, Mark frequently writes about green building, workplace training, public transportation, and industrial safety, among other topics. Mark also writes fiction in his spare time, and his novel, Monster Behind The Wheel (co-written with Michael McCarty), is now a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award.

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This week I’m releasing the How I Got My Job Promo (mp3, 00:36, 599.9 KB), so that you can send it to someone you think would be interested in it.  It’s a perfect size to include as an attachment to an email you would send to a job seeker or anyone else you think would benefit from hearing it.  If you have your own podcast or internet radio program, I would love for you to include it regularly on your show.

If you have a job-hunting success story you’d like to share, please e-mail your contact information to successstories AT howigotmyjob DOT com, and we’ll get in touch to set up an interview.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 33:52, 31.0 MB), Amybeth Hale shares how she got a job as a Talent Attraction Manager.  Her story is an excellent example of how building and maintaining the right kind of connections before you need them can help you in your job search.  As someone in the HR industry, she also had some great advice for job-seekers who feel overwhelmed by the deluge of job-seeking advice. Also good to note are her opinions on how to answer the tough interview questions.

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About Amybeth Hale

Amybeth began her career in research in the summer of 2002 as the sole researcher for an award-winning MRI-affiliated executive search firm in Ohio.  She then served as Manager of Internet Research for a recruiting franchisor in Ohio where she provided research support to franchise offices and implemented, customized, and conducted training classes for contact management databases, passive researching techniques and personal online branding.  Most recently she was a Sourcing Strategist a global public relations agency headquartered in Seattle, WA,  where she helped increase the digital footprint of the agency’s staffing efforts.  Currently she works as a Talent Attraction Manager with AT&T.

Amybeth also maintains an internet research and social media blog, www.researchgoddess.com where she is affectionately known as the “Research Goddess”.  She is a proponent of responsible professional networking and believes that there is something to be learned from every person you encounter in life.

Please check out www.att.jobs if you are interested in a new career – AT&T is currently hiring, and then you can share your story of how you joined AT&T with Daniel Johnson Jr. too!

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