How I Got My Job

In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 22:29, 20.6 MB), Daniel Johnson, Jr. shares how, back in college at the University of Cincinnati, he got a job as a Lab Assistant at the US EPA.  The opportunity came while working at a job somewhere else, having temporarily dropped out of college.

Special thanks to Zack “The Mothman” Daggy from Mothpod Productions for taking over as host and interviewer for this episode.  Find more information about him and all the projects he has going on at http://www.zackdaggy.com

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 38:47, 35.3 MB), Warren Sukernek shares how he got a job as Director of Content Marketing at Radian6.  His story illustrates the principle of building your network before you need it.

Items mentioned:

• Warren’s Social Media Resume: http://sukernek.blogspot.com
• Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi

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About Warren

Warren has over 15 years of client and agency dynamic online experience in e-commerce, community, content management solutions, consumer focused webinars, demand generation, blogging, and digital based RM campaigns. He often finds himself at the intersection of marketing and technology, because that’s where the fun is. An avid tweeter, Warren blogs about Twitter at http://twittermaven.com, a blog all about Twitter and he found his current role via networking on Twitter.  Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Warrenss

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 28:00, 25.6 MB), Tai Goodwin shares how she got a job as an eLearning Designer.  She wasn’t really looking for an opportunity, but it found her, and she was eventually persuaded to go after it.

Websites she mentioned:

• http://www.vault.com
• http://www.astd.org
• http://www.elearningguild.com
• http://www.ispi.org

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About Tai

Tai has been involved in some form of teaching, training and facilitation for over 12 years. Her experience includes time spent as a classroom teacher, stand up trainer for soft skills and technical applications, technical writer, project manager, instructional designer, and e-learning developer. Along the way, she’s also gathered some experience with database development and vendor selection/management for enterprise learning solutions. Before accepting her current role, she worked with Barnes & Noble and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp (DTCC), both based in Manhattan. Anyone interested can read more about her story here: http://careermakeovercoach.com/about-tai-goodwin/

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 11:33, 10.5 MB), Nathan Friedly shares how he got a job as a Web Developer.  His story reminds us the importance of

• making yourself available,
• making the most of existing opportunities,
• communicating your brand, and
• staying connected to previous colleagues.

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About Nathan

Nathan Friedly

Since this particular interview, Nathan now works for himself doing freelance web development, doing some complete websites, but with a big focus is on scripting web applications. At age 22 he is a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati.

You can find him online at nfriedly.com and occasionally at http://twitter.com/nfriedly.

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