Last week, I attended the Social Media Breakfast organized by Bryan Person. It was great seeing a lot of online personalities in person, like Chris Brogan, Laura Fitton, and Owen Mack. I couldn't stay for long, but did catch Stever Robbins discussing Ten Great Cultural Career Lies:
- You can plan your career
- Being the boss makes for a good life
- "Self-made" people exist
- Hard work and skill will be appropriately rewarded
- Do a good job and you'll get ahead
- I'll work now and do what I love when I've accomplished
- Intelligence matters
- Achievement matters
- We can control our lives
- Success brings happiness
Although I wouldn't agree with some of these in absolutes, I think that directionally they're a great way to kick-start your thinking. After working in marketing and consulting for over 15 years, I can think of cases where all of these lessons hold true.
You can also follow Stever on Twitter.
Pete,
Advergirl has a great series on her blog about resume makeovers and great questions to ask in an interview that you might want to link to here: http://leighhouse.typepad.com/advergirl/
Julie
Posted by: Julie | May 06, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Peter, glad you could make it out for a bit last week -- and good to finally meet you in person!
Posted by: Bryan Person, Social Media Breakfast founder | May 06, 2008 at 12:36 PM