Creating a website with WordPress.com
There are many ways to create a simple website. The simplest and cheapest way is to create a ‘blog’. For a better understanding of blogs and blogging read What is Blogging?, a one page guide from Kind...
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Having a professional-sounding email address: does your webmail provider matter?
One of the issues we covered during last week’s ‘training the trainer’ Networking for Work webinars was the importance of having a professional-sounding email address – so something plain and simple...
View ArticleAre you using a university email account?
When working with Abigail at Birmingham Settlement’s job club, ‘an aspiring teacher’ who’d recently graduated from university, one of the first things we did was assess her current email address using...
View ArticleOther sources of online support to help you improve your online profile
As well as building up a set of Networking for Work resources to help jobseekers improve their online profiles, the Talk About Local team are also on the lookout for other useful sources of materials...
View ArticleNetworking for Work training with Kensington Community Learning Centre
Debbie Derbyshire from Kensington Community Learning Centre took part in the Networking for Work pilot training via our course of webinars. Nicky Getgood had a chat with Debbie about the training she...
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Networking for Work training with Peabody
The festive feeling was in the air at Peabody during our visit, as the Bruce House Centre was filled with seasonal aromas, and the enthusiastic staff were preparing for their team Christmas dinner....
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Should professional and personal social media be kept separate?
This illustration was created by Joe Pemberton (Flickr) back in 2009 – have things changed in your use since then? Finding the right balance between personal and professional online profiles is a topic...
View ArticleNetworking for Work LinkedIn training with Peabody
Following on from our training with Peabody in December, we were invited back to run a session specifically on LinkedIn. Like many people, the team had a general understanding of what LinkedIn is and...
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Could your email be putting off potential employers? Our six point checklist...
This time of year is traditionally one for taking stock and it’s been estimated that, for a massive 11.84 million people, that means finding a new job. Two in five employees are believed to be job...
View ArticleGetting started on LinkedIn for new graduates
If you’ve just finished school, college or university and are looking for work, LinkedIn could be a good place to start building up your online profile. The website Mashable this week reported that...
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