Archive for 'Career Management'
Why Social Media Burnout Can Be A Good Thing
Posted on12. Jun, 2009 by Jared Degnan.
Many of us find ourselves in the same situation if our jobs involve social media. With all this talk about the in and outs of the medium, combined with the endless supply of chatter about “echo chamber” – it’s not surprising we find ourselves with a queasy feeling when logging onto facebook or twitter.
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MD Single Cup – Duality In The Art Of The Possible
Posted on10. May, 2009 by Jared Degnan.
Commentary on the shift that occurs in your handling of innovation from what’s possible to what’s probable.
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MD Single Cup – The Journey To May 2009
Posted on04. Jan, 2009 by Jared Degnan.
PODCAST: What is it going to take to blaze a path to a MBA-level job in new media marketing?
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Shamless Self-Promotion
Posted on18. Oct, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
Realizing that I have yet to include my personal portfolio site on my business cards, we interrupt the relevant content for a bit of shameless self-promotion. To all the great people who I met and am meeting at BarCamp Nashville: here is that personal portfolio site I mentioned. http://portfolio.jareddegnan.com Thanks! Technorati Tags: Bar Camp Nashville, [...]
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3 New Media Tools To Add Reason In A Tough MBA Recruiting Season
Posted on01. Sep, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
It’s safe to say that there isn’t a single one of my MBA cohorts at Owen that expect an easy road this year when it comes to landing full-time offers. In fact, most of us agree its going to take us pulling out all the stops to really get things going in our job hunt. [...]
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What New Media Can Do For Traditional Marketing Careers
Posted on16. Apr, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
First off, I will admit that this post does have an ulterior motive. However, it is a point I have been meaning to make on the blog for some time, so bear with me. For the last four to five months, I have been knee-deep in work related to finding something substantive to do over [...]
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Lessons In The Reinvention Of Brands
Posted on21. Mar, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
Staring out my window at another beautiful Tennessee morning, I am reminded that I still have a long way to go before I can call the first year of my MBA a wrap. When I started out in August, I did have some realization of how much of an impact being here would have on [...]
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Fitting Social Media Marketing Into Your MBA
Posted on22. Feb, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
Last week, when I participated in an ooVoo Day chat with Dave Delaney, I realized I can no longer run away from the fate that meets so many men my age; I came to the conclusion that I am a massive geek. {insert pause for gratuitous comments from my friends} What’s even worse is that [...]
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Lights…Camera…Resume: How to become an internet video star and get hired at the same time.
Posted on14. Feb, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
For some reason, I keep on coming across new ways companies are trying to recruit new employees. The other day I posted an interesting tidbit on recruiting in Second Life where interviews can occur without even the slightest hint of what the prospective employee really looks like. Today, I am going exactly the opposite route [...]
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Recruiting in Second Life: Good idea or big mistake?
Posted on31. Jan, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
In the midst of interviewing for MBA Internships, I was just pointed to an interesting new way to use Second Life…as a way to recruit employees. You have to think that Second Life, the popular virtual world would attract a certain type of recruit but according to the UK’s Guardian, it’s working. Over 2,000 people [...]
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