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Back to School: What Did You Learn Today?
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | September 3rd 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
Whether this month sees you back in school (high school or college or graduate school) or out on the job market, the fall season signals “back to school” thoughts conditioned by all those fall seasons of new school years. And it is a good id read more
Interviews, Meetings, Appointments: The Case for Being on Time
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 31st 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
I’m reading Dan Kennedy’s book NO B.S. TIME MANGEMENT FOR ENTREPRENEURS. Kennedy credits motivation speaker Ed Foreman with saying you only need to do three things for rapid advancement in most business organizations: “Show up. “Show u read more
PROJECT RUNWAY and ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL: Lessons from Two Televisi…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 28th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL is a reality show currently running on the Sundance Channel. The August 27th episode focused on the Tulane architecture students presenting their designs for building an affordable new home in a Katrina-ravaged neighborhood of s read more
Advance Placement Courses: Should They Be Taken in High School?
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 27th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
Whether to take Advance Placement (AP) courses – “college-level” courses – in high school is a BIG discussion topic for students who want to apply to top colleges. This is because how many of the AP courses offered at a student’s high scho read more
This Is Phyllis Zimbler Miller Signing Off
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | August 26th 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
I started blogging in March with two blogs and added a third blog in June. During those months I posted my blogs here because I wanted to share my information with other online people. read more » read more
Flipping Burgers Has a Guest Post at CollegeFinder by GlobalSchol…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 26th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
I was pleased to be asked to write a guest post about 9th grade college preparation for CollegeFinder.GlobalScholar.com/blog. Here’s the beginning of that post: To many parents and teens the idea of considering – during the summer before 9th read more
Business Cards: Are They Still Needed in a World of Web 2.0?
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 24th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
I’m getting ready to get business cards for my younger daughter and me for our company Miller Mosaic, LLC. Up to now there’s been no need for business cards for this new online company, whose website isn’t yet live and whose business model wil read more
M.B.A. Students Choose to Follow Their Own Career Paths
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 19th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
The August 19th Wall Street Journal article by Samar Srivastava titled “M.B.A.s Skip On-Campus Recruiting” made my heart sing. The article focused on M.B.A. students who took the road less traveled by looking for their own post-M.B.A. jobs inst read more
Internship or Job Interviews: Do Not Assume That You Know Best
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 17th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
Interviewing for an internship or job in a different region of the U.S. than where you live or go to college? Be prepared to “go with the flow” when you bump up against unexpected regional differences. Recently I had over for dinner new nei read more
Looking to Add a Volunteer Activity to Your Resume This Week? Co…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 14th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
I’m working with Trish Forant of www.emailourmilitary.com and Nancy Sutherland, sales director of Mary Kay, on Operation Soldier Care to provide sun/skin care products to deployed soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nancy is matching all donati read more
U.S. Olympians Must Also Train on Correct Behavior While in China
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 7th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
The August 6th front-page Wall Street Journal article titled “U.S. Olympic Training Features A New Requirement: Etiquette 101” by Christopher Rhoads made me smile. Why this hadn’t been obvious from years ago is a mystery. We Americans are read more
Bravo TV’s FLIPPING OUT Jeff Lewis Rants About Entitlement
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | August 4th 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
My younger daughter showed me a brief segment of episode “Tapped Out” of season 2 of Bravo TV’s series FLIPPING OUT (www.bravotv.com). She wanted me to hear Jeff Lewis – the “obsessive-compulsive house flipper” in LA whom the show follow read more
Internships, Jobs and Careers: Bravo TV’s FLIPPING OUT Jeff Lew…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | August 4th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
My younger daughter showed me a brief segment of episode “Tapped Out” of season 2 of Bravo TV’s series FLIPPING OUT (www.bravotv.com). She wanted me to hear Jeff Lewis – the “obsessive-compulsive house flipper” in LA whom the show follo read more
New Face for Facebook – More Opportunities for Effective Networ…
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | July 31st 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
Thanks to MaryPat Kavanagh – social networking and joint venture expert for entrepreneurs (www.queenofmarketing.com), I’ve had an early peek at the new Facebook. (If you have an account, you can change your old page to the new one by going to ww read more
New Face for Facebook – More Opportunities for Effective Networ…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | July 31st 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
Thanks to MaryPat Kavanagh – social networking and joint venture expert for entrepreneurs (www.queenofmarketing.com), I’ve had an early peek at the new Facebook. (If you have an account, you can change your old page to the new one by going to read more
Another Facebook No-No – Sending a Friend Request to a Job Inte…
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | July 30th 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
The July 29th Wall Street Journal article by Sarah E. Needleman entitled “Thx for the IView! I Wud (heart) to Work 4U!!;) Young Job Candidates Find Too-Casual Tone of Textspeak Turns Off Hiring Managers” surprised me. read more & read more
Internships, Jobs and Careers: Another Facebook No-No – Sending…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | July 30th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
The July 29th Wall Street Journal article by Sarah E. Needleman entitled “Thx for the IView! I Wud (heart) to Work 4U!!;) Young Job Candidates Find Too-Casual Tone of Textspeak Turns Off Hiring Managers” surprised me. I wasn’t surprised read more
Yet Another Facebook Profile Photo Warning – Take This Advice S…
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | July 29th 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
Yesterday Peter Shankman’s www.helpareporter.com email alert had this query: Doing market research for an article: What, if anything, are kinds/young adults taught in grade school/high school and/or college re: online profiles and social media such read more
Yet Another Facebook Profile Photo Warning – Take This Advice S…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | July 29th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
Yesterday Peter Shankman’s www.helpareporter.com email alert had this query: Doing market research for an article: What, if anything, are kinds/young adults taught in grade school/high school and/or college re: online profiles and socia read more
Starbucks Asia Pacific President Stresses Passion and Building Pe…
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | July 28th 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
John Culver, president of Starbucks Asia Pacific, could be a spokesperson for my FLIPPING BURGERS AND BEYOND philosophy: The July 21st article by Tor Ching L in The Wall Street Journal was titled “Culver of Starbucks Asia on Getting Started: ‘Be read more
Internships, Jobs and Careers: Starbucks Asia Pacific President S…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | July 27th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
John Culver, president of Starbucks Asia Pacific, could be a spokesperson for my FLIPPING BURGERS AND BEYOND philosophy: The July 21st article by Tor Ching L in The Wall Street Journal was titled “Culver of Starbucks Asia on Getting Started: read more
Internships, Jobs and Careers: There Is No Such Thing as an Unimp…
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | July 25th 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
Today my younger daughter and I had lunch at a nice restaurant in West LA where we have eaten before and had excellent service. But, today, with the restaurant half empty (a summer Friday in Los Angeles), the service was lousy. The waitress, who was read more
Internships, Jobs and Careers: There Is No Such Thing as an Unimp…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | July 25th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
Today my younger daughter and I had lunch at a nice restaurant in West LA where we have eaten before and had excellent service. But, today, with the restaurant half empty (a summer Friday in Los Angeles), the service was lousy. The waitress, who read more
Internships, Jobs and Careers: Tell the Truth – It Can Save a G…
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | July 24th 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
In an internship/job situation, telling the truth often makes things go much easier. And here’s the example of this that I want to share with you: read more » read more
Internships, Jobs and Careers: Tell the Truth – It Can Save a G…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | July 24th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
In an internship/job situation, telling the truth often makes things go much easier. And here’s the example of this that I want to share with you: For the last two days I’ve been trying to launch an online information product website. There read more
Internships, Jobs and Careers: Do You Have a 30-Second “Elevato…
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | July 23rd 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
Imagine you’re in an elevator with a well-dressed person in his/her 40s. The person asks you: “What do you do?” And you reply …. When you're looking for internships, jobs and careers, opportunity can strike at any moment. Maybe the person read more
Internships, Jobs and Careers: Do You Have a 30-Second “Elevato…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | July 23rd 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
Imagine you’re in an elevator with a well-dressed person in his/her 40s. The person asks you: “What do you do?” And you reply …. When you're looking for internships, jobs and careers, opportunity can strike at any moment. Maybe the per read more
Internships: Showmethereel.com Offers Entertainment Industry Advi…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | July 22nd 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
To find an internship and then be successful in that internship most people need as much advice as they can get. My older daughter Rachel Miller – co-partner of Showmethereel.com – has just had two new articles accepted at ezinearticles.com: read more
For Internships, Jobs and Careers: Network by Joining Groups on F…
Communati.com - Learn to Write & Blog | July 21st 2008 by Mark Whitbeck
I’ve talked about Facebook in several posts – mostly what NOT to do to protect your professional image. Yet there are many things you CAN do on Facebook to help your networking efforts. read more » read more
For Internships, Jobs and Careers: Network by Joining Groups on F…
Flipping Burgers and Beyond | July 20th 2008 by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
I’ve talked about Facebook in several posts – mostly what NOT to do to protect your professional image. Yet there are many things you CAN do on Facebook to help your networking efforts. I have to admit that at first I didn’t really unders read more
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