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A Social Media Apprentice

I read a post today by Christopher S. Penn called “Apprenticeship, little things and formulae for success”. It starts out by explaining how apprenticeships worked in old Japan. For instance, an apprentice to a master blacksmith might have been charged with sweeping the shop for four years. In doing so, he would have had the

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Getting a Job in Social Media

I recently had a meeting with my boss to discuss how to get a job in social media once my internship is up next month. He gave me an incredible amount of great advice. Advice that I will share with you now. For this post, I’m going to assume that you have a background in

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My Summer at SAS: Social media essentials for students and new grads

I first wrote this post for the SAS blog Conversations and Connections. SAS has been awesome enough to let me repost it here. Have you ever wondered how to use resources such as Facebook, Twitter, blogging or LinkedIn to further your career? Well this is the presentation for you! This lunch-n-learn will focus on how

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