LifeWorks

11/11/2009

Some things don't change. Like the importance of actually meeting and talking with people face-to-face when you're looking for a job.

Will an Advanced Degree Advance Your Career?

It seems like all the pieces are in place for the next giant leap in your career: Your friend told you his sister went back to school for a professional degree and, a week after graduating, landed a job with a $10,000 salary increase. So you know a degree would boost your pay.

Career Ramp-Up for Women

Congratulations on your new job! It’s time to celebrate and brace yourself for this exciting and vulnerable time in your career: The first 100 days.

Negotiating Compensation for a Job at a Startup

Startup jobs - where you’re given stock in a new company in exchange for working for a low or even no salary - are like a gambling trip to Las Vegas. Most people won’t come out ahead, but those who know how to play the game can sometimes win big.

How to Tame the Hostile Interviewer

We’ve all been in interviews when it seems like all the interviewer wants to do is trip you up. It’s like everything you say is somehow misinterpreted to mean something completely different. How can you diffuse such an uncomfortable situation?

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Writing A Business Plan, 2-5 p.m., SCORE offices, 100 Middle Street, East Tower, 2nd Floor, PortlandThere is a critical difference between businesses that succeed and those that fail. And it's not a matter of luck. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge you need to develop a successful Business Plan. Nominal fee.

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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Sales and Marketing for Tech Start-ups.... The Very Top Secret Techniques, Thursday, Dec. 3, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Abromson Center, USM, Portland. This seminar is a perspective of sales and marketing based on experiences from the technology sector, which on many levels is parallel to any other business endeavor. In keeping with the spirit of the perspectives shared, there will be no boring yawn-inducing slides. What will be bought forward are stories (some funny, some sad) and from those stories the very top secrets will be revealed. Please note that receiving the very top secrets will make you prone to fits of inner peace, enlightenment and desire to change the world for the better. $10.

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