Oct 16
A recent article on MSN caught my eye so I felt the urge to blog about it. With social media becoming a part of our everyday lives, people have the ability to keep up with everyone and everything that their contacts are doing. If they are posting updates of course. If your like me you have friends/contacts that fall into three categories; 1) Friends whom you are in contact with regularly, 2) Friends/Acquaintances whom you’ve been in contact with at one point in time but don’t converse with regularly and 3) Co-workers/Professionals whom you work with or have a connection with from your profession. Things I share with my friends/contacts in each of those categories differs. In fact, there are some things that shouldn’t be shared with a certain contact.
An article that was written by Career Builder on MSN is titled, “8 Ways to Get Fired Because of Social Media“, outlines tips on what NOT to post as you probably have contacts that shouldn’t read what you’ve posted. An interesting statistic stated in the article claimed that so far this year, 21% of companies with 1000 employees or more have disciplined their employees which was up from 13% in 2008. This is a sign that social media is being recognized more by employers and things that you could post before should be read twice or maybe three times before clicking that “Post” button.
Tagged with: Social Media • Tips
Aug 13
Do you need some cash for college? Get ready to have an opportunity to win a $5000 dollar scholarship along with other prizes. If you are a student, you can start making your video now. The contest will officially start on September 1, 2010 but you can sign up on UGrowU starting today and begin building your video on your profile.
To find out more on how to enter simply visit: http://www.ugrowu.com/main_video
Good luck and start working on the videos ASAP!
~ UGrowU Team
Jul 22
If you are a college student or a high school student entering into college UGrowU is offering a chance to win a $5000 scholarship along with other prizes.
So what’s the catch? There isn’t one. UGrowU is trying get the tools they’ve developed working for you. All you need to do is sign up and follow the rules for the Dream Career competition.
How do I sign up on UGrowU? Its easy. Go to UGrowU and click on Sign Up. Fill in the information that is requested and you’ve created a profile. Note: You must have a valid address and phone number in the United States.
How do I enter the scholarship competition? Once you’ve created a profile you can now enter the competition by doing the following.
1) Create a video.
2) This video should address the following question: What Does Your Dream Career Include? This video can be of whatever you think helps you to describe your dream career. It is suggested that you talk about your strengths, weaknesses, accomplishments, and aspirations.
3) Submit your video.
4) Vote on other videos that have been submitted
How do I win? It’s all based on what others think of your video. Professionals and peers from across the nation will have the opportunity to rate your video. The video with the most votes wins! You can upload multiple videos and have multiple chances to win. In addition to the grand prize, you can also win prizes every month for having the most votes in that specific month.
That is easy. Create a profile, make a video, and vote to win a scholarship. In addition, you may meet a few people representing some big name companies and potentially land a job.
Tagged with: College • Scholarship
