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What makes a great co-op work term experience? (Part 1 of 4)
Precis: This is a four-part series on successful co-op work terms. I’ve had the chance to hire and/or supervise several co-op students in my work as a corporate communications practitioner over the past few years. I’m about to complete another … Continue reading
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Tagged co-op student, communications practitioner, employment, LinkedIn, Professional, web publishing, writing
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What would a CommPunk look like?
What would it mean to be a communications punk? Is that even possible? Is the entire profession too established to even consider proposing a radical re-invention? I’ve always referred to myself as a journalist-turned-”mercenary.” Since my brief career as a … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited business communicator, communications practitioner, democracy, edupunk, open data, PR, Professional, public relations, spin
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Social Media Withdrawal Chronicles: Day 1
I’ve taken a social media hiatus because I fear I’ve become The Girl Who Tweets Too Much. I also want to be focused, relevant and productive. I’m afraid social media is starting to own me, rather than being a tool I can use to enrich my life. This is a chronicle of my Twitter withdrawal. Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, distraction, Facebook, focus, FourSquare, Professional, relavant, social media, Tweet too much, Twitter
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With freedom comes…
You’d think installing a driver for a brand new printer for a brand new laptop would be easy for a geek girl like me. But Friday afternoon, two weeks into my new job, raring to go, with 3 tasks left … Continue reading
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Tagged BCcampus, computer, creativity, do-it-yourself, freedom, geek, job, LinkedIn, printer, Professional, work
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Ch-ch-changes
Day three on my new job – Communications and Stakeholder Relations Manager at BCcampus – starts today. I took a week off between the end of the old and the start of the new to rearrange furniture, teach an extra … Continue reading
From Torino to Vancouver
The doors crafted in B.C. and shipped to Italy for BC-Canada Pavilion for the Torino 2006 Winter Games are displayed at the BC Showcase at Robson Square during the Vancouver 2010 Games. I have a picture of me standing in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006 Games, 2010 Games, Games, Italy, LinkedIn, media, Professional, Torino, Vancouver, work
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