People have taken a number of approaches trying to do their own advertising ranging from silly all the way to insulting. These people choose there approach for various reasons. Some were ignorant about advertising and marketing while others were acting on incorrect information – usually in the form of cliches such as “sex sells.” If you’re in doubt, I can…
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Common Resume Mistakes
Using a general resume. =============== DON’T DO IT! You cannot successfully use the same resume to apply to several different jobs. Your resume should be custom written for each job you are targeting. When you send out something generic, it shows apathy and lack of motivation. This is NOT the impression you want to send to your potential employers. Irrelevant…
5 ultimate graphic design mistakes – Things that graphic designers should avoid at all costs
1. Using web graphics on printed material. With many young designers coming from a pre-dominantly web design background the transfer over from web design to traditional design for print can bring with it a multitude of design sins. Images supplied at 72dpi and crunched down to load fast on a website are going to reproduce very badly in print you…
Avoid These Resume Mistakes!
It is a mistake to think of your resume as a history of your past, as a personal statement or as some sort of self expression. Sure, most of the content of any resume is focused on your job history. But write from the intention to create interest, to persuade the employer to call you. If you write with that…
Adapting To The Office Culture
Being the new guy is bad enough, but adjusting to the new environment in the company is quite another topic. Studies have shown that this is one of the highest stress situations for a person to be in. To fight the high stress that can arise from starting a new job, a new employee needs to adapt. In order to…
How To Avoid Common Personal Banking Mistakes
Using a bank can really save you money, but there are also ways in which you lose a lot of money. If you are not proactive in recognising potential dangers and mistakes, then you could be caught out. Here are some of the most common personal banking mistakes and how to avoid them. Not reviewing your statements Many people get…
Common Internet Marketing Mistakes
The second dot com boom is well underway, with thousands of individuals and industries flocking to the Internet to start web sites that will promote their business or that they envision as a business in itself. The fact is that many Internet marketing opportunities operate along the same lines as businesses in the real world, and many investors are making…
Don T Regret Past Mistakes Embrace Them
Perhaps one of the biggest stumbling blocks in becoming successful is past regrets. Too many times we become so obsessed with all of the times in the past when we were unable to achieve our goals that we believe we are doomed to fail at anything we do. What actually happens is that we “program” ourselves to fail. We are…
When Your Child Is Old Enough To Be Sleeping Through The Night
All The Sleeping Mistakes I’ve Made with My Children… I have three children, so I’ve made pretty much every mistake known to Mommies, except the fatal ones, as luckily, all three of mine are alive and well. But the biggest mistakes I’ve made have been in my daughter’s sleeping, or lack thereof, habits. So, let me tell you my story,…
Ten Entrepreneurial Mistakes
It’s hard to avoid certain mistakes, especially when you face a situation for the first time. In fact, many of the following mistakes are hard to avoid even if you’re an old hand. Of course, these are not the only mistakes CEOs make, but they sure are common enough. Take the following self assessment: give yourself ten points for each…