Well since I have your attention...

Welcome to my blog. I’m going to leave this posting up for a few days as I’m hoping for some "job action." You got here (if you’re reading this on Wednesday August 20th, 2008) courtesy of HARO and want to know more about me. I’d suggest that you read through the blog postings for more details, but I’ll give you a summary here:

I’m under employed and looking for a better job. My goal is not necessarily for a specific position, but one that will best fit my needs and skill sets. However my preference is within these ideas (however if you think I can be of use to your organization, please let me know!):

• Finance/Investment/Banking;
• Marketing (as it relates to smaller growth companies);
• Employment with a young company that need a more senior person that can hit the ground running to manage projects;
• IT/Project Management on the e-commerce/wealth management side;

I’m not trying to be elusive by not stating that I want a job doing "X", my thought process and job desires are not like that. Whatever I'm doing needs to feed me in a different manner. I like educating/helping people; I want to use my planning and technical skills; I seem to be good at marketing and want to continue to expand those skills; I want to be encouraged and excited about what a company is doing. In the past I've found these roles in the financial services sector (I've been investing since age 13) and striking out on my own. My goal is to find a position that can take advantage of all/most of what I’m mentioned here:

• Member of the PMI (working towards my PMP)
• Over 10 years of PM experience
• Investment and Banking experience
• Created E-Commerce/Wealth Management Systems
• Good Marketing skills
• Creative and Entrepreneurial

If you know of a position that you would meet my needs (read through my posts and you’ll get a better idea) please let me know. I’d me more than happy to send out my resume to you. Check my profile for contact information and yes I would consider working internationally.

Bye now, going for a run.

Will it sink or will it float?

So I had this flash of an idea (not one of those ideas that I can sometimes track back the thought process) about my quest for a job.

I’ve been somewhat specific with the jobs that I’ve been applying to. I know there are other jobs that I’m qualified for and would be hired, but I’m through with being an employee in a job that I’m not excited about! There are other jobs out there that I’m sure would be a good fit for me, but I think I need a fresh pair of eyes to help me see them.

So here’s the idea. I’ve heard of people taking out a billboard ad, newspaper ads, standing outside with a sandwich board handing out 479 resumes. I’m placing my own ad, but not just anywhere! There is a PR Master by the name of Peter Shankman with an email list - HARO, Help A Reporter Out. Basically Reporters use Peter’s list to find people to interview about specific topics. I highly recommend his service - http://www.helpareporter.com/

Recently he’s started to accept advertisements (see what I’m getting at) so I’ve asked him to post an ad stating that I’m looking for work. I’ve given him free range to create the spot for me, so I’ll see what happens. The posting is going out tomorrow and while I don’t expect a torrent of job offers, I’m hoping that it will give me a boost and open up some doors that I haven’t seen yet.

So according to Google Maps I went 37.6km, not too bad for a 90 minute ride, 25km/h (a wee bit under 17 miles/h). Will do a run tomorrow.