A website published the tech company’s social media policy, revealing (or confirming) that Apple isn’t the most forward thinking company in terms of transparency.
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It’s no secret that the professional network is growing leap and bounds, but did you know that a new member joins every second?
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Here are some things they don’t tell you in school or at the daylong employee orientation session.
Why ever would people in a quiet area of New Jersey oppose their rich neighbor’s desire to commute via chopper?
No, Ben Affleck is not replacing comedian Gilbert Gottfried. Instead, the insurer is on the hunt for a new spokesduck—and it wants you to try out.
Whether you’re new to the profession or an industry veteran, a young PR pro offers some advice for making a strong impression—and possibly landing a job.
Do you know this guy on Facebook, the “Relentless, Disingenously Humble Self-Promoter,” who posts status updates like, “Wish me luck at the interview — I hope the headhunter doesn’t realize I’m not qualified to hold such a crazy-impressive title!” What about the “Girl with a Crappy Job Who Really, Really Can’t Wait for Friday”? What about these 16 other Facebook members?
The job doesn’t offer health insurance and only lasts for six months, but that hasn’t stopped hundreds—probably thousands by now—from applying. “The Sonoma County winery is on a nationwide hunt for someone to fill its ‘Really Goode Job,’” reported the Los Angeles Times . “The successful applicant will earn $10,000 a month to tweet and use other social media skills to generate buzz about its reds and whites.”
Avoiding bad news hurts the publication, makes the boss look foolish and sends the employees streaming for the exits.
In 1958 — before he was famous — Hunter S. Thompson mailed a cover letter to the Vancouver Sun . Oh. My. Read it . “Most of my experience has been in sports writing, but I can write everything from warmongering propaganda to learned book reviews,” Thompson wrote. “I can work 25 hours a day if necessary, live on any reasonable salary, and don’t give a black damn for job security, office politics, or adverse public relations.” Now that’s a cover letter!
