As I referred to on a previous post (LinkedIn? Locked Out More Like) many people join LinkedIn because they have heard it is an important place to be as a business professional...
Greg Fry
Greg Fry has over 10 years Recruitment experience in the Irish and US markets. He holds a Diploma in Business and Life Coaching and a Marketing degree. He runs a company called Careers Coach and assists people with their career transition. In these challenging times Greg believes that in order to excel in life and business we need to think and act smarter than before. Today’s job seeker can find employment if they take a proactive approach. Areas that Greg specialises in include: Career Coaching, Career Guidance , Group Coaching courses (including - Finding Employment in challenging times) , Marketing yourself, Interview preparation and techniques, Self Improvement, CVs, Using Social media as a business tool, How to start your own business, Leadership skills. More information at: www.careerscoach.ie
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Management
How Can I Look Amazing On LinkedIn?
by on September 2nd, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Category: Relationships, Self- development, SugarTone
Tags: bizsugar, business, Business Tips, Careers Coach, communication, greg fry, LinkedIn, Networking, Personal Branding, Social Media, SugarTone
Management
LinkedIn? Locked Out More Like!
by on August 20th, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment
Tags: career advice, career guidance, Careers Coach, communication, find a job, greg fry, Job Hunting, Job Search, Job Search Strategies, LinkedIn, Networking, Social Media
Today, I met another job seeker that was struggling to grasp the benefit of LinkedIn. She had recently been to a talk about job seeking and had been convinced LinkedIn was the place to be seen...
Marketing
Put it on my Tab
by on July 30th, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Category: 915, Online video, Social media Marketing
Tags: BranchOut, Branding, Careers Coach, facebook, greg fry, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Tab, Social Media, social networking.
With more and more job seekers and business professionals using Facebook to network and build and nurture relationships online. Many of us are concerned about the blurred lines between business...
Marketing
Are You Sharing?
by on July 16th, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Category: Marketing Strategy, Online video, blogging
Tags: blogging, blogs, Careers Coach, communication, content marketing, greg fry, marketing your content, Sharing, sharing button, sharing content
Do you read many blogs? Are you an active blogger? Do you share posts with your contacts?
Management
Balancing your Career and Parenthood
by on July 2nd, 2010 | 22 Comments »
Category: Freelancing, Motivation, Self- development
Tags: Careers Coach, creativity, greg fry, inspiration, Motivation, performance, personal development, small business, time management, work life balance, work life balance tips, working from home
So how do you balance your work and ultimately your career when you start a new family?
I am keen to hear your thoughts, as I find this can be a tricky balancing act! Here is my typical day and how I am attempting to do it!
Management
Good Customer Service? Don’t Bank on it!
by on June 3rd, 2010 | 30 Comments »
Category: Relationships, Self- development, coaching
Tags: attitude, Bad Customer Service, Careers Coach, Client relationships, communication, Consultancy, customer service, greg fry, Looking after your clients, Motivation, new business, performance, Relationships, success
On Monday, I went to the bank to deposit a personal cheque. The queue resembled the queue you might expect from the Passport Office the day after their strike...
Management
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
by on May 19th, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment, Self- development
Tags: career change, Career Expert, career guidance, Careers Coach, greg fry, inspiration, Job Search, Job Search Strategies, job seeker, Job seeking, jobhunting, Jobs, jobseeking, Mail Chimp, Mailchimp, Motivation, Newsletter, Newsletters, recruitment, Recruitment Agencies
During a recent “Personal Branding” session with a job seeker we were looking at creative ways to get noticed in the marketplace and then it struck me! What if a job seeker created a professional newsletter updating agencies and employers on their latest activities?
Management
Leaving on a High
by on May 7th, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment, Motivation, workplace relationships
Tags: career advice, career guidance, Careers Coach, find a job, greg fry, inspiration, Job Hunting, Job Search Strategies, Jobs, jobseeking, laid off, Motivation, Networking, redundacy, unemployment
For many of us one of the most stressful and traumatic things that can happen in our life is being made redundant. Maybe a controlled explosion is the way to go to release these feelings?
Management
Job seekers: what are you doing to stand above the competition?
by on April 29th, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment, Self- development
Tags: career change, career guidance, Careers Coach, greg fry, How to get interviews, interviews, Job Hunting, Job Search Strategies, Job seeking, jobhunting, jobseeking, Personal Branding, recruitment
Okay it’s competitive out there, lots of talent and not an abundance of jobs. That said, there are jobs and I have noticed more activity in the marketplace that I did in 2009.
Technology
What business tools are working for your business in 2010?
by on April 13th, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Category: Modern business, Social Media
Tags: business tools, Careers Coach, ck solutions, Facebook Apps, Free Business applications, Freshbooks, greg fry, Hootesuite, Invoicing, Involver, Password Generator, Scheduling Tweets, Social Media, SuperGenPass, twitter
I thought I'd share a few Free business tools which I am using at present. Here are 4 of my favourites.
