Nashville in Forbes Top 20 for jobs!

Hey hey hey. Great news. Forbes has rated Nashville #18 of the Top 20 cities in the U.S. for jobs. I tried to read the actual story on Forbe's web site, but it's formated in an annoying, unstoppable slide show. Hmrf. Here's the link

Can a job for me be that far away? Hmmm...we'll see.

I must mention that I recently met with two incredible people in Nashville. Karen Stone is the President of the American Marketing Association's Nashville Chapter. We didn't know each other before meeting, but she was kind enough to take some time to chat with me about the marketing industry in Nashville. I owe her a BIG thank you!

I also met with Brian Gordon of the Nashville Film Festival. Brian is a die-hard film lover, like myself. He has a wide knowledge of the arts scene in Nashville. Having come from an arts/broadcast/media background, I appreciated his input in the Nashville scene. A BIG thank you to you too!

I smell employment just around the corner... (sniff) (sniff)

LinkedIn: Step Two

Ok, have you set up your LinkedIn account yet? What are you waiting for?
Now check out Guy Kawaski's awesome tips to make it even better.

Dave

Social networking to further your career

I am currently working on getting a full time position with a wonderful company in Nashville (wonderful company to be determined). Since I don't know heaps of people in Nashville, I decided to take it upon myself to start networking.

I was listening to the Six Pixels of Separation podcast recently and Mitch Joel referred to a site called LinkedIn.com. I checked it out and the site's introduction reads:

LinkedIn is an online network of more than 9 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 130 industries.

When you join, you create a profile that summarizes your professional accomplishments. Your profile helps you find and be found by former colleagues, clients, and partners. You can add more connections by inviting trusted contacts to join LinkedIn and connect to you.

Your network consists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people they know, linking you to thousands of qualified professionals.

Through your network you can:

• Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts, and partners who come recommended
• Be found for business opportunities
• Search for great jobs
• Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
• Post and distribute job listings
• Find high-quality passive candidates
• Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know

LinkedIn is free to join. We also offer paid accounts that give you more tools for finding and reaching the right people, whether or not they are in your network.

LinkedIn rules. I signed up and invited loads of my contacts right away. If you are considering a new position, looking for employment, looking to employ, or simply trying to increase your network of contacts I really recommend you give it a try.

Feel free to add me to your contacts by clicking my LinkedIn logo on the right under my profile. Good luck.
D