The author, Toby Vacher, is currently head of product at enthuse.me, having started his own business during finals, then working in startups for 3 years.
When I was in my final year of university, the only things anyone seemed to talk about were internships and job applications. Everyone I knew wanted to be a banker, a lawyer, a teacher, a consultant, or an academic (the ‘Big 5’). For me, more than anything, I was worried that I had to have my career planned out before I took my finals, or I’d probably end up homeless or ridiculed by all my friends who, by then, would all be wearing designer suits in tall buildings in Canary Wharf…
What does the perfect profile look like on enthuse.me? What should you be looking to feature heavily in your profile and what should you leave out?
While the social media modules of enthuse.me allows you to feature your other social profiles, the ‘enthuse modules’ are your real shop-front for showing people what you are capable of, and that visitors might ultimately pay money for (whether you offer services, products or yourself as an employee).
The Golden Rule
Freelancing sounds like an attractive proposition to most people, particularly as it is widely associated with other terms such as ‘being your own boss’ and ‘working when you want to.’ However, being a successful freelancer is not as easy as just turning around and deciding that you are going to follow that path for the rest of your working days. There are a number of tips that are worthwhile following, not to mention traps to avoid, but if you do so, you can reap the rewards that freelancing can bring.
Know what you’re good at
The ‘glamour’ associated with being a freelancer can be very attractive. What many people do not realise is that they need to have a requisite level of skill, combined with sufficient demand from the target audience, in order to be a success.
We love a good professional landing page. They’re more fun and often more practical than a resume, but some take a lot of time to throw together and don’t offer a ton of flexibility. Enthuse offers a quick way to put together a page in just a few minutes with content you already have.
Nice coverage for enthuse.me on lifehacker!
Shoreditch and ‘tech city’ love their coffee… but whatever happened to the good old British tea and cake? Drop by the enthuse.me office for a selection of teas and delicious cakes, and while you’re there, let the team set you up with a great profile to promote your ‘personal brand’…
We’re hosting an ‘open house’ event for the Digital Shoreditch festival. Come join us for tea and cake, and meet the enthuse.me team!
Toby Vacher, our Head of Product, writes for onlymarketingjobs.com on how you should clean up your social presence when looking for jobs.
great enthuse.me review in webuser magazine (UK) 04/04/13
enthuse.me CEO Dan Jacobs has written a nice piece on working from home in reaction to the recent news about Yahoo changing their work from home policy - http://chinwag.com/blogs/danjacobs/why-working-home-doesn-t-work
