Comments on: Create Your Own Opportunities

By: Reinvent to Find New Opportunities | Connie Bensen

Reinvent to Find New Opportunities | Connie Bensen — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:28:51 +0000

[...] with individuals who are in the process of reinventing themselves. My philosophy is that you can ‘Create your own Opportunities’. Rachel shared her story on how she used resources on my blog to help her find a job. (It’s a [...]

By: Rachel Created a Job for Herself | Connie Bensen

Rachel Created a Job for Herself | Connie Bensen — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:28:28 +0000

[...] long ago I wrote about the importance of creating opportunities for yourself. And this is true whether you’re seeking a job or not. And each day should include [...]

By: Emil Wisch

Emil Wisch — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:52:43 +0000

Thanks so much Connie I, too, am honored to have such a great group of people who teach and support without blinking. These past two years of really diving into different kinds of social media have been so rewarding. So, thank you and all the others who have knowlingly/unknowingly taken me by the hand and encouraged me to be better.

Advice to all: You can’t do it without help, but YOU need to get involved and give back whenever you can.

By: Sonny Gill

Sonny Gill — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:17:19 +0000

Great post Connie.

Having a strong support group that understands your situation has been greatly beneficial to me and my position of being laid off. They’ve supported me personally and professional and have even helped me reach out to companies as well. I couldn’t imagine going through this process without them and am very thankful for that.

If you don’t have this? Step out of the box and reach out to people. Like Connie said, people are completely willing to help and will do so if you connect with them.

By: arikhanson

arikhanson — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:06:08 +0000

Great post, Connie. I haven’t found a job using SM, but I have uncovered a few consulting engagements using FB, Twitter, blogs, etc. I just recently launched a blog that will enable me to evangelize about internal communications, social media and communications strategy. And I plan to “point” to these posts, or nuggets of information, from Twitter, FB and other social media sites. Like you said, position yourself as an expert and folks will come to you. I’m already seeing that play out… Hope to meet soon face-to-face at an SMB or other networking event in the TC.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:54:50 +0000

Very useful article! Treating yourself like a brand with an advisory board–best tip I’ve heard lately!

By: vcfreak

vcfreak — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:45:28 +0000

Hi Connie,

Great article. I particularly liked the “Work hard & show that you’re not afraid of digging in” part. Creating opportunities requires persistence and hard work.

By: johnfschneider (John Schneider)

johnfschneider (John Schneider) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:59:59 +0000

re: my previous tweet, that was a nice post from @cbensen http://tinyurl.com/6fyn4u

By: johnfschneider (John Schneider)

johnfschneider (John Schneider) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 22:59:59 +0000

Nice post by @conniebensen on creating your own opportunities http://tinyurl.com/6fyn4u