Ellie's Blog

Making yourself stand out, and getting to know a company beforehand are great points. Helpful stuff.  
 
Here's another direction to look for some and it can be a form of self-investment while job-hunting as well.  
 
Since so many are talking about being more creative during this economic slump, why not think outside the box of looking to work for another in the first place? I know, I know, but stay with me for a moment. 
 
It's amazing that there are plenty of skill sets that are for whatever reason not "conventional" enough to be taught in schools, but the mastery of which would lead to more autonomy.  
 
Most of us are trained to be employees- nothing wrong with that, but thinking that way can be a kind of tunnel vision that keeps many from learning skills that would allow them to carve out their own path to income and contribution.  
 
One of them is as close as the computer in front of you. No really, for the first time in history, we are 3 feet in front of the world, yet few learn how to use it in a way to render 1) value to others and 2)income for themselves.  
 
There ARE ways to learn this skill-set, if you can avoid all the junk and find good and reputable sources. 
 
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