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Monthly Archives: May 2020
Hire outside your industry
When I was with Capital Newspapers, I developed an informal rule of not hiring anyone from within the organization. The newspaper industry was already facing some challenges before the rise of the Internet as a news source started seriously eroding … Continue reading
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Tagged building a marketing department, capital newspapers, hire from outside industry, hiring a marketing professional, hiring from within industry, how important is experience, how to build a marketing department, how to hire, inma, international newspaper marketing association, jon friesch
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What to do about homophonophobia
There’s a rising trend in America that we must work to reverse: homophonophobia. This is the fear of words that sound the same, but mean different things. There’s a terrific example in the “Spectrum” Monty Python sketch: “Bow” and “bough.” … Continue reading
Helping you get a job
When a friend of mine is seeking a position at my company, I act aggressively. First step is to get their resume and some sort of cover letter-ish email to me that I can send on. Then I figure out … Continue reading
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Tagged contacting recruiters, finding a job, hiring managers, job seeking, jon friesch
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Career path
I’ve hired more than 60 people and managed many more. What I’ve noticed in the past two or three years is the demand of my newer and younger employees to want a detailed career road map laid out for them. … Continue reading
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Tagged career path, growing your career, jon friesch, managing millennials, managing people
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