Establishing yourself on the social graph - Word of Mouth Media Relationship Ladder

If you are interested in how to get not only on the social graph, but to get to the top, it is all about relationships. Check out the Word of Mouth Media relationship ladder.

For more information, see www.wordofmouthmedia.blogspot.com.

Step 1 - Mentoring and Branding

Our mentoring and branding practice is led by branding expert Libby Gill. Libby is a frequent guest on both Transition Solutionz series special radio broadcasts for those in transition and also on Solutionz Live! She is also a member of the board of Solutionz Media.

Chicke Fitzgerald and Tiffany Topcik are also active in the mentoring practice.

Our mentors will help you evaluate who you are and what you want to be when you grow up! Libby will then help you tell your story and hone the story that describes the value that you provide to the customer.

Step 2 - Fine Tuning your Resume

Once you have locked down your branding, it is time to get your resume fine tuned to best reflect your personal brand and the contribution that you can make to a potential employer. Of course, it is often necessary to tweak your marketing based on who you are interviewing with, so through our ResuMayday process you will learn what is important about the resume as a marketing tool.

We have partnered with Chicago-based ResuMayday, headed up by Lauren Milligan. Lauren has been a frequent guest on Transition Solutionz series special radio broadcasts for those in transition. Listen to her by clicking below:

Step 3 - Online Reputation Management

The next step in the Transition Solutionz suite of services is taking a look at what a prospective employer will see when they get your well honed resume.

We begin by taking a look at your online activity, the voice that you use online and if necessary, provide an action plan to improve your online reputation.

Quite often individuals don't have a problem with a bad online reputation, it is that they have no business focused reputation beyond a profile on LinkedIn or Plaxo.

We help you build your voice via blogging, speaking (if appropriate) and writing. There are many ways to improve your reputation and it is important to monitor it on an ongoing basis.

For more information, call 1-813-925-0789 or read about our services by clicking HERE.

Step 4 - Resume Live! Promoting what you know

The fourth step in the Transition Solutionz process is to conduct a 15 minute conversational interview with you on our BlogTalkRadio channel. The interview is conducted by Chicke Fitzgerald, CEO of Solutionz Media and founder of the Solutionz Group.
Chicke is the host of Solutionz Live! radio broadcast on BlogTalkRadio. She also hosts a special series for those in Transition, where she interviews authors and experts on a wide range of practical topics.
The interview will be available in MP3 format for syndication to a wide range of social media outlets, plus can be included in correspondence with a prospective employer.

This is not a job interview, but instead showcases your views on one of three topics of your choice:

• Innovation
• Leadership
• Growth

It is our intention to help showcase what you know and position you as an expert on one of these three topics. Whether you are from an operations, technical, finance, product or marketing background, one of these topics will help you talk about what you see as important in a thriving, sustainable business.

Here is a sample Resume Live! interview:



For more information, call 1-813-925-0789

Apical's Services for Candidates

Apical Resource Group, a Toronto-based firm, has partnered with Solutionz Media to provide a suite of services to individuals in transition. Whether a candidate is looking for a new permanent position, a long term consulting project or just keeping their eyes out for the perfect opportunity, Apical can help.

Their process includes the following four steps:

• TARGETING - Apical formalizes a target list, based on the mentoring and branding work that was done in STEP 1 of the Transition Solutionz process. They hone in on the specifics of who do you want to work for and why.
• THE SEARCH - It is Apical's core competency to mine their broad network of companies to ensure that they can pitch you to the right opportunity.
  
• THE INTERVIEW - In STEP 2 of the Transition Solutionz Process you will fine tune your marketing piece (the all important resume) and will get basic training on how to maximize the interview opportunity. In this step, Apical takes that training and helps you tailor it to the specific companies you will be talking to and provides insights on the individuals that you will be speaking to.
• PLACEMENT - Apical will see you through the entire placement process, coaching you through your negotiations and celebrating your success with the rest of the Apical/Solutionz team!

For more information on Apical, click HERE

Solutionz Media Partners with Apical Resources to help those in transition

Apical Resource Group partners with Solutionz Media to offer services to its candidates
	Apical Resource Group LLC, an innovative travel and hospitality technology recruiting firm, announces that it has entered into a partnership with Solutionz Media, a subsidiary of the Solutionz Group to offer a number of services to its current and future candidates.
Apical has partnered with Solutionz to offer the following services to its candidates: • Resume Writing and Validation • Online Reputation Audit and Management • Resume Live!(TM) - a new way for candidates to market themselves online 'As the online world continues to grow and becomes more complex, it is increasingly important that job seekers fully understand how they are perceived,' stated Alan E. Young, Partner with Apical Resource Group. 'Sites like Linkedin and Facebook offer a window into a candidates background. Some people do not know how their online reputation impacts their job search. By partnering with Solutionz Media, we will be able to offer new and pertinent services to our candidates and thus work diligently to ensure their success and the success of the companies that hire them.' Solutionz focuses on providing practical tools to solve real life business and personal challenges. Solutionz is poised to offer new and innovative services to both businesses and executives alike. Its services are focused on supporting work-life transition, along with tapping into entrepreneurial energy. 'We are extremely excited to be working with Apical Resource Group and its candidates,' states Chicke Fitzgerald, CEO of the Solutionz Group. 'We are now living and working in a different time where polishing our online and offline image is an essential part of achieving our business vision. With the launch of Solutionz Media in January of this year, Solutionz is perfectly positioned to help Apical move its game plan forward, jointly helping people get back into the workforce.' About Apical Resource Group LLC Apical Resource Group LLC. (ARG) is a wholly owned travel and hospitality technology, sales and marketing recruiting firm. Apical focuses on recruiting for mid-level to executive positions and offers a new and aggressive solutions model. For a complete overview or additional information about Apical, please contact an Apical Solutions Representative at 1-770-517-5580 or visit the Apical's Web Site at www.apicalresourcegroup.com. About the Solutionz Group The Solutionz Group is a Tampa-based firm with a consulting arm focused on business growth (www.solutionz.com), a media arm focused on using social media to leave a legacy (www.solutionzmedia.blogspot.com) and a coaching and broadcast arm focused on assisting those in work-life transition (www.solutionzlive.blogspot.com). For more information about Solutionz, contact Chicke Fitzgerald at 1-813-925-0789 or visit one of our various websites.

Transition Solutionz - Company Overview

Transition Solutionz is a part of Solutionz Media. It is our goal to help individuals navigation work/life transitions, whether it be a job change, an industry change, escape from Corporate America to an entrepreneurial life or a sabbatical.

Transition Solutionz has two products:

1. Resume Live!
Resume Live! is a service which allows an individual to showcase their expertise/talents in a 15 minute interview on innovation, leadership or growth. The interview is recorded via phone and is available to be syndicated out over a wide range of social media.

The Resume Live! interview is appropriate for those that are working to be seen as authoritative on a particular topic, those that are looking to change careers or companies and those that are seeking venture capital for an early stage venture.

Here is a sample interview:



2. Online Reputation Audit and Management

We are now living and working in a different time where polishing our online and offline image is an essential part of achieving our business vision. Transition Solutionz provides a series of services to help individuals guage their current reputation and to manage it on an ongoing basis.

We begin by helping you assess your overall goals behind your online participation and to see how your current activity is playing into that goal or working against it. Often for our clients, it isn't a bad reputation that needs to be fixed, but the problem is no real online reputation at all.

For more information about our programs, click HERE

Additionally, we host a special radio show series called Transition Solutionz. To listen to archived broadcasts, click HERE.