Ryan Stephens Marketing

Foolproof Way to Enhance Your Job Search

In response to my post entitled, “Why Resumes are Lame,” I had a few people respond via Twitter and e-mail that you simply have to have a resume to get hired. Did I simplify the argument to rouse a stir and amplify the discussion? I hope so. That was the intention, but the truth is [...]

Why Resumes are Lame

First of all I think resumes are a waste of time for many fields. This is especially true of PR, marketing, social media, advertising, et al. Why? Because they tell me virtually nothing about you that truly matters. How strategically do you think about complex problems? Would you be fun, interesting, inspiring to work with? [...]

Dating, Sports & The Best Titled Post Ever

So I don’t normally post on Friday’s because lets face it, after lunch most of you are making plans for the weekend, uploading new Facebook pictures, talking to friends on gchat, and reading Fail Blog or Texts from Last Night. But I wanted to take 200 words and share some of the things I’ve been [...]

Nursing Home Networking w/ Jeff Widman

This is the 2nd installment (of three) in my networking mini-series. The first featured Connie Benson. This interview features Gen Y Rockstar, Jeff Widman. I am very thankful I became acquainted with Jeff during our internship with Seth Godin. Jeff was instrumental in helping me come up with these questions, scenarios, etc. and he’s been [...]