Thursday, August 16, 2012

Pocket Jobs is Expanding

Pocket Jobs is now available in Auckland. Yes, I thought they would expand beyond Wellington, but it was certainly fast work - it's only their second week! Well, it can only be a matter of time before www.Pocket.Jobs will be nationwide and one of New Zealand's biggest job searching websites.

Pocket Jobs

I want to tell you about this new job website: Pocket Jobs at www.Pocket.Jobs.
Pocket Jobs is a brand new job-hunting site that creates jobs out of Wellington’ hidden talent – the talent that is found in friends, family, students, stay-at-home parents and others who want jobs such as cleaning, sewing, babysitting, gardening, bookkeeping, IT, baking and dog-walking. Pocket Jobs provides quick cash jobs and whole new outlets for these hidden talents. Some of the jobs I have seen so far include: cleaning microwaves, writing blogs and website content, creating voicemail messages, designing book covers, taking rubbish to the tip, and demonstrating sales products. And new types of jobs are being added every day.
  
Joining Pocket Jobs is free, and all you need is your Facebook or email address. Here's how it works:
Find a Job: browse the listings on Find a Job, find the ones that match your skills, and put in a bid.
Post a Job: Go too Post a Job with your job description, the amount you are willing to pay and when you need it done by. Pocketers with the skills you need will be notified and they can bid for the job. Pick a Pocketer, and once the job is done and paid for, and if you like, reviewed, and the price is only a small service fee on your credit card. 

Monday, August 13, 2012

Hutt Valley Business Expo 2012



The Hutt Valley Business Expo is coming on Wednesday 12 September.

The expo is a fun way for business owners to promote their businesses, and for everyone, whether business or not, to find new services, contacts and networks in the business world. Or you can even just take the opportunity to suss out what's going in the Lower Hutt businesses. 

It all happens at a whole day of business stalls in the Lower Hutt Horticultural Hall, where you can meet Hutt Valley business owners and their services and products. Stalls can range from accountants, business consultants and health & fitness to fancy dress hire. 

The expo also has plenty of draws for prizes, so take plenty of business cards so you can enter them!

The Hutt Valley Business Expo is sponsored by the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce and Go Fi8ure.
Date: Wednesday 12th September Time: 9.00-5.00pm
Venue: Horticultural Hall
More info
click here
If you want to register for a stand, contact Renee Walkinshaw renee@hutt-chamber.org.nz

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Welcome to my blog!

My name is Briony Coote and I run a proofreading and copy editing business, An Eye For Detail

I want to share with you the insights, observations and tips I gain over my course as a proof reader, writer and member of various professional organisations. Over the course of my blog these will include observations and musings on the world of punctuation and grammar, computer tips, and news and insights from the Chamber of Commerce, Toastmasters speechcraft, and the heritage and history of New Zealand.

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