3. POP QUIZ!
Looking for new career options?
Already in business for yourself?
Contract or temp opportunities?
Thinking of a "side hustle"?
Just curious?
Something else?
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14. MEET PETER M. – FORMER U.S. MARINE AND
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM VETERAN
15. THE VETSOURCING CONCEPT
IN A NUTSHELL …
VSO VET JOB
Ecosystem sourcing Market
Assess- Place-
OJT Project
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16. THE NEW WORLD OF WORK
Self-discipline, resilience and strong work ethic are
essential
Teamwork and technology focus
Ability to grasp the big picture and stay mission
focused
Go anywhere, get the job done from anywhere
17. VETSOURCING MISSION
Assessments and
individualized coaching
Training
Mentoring
Relevant project assignments
Cohort program of fellow
veterans
Network for success.
20. TALENT-AS-A-SERVICE (TAAS)
Organizations can more readily find and source the
capabilities they need by tapping external resources.
It's often cheaper and more efficient to buy external
capabilities than build and invest in them internally.
Building secondary but critical capabilities can keep
organizations focused on their core business.
Capabilities that are leveraged on-demand via contract
rather than "owned" internally can be rapidly spun
up or spun down, depending on organizational need.
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25. Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it
must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun
the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't
matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle... when the
sun comes up, you'd better be running.
THE LION AND THE GAZELLE African Proverb
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26. WHAT IT TAKES?
Time and priority management
A financial cushion
At least basic technology skills
Dedicated work "space" - SOHO
Know your value
Hustle + Focus x Diversity = Success
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27. PROS
You call the shots - work on your
own terms
The commute can't be beat - 30
seconds or less
Work-life balance - juggling priorities
Work when you want, where you
want
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28. CONS
"Home office" can be a challenge
Balance - getting the work and doing
the work
Discipline and organization are
essential
You are the chief everything officer
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30. TOP 10 LIST
• Social media manager • Virtual help desk/technical
• Web development/web support
hosting/CMS • Technical
• Virtual assistant/virtual project writing/blogging/ghostwriting
manager • Creative services/content and
• Marketing/communications design
• Chat and call support • Video editing and production
(e.g., LiveOps) • Business consulting
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31. SAMPLE PROJECTS
• "Virtual Assistant" • Event planning / promotion
• Copywriting and editing • Transcription services
• Project management • Human resources / payroll
• Business writing services
• Help desk support • Sales (including inbound)
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33. 30 PROJECTS IN 30 DAYS
(CONCEPT)
The Basics
Social media "footprint"
Blog design and launch
Basic marketing collateral
Subject matter expertise and content
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34. 30 PROJECTS IN 30 DAYS
(CONCEPT)
Up and Running Strategies
Live chat support
Basic videos
Animated presentations
Project communication tools
Integrated marketing campaigns
Content curation and maintenance
Location based strategies
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35. 30 PROJECTS IN 30 DAYS
(CONCEPT)
Advanced/Enterprise Solutions
Virtual switchboard
Cloud data storage
Thin client/cloud services
Help desk support
Virtual team support
Client relationship management (CRM)
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36. WEEK 1:
ASSESSMENT AND PATH
Career interest inventory and assessment
Determine the best or most likely fit
Orientation to the non-traditional work
environment
Crowdsourcing, freelance work, and co-working
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37. WEEK 2:
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101
Process and structure focus
Pricing projects and determining hourly rates
Examples of the types of projects and
assignments that are available
What it takes to succeed in this non-traditional
work environment
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41. WEEK 3:
"FREE AGENT LEARNING"
OJT for the 21st Century
Learn the necessary skills to add to what you
already know how to do
Build on your capabilities in content and
creative, technical and IT services, customer
support, etc.
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42. WEEK 4:
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
Client engagement process
“Clinic" setting to actively match people to the
projects
Find projects and work assignments
Collaboration model to identify who can best
address certain types of work that comes up in a
given project
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43. YOUR NEXT MOVE!
Sign up on yourtalenthub.com
Review resources and pre-work
Complete self-assessment
Select your path
http://yourtalenthub.com/enroll
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