Comments on: Giving back: Why I want to help FWJ

By: Candidate #11

Candidate #11 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:50:39 +0000

@Jenny B – thanks. I hope I can help others with what I’ve experienced and what I’ll see in the future.

@#4 – thank you.

@Deb – I’m sorry that this didn’t give you enough detail. I hope that sharing my struggles and frustrations, and offering positive, concrete solutions will help other FWJ readers. I want others to learn from what has – and hasn’t – worked for me as a freelancer. I’ve noticed a lot of people mentioning the transition from full-time work to freelancing. Since I built my business as I was working in another industry, I can talk about what I did: what worked and what didn’t, mistakes I made that they can avoid, and ways to run a business with limited time and resources.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:45:29 +0000

I appreciate your honesty and your wanting to give back – I started FWJ to give back too! With that said….I still would have liked to learn a little bit more about how you can benefit this community. I look forward to learning more about you.

By: #4

#4 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:13:18 +0000

Hi, #11! This was nice, honest, and to the point.

By: Jenny B

Jenny B — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:45:11 +0000

Hi #11 Thank you for this post. I for one would appreciate learning from you because your struggles sound similar to mine. I’d love to know about the good experiences and the bad, what worked and what didn’t. I especially love the fact that you are so willing to push beyond comfort zones to research and learn about the unknown. A willingness to learn is a great characteristic to display in a job interview.