
books
By Jo Parfitt, on August 3rd, 2010
how a successful writer nurtures young writing talent by judging competitions and mentoring teenagers to build a [...]

about me
By Jo Parfitt, on July 29th, 2010
One of the best ways to get publicity for yourself, your product and your book (and yes you need this way before it is finished and sent to press) is to get media coverage. A good piece of editorial can go a long way and when you consider how many people view that website, listen to that radio station, buy that paper/magazine or borrow it from the library the exposure one little article can get you is [...]

expatriate stuff
By Jo Parfitt, on January 13th, 2009
Phew! it seems that companies are behind the hard work of the Permits Foundation, after all. This organisation works hard to get governments to offer spouses work visas, and late last year decided it was time to check whether their tireless lobbying still matters. It seems it does.
If you care about the way expat spouses [...]

expatriate stuff
By Jo Parfitt, on October 28th, 2008
I was delighted to meet two of the Tempo Team employees a couple of weeks ago. For, despite offering to brainstorm with many other recruitment agencies over the years, with a view to finding a solution to the dual career issue, they were the first, ever, to take me up on it.
On November 3rd at [...]

books
By Jo Parfitt, on June 19th, 2008
Ljiljana came to my party last week and has agree to let me post her comment here. I think it has some useful lessons for those of us who fear networking ..
I was about to give up. I was thinking about writing an email saying that I was sorry but I couldn’t make it and [...]