5th Row, 4th Row, 3rd Row, 2nd Row, Front Row: a Placement Project radio-style promotion

Five days left until the biggest day in a college senior's year. No, it's not Graduation Day. It's the Placement Project!

Who cares if you graduate if you have to move back home with mom and dad?

Well, the AMA has a reward for all you procrastinators: we've reduced ticket prices for the Placement Project to $20 (the equivalent of five Starbucks caramel macchiatos), and to celebrate we're promoting it old school with a 5-4-3-2-1 giveaway.

#5 - Friday

The first FIVE people to post a comment on this blog post with their name and link to their LinkedIn profile, Facebook profile, Twitter handle (you get the idea) get a FREE pass to the Placement Project.

#4 - Saturday

The first FOUR people to write on the wall of the Placement Project's Facebook event page -- when the clock changes from 11:59 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) -- will get a FREE pass to the Placement Project. Get to the wall through the Forward '09 Facebook Fan Page. Wall posts made before 12 p.m. (noon) will not be eligible.

#3 - Sunday

Examiner.com's Portland Job Search Strategies Columnist (and Forward '09 Committee Member) Rita Ogbeama will post an article on her online column, and the first THREE people to post a comment with their name and link to their LinkedIn profile, Facebook profile, Twitter handle (you get the idea) get a FREE pass to the Placement Project. When will she post the article? The only way to find out is to keep hitting "refresh."

#2 - Monday

Taraneh (Tara) Foster will post a discussion on the Placement Project's LinkedIn group sometime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The first TWO people to comment on the discussion will get a FREE pass to the Placement Project.

#1 - Tuesday

Are you following @forward09 on Twitter? Make sure you are before #1 Tuesday because sometime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. a @forward09 tweet will prompt our last Placement Project giveaway: the first person to REtweet the tweet will get the final FREE pass to the Placement Project.

You have five chances to win a free pass to the most important event of 2009. Don't blow it.

Winners will be listed at the end of this blog post.

This Week's Top Tweets

RT @OregonBusiness: new column to help sm biz Steve Strauss, author of Small Business Bible & USAToday blogger. http://tinyurl.com/o39wza
less than a minute ago from TweetDeck

RT @KGWNews: PDX Commissioner Nick Fish says City Hall will provide what local businesses don't donate to save concerts. http://tr.im/kz10
2 minutes ago from TweetDeck

RT hey @jessicalegg: that doesn't sound right... @OregonianBiz: Bush Garden closes; blames recession, construction http://tinyurl.com/q7am9m
3 minutes ago from TweetDeck

RT @socialmedia2day: Do U Tweet The Elite..Make The Connection or Get The Rejection..Master The Possibilites of Influence http://tr.im/kPVg
4 minutes ago from TweetDeck

RT @socialmedia2day: Brad Feld on How to Raise Capital as a First Time Entrepreneur http://tr.im/kSx9
5 minutes ago from TweetDeck

RT @OregonianBiz: LaCrosse Footwear to buy eco-friendly startup http://tinyurl.com/q3wtw6
5 minutes ago from TweetDeck

RT is this why the FB app sucks? @socialmedia2day: Apple Destroys iPhone Apps credibility By Encouraging Bad Ratings http://tr.im/kSQb
6 minutes ago from TweetDeck

#brandologie speaker Jody Turner is blogging for Fast Company! Check it out: http://bit.ly/fNRxm
about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

RT @heatherhuhman: Public relations internship in CA: http://tinyurl.com/ctjyao #PRintern
3:52 PM May 7th from TweetDeck

RT @socialmedia2day: Like sand through an hourglass? Karen Post on The Ageless Entrepreneur. http://tr.im/kK1z
9:43 AM May 7th from TweetDeck

The Boston Globe gets to stay in print. Anybody else think it's weird the NYT co owns the globe, @nytimes & about.com? http://bit.ly/pxuye
9:41 AM May 7th from TweetDeck

RT @socialmedia2day: What happens when social media meets multiculturalism? Tac Anderson has a cautionary tale. http://tr.im/ktRG
5:54 PM May 4th from TweetDeck

RT @OregonianBiz: Career Fair at Convention Center http://tinyurl.com/ctre6n
5:54 PM May 4th from TweetDeck

Reading "Are you micromanaging yourself?" http://bit.ly/fdNCb
5:53 PM May 4th from TweetDeck

RT @OregonianBiz: Family leave mandate clears Oregon House http://twurl.nl/0hvycr
2:10 PM May 4th from TweetDeck

RT @OregonBusiness: Southern Ore.'s wine industry is maturing like a fine pinot noir... http://tinyurl.com/ct7dwz
2:10 PM May 4th from TweetDeck

RT @OregonianBiz: Gates Foundation gives grants to 'out-of-the-box' ideas http://tinyurl.com/cw4ur6
2:09 PM May 4th from TweetDeck

RT @robindoussard: We've launched a new columnist to help small business, and I'd like more people... http://tinyurl.com/cuoph3
2:08 PM May 4th from TweetDeck

RT @socialmedia2day: Y would U choose 2 join or leave a social network? I am writing a piece on Social Network migration http://tr.im/ksEb
2:07 PM May 4th from TweetDeck

RT @socialmedia2day: B2B Social Media Leads and Efficiency: Many professionals don’t realize the significance of social... http://tr.im/ksEd
2:05 PM May 4th from TweetDeck

Placement Project Drawing: A Grand Prize Worth Cage Fighting a Grizzly For

Wouldn't it be nice to know exactly what you were doing wrong at interviews? To get instant feedback from the source, instead of calling your friends after interviews to do a blow-by-blow and speculative analysis on whether or not you'll get the job and if not, why?

We've all been there. Prepped and ready for the interview of a lifetime, we think we nailed it, but as a couple days, then a week, then two weeks go by with no call back, the questions creep in... Was it what I wore? Is it my qualifications? Did I answer that question the wrong way? Did I ask for too much money? Did I not sell myself well?

Well for one lucky winner...the days of endless self-doubt and post-interview flagellation are OVER!

In addition to being privy to some super-insightful insider information on personal branding and the art of getting hired, Placement Project attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a drawing for the aforementioned JobSeeker Holy Grail of Preparation Awesomeness.

All you have to do is register to attend The Placement Project at www.forwardama.com, grab your booth passport when you check in, visit all of our sponsor booths for a stamp during Joint Networking with Forward '09: Brandologie, and enter to win:

• 1 hr Personal Branding Consultation with Lynette Xanders, Placement Project Panel Moderator and Founder/CEO of Wild Alchemy
• 1 hr. Online Personal Optimization Consultation with Kent Lewis, Placement Project Keynote and CEO of Anvil Media
• 30 Mins. Mock Interview/30 Mins. Candid Feedback with Matt LeBlanc, Placement Project Panelist and Branch Director of FILTER
• 30 Mins. Mock Interview/30 Mins. Candid Feedback with Gordy Seeley, Placement Project Panelist and Creative Services Manager at Razorfish
• 30 Mins. Mock Interview/30 Mins. Candid Feedback with Ben Elkin, Placement Project Panelist and Talent Acquisition Manager at Nike
• 30 Mins. Mock Interview/30 Mins. Candid Feedback with Jenny Livermon, Placement Project Panelist and Recruiter, Enterprise Staffing at Starbucks

I told you it was worth Cage fighting for!

So, go to www.forwardama.com and register, otherwise, you may have to do this (below) and nobody wants that...