Career Opportunities

An excellent article from Wake Up Later. I agree with nearly everything they say here. In some cases, I have established the same policies, too. If you are a freelancer, or thinking of becoming one, these are some great guidelines.
When I first started freelancing as a college student, I was eager to do any website [...]

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I will definitely be checking out both of these books in the near future. I mentioned Johnny Bunko a couple of weeks ago and linked to the “trailer” for the book, but I haven’t yet acquired it.
From the description of the books, they fit right into the Career Opportunities philosophy of career, where you focus [...]

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Yep, yep, yep. Some of these might seem obvious, but I have seen others miss even the most obvious signs of layoff.
You should always be watching out for yourself, so here are a few reminders of warning signs.
Heads Will Roll: 17 Signs of Impending Layoffs - HR World
Heads Will Roll: 17 Signs of [...]

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Ok, this trailer got me. Now I want to see the book. I hope it lives up to the video. It sounds like its sensibilities are very much in line with my own.
Johnny Bunko book trailer
Last week, my friend Dan Pink sent me a copy of his latest book, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The [...]

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Some good career advice from blogger, Robert Scoble.
What to do if you’re laid off in 2008 recession

It’s sad to hear about layoffs at companies like Yahoo. Right now it seems like a bad time to be laid off. I’m here to offer some hope.
(Continues on site)
(Via Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger.)

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While checking out a search service for Twitter (http://tweetscan.com) I noticed that there is a Twitter user named Joblighted who is posting job opening across the country. What a great idea to allow you to passively check out job listings.

Twitter / Joblighted via kwout

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