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Elsewhere Online: Career Change from the Inside Out

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

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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What do you think? — You’ll Pay to Quit This Job! One Company’s Nightmare Hiring Policy…

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

I have my own opinions on policies like this, but before I own up to them, I want to know your feelings? Is charging employees the answer to company turnover? Is it even legal?
You can leave both text and video comments by using the Comments link below.
You’ll Pay to Quit This Job! One Company’s Nightmare […]

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Seesmic Video Comments now enabled

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Want to leave a comment, but hate to type?
Career Opportunities now support video comments. Click the comments link below and leave me a few words of wisdom
Try it out!

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Career Tips via Twitter

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Today I started a new daily Career Tips message using Twitter. If you are on Twitter already, you can type follow careertips or visit http://twitter.com/careertips

Career Tips from Career Opportunities

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Elsewhere Online: Heads Will Roll: 17 Signs of Impending Layoffs - HR World

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Elsewhere Online: What to do if you’re laid off in 2008 recession

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

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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Archives and Tagging Project - Your Help Needed!

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Hello all Career Opportunities listeners and readers!
I hope you New Year was great and you are already diving into new ways to make your career even better.
Archives
That said, I am starting a project myself. I have been remiss over the last couple of years in creating one, complete, archive page for 2005, 2006 and 2007. […]

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Video: Combining your work skills into a career

January 1st, 2008 · No Comments

This is a short video from Seesmic (http://seesmic.com) where I respond to Seth, who is starting to look for a new job and having a bit of trouble explaining exactly “What he does.” I thought it might be worthwhile to share it here, too.
Let me know if you find these video clips useful or not. […]

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Do something for yourself this year!

December 31st, 2007 · No Comments

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December 30th, 2007 · No Comments

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