Career Opportunities

I have been reading John C. Maxwell’s books for years and have found many useful ideas and much useful advice. This small volume seems like a condensation of many of his larger books and while that might seem like a criticism, it is in fact a strength. How Successful People Think is a great book [...]

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OnlineCareers.net has included my CareerTips Twitter Account in their blog post, 100 Twitter Feeds to Help you Land a Job Right Out of School. Whether you’re about to graduate from a traditional college or finishing up at an online school, you’re probably thinking about how you’re going to get a job once you graduate. The [...]

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“Conversation is the heart of any career. If you aren’t talking with people — really talking deeply — you aren’t growing.” Follow @careertips on Twitter for more tips and career information.

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Derek Sivers presents this excellent short video on opposites, using Japanese and American concepts of addresses as a starting point. (3 min)

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It’s time for Make-A-Move Monday again. What goals do you want to accomplish (or make progress on) this week? What tools or information can you share that would help out your fellow Career Opportunities readers and listeners? Add them to this discussion thread. My recommendation for this week is David Allen’s book, Making It All [...]

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The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam I tend to think and teach visually in most cases already, but when I saw this book I knew I needed to pick it up. I wanted to see if there were some new and interesting ways I might improve [...]

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Michael Auzenne and Mark Horstman over at the Manager Tools podcast have offered up content usually only available to premium members to offer their assistance during the recent financial market craziness. Here is their note, with links to material. Thanks Mike and Mark! In light of the recent market turmoil, we want to share our [...]

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One of the great benefits of doing my daily career tips on Seesmic is that you can join in the conversation with your own videos. Ask additional follow-up questions, chime in with your comments or just point and laugh. (SMILE) Even if you view the tip hours after I post it, you can see the [...]

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A few weeks ago I started sending out daily career tips via Twitter. Yesterday, I started a new experiment. I have started to place the tips on Seesmic, as well. To get your daily dose of career wisdom, visit: Career Tips on Seesmic Career Tips on Twitter Career Tips on FriendFeed iPod Ready Video

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Companies laying off people will often offer them lousy jobs at lousy pay to give them some “alternatives”. Don’t be sucked in. Go elsewhere. •• Get your daily Career Tip via Twitter – Follow CareerTips

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