Category Archives: Tips

My Favorite Career Things – September 2012

Here are my favorite shared career items for September 2012. Please let me know in the comments if you find any of the particularly useful. I’ll keep my eye open for similar items — Douglas Career / How to be an … Continue reading

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Archive: Career Tip: Translating Tech Speak

From the YouTube Archives, a Career Tip… Can’t see the video above? View this Career Tip on YouTube Read more on this topic: Video: Career Tip – Learning every day In this Career Tip – You should be learning something… … Continue reading

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Video: Career Tip – Learning every day

In this Career Tip – You should be learning something every day in your work and in your life. If you aren’t, it could be a sign that you need to find a more challenging job. If you aren’t learning … Continue reading

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Elsewhere: Continue Your Education the Easy Way by Finding a Discussion Buddy from Lifehacker.com

I often say that I have some of my best ideas when I am talking something over. The act of communicating my feelings and thoughts about a topic help to trigger other, new thoughts. I know that when I am … Continue reading

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[Tip] No one GIVES you a job, you EARN it!

This photo is great, but as a career professional, I take great issue with the text. Photo: David Kokua It says…PHP?Javascript?MySQL?AJAX?Can you code?If yes…My Daddy wants to give you a job! (emphasis mine)This is wrong! No one GIVES you a … Continue reading

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Elsewhere: Your Boss Is Bad For You from Lifehacker.com

I think I can assume that nearly all of us have faced a bad boss in the past. The good bosses I have had stand out because they were/are so rare. Sadly, most of the methods listed in this article … Continue reading

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Elsewhere: Forbes: Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions

Mitch Krayton of Krayton Seminars (and co-chair of CareerCampSCV and others)  shared this Forbes article with me today. I would definitely put some credence to these 3 rules. Yes, there might be other specific issue involved in a particular job, … Continue reading

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Lifetime learning – your children are watching!

Last week I wrote a column about lifetime learning. It seems to be gaining attention in the general world and I think that is a great thing. I saw a blog post today that highlighted some great resources but then … Continue reading

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[Tip] A “Want To Do” List!

[Tip] Remember, your ToDo list needs to include “Want To Do” items as well as “Have To Do” items. Balance them out to make each day better. Read more on this topic: CareerTips included in list of “100 Twitter Feeds … Continue reading

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Video: From the archives – Career Tip 20080919 – Setting Your Price

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