This Friday, May 12, 2006 at 6 pm PDT will be the first of what could become a weekly discussion forum for Career Opportunities.

I have often had readers and listeners wish that they could chat with myself or others after reading/listening to each weeks column. Skype's new SkypeCast feature offers us an opportunity and online location to do just that. You will find full instructions, and links to the free Skype program, at https://skypecasts.skype.com/.

If you want to discuss this week's Career-Op column, past columns or ask questions about your own career, join us this Friday.

Please be aware that Skypecast is a public meeting place, like your local pub, and it is in beta, so technical issues and people issues may abound. When you join the Skypecast, please wear headphones ( to avoid audio feedback) and mute your microphone by default.

I will be using the "Ask for the Microphone" feature in Skypecast to call on each person who wants to speak. You will find this button at the top of the Skypecast web window that opens when you join.

Join the SkypeCast this Friday, May 12, 2006 at 6 pm PDT

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