Monthly Archives: October 2010

Guest column and podcast: No Better Time to Reinvent by Jennifer Oliver O’Connell

No Better Time to Reinvent by Jennifer Oliver O’Connell I have spent a good majority of my working life as a contract, temporary and freelance worker. I have juggled a writing career with a technology career, and have successfully thrived … Continue reading

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Weekly Career-Op Open Discussion Thread

Got career issues you want to get off your chest? Work not what it should be? Don’t know what the next step is? Have a great success in your job search? This weekly open discussion will be your chance to … Continue reading

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Little Boxes – and they all look just the same

“Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky-tacky, Little boxes, little boxes, Little boxes, all the same.” — Malvina Reynolds When you are writing your resume or interviewing for a job, do you fall into a common trap? … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading…Driven to Lead and Drive

Driven to Lead by Paul R. Lawrence Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us ~ Daniel H. Pink Read more on this topic: Career-Op Gift Guide # 3: Drive by Daniel Pink # 3 Drive by Daniel Pink Author … Continue reading

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Pursuing your work as art, but also making money

I just finished reading Seth Godin’s latest books, Linchpin, and there is much to recommend there. He clearly describes and analyzes the dramatic shifts in the work world where being “good enough” simply isn’t enough anymore, especially when such work … Continue reading

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I Like This – October 13, 2010

A collection of career items I found interesting this week. October 18: Jennifer "Jungle Jenny" Michaels will be our guest speaker! – October 6, 2010 – A member of our New Media Mastermind group, Jenny has a lot going on. … Continue reading

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What are you saying, and thinking, about your work and career?

Want to know what people all over the world think about their work and career? Visit http://search.twitter.com and enter work, career, job, or any other phrase you want. Then hit enter and watch the world zeitgeist pour into your browser. … Continue reading

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Event: October 18: Jennifer “Jungle Jenny” Michaels at Tuesdays with Transitioners

October 18: Jennifer “Jungle Jenny” Michaels will be our guest speaker at Tuesdays with Transitioners! “Jungle Jenny” is Jennifer J. Michaels alter ego.  Jenny is a passionate conservationist whose goal is to protect and preserve the planet, all animals, their habitats/ … Continue reading

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I Like This – October 6, 2010

A collection of career items I found interesting this week. How to massively Spread Your Online Influence – October 6, 2010 – Included within are some great ideas — some which I do and others I will start to do. … Continue reading

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Douglas’ Curated Information

Curator (from Latin cura, care), means manager, overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, or archive) is a content specialist responsible for an institution’s collections. The object of a traditional curator’s concern necessarily … Continue reading

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