Category Archives: Elsewhere

Video: Great interview with Al Roker — “My First Big Break” — from MediaBistro

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Douglas E. Welch

Al Roker talks about getting started in his career and some of his best advice for anyone building a career. It is great that he says some things that I say all the time to people and in my writing, … Continue reading →

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Elsewhere: Five Most Effective Ways to Invest in Your Career from Forbes

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Douglas E. Welch

A great article from Forbes on how and where to “invest” in your career. One item they mention is using a career coach. This is something I have been doing more of lately. If you are interested, you can check … Continue reading →

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News: 10 Must-Have Skills and Must-Read Books for Today’s Worker By Hannah Morgan

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Douglas E. Welch

Lots of good advice and pointers to additional material in this article from US News and World Report. For me, the most important messages are the need for self-motivated entrepreneurship and self-leadership in any worker today. You need to feel … Continue reading →

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News: Panelists champion careers in social good

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Douglas E. Welch

Everyone wants to make money in their career, but many of us also want to have the biggest effect possible on the world. We seek out ways to do good as well as live good using our work and enterprise … Continue reading →

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Elsewhere: Top 10 Reasons Why First-Time Freelancers Fail

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Douglas E. Welch

Here is an excellent article on why many first-time freelancers fail. I know i have faced many of these issues myself and readily identify with the problems presented. That said, while freelancing can be — let us say — challenging, … Continue reading →

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Also on WelchWrite.com: #KitchenParty: Healthy recipes throughout the holidays – 8pm EDT/5pm PDT

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Douglas E. Welch

I write on a lot of different topics here on WelchWrite.com, some of which you might also be interested in. Infrequently, I like to share events that are happening on the other WelchWrite blogs. I hope you find them interesting … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Career Things – September 2012

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Douglas E. Welch

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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Elsewhere: Large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks for you, including: SharePoint, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Office 365, Office 2010, SQL Server 2012, Azure, and more

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Douglas E. Welch

Eric Ligman from the Microsoft SMS&P Partner Community Blog posted a large collection of Microsoft-related ebooks available for free today on his blog. The books run the gamut from Visual Studio to Windows Phone 7 and area all available as PDF … Continue reading →

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Elsewhere: Veteran Central: A Career-Oriented Social Network for Vets

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Douglas E. Welch

I have been working with some of my CareerCamp co-chairs to develop a veteran-specific CareerCamp here in Los Angeles for many of the same reasons listed in this article. Veterans have some very specific career needs that could be well … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Douglas E. Welch

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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