Here are a few that are career related from 2spare.com, one of the most random stops on-line…
Early Jobs of Famous People - What they write about you after you’re famous?
Top 87 Bad Predictions of the Future - What “stupid” ideas have you passed over?
Bill Gates’ infamous “more RAM than you’ll ever need” line didn’t make […]
Via Digg.
While this is done from a freelancing web-designer point of view, many of these can be applied to any job search or interview. Some of the more applicable, to just about any situation involving you and someone else who may be a potential employer, are below.
11- Poor communication skills
You want to effectively get your […]
One thing, especially in the Valley, that is important is understanding what people are looking for in their jobs.
GenY = tech savvy, but don’t necessarily want to work in tech. It’s an interesting push / pull in terms of technology vs. the people that are required to improve that technology.
The sense of entitlement, the hedonistic […]
I was reading a magazine that is published by my fraternity. The Editor’s (Bruce A. Wilson) letter is entitles “The Secret of Success? Dare to Fail”. It caught my eye for a few reasons, the least of which being, it sounded very much like a good way to summarize a lot of little things about […]
Here’s a bunch of fun links from Lifehacker.
10 Ways Your Resume Irks Hiring Managers
These are pretty straightforward. If you haven’t checked your resume for these things, good luck on your job search!
7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People
It’s always good to know what not to do. Some of these may be surprising.
3 Steps for Success
Simple things, […]
A lot of young engineers are faced with a dilemma after they graduate with their undergrad degree. After spending 4 (or in my case, 5) long years to get your Bachelors Degree in an engineering field, many people start to weigh their options after graduation. Engineering / Computer Science are one of the […]
Some of my friends have recently change job. No big deal, happens all the time in Silicon Valley. Not everyone blogs about it. In the comments, one of my other friends, who happens to have also changed his job recently, posted a link to “inspiring corporate confidence“. It’s a little hard to follow (like […]
Tickle.com is pretty cool in the fact that they have all of these psychological tests to see where you
Here’s a link to all of their Career Tests:
What is your right job?
At least this one says, I’m an engineer…
These are just a couple. They’re fun, but just remember, that you make the decisions on your career […]
Two extra years of college yielding you a six-digit income at a name company where you are going to be changing the business world and retire with a golden parachute and drive off to your private jet in your convertible Ferrari. I think that’s usually what people picture when they are thinking of going to […]
It’s always a good thing to read around and see what people are saying are good ways to (try to) hire people. Professional columnists are one thing. They often blur the line between what one should be doing as a hiring manager and as a candidate. I put a some stock in blogs because it’s […]