After fumbling through the normal Lifehacker and Digg favorites, I stumbled across JobBored.com with this interesting post about how to organize your job search. I would say that it’s interesting to note that how you divide and pursue various jobs you find is nearly as important as understanding what kind of job you want to […]
Via Digg.
Here’s a quick hit of 15 in demand careers. The titles are horribly generic. Almost all of these really require a form of specialization at some point. Again, it’s worth pointing out that just getting the degree doesn’t guarantee you results…
I stumbled across this article via digg.
It’s an interesting thought on 10 hot “computer jobs”. The titles should probably be computer-related jobs or jobs that use computers extensively (but then again, name a job that doesn’t now a days). My choice comments are below about how this doesn’t just need a degree in […]
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 […]
Reading the local newspapers always gives some interesting insights. However, it should be noted that syndication has really made a big blur between what can really be useful locally and what is more generic “internetty” information. Especially now that most Sunday job sections are partnered with Hotjobs or Monster, this line is getting hazier and […]
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 […]
Silicon Valley is full of them: People with very high net worth (compared to the rest of the country… and the world) but still work 12+ hours days.
Yet the same drive that earned so many of the engineers and entrepreneurs who live here their fortunes keeps them tied to the Valley, which resembles nothing so […]