Conflict of Interest
When I started my job search in January I thought that there were a ton of resources at my disposal. And there were. The most obvious was the state department …
Job Seeker Advocates
Low hanging *OUCH* fruit
Some of you job seekers may have heard about this letter – it has been huge news on the recruiter blogsphere, and others (thanks to FunnyBusiness for the pic!). I …
Are you networking like this?
Here is a great example of “working your network.” A couple of days ago I wrote about this bootstrapping new company without a name (they have a name now – …
It won’t happen to me … again!
My story is kind of weird – at least that is what I thought. But I’m reliving parts of it through a local company, make that ex-company, here in Utah. …
Your blog… follow-up from yesterday
Some follow-up from yesterday’s post about blogging for your personal brand (check out this “Cowboy Up” post – see the 4th bullet point in the list?). If you think about …
How to HATE your job
I love it. Here’s a critical line in Ian’s Get Bold blog: “Ultimately, it comes down to the offer and your decision.” This blog post is about worklife balance. A …
Is Homeshoring for you?
Ok, so new word for me today: Homeshoring. Homeshoring is a twist on Offshoring, which is basically outsourcing to someone that is outside of the US. Offshoring is a funny …
My unemployed hand
I didn’t expect to get any e-mail asking about my hand – but I’ve gotten more e-mail on that post than any other blog post I’ve put up! I’ve had …
I need MONEY!
This is about the reality of being unemployed. Read on… Last night I cut my hand open. It was dumb, really. I had a table knife (ok, I’ve used it …
Your streams of income
I found unemployment to be a great time to reflect on where I was at and where I was headed. I wrote about a story I heard from a mentor …