If you're not sick hearing about Social Media, you're a stronger person than I am. I'm a blatant technophile living in a home with multiple Wii's, X-boxes, DSes, and more computers than actual users. Despite this, *I* am getting a … Continue reading
Job Market Networking Tips for the Modern Career Gal: Advice on face-to-face networking from the Sue Shear 21st Century Leadership Academy. Among her tips: Impressive handshakes are not a myth, and it's best to abstain from alcohol at networking events (not just … Continue reading
With so much rapidly changing technology, its hard to know what websites, programs gizmos, etc. are going to be useful in your career. Everything's happening so rapidly that few of us can keep up with it. I often get the … Continue reading
Technology In a demonstration of the power of middleware in today's technology community, OpenX, which makes the open-source ad servers behind 150,000 Web sites, just raised $10 million in a third round of funding. Middleware is one of the best places … Continue reading
I just got back from Anime North 2009, and wanted to make sure I posted a con report while I had everything in my mind, and was still awake. I did a lot of fan to pro stuff and wanted … Continue reading
A bit of a slow Monday, but it is Memorial day in the U.S. Career:How personal branding tops the mere 'having a resume' – A nice introduction, especially for folks relatively new to the job search.Anime:Funimation confirms one piece Japan/US … Continue reading
Bonnie and I are too exhausted to do a week in review, because Anime North wore us out. We'll be reporting on more later. To sum up, the Fan To Pro panels went well, we saw many cool things, and … Continue reading
For those of you attending Anime North, the Fan To Pro seminar will be Saturday, at 1 PM in Halton, and a general Fan To Pro panel will be right after at 2. Week in review will probably be delayed … Continue reading
I read books on careers, personal branding, the job search, and so on. It's part of my life, part of my hobby (here), and in general I'm a self improvement nut. However, let's also be honest, books can get pricey … Continue reading
Job Market How to Use a Blog to Post Your Resume: In these social media, social networking-heavy times, going electronic may be the best way to get people to look at what you have to offer. This article lays out … Continue reading