Career: A 'rantifesto' on why Resumes should be irrelevant – I can't exactly argue, I'm just not sure of the solution. I will argue that leapfrogging resumes and doing things like networking, keeping up LinkedIn.com, etc. will give you an … Continue reading
I wrote previously on the Everything Wars – that now a lot of technical and media companies are engaged in a all-ways confusing knock-out fight because technology and media are so intimate – and the economy so unsure – everyone … Continue reading
www.techmeme.com PROS: A gigantic, constantly-updated news/blog aggregator for tech news, putting articles in context and helpful hierarchies. CONS: Story focus is largely based on popularity of discussion as opposed to relevancy. SUMMARY: An indispensable news gathering system that gives you … Continue reading
Job Market How to Avoid Lying on a Job Interview: Handling tricky situations like being one credit short of your college degree and being fired from a previous job (as the writer points out, being fired no longer carries the stigma … Continue reading
A lot of time in these pages we post about relocation – I did it big time (moving across the country), others we know have considered it, others we know have done it. Now as you may guess, I am … Continue reading
Join Bonnie and I tonight as we discuss the Everything Wars! Please note we're going to be doing our show a bit earlier from now on 10 pm EST, 7 PM PST. – Steven Savage
And let's get down to some more boring career advice! You know you enjoy it, if only because it saves on sleeping pills! Today's subject – stability versus profit at work. Sure we all want high levels of pay, and … Continue reading
Geek news has been all over the mainstream media in the last week, it seems, thanks to the opening of the sixth Harry Potter movie and a couple of high-profile cons (Otakon and ComicCon). The coverage has been more fair … Continue reading
Job Market Cover Letter Mistakes Everyone Should Avoid: We can't stress enough that most resumes end up in the circular file. Here's how to make sure yours isn't one of them. Publishing The New York Times has come up with a new wrinkle … Continue reading
Bonnie and I write on video wars, text wars, audio wars, book wars. I'm starting to think that we may have this wrong. Not that we're wrong about there being a LOT of competition over standards, delivery methods, media, etc. … Continue reading