In the past, we have written?about interviewing and interviewing etiquette.? To practice what I preach, I’ll tell you about my latest experience interviewing for a position.? I recently went through?2 rounds of interviews for a position?at a university in?northern California.? When?I tell you to prepare for the unexpected in interviews,?I really mean it.? I probably […]
Continue Reading? The final results are in?and we have a clear winner – our current banner won with 40% of the total votes.? This came as a bit of a surprise to us as we were hoping to see a new banner take over the reigns but we are still pleased with the look of our […]
Continue ReadingThe broad equity markets experienced a sharp selloff yesterday (Feb 27th).? It was the largest point decline since 9/11 which brings up the question of how you protect your investments in such an environment.? To give you a reminder of what happened yesterday: 95% of the S&P 500 stocks were down on record volume in […]
Continue Reading*(Brief update at end of post.) Our banner contest ended last night and we received a good turn out.? We have 6 entries with one of the banners being a flash design.? Below are smaller versions of the banners, so please review them (including our current banner on top) and place your vote on the […]
Continue ReadingAs we get closer and closer to spring and the start of summer, more and more people are beginning to look for jobs.? I’ll be writing a later post talking about my recent interviewing experience and the disasters that occurred with it.? For the mean time, here are key things you should keep in mind […]
Continue ReadingWe are counting down the hour before all submissions are due for the Career Ramblings banner design contest?(see link for contest details).? Last week, we decided it was time to announce our first contest.? What better way to get our community involved, show some creativity, and provide an opportunity to give our visitors some exposure?highlighting […]
Continue ReadingThe weekend is almost here which means we need some inspirational quotes. Part of the reason we post quotes is to get our readers motivated to?put in some hard work and effort?and do the things they have thought about doing for years but have yet to act on. John Chow has a great post titled […]
Continue ReadingJane and I had an interesting discussion yesterday about finding opportunities and why some people have a nack for them and others don’t.? I think it comes down to thinking outside-the-box and persistence.? A great example of finding opportunities where none seem to exist can be found in a recent post by entrepreneur Tyler Cruz.? […]
Continue ReadingAs we are winding down our Fridays and heading into the weekend, be sure to check out our Banner Contest rules and submit your entries to us by Monday, February 26.? We’ve received good feedback and interest so far; and we are looking forward to displaying all entries for our readers to judge!? Remember the […]
Continue ReadingHow many times have you had a problem with your computer system?? Regardless if you are a student, professional, or a home body, if you are like me, you’ve probably experienced quite a few headaches figuring out your laptop or PC.? I have had my laptop since August of 2004.? Back then, I was anything […]
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