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Using formal and informal networks effectively in the workplace
When it comes to landing a job or promotion, or simply making life in the workplace easier, we shouldn't disregard our social networks. While it's hard to imagine that a casual Twitter acquaintance could help our career, the fact is any and every network we have, be it in cyber space or in the workplace, is a valuable tool that can help us reach our professional and personal goals.
The truth about how bloggers make money
Be sure to click on the mp3 file to listen to the blogcast that corresponds to this post.
You won't get rich blogging. There. I said it. It's the truth. You've probably got a better chance of winning the lottery in Tobago than you do of being the next Drudge or Perez Hilton. You can, however, make enough walking around cash to take everyone out for pizza or buy a few rounds for your friends. You can start for free, but remember that while blogging is instant, it takes a couple of months for the money to grow to a respectable portion.
The post-application follow through
There's more to job-seeking than filling out applications. If that's all there was to it, everyone would be blissfully employed. If you want to stand out from the other applicants competing for a position, then you'll need to take a pro-active, not a reactive, position. Your chances of securing the position are greatly enhanced when you look at each job as a chance to do more than just find work. Look at it as a chance to build new relationships. Read more »
When to tell your boss you've been arrested
No one plans on getting arrested, but it happens for all sorts of reasons, and not everyone who is arrested is a street thug with nefarious intent. Many are actually law-abiding, productive citizens who find themselves caught up in the whirlwinds of circumstance. Case in point: the poor soul who along with 15 other people were arrested at a protest on the Milwaukee Campus of the University of Wisconsin. Read more »
Hacker's attorney makes a giant blunder
Wade Davies, the attorney for David Kernell, is destroying his client's chances of acquittal. Not that Mr. Davies isn't doing the right thing legally. He is, but by trying to get the April 20th trial moved to another area because of who the victim is will certainly stir up more animosity than goodwill among the people of Knoxville, Tennessee. You see, they love the victim, Sarah Palin, in Knoxville, and Mr. Davies is implying that because the area is conservative, the folks there are just too biased to give his client a fair shake. Read more »
LOST: The beginning of a new era
The thunder bellowed hard. In the distance, I heard the hot crack of lightening as it struck near the hay field. Everything shook for an instant, compelling me to turn on the TV and check for severe weather warnings. I chose my local ABC affiliate because they have the most accurate weather. The program that was on, an hour-long drama about the survivors of a plane crash, was a distraction from the task at hand; I was concentrating on the severe weather warnings. Read more »
Seven Interview Tips for Ex-cons
It's a tight job market these days, and economists expect it to stay tight for the next five- to eight-years with one job opening for every six applicants. That's pretty slim pickings by any measure, but if you're a recent parolee or someone with a criminal record, your employment opportunities are limited by economic pressure as well as societal perceptions. The deck is stacked against you, but there are a few things you can do to make up some ground: Read more »
Increasing Drupal's PHP Memory Limit in Six Easy Steps
It's maddening. Just when you think you have your new Drupal site configured, you learn (the hard way) that you don't have enough php memory to activate all the gizmos, widgets and modules that you've downloaded. Now what? Don't worry, I'll talk you through it. First, read the easy instructions below, and then listen to the podcast that accompanies this post, and let me walk you through it. Read more »
Five Essential Extensions for Chrome
Uninformed and Unarmed
We see it so often that it never occurs to us it’s not true. It’s inscribed on police vehicles in cities across America—to protect and serve. The phrase resonates with the promise of security, an assurance of stability in emergency situations. It embodies the art of relationship building, a public relations strategy that emphasizes the interaction between two parties. Read more »