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Portfolio Career

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

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There is a middle ground between full employment with one employer and full entrepreneurship. That is the realm of the self-employed, freelancer, independent contractor, free agent, solopreneur, etc. When I worked at Monster.com with responsibility for this self-employment market, we had long debates about what to call this kind of person - one label that fit. I think self-employed was the broadest category, but it was a lesson in how broad people's careers can be.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Portfolio Career", url: "/archives/2005/03/16/portfolio_career.html" });

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Cultivating Relationships

Monday, January 12, 2004

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If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Almost all of the good things that have happened to me in my life were a result of managing and cultivating relationships. Most people get jobs through people they know. Opportunities are usually created through networks. However, many people make [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cultivating Relationships", url: "/archives/2004/01/12/cultivating_relationships.html" });

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Job Search Tune - Up

Monday, January 12, 2004

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1.WORK ON YOUR RESUME Most people work on their resumes only when forced to. Make the time now to update first your resume data. Second, try and capture your projects and accomplishments since the last time you did this. Don’t make a huge production of it. Just get it done. 2.ASSESS YOUR SITUATION What is the state of [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Job Search Tune - Up", url: "/archives/2004/01/12/job_search_tune_-_up.html" });

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Job Search Strategy 2/6: The Job Posting route

Monday, September 15, 2003

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Landing a job through a posting…ask most people what’s the first thing they do when they start a job search, and they will tell you that they searched job postings, online or in the newspapers. Trolling through job postings is an essential part of a well-rounded job search. However, it is also at [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Job Search Strategy 2/6: The Job Posting route", url: "/archives/2003/09/15/job_search_strategy_26_the_job_posting_route.html" });

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Job Search Strategy 1/6: Getting Moved Internally

Friday, September 12, 2003

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Getting Moved Internally…you can help make several cool things happen within your existing employer. The obvious one is to get promoted. While this has become harder and harder, if you know the ladder you are climbing is the right one for you, working towards this can be a good thing. One should never hang the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Job Search Strategy 1/6: Getting Moved Internally", url: "/archives/2003/09/12/job_search_strategy_16_getting_moved_internally.html" });

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How do you define career success?

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

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Why is this question important? One of the most important career and life-planning activities you can engage in is finding your own definitions or models of success. This is vitally important for a number of reasons: If you haven’t done this, how do you know what’s best for you? How can you make career decisions if [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How do you define career success?", url: "/archives/2003/08/26/how_do_you_define_career_success.html" });

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