(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) Ah, Fan To Pro. My attempts to give people advice on how to use their fandom in their careers. The first book I wrote — and … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) Lately I’ve been receiving a lot of phone calls and emails about job opportunities, and I’m not alone according to my friends. I’ve begun to realize … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) Lately, a lot of my friends have been going through “job issues.” Losing them, not happy with them, being pressured to trade up, and so on. … Continue reading
I haven’t done a career post in awhile. I’ve been focused on my worldbuidling books and expanding my repetoire, but I’m still the Geek Job Guru, and it’s time I do a bit more of that. So with 2017 stumbling … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve’s Tumblr) Some thoughts for all the people out there that follow me for career and creative advice . . . Improving our skills and abilities, learning new things, is something we … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr) OK Donald Trump is President-Elect. So I’m going to discuss what that means for your career, in a helpful Q&A format inspired by John Scalzi. Why the hell are you writing about … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr) In a recent discussion with some people on retaining and training workers, I noted a simple solution to getting people trained and getting them to stay. “Why not support them in … Continue reading
So as many of you know, round about last year I decided to give the consulting thing a go – possibly permanent. I’d gotten tired of turnovers, layoffs, transformations, reorgs, politics, etc. I took a 5% pay cut – and … Continue reading
Back when I went in search of the IT Gap I found that there was a Gap in hiring “Senior” IT people. The evidence suggested that the talent pool for such experienced people, one covered up by certain economic trends and practices. … Continue reading
At some point in your career you’re probably going to have to relocate. If you’re lucky, it won’t be far, maybe the next town over. I’m not sure how lucky you’re going to be – we geeks have careers that … Continue reading