What’s up for today? In the Great White North, Saskatchewan cable companies are losing young people to online TV. Not sure a cable company is your best career target depending. Good advice for people who want to write a big … Continue reading
Career Personal Branding for Introverts. Some advice if you’re introverted that’s rather nice, straightforward, and smart. Psychology Do our children have a play deficit? An interesting thought. I think fandom often plays a role in being, well, play for people. … Continue reading
I blog. You kind of noticed that because you’re reading one. Or you could go to NerdCaliber, or to my own site. I’ve been doing it for years now, and it’s definitely helped my career. Which of course is where … Continue reading
Passion is a powerful thing. When given channels it can lead to miracles and amazing achievements. Admittedly it can lead to terrible things, as any surfing of obscure movies on Netflix reveals, but let’s focus on the good stuff for … Continue reading
Ever know people who have a collection of T-shirts? People who wear them constantly? Chances are those shirts say a lot about their personalities. If you’re a person fond of his/her t-shirts, you know they say a lot about you … Continue reading
Lately, when I talk to people about their job searches, it seems that a lot of them are worried they're being labeled in their job searches by recruiters. They worry these labels are at best limiting, and at worst, detrimental. … Continue reading
And we come to the end of another series (Been on a roll with those lately, haven't I) – Personal Branding for Progeeks. Now I've spent time talking how to do it, ways to do it, and of course, why. … Continue reading
So you've figured out your personal brand as a professional geek. Now, how do you actually use it and communicate it? My philosophy of this is pretty simple – you have a core way to define yourself and refer to … Continue reading
Last column I discussed brainstorming techniques to help you come up with your "Progeek Personal Brand". It was a case of self-examination and defining yourself with less and less words so you got a good handle on how you want … Continue reading
Last week I discussed just why Personal Branding is important for geeks in their careers – and in some ways more important than usual for information-driven folks like ourselves. So the question comes down next – how do you do … Continue reading