I was thinking over my last column on why more people don't have geeky jobs. Something that came to mind that people often forget, and that I left out because I was focusing on personal traits, is this.
Geeky Jobs are HARD.
Chrome on My Dome
OK, we know there's plans for a Google OS based on Chrome, and we're going to be hearing about for a year or so until it actually comes out. There's going to be a lot of speculation, analysis, and theorizing done all over the internet.
Far be it from me, of course, to not do my own overblown analysis. So here's where I see the Chrome OS going and what it means.
Networking, the job search, and cost . . .
As all of us has been informed ad nauseum since we ever had to consider the remote possibility of a job search – networking is everything when it comes to finding a job.
And now, in the age of the internet and an economic downturn, we hear once again how important Networking is, even moreso now.
I'm arguing with none of these points. In fact, I fully agree Networking is important in your career, and gets more and more important as your career goes on. I also agree it's even more important now. But I want to add one more thing.
Networking is also cheaper. Today, people are going to pay even more attention to that. More, I think it's become even cheaper because of changes in the job search.