Career

  • The Dip by Seth Godin describes a personal approach to achievement by following a strategy of quality in a world of micromarkets. I’ve read the summary and have tried to further summarize it: You start by finding a micromarket where you can be the best in the world, whether it’s personal financial planning for new…

  • This is another question I hear a lot, especially from managers, is just where to find talent these days. The real straight dope is that you should already be connected and have a wishlist of people you want to hire. But in the cases when that’s not possible I created a list of job sites…

  • “There’s a simple doctrine. Outside of a person’s love the most sacred thing they can give is their labor. Labor is a very precious thing you have and any time you can combine labor and love you’ve really made a match.” — James Carville

  • Networking

    Notes from a talk by Bob Lord: Ultimately, you are helping people. Hopefully, this results in something for you too. Research the situation ahead of time. Look for opportunities to “reconnect” – to get back to them with something that will help them. Respond with ATM – Answer Transition Message. Answer positively, transition away from…

  • Could be a cool job: The World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at MIT’s Laboratory for Computer Science is seeking a Web Accessibility Outreach Coordinator to coordinate development of education and outreach materials promoting Web accessibility for people with disabilities.

  • Peter points to this great job search engine at Michigan’s School of Information.