New Boy
Great watch but too bad the comments on youtube.com show just how ignorant some people are.
Read MoreGreat watch but too bad the comments on youtube.com show just how ignorant some people are.
Read MoreRecently I was introduced to a young journalist, who naturally asked the quintessential networking question: Do you have a business card?
For many years I was on the opposite end of that question, asking anyone whom I felt was in a position I wanted to be, or had the power to plug me in, for their card. If I was fortunate they would dig in their purse or wallet and pull out a card.
Before everyone carried a cell phone or had their own website, Twitter, Facebook, business cards were the key.
I’ve had a business card for every position I’ve held. Now, I don’t have a card nor do I want one. For starters, what would I list on the card? In today’s world, no one has only one job. There is the 9-5, the 6-10, the side hustle and the “I do this because I love it but it doesn’t pay and I don’t care” project. How exactly do you fit that all on one card?
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While plowing through the 10,016 unread e-mails in my inbox, I stumbled across an message from a media company that I applied to months back.
By government standards, I am unemployed. However, as a journalist I’m allowed to exercise creative license and say that I am an independent contractor or (my favorite) “an entrepreneur”.
In addition to keeping the hustle alive, I still surf the internet for work.
New recession rule of thumb, if you don’t hear from a job within 6 weeks of applying it’s just understood that the job probably isn’t going to be yours. You’d think that technology would make it easier for them to send a rejection letter but due to the high volume of applicant most places aren’t even doing that courtesy anymore.
Funny, there was once a time if you didn’t hear back in two weeks, you’d impatiently call to ask what’s up. There was also a time when people sent hand written “Thank You” cards. Ahhh memories…
Back to the e-mail.
I was prepared for a “So sorry, you’re great but NO” message. What I read instead pissed me off:
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The recession has people thinking on their feet.
Who says you need a computer or video camera to become a internet sensation.
Just head on down to your nearest Apple Store, plant yourself in front of a computer and make your own little slice of history.
Seriously, the Apple Store has a policy of not kicking people off machines unless they stink, argue or damage property.
After seeing Ms Charlette, they might want to revisit that.
- CH
Read MoreI think I’m on the path to discovering “my life’s work”.
How about you?
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