Career Opportunities: The High-Tech Career Handbook
A twice-weekly podcast focusing on the unique needs of a high-tech career. An audio companion for Career-Opportunities, the High-Tech Career Handbook from ComputorEdge Magazine. (http://welchwrite.com/career/) Written by Douglas E. Welch
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Thanksgiving
Be thankful for what DID happen this year, not just what DIDNT Thanksgiving By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Thanksgiving Its the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US and many families are tucking into huge holiday meals and suffering the ill effects of too much food, too much wine and, in some cases, to ...
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Archive: Balancing Act - October 21, 2005
Balancing the needs of your IT department and your internal customers is paramount (This podcast is pulled from the archives and presented here as a service to more recent listeners Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Many years ago, when I was still working in a corporate ...
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Shattered and Re-formed
Some industries need to be shattered before they can be reformed into a new whole. Shattered and Re-formed By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Shattered and Re-formed I have spent the last four weekends speaking at conferences, and speaking with many people, in California and Arizona. Despite being a bit t ...
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Archive: Traits of a Good Leader - October 14, 2005
Learn what a good leader is so you can follow good leaders or become one yourself. (This podcast is pulled from the archives and presented here as a service to more recent listeners Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article What makes a good leader? You need to know not only so y ...
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Get out of your neighborhood
You can get your best ideas when talking with people outside your business or area of expertise. Get out of your neighborhood By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Get out of your neighborhood I have spent the last four weekends speaking at conferences, and speaking with many people, in California and Arizon ...
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Sometimes we deserve to be fired
Should major failures lead to dismissal? I think so. Sometimes we deserve to be fired By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Sometimes we deserve to be fired I will ask you to forgive me in advance if this column rambles a bit, as I am still coming to grips with the topic, even as I write. Firing someone, and ...
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Archive: Entry Level or Dead End - October 7, 2005
Are companies keeping employees on the help desk forever instead of letting them grow? (This podcast is pulled from the archives and presented here as a service to more recent listeners Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article We all had to start our high-tech career somewhere. T ...
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Career transitions are the worst, but necessary
Career transitions are the worst, but necessary By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Career transitions are the worst, but necessary As someone who is constantly in the middle of a career transition, I am frequently reminded how difficult it can be. Like many transitions, mine are not the short, sharp, shoc ...
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Manager Tools: Twitter, I dont like it
Mark Horstman over at Manager Tools posted this audio blog post today decrying the use of Twitter (Twitter, I dont like it). While I typically agree with Mark on most things, I had to take exception with him on this one. Here is the comment I left on his blog post. What do you think about Twitter an ...
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Archive: The Chaos of Choice - September 30, 2005
(This podcast is pulled from the archives and presented here as a service to more recent listeners Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article When you are starting a new project or pitching a new client, do you ever feel overwhelmed by the choices available? I know it cannot just b ...
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Viral Careering
Viral Careering By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Viral Careering Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed in video, on Seesmic and in audio via Utterli. If you follow the Internet world at all, you have surely head the term viral marketing. The way I describe viral marketing is to make content so go ...
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Archive: Change Everything - September 23, 2005
(This podcast is pulled from the archives and presented here as a service to more recent listeners Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article What did you do the last time you were looking for a new job? Did you try to find another job that was exactly like your previous one? Did y ...
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Extra: Paper resumes are dead, dead, dead or ought to be
This guest post appeared today in the blog, The Graduate Student Survival Guide on the web site of the Albany Times Union. Thanks to blogger, Brandon J. Mendelson for presenting this piece to his readers. Paper resumes are dead, dead, deador ought to be by Douglas E.Welch The paper resume is a reli ...
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Pacing yourself
Subscribe to the Career Opportunities Mailing List Email: Visit this group Pacing yourself By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Pacing yourself Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed in video, on Seesmic and in audio via Utterli. It is bad enough when your employer decides to give you too ...
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Career Tip 20081016 - Create it yourself
Career Tip 20081016 - Create it yourself Video | Audio | Download Video | See all past Career Tips From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Career Tip 20081016 - Create it yourself Related posts:Career Tip for 20081008 - Quality, not quantity Video | Audio | Download Video | See all past... ...
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Archive: Straight lines and circles - September 16, 2005
(This podcast is pulled from the archives and presented here as a service to more recent listeners Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article As a high-tech worker, I am sure you try to compartmentalize your work. You make budgets, timelines and project plans, but you fail to notic ...
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Beware the scammers
Subscribe to Career Opportunities today (FREE) and receive each new episode automatically Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers Beware the Scammers By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Beware the scammers Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed in video, on Seesmic and in audio via ...
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Career Tip for 20081008 - Quality, not quantity
Video | Audio | Download Video | See all past Career Tips From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Career Tip for 20081008 - Quality, not quantity
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Archive: Project planning and execution - September 9, 2008
(This podcast is pulled from the archives and presented here as a service to more recent listeners Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article There are many facets to planning and executing high-tech projects, whether you are upgrading 5 PCs or 500, releasing new software or invent ...
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NYC Area: FREE Manager Tools Career Crisis Seminar - October 18, 2008
If any of you are in the New York City area, this would be an excellent (and free) chance to spruce up your resume and job-hunting skills with Mike and Mark from Manager Tools. Their Manager Tools Conferences usually cost thousands of dollars, but this is your chance to get some of the expertise for ...
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