Five in the Morning 030309
Measuring on-line influence. After you get through all the verbiage, I think a lot of it boils down to?the very last sentence. Micah Baldwin on Mashable.
Rachel Happe on her Job Search 2.0. How her network is coming into play as she searches for her
The View From Your Recession
Five years ago, I left my job as a technical writer at a software
company and tried to make it as a freelance writer specializing in
resumes (think: the personal advertising agency sort of resume writer,
not the typist sort). I studied for my Certified
In a Recession, Hiring Celebrity-Style Coaching Pays
When Mary Knebel, a 30-year-old in Washington, DC, was laid off from her corporate job last December, she wasn't sure whether she wanted to find a new one or follow her dream of launching her own website. To help figure it out, she hired Kimberly
Unusual Job Search Tactics
Nathan Schwagler, 25, had a plan to thwart the traditional job-seeking process and get his foot in the door his own way at Ingram Micro, a technology distributor.
Armed with a bouquet of sunflowers, a clipboard, an emergency Candygram and several
What Do Men Need To Know About Skin?
Ruben Hopkins believes he has finally figured out what is best for his skin -- warm water and a towel.
The more I scrub and am rough with my skin, the better it looks, he says.
Hopkins, 50, of Milwaukee, is not necessarily concerned about getting his
How Can Architects Survive the Recession?
When Angelina Pinto, 27, graduated in 2006 with a B.Arch from the University of Texas at Austin, finding employment was relatively easy. Now, she?s spending up to 10 hours a day hunting for a position after
Hired! Putting your best face forward
Marissa Anshutz followed her heart to London, and a job offer followed.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- These days, finding a job is all about who you know. But what if you're in a new city and you don't know anybody?
Marissa Anshutz, 27, had a
Finding Your Next Job Fast
Need to find a new job quickly? In this economy, many people need to find work fast, yet they unwittingly prolong their unemployment. One study found that 95 percent of job seekers make mistakes in their job search that hinder them from securing their
The Art of Fandom
Like countless other faces in the deviantART crowd, Nina "SpaceCoyote" Matsumoto was an aspiring artist. Laid off from a job as a florist, she managed to make ends meet for a few months by taking commission requests. Before resuming her job search in
A Barbershop Is A Beacon For Those Leaving Prison
If you were to walk by without taking a second look at the many flyers that adorn the window of the Black Success Unisex II barber shop on New Lots Avenue, a modest storefront wedged on the border between Brownsville and East New York, very little
