I am told that informational interviewing is not very common in the non post-college/post-MBA world. However, informational interviewing is one of the most useful techniques in job hunting. The idea is that you ask for advice–and advice only!–as a way to network, meet new people, learn more about your chosen profession or possible future profession, [...]
I have a Facebook account. I signed up for it when a professional association I was a member of was all hot-to-trot about social networking for the industry. I am sure they didn’t see it coming that it was a further shove towards their obsolescence. Why do I need an $250/year association when I can [...]
I met someone last night who said they are working on implementing something similar to HAL 9000 of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.
me: “I remember that movie not ending well.”
him: “Right. But it’s been 20 years and we’ve learned a lot about the laws that govern robotics since then.”
me: “I also saw ‘I, Robot’, [...]
I returned from New York, had a relaxing weekend, and promptly developed a nasty case of bronchitis, from which I am still recovering. My first full week off the job and I had to spend it on the couch, barely awake and feverish!
While sick, I watched the entire set of “Bleak House” DVDs. Highly recommended! [...]
Lloyd Dobler: I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don’t want to do [...]
Approximately 18 months ago I began studying for the CFA Level I exam; I never progressed past February 2006 and didn’t take the test that year. The commitment wasn’t there, and the desire to study a broad range of financial topics from the original textbooks for four months needs to be enormous to overcome the [...]
Yo ho ho! It was Talk Like a Pirate Day recently and I completely missed it, having to spend half of the designated day on a train to the City of Brotherly Love and back, which unsurprisingly did not feel piratical, brotherly, or lovely.
Since then, I’ve been trying to catch up on my reading and [...]
