The cell phone profiler: I think the first-ever edition of the Gillmor Gang I listened to was the Attention Gang. I was in Sweden and listened to Seth Godin complain about the hassle of being available almost 24/7 nowadays. And I thought, well one of the problems is that cell phone profiles are really limited. […]
Before I went to sleep last night I realized that the dream jobs I listet were all full-time which I think gives the wrong impression. Please understand it as fields of interest (although I would consider working there full-time of course). Today I want to share some ideas I had in the last months (please […]
One of the – often overlooked – "simple" things in life is asking a question or putting forth a request. When push comes to shove people tend to shy away. Obviously, I am not going to do that. The thing about asking is, you might just get it. The worst thing that can happen is […]
"Where do you see yourself in five years?" I am sure this question rings familiar with a lot of readers from their own experience, either from asking it or from being asked. I have problems with that question. If I really want the job I should probably answer, "I intend to prove myself as a […]
Arecent post on the Basic Thinking Blog led me to opusforum, a page that is looking a lot like the well known craigslist. It’s not really Job Search 2.0 technology, though very user-friendly. And we like user-friendly.
When a job seeker is filling out online application forms, often it is the category "skills" which makes him or her wish for more options. On offer are usually categories like "languages", "computer languages" and "MS Office", as well as corresponding attributes like "basic", advanced" or "expert".Though I know this is a standard procedure, I […]