Hold yourself accountable to someone else.
I’ve never been a runner.  I used to try to run laps at the track near my house.  As beautiful as the stadium and the weather was, I was only ever somewhat motivated to make it happen.  Eventually, I’d hang my shoes up by their laces and call it a good run, saying “Running is not my thing.” My friends recently started a running competition:  boys vs. girls, losers buy a really super nice dinner.  We have a couple real runners in the group, me having the least endurance.  My friend, Samantha (guest post writer for the Power o

The Perfect Resume (IMHO) – pt. 1
I’m starting a series called “The perfect resume”.  It will take me a bazillion years to figure this out for myself, as well, but I’ll put some tricks that worked for me (and for others).  Let’s start with the basics: What is a resume? It’s a simple, easy to read snapshot of facts that illustrate your past experiences, affiliations and credentials for a role.  Let’s call out the most important part for me here:  EASY TO READ.  An experienced recruiter spends a whole of about 30 seconds scanning your resume for facts about you.  So a resume cannot be a brick of text.  It cannot be a 913751875 page me

Congrats, Lisa!
Lisa on the Great Wall of China (with me in the background) This is my friend, Lisa.   Up until today, she was awesome and unemployed.  She graduated from UC Riverside this past June and spent the summer traveling only to come back to the states without a job.  Today, she’s got a great job lined up for her at an unnamed awesome company in Northern California (*cough* starts with a G, ends with an e). In addition

Is it just me or is everyone hiring?
I’m blogging from my cellphone, because this couldn’t wait! Facebook (looking to grow by ~50%), Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Target… all these companies look like they are back on the market for talented people and where are you? Are you sitting at home still twiddling your thumbs???? Goodness, let’s hope not! Let’s also hope that you took this time to prepare a resume! Geesh. Get out there and start applying, people! Who knows when these companies will fill their 2010 headcount. You don’t want to be stuck without. How can you tell if someone is hiring? 1) Check their stocks… are they staying afloat or moving

Value in Volunteering
Finally back from vacation and over my reverse culture shock, I’ll stop neglecting you, Awesome and Unemployed!  I had amazing adventures in China.  Here’s one photo of me in the Great Wall of China! While I was away, an old friend of mine emailed me to talk about his unemployment situation.   Here’s his strategy: I’ve been unemployed now for a little over 13 months. Supporting myself by playing poker