Archive for October, 2008
6 things I’ve learned about blogging
Oct 22nd
I’ve been writing this blog for about three months now, and I’ve learned a few things about the blogging profession. (I was inspired to write this post after seeing that Wired has now officially claimed that blogs are passé and I should be Twittering and Facebooking more.) Here’s what I have found.
1. The Internet moves in mysterious ways. I don’t claim to understand it and I don’t think anyone else does, not even the most well-paid SEO experts. When I posted once about Google Chrome, there was a flood of visitors here — I think because it showed up on More >
Call it a ’sub-subnotebook.’ New ‘PC’ is small as a cell phone!
Oct 22nd
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — IMOVIO launched today a smaller alternative to a subnotebook — much smaller. The new iKIT is about the size of a PDA from ten years ago, but has a QWERTY keyboard and connects to the Internet at 3G speeds via your cell phone or Wi-Fi.
The $175 Linux-based system has a Webcam built in, as well as a range of applications, including Web browsing, e-mail and IM.
It can connect to the Internet using a standard Wi-Fi connection, or it can use your cell phone’s mobile broadband connection via Bluetooth.
The company is currently pitching it to mobile network More >
Aamir blogs to clear the air about Ghajini
Oct 21st
Everyone is curious to know what is Aamir Khan’s new film Ghajini all about. Since the star has decided to keep mum on the issue, we decided to dig into Aamir’s blog to figure out.
To begin with, the film is a Hindi remake of director Murgadoss’s Tamil film Ghajini.
“Now am not sure if the film will be called Ghajini in Hindi. It’s a film that I saw and really liked it. It’s a very well made film. It’s a film that’s very moving and exciting at the same time,” says Aamir.
But it’s no secret that Ghajini was itself a remake More >
Priyanka’s wardrobe malfunction
Oct 21st
From romancing superheroes to playing super model, Priyanka Chopra seems to be doing it all. With just a few more days for the release of her new film Fashion, Priyanka is going all out to promote her fourth release this year. From magazine covers to walking the ramp for Narendra Kumar at the Lakme Fashion Week, Priyanka is doing all it takes to draw the crowds into this niche film. We caught up with her at the Taj President between costume fittings, just a few hours before her ramp walk, to find out how much of Fashion is actually Priyanka’s More >
What Do Employers Want Anyway?
Oct 17th
As I read through some of the thousands of resumes submitted to JobOpenings.net every day, I am struck by how many do not seem to have even the vaguest notion that potential employers will be reading their resumes. If they did, they would not list as their employment objective “A job that will offer me the opportunity for advancement” or other similarly phrased career objectives. The focus of both the cover letter and the résumé is on the needs and desires of the job seeker.
As an employer, I may see resumes from thousands of job seekers. Not only am I More >
Rules for Leaving Your Job
Oct 17th
Did you get fired? Did you quit in a rage? Did you sneak out the door? The answers to those questions are not nearly as important as is the answer to this one: Did you make the most of your transition from one job to another?
Ending a job is similar to ending a marriage or other long-term relationship in that there are always two sides to the story. Employers know they are only hearing your side, so you need to be careful how you describe the departure. Leaving a job is different in one important way: your next partner or More >
Super-Employees: What are they and where can I find one?
Oct 17th
In my current position, finding jobs online for JobOpenings.net, I am constantly reading job descriptions on employer websites all over the Internet. The more I read, the more I realize that there is a pattern emerging among many of the announcements of job openings. No matter what other qualifications they want and no matter what salary they expect to pay, most employers want “Super Employees.” What are the characteristics of this super employee everyone wants?
Here is my best list of super employee qualities:
* Able to work independently with little supervision * Superior written and verbal communication skills * Excellent work More >
Jobs Openings are Down, so Scams are Up
Oct 17th
Why is it that the opportunists seem to come out of the woodwork whenever times get a little tough and whenever people are feeling a little frightened? It always happens, doesn’t it? The sad thing is that there are always people who are ready to believe that there is a simple solution to their troubles, so they are easy prey for the scam artists. The best way to avoid being a victim is to keep a few simple rules in mind.
1. You only need one job. What this means is that the total number of jobs available in the overall More >
How Job Hunting is Like Dating
Oct 17th
Although the goals of the two are typically quite different, the methods can be surprisingly similar. This line of reasoning was inspired by a scene in the hit movie We are Marshall. If you saw the movie, which I highly recommend, you will no doubt remember the important scene where the new head coach, played by Mathew McConaughey, asks the college president to consider why he might be having trouble getting the NCAA to make an exception for Marshall to allow them to play freshman on their football team. The coach says to the college president [played by David Strathairn], More >