http://www.tuapekgong.com Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:07:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently it's been hard to find time to blog. I'm preparing for my Career Key Canada presentation and exhibitor table at Cannexus 2009, Canada's national career development conference, which starts on Monday. I've been addicted to TED and Slideshare watching better presenters than I am to improve my presentation skills. ... http://www.tuapekgong.com/practice-makes-perfect-i-hate-it-when-mom-is-right.htm Part 3 of 6: The Free Agent Outlook on Work: watch your company and industry. Complacency, ennui, boredom, apathy – whatever you want to call it – is your career enemy. Get out your compass and decide where you’re going next – preferably a career that will keep you interested. Now doesn’t ... http://www.tuapekgong.com/being-a-career-free-agent-employer-and-industry-red-flags-to-watch-for.htm If you’d like to know more about what career options and opportunities the new stimulus package offers, I just came across an excellent, timely book for your career research: Great Jobs in the President’s Stimulus Plan by Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D. (JIST 2009) Although I have not yet read it, ... http://www.tuapekgong.com/looking-for-career-options-and-career-opportunities-in-president-obama%e2%80%99s-stimulus-package.htm Whether to choose a career in education is a difficult but common decision. Many people are interested in education careers. After you match your personality with careers, narrowing your choices based on high-quality career information is critical to making a good career choice. But it takes work to find ... http://www.tuapekgong.com/the-best-internet-resources-for-choosing-education-careers-and-education-jobs.htm My guest post this week is from CEO Boris Epstein and AskBINC contributor Tawny Labrum at BINC, a Professional Search Firm specializing in software engineer jobs and the software engineering industry. They know the Investigative personality type and what software engineers want in their careers. (Disclaimer: I’m married to a ... http://www.tuapekgong.com/software-engineer-jobs-and-holland%e2%80%99s-investigative-personality-type.htm