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05.14.10Permalink: Brian Egge discusses labor marketsThe Effect of the Internet on Labor Markets By: Brian Egge In the mid 1990's the advent of the Internet promised to make our lives easier and markets more efficient. The availability of information and low transaction costs made sites like eBay and Amazon possible, and in turn changed many primary and secondary markets. The Internet has also had a large effect on labor markets; it has allowed people to work from home, and also allowed work to be performed where and when it's most economical. Some of the most interesting changes have occurred only in the last few years. When Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com, he ...
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03.20.10Permalink: Learning to Create ChoicesWHY DO I WANT TO TEACH YOU TO BE GOOD AT FINDING A JOB BEFORE I WILL HIRE YOU? David said, “Every day, I want working here to be your best option.” David is the founder of the company I work for, and we were discussing what would go into my employment contract. It is standard, in this industry, for people in my position to have two year non-compete clauses, which mean that if I quit the job, I could not work at what I do for two years. I did not want to have such a clause, but the amazing thing ...
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03.20.10Permalink: Hiring an assistantNSoW IS HIRING A NEW ASSISTANT I don’t have much turnover in my group. Everyone has been with me for between 5 and 10 years. Sadly, Darla, who I only hired last year, has had to leave. She did wonderful work and we all loved her. And she liked it here too, but something unfortunate came up. So, I’m hiring again. We placed an ad in Craigslist. Within three days, hundreds of people replied. If they were interesting, or they asked good questions, I responded, by sending them everyone's questions and answers. If a candidate was still interested, I then invited them to attend one ...
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03.06.10Permalink: Caldeira on finding work in a labHOW TO GET A JOB IN A SCIENCE LAB (Or anywhere else, for that matter.) NSoW recently caught up with Ken Caldeira at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a climate scientist working at Carnegie Institution's Dept. of Global Ecology on the Stanford University campus. He is also a Professor (by courtesy) at Stanford University's Dept. of Environmental Earth System Science." We asked him: What is the best way to get a job in a lab? This is what he wrote: My experience is that people come in and want to start at the top. They ...
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03.06.10Permalink: Caldeira on finding work anywhereHOW TO GET A JOB ANYWHERE (not just in a science lab) After reading Ken's excellent post on how to get a job in a science lab, I just had to ask a few more questions. His answers are applicable to GETTING ANY JOB. Brooke: Ken, I've known you for years - we met in the early 1980's when we were both working as computer programmers. I went to Wall Street and you went to Graduate School. Did you find that the kind of advice you are giving others worked well for you, when you were starting at the bottom? Ken: I have developed ...
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02.17.10Permalink: On Hiring DarlaHIRING DARLA - AN UNUSUAL APPROACH Interview by Nick Cordodilos of Brooke Allen, founder of No Shortage of Work. Nick Corcodilos, host of AskTheHeadhunter.com and author of How Can I Change Careers? and How to Work with Headhunters. Nick also publishes the free weekly Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Brooke Allen is the founder of No Shortage of Work. He recently hired an assistant. This is the story of how he went about it. Nick: A few months ago, I received what appeared to be a mass emailing from you announcing an entry-level position. Do you always write to everyone you know every time you want to hire ...
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WATCH THIS VIDEO to hear Daniel Pink describe what motivates people to work. This is what No Shortage of Work is all about.
If you are unemployed, you are autonomous. We help with purpose and mastery. If you are employed, find purpose in helping those who are not. NSoW is not a commercial venture; it is created by people who believe that creating something of intrinsic value is compensation enough. (Note: We are not affiliated with the producers of this video or Daniel Pink.)