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01.20.12Permalink: Startup WeekendSTARTUP WEEKEND: 54 HOURS TO CREATE A COMPANY by: Adrienne Rodney It has been said many times that it is better to create your own job than to find one. If you are unsure how to begin, there is a worldwide community that can help you. In 2011 we attended Startup Weekend three times. Held in just about every metropolitan city in the US and across the globe, Startup Weekend is for entrepreneurs, programmers, designers and other creative types to take an idea and turn it into a business in two-and-a-half days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQloc3sB_Q Startup Weekend is important because it teaches novices and professionals how to ...
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08.04.11Permalink: JobsVilleJOBSVILLE HOW AMERICA CAN LEVEL-UP SKILLS AND LAND GOOD JOBS. Article and Video Interview by Brooke Allen I've often wondered what can be done to make it fun to learn new skills and hunt for a job. Surely if FarmVille can make farming fun, and Call of Duty can make war fun, isn't it possible for the people who produce those games to apply what they know to making the process of finding and qualifying for a job just a little bit more effective and enjoyable? As it turns out, the answer is: ABSOLUTELY. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diVm0kBuvZM Recently I discussed this very question with Gabe Zichermann, an expert ...
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06.30.11Permalink: DunbarDO YOU HAVE TOO MANY FRIENDS? Story by: Adrienne Rodney, Interview by: Brooke Allen Robin Dunbar, British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist at Oxford, says you can have at most 150 sensible, reciprocated relationships. This is known as the Dunbar Number, and it is discussed in his book, How Many Friends Does One Person Need?: Dunbar’s Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks. Our most important relationships are with our intimate friends and family - the people we love, rely on and support when times are tough. But most of the people we know make up the outer layers of our social network – our coworkers, ...
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12.12.10Permalink: Master the Art of SellingHOW TO MASTER THE ART OF SELLING Book review by Frank McGrath At one time or another, everyone has gone to a networking function, returned with a stack of business cards, and said “well, now what?” That literal and figurative inert pile of cards is evidence of an evening of pleasant conversations - and not action. Talking to folks is an act of prospecting, a key part of networking. But the other key component is closing - a shared commitment to progress. Successful closing is the difference between networking and going to a cocktail party. Closing is ultimately a sales function- getting people ...
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11.15.10Four Things For Job SearchFOUR THINGS YOU MUST DO IN YOUR JOB SEARCH by: Kitti Brady Recently I was asked to share some thoughts on what I've learned about job hunting so far, so I put pen to paper and came up with a list of the four most important tools any job-hunter should have in their kit. Okay, maybe this is all stuff you already know. Maybe you've already read articles that told you this stuff because Lord knows there have been hundreds. However, it bares repeating, because every day there is someone new just starting their job hunt – someone who recently was laid off, or who ...
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08.04.10Permalink: Here Comes EverybodyHERE COMES EVERYBODY And They're Coming to Teach You Things You Need to Know By: Victoria Goldenberg Could No Shortage of Work (NSoW) have existed 20 years ago? The costs in time, money and labor to gather and direct members and run a publication might not have justified the modest and seemingly unrealistic ends of encouraging people to work for free. But now that the Internet is widely accessible, setting up the NSoW Web site was relatively inexpensive and easy. More important, communities commonly assemble around Web sites without anyone organizing them. The formerly difficult task of finding people and directing them ...
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05.05.10Permalink: McGrath on NetworkingNETWORKING IS NOT ABOUT GETTING A JOB It is about making connections. By: Frank McGrath Networking is tricky if you are chasing an unspecific, yet oddly limited, goal: I need a job. I need a job now. I need immediate, directed help that I hope to get from indirect sources. This sort of networker is a supplicant, having little beyond selfish wants and requests, thus making everyone wary. No wonder the success rate for such networking is low. This is a hard game to win. Broaden your goals so they are more about your life than just job seeking. Make a list of interests. For ...
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04.26.10Permalink: WhuffieTHE WHUFFIE FACTOR a book review by Paul Share In The Whuffie Factor, author Tara Hunt tells the fascinating story of how, in recent years, entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes have used social networking to succeed in business. Hunt notes that traditional advertising is experiencing diminishing returns, as people learn to block out messages from a bombardment of media. Which brings us to the concept and use of “whuffie”. Whuffie is a term coined by Cory Doctorow, a popular blogger, in a science fiction novel. He uses the term to describe social capital (or good will) in a future time when money ...
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04.09.10Permalink: Party 2010-04-07April 7, 2010 - ANOTHER NSoW PARTY IS A BIG HIT Seventy No Shortage of Work subscribers converged on the offices of New Work City on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, for what can only be described as our best networking party yet. Unlike our prior party there was no music, which was a welcome relief; our crowd was loud enough. By 8:00 p.m. it got so crowded that some people moved into the hall for one-on-one discussions. New Work City is moving soon to a bigger space, and we are all hoping we will be invited to hold a party there soon. (Note: ...
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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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03.06.10Permalink: 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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02.17.10Permalink: JobNob Review by Lou BelleJOBNOB NETWORKING EVENT A HIT by Lou Belle Jobnob is not your typical recruiting event. I had the opportunity to attend the Jobnob event in NYC on Tuesday, February 9th along with Brooke Allen and a few other NSoW members (As discussed in greater detail in the last NSoW newsletter, Jobnob's purpose is to connect job seekers to start-up firms). As far as recruiting/networking events are concerned, this one seemed more effective than most and was well-organized. Read on for a brief summary of the event. The event was comprised of roughly 50 companies and perhaps 200+ job seekers. Of the 50 or ...
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02.11.10Permalink: Buj on NetworkingHOW TO DO NETWORKING and WHY TO START WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE A JOB By: Margaret Buj All books about career strategies and job hunting list networking as the first place to start in looking for employment. It is more important than an excellent resume or polished interviewing skills. In fact, thanks to networking, you may land a job without the need of ever sending your resume out or going through the difficult and stressful job interview process. It is common knowledge that some job openings are filled before they become formally open to the public, or make their way to Continue ...
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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.)