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Startup Weekend: 54 Hours to Create a Company

· 1 Comment · In Collaborating, Networking, Work, Working for Free

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 [...]

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Have a Hobby You Love? Why Not Make It a Career?

· Leave a Comment · In Lessons Learned, Motivation, Working for Free

by: Adrienne Rodney

Unemployment is rough. Not knowing when the next job will come; stress over paying the bills; judgment from others – it’s an unfortunate circumstance too many of us face.

We are led to believe that searching for a job is your full-time job. Not having an office means [...]

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How to Gain Experience by Working for Free – And Stay Within the Law

· 1 Comment · In Career Advice, Internship, Job Hunting, Working for Free

by: Brooke Allen with Adrienne Rodney

This article is about working for free and a follow-on piece will discuss educating yourself at minimal cost.

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Q. Are there laws that prevent you from working for free?

A. NO. You are not breaking any law if [...]

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Here Comes Everybody

· 1 Comment · In Book Review, Collaborating, Education, Lessons Learned, Motivation, Networking, Working for Free

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 [...]

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Smash in Your TV and Set Your Mind Free

· 3 Comments · In Book Review, Conversations, Motivation, Philosophy, TV Alternatives, Working for Free

by Brooke Allen

I was eight when we got our first television. Although it cost a month’s take-home pay, my parents consumed it sparingly, as if it were candy.

In the eighth grade I became interested in Amateur Radio, and lost interest in TVs configured as [...]

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Recession Proof Graduate

· 2 Comments · In Education, Philosophy, Reviews, Working for Free

A Review by NSoW subscriber: Ariel Gros-Werter

Charlie Hoehn, in his free on-line e-book, “Recession-Proof Graduate”, outlines how a newly-graduated 22-year-old can become recession-proof, i.e. receive multiple job offers in under a year despite being in a recession.

His plan is fairly simple [...]

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