January 4th, 2008
Sometimes, you need a fresh start. Whether you’re seeking greener pastures or you feel suffocated in the workplace, you’re bound to consider leaving your current job at least once in your career. Here are some tips on what to think about and how to quit gracefully:
Dealing with professional burnout without quitting your job at The Simple Dollar
Think of quitting your job? Try getting fired instead by Steve Tobak at CNet
How to quit a job: 5 steps and 2 warnings at The Brazen Careerist
7 Reasons to quit your job at The Digerati Life
Quiz: Is it time to quit your job? at BusinessWeek
I quit! How to Resign at About.com
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December 21st, 2007
Whether you’re fresh out of college or you’re looking to switch jobs, here are some handy articles that will help you get through the job hunt as painlessly as possible.
How to budget for a job hunt This is something that only a few people do, thinking they can easily get a job after they graduate. I don’t care if you went to the Harvard Business School, you need to work on this budget before you even graduate.
The job hunt - a shotgun vs. laser approach. An interesting look on two different approaches of looking for a job.
The 10 rules of job hunting. Excellent tips collected over at Free Money Finance.
How to construct a killer resume from start to finish Look over your resume with these tips in mind before you print out a gazillion copies.
Master the interview process. Over at Interview Chatter, Darlene McDaniel has such a vast inventory of interview related articles. Here are the ones job hunters can benefit from:
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November 16th, 2007
Do you like the new “Pimping Bookmarks”graphic? I think it looks much better. That’s because I grabbed the star off of Vecteezy, where lazy productive people can get free high-quality vector designs. Starting next week, I’m also going to make the weekly Pimping Bookmarks focus on specific themes. For next week, it’s “Money Management for Corporate Slaves”. Stay tuned!
Anyway, without further ado, this week’s bookmarks:
Workplace:
Career planning by Steve Pavlina
A simple way to reduce workday friction at Lifehack
The many ways a project can screw up at Contract Worker
Work-Life Balance:
Can you maintain a work life balance while carrying a pager? at Money Smart Life
10 reasons why you aren’t achieving success at Lifehack
Software:
9 tools for online meetings from Web Worker Daily
Rescue time tracks how (un)productive you are from TechCrunch
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November 9th, 2007
Sorry for the few posts this week - been very busy with work. Without further ado, here are the bookmarks for the week:
Workplace
Always Be Prepared: 5 Tips for Unexpected Job Loss at Consumerism Commentary
Temptation in the Workplace and Accountability by Clever Dude
Should I Report Ethical Misconduct at Work? at The Simple Dollar
Do you have a deeply fulfilling career? by Steve Pavlina
Productivity:
Get an MBA: Masters in Business Attention at Lifehack
Limit You Projects to Achieve Completion at zenhabits
Index Card Hacks at Lifehack
Software:
Sharedview: Free Screen Sharing for Web Workgroups at Web Worker Daily
10 Tips for Getting More Out of MS Outlook at Web Worker Daily
Special Announcement:
Leo over at zenhabits just released Zen to Done: The Simple Productivity Ebook. Check it out! (Or wait until I check it out and write a review, hehe.)
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October 19th, 2007
It’s Friday and you don’t know what that means - it’s Pimping Bookmarks day! It’s that special day of the week where I compile some great links to articles, tools, and other digital trinkets that will definitely pimp your work. Of course, readers are encouraged to contribute links that I’ll probably miss. You can submit these links throughout the span of the week and send them to my email (celineroque AT b5media DOT com).
So here’s this week’s list:
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