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  1. Subscribe to the Career Opportunities Mailing List

    http://welchwrite.com/career/2008/10/11/subscribe-to-the-career-opportunities-mailing-list-2/

    I use the Career Opportunities mailing list for announcements, but also as an advisory board. If you would like to have a say in what you see and hear here on Career Opportunities, subscribe to the mailing list using the form below. Subscribe to Career-Op Podcast Email: Visit this group From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. …

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  2. Beware the scammers

    http://welchwrite.com/career/2008/10/10/beware-the-scammers/

    Subscribe to Career Opportunities today (FREE) and receive each new episode automatically Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers Beware the Scammers By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Beware the scammers Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed in video, on Seesmic and in audio via Utterli. …

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  3. Career Tip for 20081008 - Quality, not quantity

    http://welchwrite.com/career/2008/10/08/career-tip-for-20081008-quality-not-quantity/

    Video | Audio | Download Video | See all past Career Tips From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Career Tip for 20081008 - Quality, not quantity …

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    Archive: Traits of a Good Leader - October 14, 2005

    http://welchwrite.com/career/2008/11/20/archive-traits-of-a-...

    Listen to this episode Read the entire article What makes a good leader? You need to know — not only so you can become a good leader yourself — but so you can work for good leaders. When you are just starting out in your high-tech career, finding someone who can

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    Archive: Entry Level or Dead End - October 7, 2005

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    Listen to this episode Read the entire article We all had to start our high-tech career somewhere. The usual entry point within most companies was. and still is, the help desk. It is here we learn our craft, creating solutions out of research, hard work and our own creativity. After spending

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    Archive: The Chaos of Choice - September 30, 2005

    http://welchwrite.com/career/2008/10/29/archive-the-chaos-of...

    Listen to this episode Read the entire article When you are starting a new project or pitching a new client, do you ever feel overwhelmed by the choices available? I know it cannot just be me, so at the risk of surrendering my computer consultant badge for all time, I

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    Archive: Change Everything - September 23, 2005

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    Listen to this episode Read the entire article What did you do the last time you were looking for a new job? Did you try to find another job that was exactly like your previous one? Did you use the same resume and cover letters to apply for new positions? If so, then you probably did yourself

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    Archive: Straight lines and circles - September 16, 2005

    http://welchwrite.com/career/2008/10/15/archive-straight-lin...

    Listen to this episode Read the entire article As a high-tech worker, I am sure you try to compartmentalize your work. You make budgets, timelines and project plans, but you fail to notice one important aspect of your work

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    Archive: Project planning and execution - September 9, 2008

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    Listen to this episode Read the entire article There are many facets to planning and executing high-tech projects, whether you are upgrading 5 PCs or 500, releasing new software or inventing a new product. Not only do you need to worry about quantities, say how many copies of software you will

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    Archive: Don’t Wait - September 2, 2005

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    Listen to this episode Read the entire article As if I needed it, this week I had an object lesson in the important principle of “Don’t Wait!” I try always to take this to heart and usually manage to operate under its precepts, but a combination of events led to a series of yet other

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    Archive: Don’t Wait - September 2, 2005

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    Listen to this episode Read the entire article As if I needed it, this week I had an object lesson in the important principle of “Don’t Wait!” I try always to take this to heart and usually manage to operate under its precepts, but a combination of events led to a

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    Archive : Keeping it going - August 26, 2008

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    Listen to this episode Read the entire article Working as a freelance computer consultant can certainly have its challenges and its rewards, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep my career moving forward. Over the last several years, I have had various

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    Archive: Despair - August 19, 2005

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    Listen to this episode Read the entire article Of all the feelings you can have about your high-tech career, you should never feel despair. Too often, though, this is exactly what I hear in people’s voices — a sense of despair. For whatever reason, high-tech careers