Quick — finish this sentence: “I am _______________.” What was the first answer that popped into your mind? Your name? How you are feeling right at this moment? Your current or former job title? Some other aspect of your identity? Steven Nicholas Smith set out to find how people defined themselves in the following video: [...]
05/28/2010 #FF — @interview_ed!
May 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
Here is part two of my interview with Ed Finley (@interview_ed). You can read part one here. TJQ: What would be your dream job, Ed? Ed: Well, I’d love to get a job over at Google. Those guys always seem to be having a great time at work everyday, but I’ll tell ya, the interview [...]
An Interview with @interview_ed
May 27, 2010 By 5 Comments
Ed Finley (aka @interview_ed) is Twitter’s perpetual job seeker. His misadventures on the job hunt include important lessons mixed with wry humor. With some job seekers still in the midst of lengthy job searches, the humor that Ed provides is just what the doctor ordered. Ed was kind enough to take time from his job [...]
Defining Failure
May 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
The concept of failure is one that is thought about a lot during a job search or when considering one’s career. It’s something that strikes fear in the heart of pretty much everyone. That fear of failure can cause people to limit the risks they take, to stay in their warm comfort zones, and, in [...]
Why the Constant Talk on Personal Branding?
May 25, 2010 By 4 Comments
As you may have noticed, personal branding gets talked about here on The Job Quest. A lot. In reading Personal Branding: 2000 Years Old, More Important Than Ever Before, the reason why it is such a frequent topic was brought into sharper focus for me. The author of the post, Jake LaCaze, made many significant [...]
