Career Ramblings

March has been a record month for Career Ramblings in several ways. We have received over 52,000 page views so far this month as well as several individual posts gaining a lot of popularity. Our highest viewed posts this month are:

7 Reasons Why You’re Not Finding A Job
9 Reasons You Are Not Successful
Shrewd Job Interview [...]

Yesterday we were made aware of a funny and friendly competition between bloggers in an NCAA March Madness type of bracket set-up held by Derrich.? Career Ramblings was the number 7 seed playing against the 2nd seed and one of my favorite?blogs,?Steve Pavlina.? Thanks to your votes, we pulled off the upset!
Round two is today [...]

In the past, we have written?about interviewing and interviewing etiquette.? To practice what I preach, I’ll tell you about my latest experience interviewing for a position.? I recently went through?2 rounds of interviews for a position?at a university in?northern California.? When?I tell you to prepare for the unexpected in interviews,?I really mean it.? I probably [...]

How many times have you had a problem with your computer system?? Regardless if you are a student, professional, or a home body, if you are like me, you’ve probably experienced quite a few headaches figuring out your laptop or PC.? I have had my laptop since August of 2004.? Back then, I was anything [...]

A Technorati Ranking is becoming a must-have for all blogs and sites that feature user generated content.? Technorati ranks these sites by the number of links and blogs that link to your particular site.?Although?Google has been using this criteria as part of it’s search engine rank formula for some time now, Technorati is still the [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day to all. Given that today is that special day for all couples and this is a site about careers, I thought what better to write about than dating on the job? Just as I was going to write, I found a site that has already covered this topic thoroughly. I have included [...]

With all the excess dollars being spent by George W. Bush, I found some of these figures interesting and scary (from an email I recently received from a friend):
Political Math
The next time you hear a politician use the word “billion” in a casual manner, think about whether you want the “politicians” spending your tax money.
A [...]

We have a few new updates to give you about our site. The first one welcomes a new contributer to Career Ramblings and the next two are related to new comment features.
The Tune In
We are very pleased to present you with a new weekly feature called The Tune In. The Tune In will [...]

I came across a very interesting analysis here about the top 20 sites we spend the most time on.? To no surprise, Myspace ranks head and shoulders above the rest.?The findings remind me of what seems to be a general principal in life that the top few always represent the majority of anything. For example, [...]

As you can see we have re-branded our site with the name Career Ramblings [dot] com and have re-designed some of the look. We appreciate all the comments and support we received over the weekend while we were switching servers and getting our material carried over.
Our plans are to continue updating this site [...]

Now that most people are receiving their tax forms from various employers and companies, it’s time to start squaring away your taxes. Earlier is better when it comes to working on your taxes. As a taxpayers, you are encouraged to get a head start on tax preparation, especially since early filers avoid the last-minute [...]

I’ve heard a lot over the last few months about the popularity of knitting and craft related hobbies. I’m not sure what the exact demographic is but my guess is that it appeals to females age 35 and up. One of my business acquaintances actually started this site and brought in $15,000 in sales in [...]

Jane and I have been posting a lot recently about interview skills and resume writing. To further explore interview skills and to get a laugh this Friday morning, I thought I’d include a short Borat video on what NOT to do in an interview.

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Borat at Job Interview in US and A!

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “What NOT [...]

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Was 2006 everything you had hoped for? Were you able to stick to all your new years resolutions in 2006?
If you’re anything like me, then your answer is probably not. I intentionally did not set resolutions for the last 2 years because I was frustrated I couldn’t keep the resolutions for several years before [...]