A few days back I wrote the Informational Interview, part I. There, I addressed what the informational interview was, the benefits of conducting one (hopefully more), what it allows you to do, and gave you some topics to discuss. Since this is such an important part in any professional career, I will talk about what […]
Continue ReadingFor those of you who didn?t hear the news over the last couple of weeks, Cartoon Network created a marketing campaign in Boston placing select blue-LED light characters from their Adult Swim block around the city like the one above.? When the stunt caught national attention, the network saw a viewer ship spike of around […]
Continue ReadingIf you keep moving and keep learning you will succeed. Lethargy kills the majority of online and offline businesses. -Matt Coddington I recently had the pleasure of interviewing a young, up and coming entrepreneur – Matt Coddington, creator of NetBusinessBlog.com. I first came across his writing several months ago via his personal blog MattCoddington.com and […]
Continue ReadingWith 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 […]
Continue ReadingOne of the best ways to find out what an industry, company, or position is really like is to talk with people in careers you’re considering. No one else can give you a better sense of the real life experiences, the challenges and opportunities, the specifics and perhaps hidden demands, and the drawbacks and limitations […]
Continue ReadingBefore I get into taxable versus tax-deferred growth of your capital, I’d like to point out a blog I stumbled upon called The Corner Office which provides a great resource to prep for your visit to the tax man.? Here is the pdf you should review before seeing your accountant as it can help save […]
Continue ReadingWeekend Quotes?is a new weekly feature we have on Career Ramblings.? We will feature mostly inspirational, business and educational quotes to give you that boost of motivation we all sometimes need. Warren Buffet on Wealth:? “A very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything but not enought to do nothing.” Jack Welch […]
Continue ReadingWe 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 […]
Continue ReadingAn industrial complex is a term describing a symbiotic relationship between a supply and demand side, often in a negative way, resulting in large profits and self-interested spending. The military-industrial complex was one such instance and prison-industrial complex being another. The one presently relevant: the Superbowl-Industrial Complex. I?m talking about the potential $140 million CBS […]
Continue ReadingSeveral of you have emailed saying it is difficult to keep up with paying your bills on time. I used to have a big problem with this too. I’ll write out the steps I took to fix this problem and then tell you what the main fix was. Step 1: Determine two dates during the […]
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