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Tag: Careers

An awesome thread about developers’ careers

Stephanie Hurlburt asked for stories from developers about their career paths on Twitter, and it quickly became one of the best threads I've read in a while.

Published 2017-12-25
Categorised as Business and work, Coding Tagged Careers, coding, developers, stephanie hurlburt, twitter

Thoughts about careers when I grow up

Jamie Rubin’s post titled “What I Want to Be When I Grow Up” reminded me about a few thoughts of my own about what I want to do with my life when I grow up.

Published 2017-01-06
Categorised as Business and work, Events and Life, Photography, Writing Tagged Careers, jamie rubin, occupations, Passions, thoughts, when I grow up, work, writing

“The work … is the real reason we need you to be here, with us.”

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Your job is not your work and your work is not your job. As usual, Seth Godin has a wonderful perspective on associations we often take for granted. This time, about work.

Published 2016-06-26
Categorised as Business and work, Mindsets Tagged Careers, job, occupation, seth godin, work

School fees for writers

School fees for writers are those experiences you go through when you learn to write more effectively. Just being a good writer isn’t enough. You have to learn to adapt your writing for your objectives and that can feel like starting from scratch.

Published 2016-05-04
Categorised as Business and work, Writing Tagged blogging, Careers, content marketing, conversions, learning, marketing writing, professional development, school fees, writing

A resignation letter you don’t want to have to write

Leaving aside the damage this poor guy may have done to his career prospects, this is one heck of a farewell letter which was written as this guy left his employment with JPMorgan Chase. When I read this I can identify with the sentiment to a degree and it really sad that some big companies…… Continue reading A resignation letter you don’t want to have to write

Published 2007-07-01
Categorised as Business and work Tagged Careers

Recent Posts

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  • Receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 2021-01-06
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