Some random thoughts… School is starting. For most kids, big whoop. But for some, a real and true Big Whoop. I don’t know what to make about education nowadays. We are spending more money on it, so I know we all care. I know venture guys who are big backers of online universities, like DeVry, [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Learn Project Management, onetwothree On the Skills You Need
Posted in August 29th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
Most jobs are projects, or a series of projects. How you manage them is crucial to your future success or hireability. There are places where you can learn this skill, like here or here. Even blogs that are only about project management. Even some how-to white papers. And talk about a skill that everyone wants—in [...]
Evidently, America Needs Paralegals. Who Knew?
Posted in August 27th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
Just last night I was reading about how recent law school graduates could not find work. Some were even doing menial work, like working at Starbucks, heaven forbid. But then, I discovered that on LinkUp, as of three minutes ago, there were 649 open jobs RIGHT now for paralegals. No legal website I can find [...]
Unbashing Target
Posted in August 25th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
I saw an ad from moveon.org bashing Target for some reason. Move on, moveon. Personally, I like Target and not just because it is headquartered here in Minneapolis. Have you ever gone into a Target store and not felt personally uplifted a bit? Think about that the next time you visit your favorite one. From [...]
