Very interesting article from ThirdAge.com, a site for those of us who are - well, entering or in our third (st)age of life.
Basically it says not to listen to conventional wisdom about investing, lest we be led astray or to be too cautious. Best to do our OWN homework and decide what's right for us, including taking some small, experimental risks to see what we're capable of doing and earning.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Great Thought from Hillary Clinton
In her June 7, 2008 speech endorsing Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton said the following:
Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward. Life is too short, time is too precious and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be.
What a fantastic attitude! And one worth putting to use every day in my own life.
To see her entire speech, visit www.hillaryclinton.com/splash/june7.
Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward. Life is too short, time is too precious and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be.
What a fantastic attitude! And one worth putting to use every day in my own life.
To see her entire speech, visit www.hillaryclinton.com/splash/june7.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Prints of Paintings
My brother, a fine artist and all around fantastic handyman, found a site that sells prints of artists' work. He uploaded digital photographs of his work and then the site, ImageKind, allows buyers to choose the size of the print they want, frame style, mat color, and "glass" style. You also can buy notecards.
I think it's a great way for an artist to make some money from their artwork, for a mere mortal to own some fantastic art, and for art lovers to support their local artists.
I think it's a great way for an artist to make some money from their artwork, for a mere mortal to own some fantastic art, and for art lovers to support their local artists.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
The Good Timing Guide and Mercury in Retrograde
When communication breakdowns happen - the phone breaks or I don't get that e-mail message until days later or I miss that call - I often talk about Mercury being in retrograde. How do I know? I rely on Madeline Gerwick and The Good Timing Guide. Here's an excerpt from her June newsletter:
This Mercury retrograde (started on May 26th and ends June 19th) began with Mercury almost exactly square Uranus, a sign of technology challenges for sure. This could mean between now and June 10th, we could experience a lot more computer crashes, or technical problems with telephones, emails, faxes, printers, and other electronic equipment. So hopefully you prepared for this Mercury retrograde period well before hand and did a full system back-up. This cycle (Mercury square Uranus) will be back again at the end of June and early July, so once this retrograde is over on June 19th, you must still be vigilant about your computer back-ups and car repairs.
Mercury moves backwards through the sign of Gemini this time, suggesting that we’re all reconsidering certain data, finding our mistakes in the details we ignored before (just like above!), and since it’s square to Uranus, this Mercury retrograde could also bring us some upsetting or unexpected news that leads us to reconsider what we believe about the past. Mercury is also trine Neptune and this suggests that our intuition will work better for us than logical analysis. If you get caught in a tough situation during this Mercury retrograde, check into your guts or whichever part of your body sends you your messages. And speaking of guts, did you know that your guts have “brain cells” there? They’re known as neuro-peptides and that’s the reason your guts tend to get the information faster than our brains do. Our brains must go through a lot of processing of the data, but your guts just get the information and pretty quickly they give you an accurate sense of the situation. So tune in to what’s going on there.
It's fantastic information, that helps me understand a little more about what is influencing my daily life. If you want to know more about the Good Timing Guide, go to this site. www.polarisbusinessguides.com
Here's more contact information:
Madeline C. Gerwick, Certified Business and Personal Astrologer
Polaris Business Guides, LLC
Toll free: 877-524-8300
This Mercury retrograde (started on May 26th and ends June 19th) began with Mercury almost exactly square Uranus, a sign of technology challenges for sure. This could mean between now and June 10th, we could experience a lot more computer crashes, or technical problems with telephones, emails, faxes, printers, and other electronic equipment. So hopefully you prepared for this Mercury retrograde period well before hand and did a full system back-up. This cycle (Mercury square Uranus) will be back again at the end of June and early July, so once this retrograde is over on June 19th, you must still be vigilant about your computer back-ups and car repairs.
Mercury moves backwards through the sign of Gemini this time, suggesting that we’re all reconsidering certain data, finding our mistakes in the details we ignored before (just like above!), and since it’s square to Uranus, this Mercury retrograde could also bring us some upsetting or unexpected news that leads us to reconsider what we believe about the past. Mercury is also trine Neptune and this suggests that our intuition will work better for us than logical analysis. If you get caught in a tough situation during this Mercury retrograde, check into your guts or whichever part of your body sends you your messages. And speaking of guts, did you know that your guts have “brain cells” there? They’re known as neuro-peptides and that’s the reason your guts tend to get the information faster than our brains do. Our brains must go through a lot of processing of the data, but your guts just get the information and pretty quickly they give you an accurate sense of the situation. So tune in to what’s going on there.
It's fantastic information, that helps me understand a little more about what is influencing my daily life. If you want to know more about the Good Timing Guide, go to this site. www.polarisbusinessguides.com
Here's more contact information:
Madeline C. Gerwick, Certified Business and Personal Astrologer
Polaris Business Guides, LLC
Toll free: 877-524-8300
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Great resource for writing Ezines
I recently found a site that provides wonderful FREE information about writing and marketing Ezines. Rather than pay for some of the expensive courses, I'd rather comb through the articles and archives to find the information that I need. Check it out at http://emailuniverse.com.
Once there, you can link to http://www.ezinearticles.com . It's a site that accepts articles for publication. I've had three published and one is pending. There are so many categories under which articles are published, it's a great site simply to browse through.
Once there, you can link to http://www.ezinearticles.com . It's a site that accepts articles for publication. I've had three published and one is pending. There are so many categories under which articles are published, it's a great site simply to browse through.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Job Search Sites
These are resources I've pulled together to support people in job searches. I divided the list into several categories, from the most general to the most specialized sites.
Basic Job Search
www.monster.com– the biggest job search site; has information on specific industries; also has lots of tips about how to prepare resume, cover letter and for interview
www.CareerBuilder.com– a mainstream site with all sorts of jobs
www.hotjobs.yahoo.com- another mainstream site (joint venture of Yahoo! and HotJobs – HotJobs no longer exists on its own)
www.craigslist.com- has a bunch of jobs, not terrifically well-organized, but still worth looking at
http://jobzone.promomagazine.com- everything with a focus on marketing and new media
www.simplyhired.com- collects jobs from a lot of different sites, so is a worthwhile central location; takes you to the site itself, so if it's a Ladders job, you'd still have to join and sign in
www.careerjournal.com- linked to Wall Street Journal, seems to draw mostly on other sites
www.jobs.myspace.com– jobs from the social networking site (powered by SimplyHired)
www.jobbankusa.com– national site based in Florida
www.jobsonline.com– gathers information from all sites
Requires a little More Effort to Get In and See Jobs – & Worth It!
www.jobfox.com– their tag line is “be hunted” – their focus is to match seeker with best jobs for them, using their “10 Dimensional Matching (sm) Technology”
www.notchup.com– a site that gets employers to pay YOU to interview – for people happy at their jobs
www.linkedin.com– the professional networking site has its own job search site
www.employmentguide.com- you have to sign up to see jobs, but it's free - linked to some specialty sites like www.healthcareerweb.com
Population and Location-Specific
www.latpro.com– targeting Latinos and jobs that require Spanish; lots of Latin American employers
www.cbaanetwork.com - sub-site of CareerBuilders for African-Americans and diversity
www.hirediversity.com - diversity recruitment
www.collegerecruiter.com– for recent college graduates
www.vetjobs.com– for veterans of the armed services
www.jobcircle.com– jobs in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US
www.jobing.com– jobs in the US Southwest and California
www.workopolis.com– jobs in Canada
www.npo.net – Chicago non-profit jobs
Non-Profit Industry Sites
www.idealist.org- the workhorse of non-profit job search
www.philanthropy.com/jobs - Chronicle of Philanthropy job site; lots of fundraising jobs, as well as executive level
www.philanthropy.com/jobs - most of the jobs on idealist are here, too - some different
www.indeed.com- another central place for many for-profit jobs
www.bridgestar.org- really different jobs! Search firms seem to post here.
www.dotorgjobs.com- part of onPhilanthropy, on-line presence of Changing Our World; based in Washington, DC – re-launched May 08, so fewer jobs than most site
www.cgcareers.org- has fewer jobs, mostly repetitive, some difference with major sites
www.cof.org- Council on Foundations site with jobs at foundations all over US and some abroad
www.socialservice.com- social service and social work jobs
www.execsearches.com– non-profit jobs, not a huge range
http://nonprofit.careerbuilder.com- CareerBuilder’s non-profit job postings
www.thenonprofitnetwork.org/findjob.php- job board on a LA-based site that offers free and low cost resources for the nonprofit sector
www.snpo.org/nonprofitcareers - jobs board for Michigan-based Society of Non-Profit Organizations
www.citylimits.org– a local NYC publication focused on social change and community activism and jobs related to activist and social change
www.philanthropyjournal.com– has national jobs especially North Carolina
www.nonprofitjobmarket.org - non-profit jobs mainly Northeast and California
Industry-specific Sites
www.shrm.org– Society for Human Resources Management, the biggest industry site
www.hr.com/careernetwork- HR jobs
www.workforcehrjobs.com - HR jobs
www.careerbank.com- finance, banking
www.fei.com– Financial Executives International Job Center for executive-level financial jobs (must qualify and pay $495 fee plus $250 application fee to join)
www.greenbiz.com/green-careers/jobs- “green” jobs
www.marketingprofs.com– marketing
www.mediabistro.com/joblistings- for media professionals (on-line/new media, books, newspapers, magazines, television, radio, academic, advertising, design, corporate/tech writing, PR/marketing)
www.wizmall.com– Public relations jobs (powered by CareerBuilder)
www.computerjobs.com- tech-related
www.dice.com - tech insiders - very popular site for techies and that industry
www.workinsports.com– sports and sports-related jobs and internships
www.allhealthcarejobs.com- a lot of medical, some support functions (eg HR)
www.absolutelyhealthcare.com- also lots of medical and some support
www.publichealthjobs.net– jobs in public health
http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/phec.cfm- Public Health Employment Connection run by Emory University – jobs in public health
www.biospace.com- biotech and pharma
www.hcareers.com- hospitality industry
www.bridgecareermanagement.com/fedjobsearch.htm- federal jobs
www.jobsinlogistics.com– mainly transportation, mostly CDL truck driving (long-haul and local)
http://museumcareers.aam-us.org/search.cfm - wide range of museum jobs
Paid Search Sites (mostly $100K+ jobs)
www.execunet.com(also listed as www.6figurejobs.com and www.sixfigurejobs.com) – has senior executive and six figure jobs. You can search free, but have to pay $39/month to actually apply through ExecuNet.
www.theladders.com- $100K+ jobs – have to sign up and pay monthly fee to actually see jobs and apply; allows you to post a profile instead of a full resume; used by recruiters. Has specialized “Ladders” for specific fields. Also has UK jobs (http://www.theladders.co.uk/).
FinanceLadder: http://finance-jobs.theladders.com
LawLadder: http://law-jobs.theladders.com
HRLadder: http://hr-jobs.theladders.com
MktgLadder: http://marketing-jobs.theladders.com
OpsLadder: http://ops-jobs.theladders.com
SalesLadder: http://sales-jobs.theladders.com
TechnologyLadder: http://technology-jobs.theladders.com
UpLadder: medical and science jobs http://up.theladders.com
www.netshare.com– executive jobs – international - $40 a month fee
www.bluesteps.com– high level $100K+ jobs. Service of Association of Executive Search Consultants. Lifetime membership fees from $239 to $329 (higher priced include access to SearchConnect directory of 5000 AESC members)
www.risesmart.com– $100K+ job search “concierge” that searches sites and makes matches. $54.95 a month; 20% discount for new members $43.95
Jobs on Professional Networking Sites
www.linkedin.com– professional networking site. Free to join; paid upgrades available from $19.95 to $200 a month (recommended for recruiters and active job seekers).
www.ecademy.com- Ecademy is a social business network with over 150,000 members. 85% of the members are outside of North America, most in Western Europe, with some presence in Asia.
www.mengonline.com– Marketing Executives Networking Group on line networking site for highly compensated ($160K+), senior-level Marketing, Sales, or General Management executives
Basic Job Search
www.monster.com– the biggest job search site; has information on specific industries; also has lots of tips about how to prepare resume, cover letter and for interview
www.CareerBuilder.com– a mainstream site with all sorts of jobs
www.hotjobs.yahoo.com- another mainstream site (joint venture of Yahoo! and HotJobs – HotJobs no longer exists on its own)
www.craigslist.com- has a bunch of jobs, not terrifically well-organized, but still worth looking at
http://jobzone.promomagazine.com- everything with a focus on marketing and new media
www.simplyhired.com- collects jobs from a lot of different sites, so is a worthwhile central location; takes you to the site itself, so if it's a Ladders job, you'd still have to join and sign in
www.careerjournal.com- linked to Wall Street Journal, seems to draw mostly on other sites
www.jobs.myspace.com– jobs from the social networking site (powered by SimplyHired)
www.jobbankusa.com– national site based in Florida
www.jobsonline.com– gathers information from all sites
Requires a little More Effort to Get In and See Jobs – & Worth It!
www.jobfox.com– their tag line is “be hunted” – their focus is to match seeker with best jobs for them, using their “10 Dimensional Matching (sm) Technology”
www.notchup.com– a site that gets employers to pay YOU to interview – for people happy at their jobs
www.linkedin.com– the professional networking site has its own job search site
www.employmentguide.com- you have to sign up to see jobs, but it's free - linked to some specialty sites like www.healthcareerweb.com
Population and Location-Specific
www.latpro.com– targeting Latinos and jobs that require Spanish; lots of Latin American employers
www.cbaanetwork.com - sub-site of CareerBuilders for African-Americans and diversity
www.hirediversity.com - diversity recruitment
www.collegerecruiter.com– for recent college graduates
www.vetjobs.com– for veterans of the armed services
www.jobcircle.com– jobs in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US
www.jobing.com– jobs in the US Southwest and California
www.workopolis.com– jobs in Canada
www.npo.net – Chicago non-profit jobs
Non-Profit Industry Sites
www.idealist.org- the workhorse of non-profit job search
www.philanthropy.com/jobs - Chronicle of Philanthropy job site; lots of fundraising jobs, as well as executive level
www.philanthropy.com/jobs - most of the jobs on idealist are here, too - some different
www.indeed.com- another central place for many for-profit jobs
www.bridgestar.org- really different jobs! Search firms seem to post here.
www.dotorgjobs.com- part of onPhilanthropy, on-line presence of Changing Our World; based in Washington, DC – re-launched May 08, so fewer jobs than most site
www.cgcareers.org- has fewer jobs, mostly repetitive, some difference with major sites
www.cof.org- Council on Foundations site with jobs at foundations all over US and some abroad
www.socialservice.com- social service and social work jobs
www.execsearches.com– non-profit jobs, not a huge range
http://nonprofit.careerbuilder.com- CareerBuilder’s non-profit job postings
www.thenonprofitnetwork.org/findjob.php- job board on a LA-based site that offers free and low cost resources for the nonprofit sector
www.snpo.org/nonprofitcareers - jobs board for Michigan-based Society of Non-Profit Organizations
www.citylimits.org– a local NYC publication focused on social change and community activism and jobs related to activist and social change
www.philanthropyjournal.com– has national jobs especially North Carolina
www.nonprofitjobmarket.org - non-profit jobs mainly Northeast and California
Industry-specific Sites
www.shrm.org– Society for Human Resources Management, the biggest industry site
www.hr.com/careernetwork- HR jobs
www.workforcehrjobs.com - HR jobs
www.careerbank.com- finance, banking
www.fei.com– Financial Executives International Job Center for executive-level financial jobs (must qualify and pay $495 fee plus $250 application fee to join)
www.greenbiz.com/green-careers/jobs- “green” jobs
www.marketingprofs.com– marketing
www.mediabistro.com/joblistings- for media professionals (on-line/new media, books, newspapers, magazines, television, radio, academic, advertising, design, corporate/tech writing, PR/marketing)
www.wizmall.com– Public relations jobs (powered by CareerBuilder)
www.computerjobs.com- tech-related
www.dice.com - tech insiders - very popular site for techies and that industry
www.workinsports.com– sports and sports-related jobs and internships
www.allhealthcarejobs.com- a lot of medical, some support functions (eg HR)
www.absolutelyhealthcare.com- also lots of medical and some support
www.publichealthjobs.net– jobs in public health
http://cfusion.sph.emory.edu/PHEC/phec.cfm- Public Health Employment Connection run by Emory University – jobs in public health
www.biospace.com- biotech and pharma
www.hcareers.com- hospitality industry
www.bridgecareermanagement.com/fedjobsearch.htm- federal jobs
www.jobsinlogistics.com– mainly transportation, mostly CDL truck driving (long-haul and local)
http://museumcareers.aam-us.org/search.cfm - wide range of museum jobs
Paid Search Sites (mostly $100K+ jobs)
www.execunet.com(also listed as www.6figurejobs.com and www.sixfigurejobs.com) – has senior executive and six figure jobs. You can search free, but have to pay $39/month to actually apply through ExecuNet.
www.theladders.com- $100K+ jobs – have to sign up and pay monthly fee to actually see jobs and apply; allows you to post a profile instead of a full resume; used by recruiters. Has specialized “Ladders” for specific fields. Also has UK jobs (http://www.theladders.co.uk/).
FinanceLadder: http://finance-jobs.theladders.com
LawLadder: http://law-jobs.theladders.com
HRLadder: http://hr-jobs.theladders.com
MktgLadder: http://marketing-jobs.theladders.com
OpsLadder: http://ops-jobs.theladders.com
SalesLadder: http://sales-jobs.theladders.com
TechnologyLadder: http://technology-jobs.theladders.com
UpLadder: medical and science jobs http://up.theladders.com
www.netshare.com– executive jobs – international - $40 a month fee
www.bluesteps.com– high level $100K+ jobs. Service of Association of Executive Search Consultants. Lifetime membership fees from $239 to $329 (higher priced include access to SearchConnect directory of 5000 AESC members)
www.risesmart.com– $100K+ job search “concierge” that searches sites and makes matches. $54.95 a month; 20% discount for new members $43.95
Jobs on Professional Networking Sites
www.linkedin.com– professional networking site. Free to join; paid upgrades available from $19.95 to $200 a month (recommended for recruiters and active job seekers).
www.ecademy.com- Ecademy is a social business network with over 150,000 members. 85% of the members are outside of North America, most in Western Europe, with some presence in Asia.
www.mengonline.com– Marketing Executives Networking Group on line networking site for highly compensated ($160K+), senior-level Marketing, Sales, or General Management executives
Monday, May 19, 2008
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