These days, it’s not easy to find a job- you don’t need me to tell you that. It’s a tough world out there, and desperation leads to temptation.
I’ve recently found myself in the position of a hiring manager, which means I screen, interview, and recommend candidates for hire who will work with my directly. It’s a great position to be in, as I get to meet and speak with the people I will be working with on a daily basis, but it is also a very taxing one: Some of the things people will do just to get an interview are depressing.
I’ve compiled this short list of what to do and not to do based on my experience over the past few weeks:
So it happened again. Another client asks to have everything above the fold. Since the term “above the fold” has its roots in newspapers, I can’t help but draw the newspaper analogy.
Ahhh, Twitter. For better or worse, the service has gained major exposure from 
Yesterday I got in a bit of a 
There’s no denying that freelance, no matter the field, requires a certain type of personality. You must be willing to take risks (after all, you never would be freelancing for a living if at some point you didn’t have the guts to quit that full-time job!), but that’s only the beginning. What follows is a list of lessons I’ve learned in 2008. Hopefully they will help you as you begin your new freelance career, or continue your existing one.
Themaninblue
