From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Interview: Getting a Job in the New Economy

by Alec Satin
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Soma Bhattacharya of Stepping into Project Management – Newbie’s Diary has published a quick interview with tips for project managers and other technology people who are looking for jobs.
If you’re not yet familiar with Soma’s blog, why not head over and take a look?
Getting a Job in the New Economy
Here’s how Soma describes herself and her blog:
I am an aspiring Project Manager and a Business Analyst who works as part of the Project Management team. I love to read, travel and explore life. If I’m not at work I can be mostly found reading up on PM or a novel with a [...]

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PMI: Project Management Articles Published Online Can Be Submitted for PDUs

by Alec Satin
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Barbara Mauro and a few others have had questions about getting PDUs for articles and other documents published online.  These questions have shown up on LinkedIn Project Management discussion groups and the #pmot (project managers on twitter) group.
This morning I spoke with a PMI representative, who confirmed that project management articles published online can be submitted for PMP Professional Development Units (PDUs). The same applies to templates and white papers.
If you happened to be audited, you would need to be able to verify where and when the item was published.
The guidelines talk about “scholarly articles”. It’s up to you to [...]

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Need work? How to find your next IT Job with Social Media

by Alec Satin
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Are you out of work now?  Working but concerned about the security of your job?  If so, you’re not alone.
Social Media Networking has been the key to my current job search.  I believe it can help you, too.
You may be thinking:

I have no time to learn one more thing.
I’m already on LinkedIn
I can always use Dice, Monster or CareerBuilder.
Recruiters want my skills.
I’ve never had trouble finding a job before.

Times have changed.
I’ve written up the very minimum you need do to position yourself well using social media.  It appears today as a guest post on Bas de Baar’s Project Shrink site.
Take [...]

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Watch me on CNBC On The Money – Fri 3 Apr 09 10PM EDT

by Alec Satin
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UPDATE: You can read a summary of the segment on the CNBC On the Money blog. The excerpt from the CNBC website is below. It will begin after a short commercial.
Full MP4 Version On the Money with Carmen Wong Ulrich Video Podct!
If you’re up at 10pm on Friday, you may be interested in watching CNBC’s On The Money.  One segment will focus on Social Media Networking and how it has helped my job search.
This is a follow up to the advice Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com, and the rest of the CNBC panel gave on the March [...]

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April Food Day

by Alec Satin
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Sometimes we are presented with opportunities which cost us little, yet provide great help to others.
Today, April 1, 2009, along with other bloggers, I’d like to ask you to consider sending $1 or more to help replenish local US foodbanks.  You can give money directly to your local foodbank, or you can send it to Feeding America.  Below is a short description.
Thanks for your help with this effort.
With kind regards,
Alec
Everyday, the news is filled with the dire news about the current economic climate and a lot of us use the blogging community to take a break from the constant drumbeat. [...]

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