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Perspectives on a Brief Candidate
Originally published on LinkedIn on August 24, 2019 An acquaintance on LinkedIn recently asked me to refer her for a job. While I barely knew her, she had extensive experience, and had grown in her roles. After receiving her resume, I wrote her a glowing referral then forgot about the matter until she contacted me […]
Add Close-to-the-Customer as Stable Jobs
During the week, I’m enmeshed in writing about IoT- and IIoT-enabled solutions. For nearly every application, I ponder, “How will this generate more jobs?” The usual answer is it won’t. Several weeks ago, however, I arrived at the conclusion you don’t need to be a technical whiz or brilliant data scientist to remain gainfully employed. […]
Everyone’s working, but fewer careers.
Reading megabytes of articles, I tried to find a few morsels of optimism about the future of employment. The concept of having a career is being replaced by short stints at various companies or becoming a part of the gig economy, characterized by short-term contracts or freelance work.
Then I went on vacation to San Juan Island.
Big Brother in the Workplace
After moving to Whidbey Island, north of Seattle, I engaged in the agonizing process of finding “meaningful” employment, either remotely or on the island. The latter was a pipe dream, so I applied for dozens (and dozens) of jobs that could be done from home in my bunny slippers. Like many “older” job seekers I […]
Speed of Technology Has Led to Cultural Gap
I’m musically dysfunctional. My shower cringes when I squeak-out a tune, and I wouldn’t know an A note from a G. I find it mystifying, therefore, how a musician can compose an original melody given the amount of music written since the dawn of man. The reality is composers create new pieces, which both leverage […]
Bored Pets and Over-stimulated Human
The other day, while huffing and puffing on an elliptical machine, reading a TIME magazine, occasionally glancing at the TV overhead, and observing the activity in the gym, I had an epiphany. Two of the stories I was reading were oddly related. The first story titled, “Dog Interrupted,” was about psychological problems experience by pets. […]
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