Today, I’ve been thinking about my career as a blogger, asking the question, “how the hell did I end up here?” I never liked writing essays, stories, or pretty much anything on paper. My grades in English from high school through college were mediocre. Everything changed when I wrote that first blog. You see I’m …
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Albert Einstein’s letter to a little girl who wanted be a scientist
From the delightful Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein’s Letters to and from Children comes the following exchange between Einstein and a bright, witty South African girl named Tyfanny, who reminded Einstein of his own granddaughter and with whom he exchanged several letters despite being at the height of his career and cultural prominence. In a letter dated …
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Couple starts backyard garden – now growing for farmers markets in Beverly Hills
Is it possible to turn a passion for home gardening into a career growing for farmers markets? Such is the hope of Jennifer Little and James Imhoff, who gave up successful jobs to start Little Farm Fresh in their San Gabriel yard. They have gained a cult following for their unusual heirloom produce, including cape …
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Open position – Data Artist – see a story from chaos and communicate it visually
Bitly is seeking a Data Artist: We have a lot of data. Unique, hilarious, important data. We’re looking for a talented designer to work with our data science team to tell the stories in our data in a beautiful and witty way. Our ideal collaborator can see a story from chaos and communicate it visually, and has experience creating …
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Welcome to Apple – the inspirational note employees receive on their first day
// Thx – A Simple Guy, The Next Web
Facebook Programming Challenge – solve a challenge, get a phone interview
How does this work? Take the timed challenge. If your code passes the test, you will be contacted for a telephone interview. If your code is too similar to another applicant, you will both be disqualified, so please don’t share or post your answers online. What position are these tests for? These are for …
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Careers on the ocean
A post from Aaron Hartmann, a marine biologist, describes some of diverse of ocean-related jobs out there: Fisheries observers: Want to improve your sea legs? Fisheries observers live aboard fishing boats and ensure that the animals being harvested are big enough and not in numbers exceeding legal catch limits. Their work is critical for managing …
Today is International Women’s Day – celebrate and show your support
Today is International Women’s Day. Celebrate all the wonderful women in your life! Also, take some time to help support an issue: Women in the U.S. make 81 cents to the dollar men earn doing the same job. Nearly 50 years after President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, on average women are still paid less …
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The theory on career development: what psychology says about choosing your passion
In college I studied psychology and absolutely loved its theories. The field is so new and unknown that simply being able to describe how people behave is an accomplishment. Freud, the most famous psychologist, was really just a creative writer with a bit of fact. I find something powerful in these theories. They allow me …
Funny business, a woman's career
Funny business, a woman’s career – the things you drop on your way up the ladder so you can move faster. You forget you’ll need them again when you get back to being a woman. That’s one career all females have in common, whether we like it or not: being a woman. Sooner or later, …