crowdspring

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. behind Silicon Valley and New York), the city of flowers and sunshine boasts one of the largest concentrations of engineering graduates in the country.

Transportation 92

Transportation Education Motivation IT 92

On The Job

OCTOBER 14, 2009

home as a consulting engineer for his employer in Provo, Utah, he was given 60-days notice in 2007 that he was going to be laid off. Social networking helps, but some people just need to be around other people.” Grossbart’s advice has come from personal experience. Working from his Cambridge, Mass.,

Career 100

Career Communication Consulting Accounting 100

Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Benefits include health insurance, retirement plans, flexible work arrangements, professional development stipends, and other offerings to support well-being and life outside work. Yes/No) Do the fitness benefits align with your personal development goals? Yes/No) Is the reimbursement process for gym payments straightforward?

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Insurance Healthcare Professional development Utilities 59

crowdspring

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Develop your brand. Yet they still need to create a marketing plan, develop strategies, and execute. Once you know what you’ll be offering to your potential clients, you’re ready to move on to the next step – developing your brand identity. Develop Your Brand Identity. Choose your niche. Spread the word.

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Consulting Media Strategy Accounting 66

Crestcom

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

And my very first client was someone who had a leadership development training company and getting connected with him. He became my mentor. So I went and did an MBA, and after my MBA, I joined the world of Silicon Valley doing, um, training and development, learning and development at a startup called Taleo. He hired me.

Performance 52

Performance Leadership Construction IT 52

Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Posted by Marc KS on December 16, 2009 at 1:19 pm | permalink | Reply Absolutely right about STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics) companies. Companies like Google have very flexible environments and pretty moderate hours, particularly for engineers, but are about 75% male (and 85 – 90% for engineers).

Banking 104

Banking Manufacturing Career IT 104

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 28, 2010

One thing emerges very clearly is that successful performers “had practiced intensively, had studied with devoted teachers, and had been supported enthusiastically by their families throughout their developing years.” I want to be more diligent about finding a mentor to help me grow, outside of my supervisor.

Mentor 111

Mentor IT Career Motivation 111

Penelope Trunk

JULY 9, 2010

Employers need to focus on their abilities to develop talented employees as well, not just on getting the operational work done. " This could still be equivalent to the earlier ones, especially when you develop the theme that happiness = friends and family (also = safety & loyalty?). " - Dead on! " no shit.

Career 111

Career IT Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 12, 2009

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog 4 Types of questions get us in trouble Posted to: Interviewing | Knowing yourself | Networking October 12th, 2009 Del.icio.us I spend days dreaming up the perfect question for my mentor who I haven’t spoken to in a month.

Career 93

Career Networking Mentor Management 93

Penelope Trunk

MAY 6, 2010

It’s the best way to have a meaningful conversation and it’s the best way to rope in a mentor or look like a star performer. Those things can be reinforced in school but the bulk of it is developed at home in my opinion. The trick is to develop a toolkit of questions large enough to accommodate all listening habits.

Career 111

Career IT Hospitality Creativity 111

Penelope Trunk

AUGUST 5, 2010

So, FriendFeed was very very small, but Facebook bought them for what the engineering team learned how to do. Penelope Posted by Penelope Trunk on August 5, 2010 at 9:17 pm | permalink | Reply Penelope, You may also consider looking into networking marketing for business ideas. I keep a spreadsheet of ideas.

IT 111

IT Career Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Anything beyond that, I do voluntarily for reasons of professional development. Posted by Engineer Chic on November 12, 2009 at 11:24 am | permalink | Reply Knitting in airports and on planes is the best! .' I don't know what your situation is, but I say push back. I accepted an agreement for 35 working hours a week.

Management 111

Management Management Food IT 111

Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

This is pretty well documented in child development research (reward a child for a good painting and they'll probably lose interest in painting). It's true that a lot of stuff that works with typically developing children is useless for kids with Asperger's. in Chemical Engineering.

IT 107

IT Management Management Electronics 107

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I was interested in starting a fitness blog, a technical software blog, a personal development blog and a general personal blog 2 years ago. For some reason, your voice seems to get through to her much better and smoother than mine on topics like frugality etc. : ) She totally looks up to you as a mentor! For me, and for my girlfriend!

Career 111

Career IT Utilities Education 111

Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Many are engineers. Everything that the farmer's parents worked so hard to grow and develop (and just guessing the land was passed on to them previously since land really doesn't change hands all that often in a well established farm) that they will not provide a means for their son to continue farming! It scared me.

IT 85

IT Career Motivation Management 85

Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

For years I've been trying to explain to my engineer husband how the numbers literally float around the page when I look at it and I should probably not be the one doing the taxes. On another note- I have the same types of issues with numbers. Great post. There could be body language index cards! It isn't easier to handle.

IT 111

IT Mining Food Government 111

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 6, 2010

Posted by MZA on January 6, 2010 at 10:12 am | permalink | Reply Yes, it's called "Good Eats" and it's on the Food network. when they have a supportive network who wants to see them succeed). It is good to recognize this is an area of growth and development. Best to you and the farmer, Penelope. Bon Apetit!

IT 110

IT Management Management Food 110

Penelope Trunk

MARCH 16, 2010

Posted by Eduard @ People Skills Decoded on March 16, 2010 at 9:06 am | permalink | Reply Ever since I took a webinar with Leo Babauta, who is a nice man, BTW, I have been reading a bunch of personal development/productivity blogs. As an engineer I always try to think of technology solutions to problems like this.

Accomplishment 111

Accomplishment IT Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

But then, when I told one of my mentors that I’m not good at sales, he said, “Of course you’re good at sales. I asked Goldman if he thought I could develop these skills, and he says that our underlying needs are set by age five or six, and our usual behaviors are set by age 22. I don’t even know the expression. He’s right.

Recruitment 110

Recruitment IT Career Consulting 110

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Most people get jobs from their network, not from a career center. And social media is the fastest, most effective way for you to build a network. As a Gen-Y who stopped going to college I found that real life experiences, networks and self education were more important and vital than a college education for my career track.

Education 111

Education Management Management Career 111

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

Then, quite rapidly, I developed a rage problem. Most of the aerospace and civil engineers I've worked with never had to handle childrearing or other social duties. By the time the light goes on, we're long out of water, our engine's overheating and about to blow, and we only just got the memo!

Management 111

Management Management IT Food 111

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 13, 2010

Here’s one book: 360 Degree Leader: Developing your influence from anywhere in the organization. Posted by Gen X Cathy on January 14, 2010 at 1:32 am | permalink | Reply PS I forgot to say that I got my job through my relationship network. I work in defense-engineering, the stuff you see on Discovery Channel, Modern Marvels.

Leadership 110

Leadership IT Management Management 110

Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Most people with Asperger’s, even if they are geniuses at, say, engineering (which is very common ) get in trouble mid-career for lack of social skills. Companies have developed a marketing interest in bloggers and mommy bloggers are prime targets because they often control a household of purchasing. We are delusional about football.

IT 110

IT Mining Hospitality Career 110

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 22, 2009

2008 Think of networking as a lifestyle, not an event July 2009 The sign of a great career is having great opportunities, and saying no Sept. It's been fun reading the developments with the Farmer. I went to the top engineering school in the country. 2009 How to deal with an insane commute Oct. Seriously.

IT 102

IT Career Education Management 102

Penelope Trunk

APRIL 23, 2010

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog We're nearing the end of email, maybe Posted to: Networking | Self-management April 23rd, 2010 Del.icio.us But then I thought about the viral nature of communication via social networks, and the statistic started to make sense.

Media 111

Media Communication Networking Electronics 111

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 14, 2010

I also think your knock on religion was malinformed, especially if you don´t know the long history and details of a religion like Catholicism, which possesses the intellectual infrastructure to respond rapidly to all social phenomena and scientific developments but is always painted as fanatical and unsophisticated by the media.

IT 111

IT Career Management Management 111

Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Sometimes it takes years and years of shared history for that self-sacrificial love to develop. When I was 22 and bartending my way through engineering school I fell in love with a 35 year old stockbroker. Nobody's perfect. Sometimes we need to take risks.

IT 106

IT Mining Career Management 106