Comments on: Job Search 2.0 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/10/job-search-2-0/ exploring the mystery of life and mission as one and the same Fri, 11 May 2012 20:06:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: jrrozko http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/10/job-search-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5691 jrrozko Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:08:42 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-5691 Hey Christian, thanks for the advice. I am totally open to that. I mentioned IA and project coordination because from the conversations I have had, they seem to be the web development niches that are most intuitive - meaning, they would use some of the skills I already possess w/o requiring more formal education. Does that sound right? If so, do you have any more suggestions about specific projects or groups that I should check out? Hey Christian, thanks for the advice. I am totally open to that. I mentioned IA and project coordination because from the conversations I have had, they seem to be the web development niches that are most intuitive – meaning, they would use some of the skills I already possess w/o requiring more formal education. Does that sound right? If so, do you have any more suggestions about specific projects or groups that I should check out?

]]> By: Christian http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/10/job-search-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5690 Christian Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:00:07 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-5690 Oh, and one more thing re: volunteering on an open-source project. You'll probably learn a bunch more about information architecture in the process. Oh, and one more thing re: volunteering on an open-source project. You'll probably learn a bunch more about information architecture in the process.

]]> By: Christian http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/10/job-search-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5689 Christian Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:47:47 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-5689 Hey JR. If you want to get into web dev, I'd suggest getting involved with an open-source project that interests you. Perhaps approaching a project that looks in need of some information architecture and offering to help. Trust me, open-source projects are always looking for quality help. There are multiple benefits to doing it too. First of all, you'd be helping some project that you appreciate and giving back in a way. Second, you'd have a chance to get some of your work displayed in a public way and have something to show on the experience side of the coin. Third, you can make good connections through working on the project, which might just help you land a job getting paid for it. That's basically the path I wound up taking that has resulted in full time software development work. I'm not saying "be like me", but I thought I'd relay my experience because it worked out in a Job Search 2.0 sort of way. ps - Your comment system just said my full name is too long. That's pretty harsh, man ;-) Hey JR. If you want to get into web dev, I'd suggest getting involved with an open-source project that interests you. Perhaps approaching a project that looks in need of some information architecture and offering to help. Trust me, open-source projects are always looking for quality help.

There are multiple benefits to doing it too. First of all, you'd be helping some project that you appreciate and giving back in a way. Second, you'd have a chance to get some of your work displayed in a public way and have something to show on the experience side of the coin. Third, you can make good connections through working on the project, which might just help you land a job getting paid for it.

That's basically the path I wound up taking that has resulted in full time software development work. I'm not saying "be like me", but I thought I'd relay my experience because it worked out in a Job Search 2.0 sort of way.

ps – Your comment system just said my full name is too long. That's pretty harsh, man ;-)

]]> By: jrrozko http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/10/job-search-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5688 jrrozko Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:19:09 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-5688 Thanks for the words of encouragement Alyssa. Thanks for the words of encouragement Alyssa.

]]> By: alyssa http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/10/job-search-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-5687 alyssa Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:59:04 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-5687 great job, you are really setting an example, while others are just sitting around crying about it, you are getting creative and actively seeking work. I know if you keep this up you will find something, great job, you are really setting an example, while others are just sitting around crying about it, you are getting creative and actively seeking work.

I know if you keep this up you will find something,

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