Comments on: Everything You Wanted to Know About Careers But Were Afraid to Ask http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:48:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-35080 Matt Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:24:57 +0000 http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-35080 Indeed. Thanks for coming back. Best, Matt Indeed. Thanks for coming back.

Best,
Matt

]]> By: Naomi Dunford http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-34092 Naomi Dunford Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:06:51 +0000 http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-34092 I'm a little slow on the uptake here. I put the notification of your comment in my "Needs feedback" file. Well, I thought I did. Turns out I drag-and-dropped it to the one next to it - "Mom Whining". No joke. And no wonder I didn't go back and look! :) i agree with your point about democratized media. Now that most of the world has access to the voices of people who are not The Powers That Be, I think many will be able to make much more informed decisions. I don't think there's anything wrong with doing some things the way we've always done them (i.e. college). I think there's a lot wrong with doing things BECAUSE that's the way we've always done them. Have a great weekend, Naomi I’m a little slow on the uptake here. I put the notification of your comment in my “Needs feedback” file. Well, I thought I did. Turns out I drag-and-dropped it to the one next to it - “Mom Whining”. No joke. And no wonder I didn’t go back and look! :)
i agree with your point about democratized media. Now that most of the world has access to the voices of people who are not The Powers That Be, I think many will be able to make much more informed decisions. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with doing some things the way we’ve always done them (i.e. college). I think there’s a lot wrong with doing things BECAUSE that’s the way we’ve always done them.

Have a great weekend,

Naomi

]]> By: Career Discovery and LinkedIn Make Sense at punctuative! by Matt Winn http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-33173 Career Discovery and LinkedIn Make Sense at punctuative! by Matt Winn Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:08:45 +0000 http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-33173 [...] There’s a lot I like about career discovery startup Path 101’s intended trajectory. As I wrote last week, the company is “tackling 3 million+ publicly posted resumes on the web (and any others the company can get its hands on) and working on organizing that information.” Such work could hold exceptional value. [...] [...] There’s a lot I like about career discovery startup Path 101’s intended trajectory. As I wrote last week, the company is “tackling 3 million+ publicly posted resumes on the web (and any others the company can get its hands on) and working on organizing that information.” Such work could hold exceptional value. [...]

]]> By: Matt http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-32982 Matt Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:11:19 +0000 http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-32982 Nice! I recall hearing of a commencement address in which the speaker told graduates (of a prestigious school I believe) that they had sacrificed much chance of being truly rich by getting their degrees. After all, he noted, look at Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and many others in the top wealth tier that never graduated college. There's real value in alternative learning methodologies that I think will be better acknowledged in future. Actually, I think democratized media (e.g. blogs) is helping pave the way. Best, Matt Nice! I recall hearing of a commencement address in which the speaker told graduates (of a prestigious school I believe) that they had sacrificed much chance of being truly rich by getting their degrees. After all, he noted, look at Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and many others in the top wealth tier that never graduated college. There’s real value in alternative learning methodologies that I think will be better acknowledged in future. Actually, I think democratized media (e.g. blogs) is helping pave the way.

Best,
Matt

]]> By: Naomi Dunford http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-32673 Naomi Dunford Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:48:24 +0000 http://punctuative.com/2007/10/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-careers-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comment-32673 That is incredible! Then my brother could have known he would have worked at an outdoor barbecue right after he got his MA in English Literature and my husband would have had a heads-up about his six years as a bank peon with his Sociology degree. In all seriousness, though, that is a completely brilliant idea. College and university students generally only have the institution's promotional literature to go by, and of course THEY say you're going to be wildly successful. I wish that had been around when I was in college. All two months of it. :) That is incredible! Then my brother could have known he would have worked at an outdoor barbecue right after he got his MA in English Literature and my husband would have had a heads-up about his six years as a bank peon with his Sociology degree.

In all seriousness, though, that is a completely brilliant idea. College and university students generally only have the institution’s promotional literature to go by, and of course THEY say you’re going to be wildly successful. I wish that had been around when I was in college. All two months of it. :)

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