Comments on: Laid off – looking at new career options http://waa.loudandskittish.com/2009/03/28/laid-off-looking-at-new-career-options/ Ottawa freelance tech journalist Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:16:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://waa.loudandskittish.com/2009/03/28/laid-off-looking-at-new-career-options/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Andrew Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:04:00 +0000 http://waa.loudandskittish.com/2009/03/28/laid-off-looking-at-new-career-options/#comment-6 I love this post, because its both very tongue-in-cheek but also very relevant. The social media/twittermania that's going on right now is very overblown in some ways, but on the other hand, if you're a person that's interested in getting something out there on your own or someone in the marketing field, you have to pay attention. Definitely take some time while you're looking for jobs to learn all you can about social media (start with Twitter, since its the current crazy for "social" anything). Even if you determine its a waste of time, at least you have a basic familiarity so that you have something to talk about on your next interview. Finally, for people looking for jobs, I've found that <a href="http://www.freeagentnet.com" rel="nofollow">The Free Agents</a> is a pretty good place to meet others in the same boat. I've found people in most fields that I've been interested in, and its great for a potential career-switcher like me to have a place to talk to people who have been there. Definitely something to add to your job-search arsenal... -A I love this post, because its both very tongue-in-cheek but also very relevant. The social media/twittermania that’s going on right now is very overblown in some ways, but on the other hand, if you’re a person that’s interested in getting something out there on your own or someone in the marketing field, you have to pay attention.

Definitely take some time while you’re looking for jobs to learn all you can about social media (start with Twitter, since its the current crazy for “social” anything). Even if you determine its a waste of time, at least you have a basic familiarity so that you have something to talk about on your next interview.

Finally, for people looking for jobs, I’ve found that The Free Agents is a pretty good place to meet others in the same boat. I’ve found people in most fields that I’ve been interested in, and its great for a potential career-switcher like me to have a place to talk to people who have been there. Definitely something to add to your job-search arsenal…

-A

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