My Trip To NYC and Istanbul, Turkey

My Trip To NYC and Istanbul, Turkey (Im writing this on Saturday morning not sure when Ill update the blog) Tomorrow (Sunday) I head to the airport at 6am so I can fly to NYC.   Heres my schedule: Sunday, March 8 I leave home at 6am to arrive at 3pm in JFK and pick up the box of my books that Delta had lost from my trip two weeks ago. Dinner with Tom York, a senior executive who I met through the ETP network. Monday, March 9 Long Island from noon 2pm: Social Media Business Tools and Technologies for Entrepreneurs, Small Business and Career Transitions 2009 and Beyond (This is a Bill Sobel event) This is focused more on Entrepreneurs and businesses. Head back to JFK to go get on my Turkish Airlines (if you are my wife, or close loved one, dont read this) heading across the pond for the first time in my LIFE!   Wow! From Monday night through Thursday night Ill be in Istanbul, Turkey.   Im doing a one-day event called Social Networking for Marketers, which will be simultaneously translated as I speak Im very excited to learn how Turkish business and marketing professionals are using social networking in their marketing, and to see how my message is received.   This is also the first trip that Im not overbooking myself so I can do some sight-seeing and buy stuff for my family (more than the customary postcard, which my kids put on their wall).! Thursday, March 12 Arrive at JFK around 5pm.   Im told all flights into JFK are late, so I have no idea when Ill really get there, or get through customs and Im also told my body and brain will be messed up from jet lag for at least 2 weeks. Great, another thing to mess up my brain ?? Im intentionally not scheduling anything on Thursday night although it pains me to have a whole in my calendar. Friday, March 13 Hm, just read that this is Friday the 13th.   Hope things go well! NYC, 7:30am 10pm: Another Social Media Business Tools and Technologies for Entrepreneurs, Small Business and Career Transitions 2009 and Beyond (Bill Sobel event), but this one focused on career transitions. NYC, noonish: Columbia J School (not sure where it is, but heres a blog you can reference hopefully Sree sees this and can leave a comment with details).   This is an open presentation where Ill talk about Next Generation Job Hunting, sharing my own experience from the last three years and talking about how JibberJobber can be used by college students to prepare them for their job searches.   Im sure Ill talk about other cool stuff, too :p NYC, 7pm (I think): Dinner with the ETP folks I cant find a link to this, so someone from ETP please leave a comment with a link, and let us know if there is more room to come. Saturday, March 14 Morning: somewhere I hope to do an event but were still working on the details (looking for a free venue).   This is in coordination with some a meetup (more info later, I hope). Afternoon: meet with with Dave Perry and Kevin Donlin excited to meet with them! 7pm, fly back to SLC, arriving before midnight. And after this Ill be home for about a month !   Yippee! My Trip To NYC and Istanbul, Turkey (Im writing this on Saturday morning not sure when Ill update the blog) Tomorrow (Sunday) I head to the airport at 6am so I can fly to NYC.   Heres my schedule: Sunday, March 8 I leave home at 6am to arrive at 3pm in JFK and pick up the box of my books that Delta had lost from my trip two weeks ago. Dinner with Tom York, a senior executive who I met through the ETP network. Monday, March 9 Long Island from noon 2pm: Social Media Business Tools and Technologies for Entrepreneurs, Small Business and Career Transitions 2009 and Beyond (This is a Bill Sobel event) This is focused more on Entrepreneurs and businesses. Head back to JFK to go get on my Turkish Airlines (if you are my wife, or close loved one, dont read this) heading across the pond for the first time in my LIFE!   Wow! From Monday night through Thursday night Ill be in Istanbul, Turkey.   Im doing a one-day event called Social Networking for Marketers, which will be simultaneously translated as I speak Im very excited to learn how Turkish business and marketing professionals are using social networking in their marketing, and to see how my message is received.   This is also the first trip that Im not overbooking myself so I can do some sight-seeing and buy stuff for my family (more than the customary postcard, which my kids put on their wall).! Thursday, March 12 Arrive at JFK around 5pm.   Im told all flights into JFK are late, so I have no idea when Ill really get there, or get through customs and Im also told my body and brain will be messed up from jet lag for at least 2 weeks. Great, another thing to mess up my brain ?? Im intentionally not scheduling anything on Thursday night although it pains me to have a whole in my calendar. Friday, March 13 Hm, just read that this is Friday the 13th.   Hope things go well! NYC, 7:30am 10pm: Another Social Media Business Tools and Technologies for Entrepreneurs, Small Business and Career Transitions 2009 and Beyond (Bill Sobel event), but this one focused on career transitions. NYC, noonish: Columbia J School (not sure where it is, but heres a blog you can reference hopefully Sree sees this and can leave a comment with details).   This is an open presentation where Ill talk about Next Generation Job Hunting, sharing my own experience from the last three years and talking about how JibberJobber can be used by college students to prepare them for their job searches.   Im sure Ill talk about other cool stuff, too :p NYC, 7pm (I think): Dinner with the ETP folks I cant find a link to this, so someone from ETP please leave a comment with a link, and let us know if there is more room to come. Saturday, March 14 Morning: somewhere I hope to do an event but were still working on the details (looking for a free venue).   This is in coordination with some a meetup (more info later, I hope). Afternoon: meet with with Dave Perry and Kevin Donlin excited to meet with them! 7pm, fly back to SLC, arriving before midnight. And after this Ill be home for about a month !   Yippee!

Why You Should Consider Hostels For Your Next Trip

Why You Should Consider Hostels For Your Next Trip Whether youre traveling for pleasure, an entrepreneur making global connections, or a digital vagabond, theres one thing thats always part of your planning.  Thats the costs of lodging. Its for that reason that hostels continue to be popular.  But are there female friendly hostels?  Are they safe and clean facilities?  If youve never stayed at a hostel, it might be time to take a look.  And there are reasons to consider including hostels in your travel plans beyond the money factor. Heres a brief look at how to find female friendly hostels, some examples, and some unexpected benefits of traveling via hostel. Hostel Basics If you havent used a hostel in your travels before, you need to know they are quite different from hotels, bed and breakfast facilities, and most of what youll find in the AirBnB market.  In short, a hostel is basically a shared dorm room.  Youll be sharing a room (not a bed) with others.  Rooms typically have between two and twelve sleeping spaces (think twin bed or cot). Bathroom facilities are shared as well. Rooms can be mixed gender or single-sex, and youre able to choose according to your preference.  Some hostels are exclusively for males or females, others have a variety of dorm rooms from which to choose.  No matter where youre traveling, theres likely to be an option to your liking.  So if youre looking for a place in Paris,  Bangkok, or Seoul, you wont have difficulty finding one.  Just as with traditional hotel booking, youll probably want to consider a booking site that offers reviews and lots of options. As with all types of lodging, theres a range of quality, and price, available.  On average, youre going to spend 50 to 75% less than youd spend for an equivalent quality room in any other type of lodging option. If you happen to have visions of dingy, shabby, bug-infested quarters, DONT.  While you might be able to find that if you look hard enough, the norm today for hostels is clean, comfortable, cheery, and what no other lodging option can offer: social and community connections. Hostels:  The Social Factor In virtually every form of travel accommodations, the structure and intention is to separate guests.  Obviously, that also makes it less likely youll have much if any interaction with other guests.  If youre saying great, thats just the way I like it! hostels might not be for you.  But youll be missing opportunities you probably havent even imagined.  For those who use hostels frequently or exclusively, the hostel lifestyle  is the biggest draw.  How much so?  This excerpt from  an actual travelers journal should give a clear idea: 1:08 PM            I happily see fresh backpacks on top of all 5 of the remaining beds in my dorm room, meaning new guests have arrived. 1:11 PM            After putting my daypack down I run to the rooftop bar of the hostel and see a half dozen backpackers enjoying some Efes beers. The usual introductions proceeded and we all have more drinks and talk travel. 2:02 PM            Now 7 backpackers and I from 5 different countries who were strangers just an hour ago are now friends. We decide to take a walk to the Galata Bridge fish market for lunch. Im guessing youll never see that in the travel journal of someone staying at the Hilton or Marriott. Beyond that, theres another level of community.  Frequently, hostels not only create a communal atmosphere, they also are involved in supporting and growing the local social scene.  From fun activities to volunteer involvement, its just another element of that hostel lifestyle.  Obviously, each hostel is different, but virtually all of them encourage and create opportunities for social interaction. Before You Go . . . If youre intrigued enough to want to at least try a hostel, youre probably now dangerous.  To yourself, if not others.  So before you charge off to that exotic location in Southeast Asia or elsewhere, here are a few tips to make it better. Choose your room wisely.  While you cannot choose your dorm mates, unless you bring them with you, you can choose larger or smaller dorms and whether its mixed gender  or not.  Initially, same gender and smaller is better. Nix that upper bunk.  It might look all cutesy up there, but its warmer, more difficult to charge your electronics securely (see below), and not at all fun trying to climb into after a night out partying. Bring linens.  They dont usually provide towels, soap, or shampoo.  And even a sheet for the bed isnt a sure thing, so you should bring one. Take care of valuables.  While the average hostel crowd is pretty trustworthy, so is the average city dweller.  But theres always the exception and you dont want to become his victim. Bring earplugs designed for sleeping. Youre going to be in a room with other human beings.  They may make strange noises in the night.  If youre the one making the strange noises, bring four sets and hand them out. Be social!  A hostel is a social experience, so engage and enjoy! . Main image credit.

DormStory Readworthy Stories In Education and Employment

DormStory Readworthy Stories In Education and Employment 1. Part-timers  Where Art Thou ? Is a question being asked of  part time students.  Since 2012 when fees in the UK were increased to £9000 / year, part-time enrollment has fallen by a whooping 22%. + China leads in Non-EU student enrollments at 90,000, however Indian students look elsewhere leading to a 12% fall. 2. Vice-Chancellor Bucket List There isnt much any University VC misses out on, however, that does not stop them from making more wishlists. 10 VCs share their expectations for 2015 party manifestos. Oh Election, havent we missed you! + Whilst the bankers get hammered, VCs quietly earn more moolah. 3. Top 20 Universities By Graduate Salaries In the real world, only one thing matters  how much will I earn? Leaving all top 20 lists aside, this list shows top 20 universities where graduate salaries are highest (figure is average earning within five years of leaving the institution). + Starting to stack shelves could net graduates £42,000. 4. Dear MOOC, do we have a problem? Yes. MOOC are not yet profitable and thats because of the grey area of branding and grading.  For e.g. what does a MOOC certificate from Harvard actually mean? The University does not want to credit it officially, and employers dont want to accept it as a formal certificate. And herein lies the sub-plot of MOOC problems, grading and branding (or the lack of it). 5. Vetting A Dean Deans Communication Head of Swansea Universitys School of Management is having all his student communication vetted by university + students union. Why? For saying stuff like this comment does not rate high on an independent thinking criterion  and a  lot of other stuff, which have led to 13 formal complaints since 2013. I hope they check for grammar and spelling mistakes too. From, Faizan,  Story Teller @Career_Geek #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ Join 400+ subscribers to receive DormStory straight to your inbox. Every week. For Free * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); 0

Nothing Sells Better than Enthusiasm in the Job Interview

Nothing Sells Better than Enthusiasm  in the Job Interview Job seekers are often surprised when they don’t receive a job offer after an interview. They wonder, “Why wasn’t I selected? What went wrong?” But imagine this scenario: I want to work in your company, but in my interview with you, I sit in a cowering posture and with downcast eyes. When you ask me why I want this job, I answer in a voice lacking any inflection, “I need this job, because I need to support my children. I’d like to do something that doesn’t require much physical effort because I have back pain. Please give me the job, because I need it.” Would you want to hire me? Would you want to hire someone who shows so little enthusiasm in the job interview?  Unfortunately, many people believe they’ll be offered a job simply because they badly need one. But the truth is that employers only hire people who bring the needed skills and experience to job.   And who show enthusiasm. The employer is looking for the person who will add value and vitality to the organization.    Unquestionably, one of the traits that most differentiates one candidate from another is the passion candidates show for wanting to work in that position and in that company. Passion and enthusiasm are crucial factors in the employment equation.  In any job interview, employers will evaluate applicants according to three important criteria. Does the applicant have the experience to perform the job? For the most part, the applicant’s experience and skills are what led to landing the interview. Now, the interviewer will want to hear more anecdotal information about what the candidate can bring to the position in terms of competency, skills, abilities and achievements beyond what appears on the resume. Candidates should be prepared to describe specifically and quantitatively their achievements and how they contributed to their previous employers’ results.   Does the applicant exhibit enthusiasm for the position? The interviewer will assess whether applicants demonstrate a desire and enthusiasm for the position. Here is where many people lose points. What I’ve seen in my work with job seekers is a reticence to show much interest or passion in the positions for which they interview. They think that by showing a lot of interest, it will be interpreted as desperation for the position, and it may cause them to lose ground in a future negotiation. But projecting a cool and aloof demeanor, without giving any indication of their excitement and enthusiasm for the position, does applicants a disservice when they seek employment. Remember: Nothing sells more than enthusiasm, desire and passion. Is the applicant a good fit within the company’s culture? Employers want to determine whether candidates will be a good match culturally within the team and the organization. Qualities such as personality, values, charisma, work style, creativity, adaptability and more will factor into the decision to extend a candidate a job offer. Applicants will want to articulate why the organization’s culture would be a good fit for them.    Always keep in mind that showing your enthusiasm is very engaging and appealing to prospective employers. Employers consider an enthusiastic team member as someone who will be committed, involved and most willing to carry out the company’s objectives. Enthusiastic employees are thought to be predisposed to learning, to developing new skills and to be a person with whom the rest of the team wants to work.  I encourage you to demonstrate your energy, enthusiasm and vitality to employers. These qualities will differentiate you among the competition and provide you with better chances of attaining any position you want.  *          *          * This guest post was authored by Ines Temple Ines Temple is president of LHH DBM Peru and Chile.   LHH DBM is the leading career transition and talent-development organizations in both countries. She has provided outplacement services and HR consulting to executives and other workers throughout the world. She has published hundreds articles and videos on topics such as the new world of work, personal branding and employability. Her book,  You, Incorporated: Your Career Is Your Business  (Usted S.A.), has been a top bestseller among business books in Peru since 2012 and is now available in English. Learn more at    www.inestemple.com.

Compare Boston Resume Writing Services Prices

Compare Boston Resume Writing Services PricesIf you are in the process of looking for resume writing services, you should be able to compare prices in Boston, MA. This is especially true if you do not want to waste your time or money and can afford to pay a bit more to get a great resume.There are several websites that offer this service. You can find out what price it will cost you to write a resume by looking on one of them. You can also find the best company in this city that offers the best service.There are many reputable companies out there but it is very important that you find one that offers quality work. For example, you may have to pay extra for the formatting that you need. You may also have to pay extra for the cover letter that you need to use. You should look for all of these things on the website that you go to.It is always better to go to the right place for all of these factors. Some of these websites also offer other services such as content editing and proofreadin g. If you are unsure of which company you should use, you should check out all of these options. That way, you can make an informed decision.If you want to save money when hiring a company for resume writing services, then you should look at some of the smaller companies that have smaller budgets. They may not offer the same services that larger companies do. However, they may be able to save you a little money that you might have otherwise spent on their services.However, before you choose any company for the work, you should first try to find out where they are located. You should also try to find out how much the charges for their services. After you have done that, you can then compare their prices to those of other places.The best way to find great prices on resume writing services is to do your research before you visit any company. Start by comparing the prices that the top companies charge for the services that they offer. Then, you can compare the prices that other companie s charge for their services. You can do this on the internet.The internet makes finding great prices so easy that you will have no trouble comparing them. You can start with Google and then move to Yahoo and so on. When you compare all of the prices, you will find that you can save a lot of money with the best companies.

Interview with Bernie deKoven - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Interview with Bernie deKoven - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Is there room for play in you job? Do games, fun and general silliness have a role in your workplace or are they just frivolous excuses for not doing your job? There is no doubt in my mind, that healthy, happy workplaces are full of fun play. And I know Bernie deKoven agrees. Bernie pursues the Playful Path, professionally. He blogs at deepfun.com. He calls himself Major Fun. Seriously (or not!), the man knows play :o) Heres an interview with Bernie about play and how it can be introduced to the workplace. Bernie, your area of expertise is play. How did you come to be engaged in this? My father and I used to play word games. I think basically my father did this to keep me quiet. But it worked. He even invented his own variations. I remember especially a game he called SuperDuperGhost. Its a variation of a spelling game called Ghost. Thats the game where players take turns, each one adding a letter, until one player is forced to complete a word or gets challenged and doesnt have a word that uses the letters he specified. SuperGhost is like Ghost, except you can add letters to the beginning or end of the word. And SuperDuperGhost? Ill let you guess how that was played. For me, the exciting thing about playing with my father like this was the connection between us during the game. That was the key. We were playing together, for that short time, as if we were equals. I think the next big event for me was in school, in high school, actually. I was already active in theater and in journalism and was writing a humor column in the school paper. I had a class in physics. It was an experimental class, in every sense of the word. We made all our own equipment out of junk micrometers using two mirrored slides, a toothpick and rubber band, for example. The whole class was play. O, there were exams. And I didnt do well on most of them. But that wasnt the point for me. It was the fun-physics connection, that I could actually have fun, playing around with stuff, and learn about the world. Then there was a theater class I took in college. Improvisational theater. The person who taught us never sad anything negative to anyone. We literally played. Lots of theater games. Lots of games with character. And, all the time, just by underscoring the things we did particularly well, and by nurturing the fun of it, we were developing our craft. Though I later went on to get a Masters degree in theater and wrote and directed plays, it was this experience that remained central. Then I was hired to develop a curriculum in theater for elementary school children of a very urban persuasion. I quickly perceived that these kids already had their own form of theater, and a very profound one at that only they called it games. So for the next 4 years, they taught me their games, I taught them games I could find in theater books and in collections from around the world, and I eventually wrote a curriculum, not in theater, but in kids social games 5 volumes, over 1000 games based on the discovery that if you let kids play together, and give them a safe place to do it in, they begin to master very complex social and intellectual skills, learning how to lead and follow, how to read and understand rules, how to make up their own. Then I started teaching this curriculum to teachers, and I discovered how adults were even more in need of the opportunity to play together, to play with rules and with each other, than kids. It was amazing how profound our conversations became after a half hour of playing Duck-Duck-Goose or Captain May I. Which led me to opening up my own retreat center, called The Games Preserve, where I conducted workshops, exploring everything I could learn about the phenomenon of games and play. I started exploring board and table games as well. Integrating every play form I could acquire into the exploration. We held amazing sessions, some for kids, most for adults. I particularly remember sessions I ran for people who worked in the prison system. Such profound discussions about rules and freedom. Such deep play. One day, a couple people from California dropped by. They wanted to experience my sessions because they were part of an organization called the New Games Foundation. They had run a few very successful, large scale play events, and needed to learn how to teach people to lead games. The next thing I knew, I had joined the Foundation and led the effort to create the New Games Training program. In many regards, play is seen as something frivolous, wasteful, silly and childish. What do you say to people who have this attitude? Generally, I start playing with them. And then talk about it. If I try it the other way around, it simply doesnt work. I choose games that are in deed frivolous, but not threatening. Then, rather than talk about play, I talk about fun. What was fun in the games? Which leads to exploring what is fun in everything. And maybe what it would be like to live without fun. I think, in general, fun is an easier word to use. Sure, its trivial, and self-trivializing. But its less threatening than play. Even seriously grown-up people can acknowledge that they like having fun, and wouldnt mind having more of it. You work with different kinds of organizations, to get them to play. I have a feeling that play at work can definitely increase happiness at work. Would you agree? Why does playing makes us happier? Again, I find the word fun more useful. The fun-happiness connection is a lot easier for people to draw. Play seems to have a lot of negative connotations, or perhaps over-spiritual, or too many connections to childhood. Playing is a good way to have fun. Its fast, easy, almost guaranteed. It makes us happier because it allows us to have fun together. Now, when you start asking why, why does playing make us happier, or why even does fun make us happier, I think it is because we are most thoroughly ourselves when we are playing, because we experience our health, emotionally, physically, socially. I learned somewhere that people who study animals, especially herd animals, can immediately judge the health of the herd by noticing how many of the animals are at play. I think the same is true for people when we feel safe enough, we naturally play. When we play, we are at our fullest, our best. Hence, happier. How can play be integrated in our workplaces? What are some good day-to-day ways of playing at work? There are a lot of games we can bring into the workplace. A lot of wonderful toys. A lot of rituals, celebrations. But I think its playfulness, rather than play itself, that has the highest payoff for people at work. I believe work is inherently fun when we are challenged, engaged, given the freedom to learn, to experiment, to discover. Its fun working with other people who are having fun. So, for me, its not so much integrating play into work as it is removing the obstacles to playfulness. Which begins, of course, by acknowledging the fun of it all, the excitement, the challenge. By stressing the equality of all players. By demonstrating respect for them as individuals. By focusing on their competencies, on what the players like to do, and do best. By helping to make things clear rules, goals, expectations in the same way we do in games. Using the word fun and play to describe work (lets play with this together this meeting was fun) is also a great help. Whats your favorite story of play in a workplace? Well, it was during a brainstorming session, naturally. I got very interested in meetings. Of all the times in the work environment when play is actually nourished, it seems its in meetings especially in meetings that are held for the purpose of producing something a plan, a list of alternatives, a collection of new ideas. As the facilitator, I had brought a bunch of sticky toys you know, those jellylike things that you can squeeze and stretch and can stick to each other. I actually already wrote this story, now that I think about it this is how it ends: While I was introducing the next game, someone discovered yet another property of the Glue Thing. It turns out that if you throw it onto the ceiling, it actually sticks there for awhile. Within three minutes of this discovery, it began raining Glue Things. In sum, we had spontaneously arrived at a new game, one that I hadnt planned for, one that brought the group together, and kept them together for the rest of the evening, and throughout the next day, until the very end of the two-day brainstorm, when somebody finally figured out how to remove the rest of the Glue Things from the ceiling. What happens to people when they play? What does play do for us? I think I might have already answered this question above. Here are some additional thoughts. 1) embodiment. I think play embodies us. Puts us back in our bodies. And because we find ourselves in our bodies again, we feel more whole. 2) intimacy. I think play allows us a certain amount of intimacy that we cant achieve, without great effort and excuses and boundary-making, otherwise. Safe physical contact (because we are more embodied). A sense of being part of a larger body the community of players. 3) safety. For the time of the play experience, if it is correctly framed and facilitated, we feel safe with each other and with ourselves, unthreatened, nonjudgmental, open physically, socially, emotionally. So we feel free. So we become more whole. Healthier. I know that you advocate the open-ended games where people are free to change the rules as they play. Where this is even part of the game. What is your favorite game? The one that people make up together. Bernie: Thank you for some great answers! And how about you dear readers How do you play at work? Is there room for fun in your job? And if you need some inspiration to play, go read Bernies blog. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Thousands of Jobs in Technology - CareerAlley

Thousands of Jobs in Technology - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Nobody will ever need more than 640k RAM! Bill Gates, 1981 Technology is defined as the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area according to Merriam-Websters dictionary. So state of the art technology in the early 1970s were floppy disks, LCDs, VCRs and Pong all while we were watching Star Trek (yes, the original) with their wireless communicators that was true science fiction. So here we are, 40 years later with our own communicators (aka Smartphones) that make the Star Trek versions look like ancient stone age tools. Okay, I went off on a tangent. Todays post is all about finding jobs in Technology and yes, there are thousands of them. From Tech companies to Tech search engines, the following links should help you in your search for a new job. Job Search Boards: Computerjobs.com A great place to start if you are looking for a tech job. The site leads with a simple search bos There are several links at the top for Login, Register and Options (job downloads and Recruiter Directory). The right-hand side of the page allows search by popular job locations followed by a specialized search by job skill. Overall, the site is very well done. Theyve managed to get all of the key links for their site on the main page without overcrowding and with easy user interface. There were over 8,400 job opportunities when I checked the site. TechCareers.com IT Jobs, Engineering Jobs and Career Resources for IT and Engineering Professionals is the tag line for this site. Links at the top of the page for Search Jobs, Post Resume, Articles and Blogs and more. There is a simple search box at the top of the page along with a button for advanced job search. Right hand side of the page lists featured companies. Speaking of technology, you can also download an iPhone app for this site. Center page are links for Career Profiles, Hiring Reports and Job Search Tips. There were over 134,000 job opportunities when I checked the site (this is not a typo). Dice.com The Career Hub for Tech Insiders. Im sure that most of you have heard of this site. A busy site but with lots of great information and links, the main page has tabs at the top for Search Jobs, Career News and Job Showcase. This is followed by a search box on the left hand side of the screen followed by sections for browsing jobs by location or skill set. Featured companies are listed on the right hand side of the page. There were over 69,500 job opportunities when I checked the site. Technology Companies: Hewlett-Packard HP is well known for its printers, computers (number1), medical equipment and recently announced their acquisition of Palm. Their career site has an overview on the left hand side with Find your Fit on the right hand side of the page. Links include Search Jobs, Submit your profile and working at HP. There were over 6,700 job opportunities when I checked (seems high, but I did say thousands of jobs). Apple iPod, iPhone, iTouch, Mac Computers and of course the new iPad. Apples career site is everything you would expect from Apple. Crisp, clean and easy. There are a few overview words on the main page, but you can go right to the Start your search center right page or top right page. Clicking through, you have a choice of retail jobs (in one of their stores) or a job in Corporate. There were over 1,100 job opportunities in Corporate when I checked the site. Good luck in your search.