Job Opportunities & Resources
- Calling Great Writers: VentureBeat is hiring writers with an interest in technology to cover revolutions happening in mobile and social media.
- How Do I Make My Resume Stick?: From tailoring your resume and increasing keyword usage to making the most out of your cover letter, here is some practical advice on how to make yourself stand out to potential employers.
Recommended Reading
- Why You Shouldn’t Copy Us or Anyone Else: Jason Fried of 37Signals shares why it is important to be inspired by many, but copy no one so that you understand the many layers behind an idea or design and grow as a professional.
- Happiness as Your Business Model: This workshop by Tara Hunt was presented at Thinking Digital UK and looks at how to apply the principles of happiness to your business model. Key takeaway: The happiness of your business relies on the happiness of your customers.
Publishing Industry
- When Economy Rebounds — What’s Next for Newspapers? Tough Choices Await: Editor & Publisher talks to editors, professors, vice-presidents, and other professionals involved in the newspaper industry about what newspapers should do with the increased resources they will have in a recovered economy.
- What Online Journalists Can Learn From Information Scientists: Eric Ulken, an online journalist, reports on InfoCamp — an event for information professionals such as librarians, information architects, and interaction designers — and the lessons that online journalists can benefit from as well, from user testing to community-curated content.
Tools & Resources
- The Freelancer’s Guide to Getting Started on LinkedIn: FreelanceFolder shares the basics on how to get started and make the most out of LinkedIn to find job opportunities and network professionally as a freelancer.
- Custom WordPress Blog Design Checklist and Walkthrough: Brian Hoff of The Design Cubicle put together this fantastic checklist that walks through the basic areas and elements to consider when designing a custom WordPress blog.
- Six Tips for Finding Your Design Passion: DesignFinds.Me shares six tips to help you figure out your exact design passion, from trying different things to being fearless and versatile.
- Print Design to Web Design: Comparative Analogies: Chris Coyier of CSS-Tricks looks at some of the ways working in InDesign is similar to CSS, and some of the ways it’s not, including dimensions and styling.
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