Welcome to the 6th installment of the Career Shmeer, where you’ll find links to great career articles from the past week (or so). Posting has been slow the past few weeks: during that time the site got a facelift via Matt Chevy and I took a summer vacation to Chicago to see family, friends, Lollapalooza (Green Day, Soundgarden, The National, MGMT and Dawes = all good), and a fantastic Phish show at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin! Ah, summer….it’s ending too soon…
Career Advice
- Graduate With Skills, Not Just A Degree – Heather Huhman/Wall Street Journal
- 34 Reasons To Start A Blog – Valeria Maltoni/Conversation Agent
- Live For the Dip – Jenny Blake/Life After College
- What Businesses Can Learn From the Grateful Dead – Boston Globe
- Business-To-Business Sales Advice – Jonathan Fields/Awake At the Wheel
- Tips For Students Who Want To Shadow Doctors – Vineet Arora/KevinMD
- How Many Irons Can An Entrepreneur Have In the Fire? – Maren Kate/Escaping the 9-to-5
[an interview with my good friend Clark Benson of the Best Top 10 Lists]
Career News
- America’s 50 Best Colleges per Forbes & Center For College Affordability & Productivity – Forbes
- Are Students, Parents Too Connected? – Angie Leventis Lourgos/Chicago Tribune
- Social Media Marketing: Einstein Bagels & Their Facebook Campaign – Gini Dietrich/Spin Sucks
- How Four 20-Something Entrepreneurs Leveraged Their Ideas Into Major Businesses Online – Entrepreneur Magazine
- How Drug Companies Sell Psychiatrists On Their Drugs – Excerpt from Unhinged by Daniel Carlat/KevinMD
The Life of Specific Careers
- Women Missing From Video Game Development Workforce – Wailin Wong/Chicago Tribune
- Broadcast Journalism Careers: CBS Radio Anchor Frank Mottek – Natalie Jarvey/LA Biz Journal
- Physicians Use Photos From Patient Cellphones To Deliver Mobile Health – Leslie Tamura/Washington Post
- Philanthropist & Artist Herb Alpert – Scarlet Cheng/Los Angeles Times
[I had the honor of working at Herb’s A&M Records and Rondor Music. His nephew Derek was interviewed here about Non-Profit Management careers].
Fun Stuff For Your Shmeer
- Lionel Richie singing for potato chips – Really?!
- Phish at Alpine Valley – One of the crazier musical moments of the show I attended
- Concern Foundation Block Party Review – One last plug for our great summer 2010 cancer research fundraiser
Careers Out There Posts You Might Like
- Get Outside For Some Adventure! (3-day weekend is a great chance to get outside!)
- Musician Jobs: Session Musician & Professional Cellist Talks Success in the Music Business
- Want To Change the World? Check out Advocacy Careers! (Interview)
Did YOU read any career articles this week that really stood out? Share them below in the Comments! Have a great Labor Day weekend everyone!
photo credit: stu_spivack
