Steve

I think passion for what you are doing in that position is also important to consider when asking these questions. If you are not passionate about what you are doing, it’s going to show in your work, it’s doing a disservice for those you work for, and you are not going to feel driven to stretch yourself.

The way this is phrased, it sounds like they are simply saying “I want to use/try (insert technology here).” Being on the IT side of things myself, I see this a lot. Some suggestions (along with what Henry Brown has already suggested):

Form a relationship with IT. Here, we have a monthly meeting (or more or less often, depending on the need)…[Read more]

Definitely go to a local store and get a hands on feel for each camera to see how it feels in your hands. If any of your friends have a DSLR, you may want to go with the same brand that they have – it will be easier to go to them for help and you could potentially borrow each other’s lenses.

I drink tea more often than coffee, but when I go for coffee, it’s Starbuck’s Skinny Cinnamon Dulce Latte. I became addicted to it during a trip to Scotland.

Fix computers, web stuff, and herd cats.

I’m no expert, but it sounds like this is really an example of a portfolio. Maybe she could create a portfolio pages containing links to these examples and then offer a link to her portfolio from the resume.

A number of webmasters in the National Association for Government Webmasters (NAGW) have reported receiving this message. For those that have changed the page name, it appears that the URL remains the same.

On the local government side of things, I would make more in the private-sector.

#2 is definitely a big misconception. A friend of mine was able to get some wireless equipment working in Linux that he couldn’t get working in Windows XP.

And there is definitely some nice software in Linux that I wish I had available when being forced to work in Windows.

There are way too many Federal position classifications. Trying to search for job openings based on position title alone is futile; I have to search for a key phrase within the position description to find the kind of job I am looking for, but even then, positions that do not fit what I am looking for (some not even remotely related) still show…[Read more]

I think learning to code will also help people learn/improve other skills as well, such as paying attention to details (one wrong character can mean a bug that takes hours to find).

I’m just glad that I finally recognized a place on this post. I enjoyed visiting Boston and hope to go back there someday.