I think its great to see a government agency innovate with this stuff, but sadly, this site is a bit of an anti-pattern for Ajax usability as you are given no indication that the mouseovers trigger new content, and the latency makes the experience a bit dodgy.
The userData behaviour allows for any type of structured data to be stored. As such, it provides an excellent alternative to using cookies to store XML data on the client side. The Microsoft documentation states that there is a limit of 64KB that can be stored per page, with a limit of 640KB per domain [2]. In practice, we have yet to see any sort of limit on how much can be stored in a UserData store… the Mozilla folks need to get their butts in gear and implement some sort of data storage mechanism in the browser.
Or, just use Flash in any browser to accomplish the same thing. Actually, we talked with Brendan Eich about this at the Ajax Summit, and he mentioned that the Mozilla folks are open to implementing some sort of local store… so, who knows what the future holds in this space.
I’m a displaced IT Director/Manager. Over 50 and (still) a person of color. My last IS employment is now three and a half years ago.
One hunter I spoke with (someone who acknowledged my resume was sent) said that the client explicitly stated they only wanted to consider candidates that had management experience within the past YEAR. Being in Silicon Valley that’s not an easy thing to come by for some of us.
So yes, I am looking beyond the immediate area … Not many seem to be willing/able to relocate at this point.
So, an easy question for you … What the heck do you need to do to find a real job these days???? Since I’m not the only one in this predicament; hasn’t anyone found a way out of this mess???
- Long time looking
Dear Looking …
Oh, that. Piece of cake. Post a resume on Monster.com and wait a few minutes. The offers will simply pour in.
Okay, so that probably won’t work. In fact, it doesn’t work. Don’t bother.
The first step might be too late, but I’m going to cover it anyway: Never be out of work on your resume. What you should have done as soon as you realized you weren’t going to be swamped with job offers was to start your own business. It almost doesn’t matter what the business is, either, although some … management consulting or providing accounting services for small businesses, for example … are better for your image than, say, selling potpourri door-to-door.
The reason for doing this is to provide a ready answer to the question, “So what have you been doing since leaving the MegaLayoff Corporation?” And in fact, the interviewer never asks this question because your most recent employment is with Potpourri Management Consultants, LLC. Instead, the interviewer asks you why you want to leave PMC. To which you answer, “I misjudged the amount of time I’d have to spend in sales and marketing. I love the work, but I find I just don’t like the S&M part.” (Don’t actually say “S&M,” by the way - someone might misunderstand.)
It isn’t too late to take this tack, by the way - really, what do you have to lose? Figure out a business that can generate revenue of any kind … it doesn’t have to make you wealthy; what you need is something credible to discuss with an interviewer when you’re asked about your business. If you decide to take this step.
Don’t like that? Here’s another step, and a hard one: Look in the mirror and ask yourself - what do you do so well that you’re in the top 10% of everyone who does it? I’m not talking about “management.” That’s a title, and one with which many people end up losing all focus.
We’re talking about something clear and definable. Can you manage large projects well? If so, you can get a job by next month with any of the large outsourcing companies, systems integrators, or IT services firms. For them, great project managers are always in short supply.
Do you know how to sell? You can get a job by next month. Heck, if you can sell really well, you can work for me. Straight commission, but if you can sell really well, that shouldn’t be a problem. Lots of companies use direct selling as their primary way of generating business, and every single one needs great sales representatives.
Are you a one-person developer? If so, contact a bunch of CIOs and offer them this: “Sometimes, people in the business bring in outsiders to build systems in Access or Excel, which end up giving you nightmares. If you’ll introduce me to them, I’ll build systems that have a decent internal architecture and integrate with the company’s ‘real’ systems the way you want them to.”
The biggest difficulty many managers face is that they can’t define what it is they do, exactly. That makes it hard for them to sell it to anyone. And make no mistake about it: A job hunt is all about selling … not in the used-car kind of way, but in the best sense of the word: Figuring out what kind of problems your product can solve, figuring out who has that problem, and creating the kind of trust that causes someone to let you solve their problems for them.
Figure those out and you’re home free. If you can’t figure those out, no job-hunting strategy in the world will help you, unless you have a relative who runs a business.
I was reading this article which is mostly about Oracle’s grid database support, but what surprised me was this link that talks about Microsoft’s partnership to include the CLR in 10g? This i’ve got to check out.
I came across this blog entry that talks about a Java applet that allows you to type in a keyword search. It then searches Amazon using that keyword, and builds a graphic of the keyword with the covers of the books it finds. Try it here. In an ego-stroking, self-aggrandizing…
Ever since I heard Jeff Tweedy’s cover of "Love and Mercy" on the radio last weekend, I’ve been on a Wilco binge that shows no sign of abating anytime soon.
I’ve been listening to a lot of early Wilco, mainly the stuff on the fantastic bootleg called Outta Print, Outta Site.
Apparently McCabes Guitar Shop is in Santa Monica, CA. I’ve never been there but I’ll tell you the acoustics are pretty sweet in that shop.
Whenever someone who is not a Wilco fan asks me what Wilco record they should listen to, I always tell them Summerteeth.
I love the songs on Summerteeth. I think they are Tweedy’s best work. But the arrangements are a bit of a turn off for me. Maybe that’s why Jay Bennett isn’t in the band anymore.
That hit me over the head like a ton of bricks when I heard the acoustic version of "I Am Always In Love" on Outta Print Outta Site. "I Am Always In Love" is on Summerteeth and its one of my favorite Wilco songs.
But hearing it played simply on an acoustic guitar and sung straight up was like drinking good coffee black without sugar and milk. It’s the way this song was meant to sound.
So with that long prelude, the acoustic version of "I Am Always In Love" is my MP3 of the Week.
Things are really getting nasty here. After Karrubi’sunbelievably blunt letter to the Supreme Leader, everything is suddenly changing. All non-fundamentalists are rallying behind Rafsanjani. Many are talking about a possible coup by Sepah and Basij after Friday’s second round results.It’s also rumoured (now confirmed ) that Eqbal and Aftab, pro-reform newspapers, were seizes in the printing house last night after they published full text of the letter.Karrubi for the first time has publically challenged the Supreme Leader and has accused his son of paving the way for an unexpectedly high vote for Ahmadinejad.As for my own self, I’ve been advised to stay in Tehran for a couple of more days. But I have to attend a conference in London on Wednesday and if I can’t get there by then, it’ll be a huge risk staying in Iran.Stay tuned.