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Hmmm, Why don't you try this? Since you already speak Spanish, go to Mexico City and set up a software company using the best programmers you can find there. There is no Spanish speaking bias there. Create the product for the US market, but do a lot of the development and support there. You...

Employers are making it hard to get in and easy to get out. They often hire someone as a contractor first and then hire them direct if they are incredibly impressive. If they aren't incredibly impressive, then chances are, after a while they can easily let them go. It is also a common...

The Loafer Principle www.loaferprinciple.com LoaferMan - There is no practice life. This is it. (Billy Crockett)

Business Process Modeling and Optimization is an area where IT people can use their expertise to help business people define and display their business processes graphically. Then opportunities for improving and eliminating work become visible. You become valuable not just expenseable when you...

Charge by the hour. Invoice every two weeks. Show your progress every week. State in your contract that your liability is limited to the amount that you are compensated for your work. This will protect you and the person that is contracting with you. LoaferMan - There is no practice life...

Hello, Great question. There are two kinds of marketing, general and focused. They can be applied to dating, job searches, sales, and getting more business. My consulting business didn't get a lot of return from general marketing (yellow pages, etc.) but it did very well with focused...

Hello, Companies are turning more and more to online electronic training. It sounds like a nice idea, but people seem to actually prefer people. Have you ever seen someone take a computer screen on a date? I don't think so. Companies don't know what to do with trainers as a department, but...

Ah Yes! The joy of writing a book. Like any other product, a book has to pass the personal gut check test. That test is: Do I like it myself? Would I buy this book myself? If you like the concept and nobody has provided a way to convey the concept in book form, then go ahead. Some...

How long is "long term" when working on a career? How do we know the difference in patience and lethargy? LoaferMan - There is no practice life. This is it. (Billy Crockett)

Interesting Discussion I had a consulting business for over four years in the late 90's. I stepped into a contract the day after someone had an emotional breakdown and quit. Later I did work for some former employers. Later still, I picked a company I wanted to do consulting for and just...

Myth - Home and Work can be balanced. Yes, we all want to be Superman and Superwoman. But to who? Your Job is not your Life, Your Life is your Job. Being a Mom or a Dad means that you have been placed on this earth to create a safe loving place for little ones to grow up and thrive. Your...

Does anyone know how to install the SecwindowsNT security plugin? APS Name ________________________ Authentication Type _____________ User Name _______________________ Password ________________________ ...are items requested on Login screen, but it says: "The following security plugin...

It sounds like you have a lot of emotion about your job losses. That can be good if it makes you angry in the right direction. Just don't focus it on the prior employers. Use it for rocket fuel to get you going in the right direction. I have a saying, "Life is only one day long.&quot...

For now, just get any sort of job. H&R Block may need people to key in information. The economy will get better later. Go yourself to small businesses and offer low rates to do some of their projects. They are not all doing poorly. Ross Perot said once that if he lost his billions he...