JOBSEARCH: Think like an owner of your own services business

Sunday, April 29, 2007

FROM YAHOO ANSWERS

Home > Business & Finance > Careers & Employment > Question

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I am lookin for a job. What jobs do you think are good for a 16 year old?

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McDonalds — if for no other reason than you’ll learn some skills (i.e., on time; satisfying a supervisor; dealing with Colleagues; interacting with the public) — you get appreciation for money and how hard it is to earn — and, why you need an education that leads to a career! There’s a bundle of “foreigners” who want to eat your lunch. Breakfast and dinner too if you let them.

At 16, depending upon the local diktats, you’re choices may be limited, or you may have to seek government permission. I hustled odd jobs starting about when I was twelve. Went to a “real job” when I was sixteen; had to get “working papers” — what a farce. Started working full time as a sophomore in college.

Make a list of everyone you know. A real paper list. Name, address, phone number. Then, talk to each one about (1) what they did at your age; (2) any opportunities that they know; (3) ask their advice. Take detailed notes. Write a real USMAIL thank you note. (No joke; get in the habit early.)

See your first real job is figuring out how the whole “job” process. You’re the CEO, CFO, and janitor for “You Incorporated — the Me, myself, and I division”. Now how are you going to make your payroll? Think like an owner of your own services business. That’s what we all really are.

Let us know how you make out.

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TECHNOLOGY: What do you do without power?

Sunday, April 29, 2007

http://south-brunswick.blogspot.com/2007/04/power-glitch-in-kendall-park-again.html

Power glitch in Kendall Park again

We had some off and on power this morning.

Lessons learned:

(1) Inet router and stuff needs ups.

(2) Other upses didn’t work.

(3) No news coverage.

(4) Need account and phone numbers.

(5) Cordless phones won’t work.

(6) Need a plan.

(7) Mark local radio stations on the handheld radio.

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LIBERTY: the Alliance for the Separation of School & State

Sunday, April 29, 2007

http://www.schoolandstate.org/home.htm

The Alliance for the Separation of School & State

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We believe parents, and not the state, should be in charge of their children’s education. That control may take many forms and levels of involvement, but the state will never be part of the picture.

If this seems like an impossible idea, consider that 8 million children already learn free of state control. We’re not starting from scratch here. The snowball of educational independence is already rolling.

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Sounds like a good idea to me.

It’s not going to happen over night. I took decades to get into this mess. It’ll take decades to get out.

I think that the idea that I wrote up back in the Hands Across New Jersey tax revolt days is still the way to go. That was split the problem into: (1) Separate who does the educating. (2) How much money is stolen to pay for this. People need time to adapt.

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INTERESTING: Study claims women paid 20% less than men

Sunday, April 29, 2007

http://www.cecsearch.com/WordPress/2007/04/25/
sutdy-claims-women-paid-20-less-than-men-i-say-hogwash/

http://tinyurl.com/yotbud

Study claims women paid 20% less than men – I say HOGWASH!
April 25th, 2007 by Chief Executive Restaurant Recruiter

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You see, Larry was discussing a new study that had just come out (and he compared it with an older study) about the disparity in pay between men and women. Of course the study was backed by scientific method and statistical analysis. I’ve always believed the old saying that there are lies, damned lies, then statistics. This report reminded me of that fact.

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Like most “studies”, they are often pushing “an agenda”. And, they get us focusing on the “wrong end” of the proverbial stick.

Specifically, I don’t know if women are discriminated against because of their sex. I have seen lost of situations where that might be true. But for me to deliberate and render a verdict that this is so presumes lots of facts not in evidence. The old Johari window has a lot of quad 4 area.

I like Larry’s argument from economic theory that says if women worked cheaper, why wouldn’t a business hire all women. That nicely disposes of that study.

But, again, that’s presupposes facts I don’t have.

I think the real key is to become a society of small businesses. If you’re your own CEO, it’s hard to claim discrimination held you from the top. You’re the top and the bottom at the same time.

That’s what we need to encourage. We’ll have to change the Gooferment to get it out of the way. Then we will have fulfilled the Jeffersonian ideal of everyman a king.

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