Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Job Search Engine Optimise Your Resume
11:30PM Gina Trapani | Job hunters should choose their words carefully on their resume, says the blogger at The Life of an Internet Entrepreneur: Just like there are ways of getting data on popular search words on Google, we can look at the most popular keyword searches by recruiters on job sites, and learn from that. Marc Cenedella, of TheLadders.com, a recruiting site that specializes in jobs paying $100,000 or more, wondered the same thing and developed a list of the 100 most-searched for terms by recruiters on the site. Those words include “sales,” “project manager,” “software,” “developer,” and “marketing.” (It’s constantly updated, so it’s worth a bookmark.) Including those words on your resume (when they apply, even loosely) will make you turn up in recruiter searches more often. See more about how you can have a say in what Google says about you. Are You Keyword Optimizing Your Resume? [Life of an Internet Entrepreneur via Dumb Little Man] More »
October ’07’s Most Popular Posts
11:00PM Gina Trapani | Happy Halloween! Lest you missed any good Lifehacker this month, here’s a quick list of October’s most popular posts: Top 10 Wi-Fi Boosts, Tweaks and Apps “No doubt you’ve got a home wireless network or you’ve connected to hotspots at the local coffee shop or airport–but are you getting the most out of your Wi-Fi?” Top 10 Ways to Sleep Smarter and Better “Studies show that sleep deprivation costs Americans significant work productivity; yawning employees can’t stay alert, make good decisions, focus on tasks or even manage a friendly mood at the office.” Top 10 Google Products You Forgot All About “Living in the shadow of Gmail, Reader and Calendar’s got to be tough, but that’s what a slew of useful Google products do every day.” Discover the .EDU Underground “Little appreciated outside the world of academia, there are literally thousands of .edu sites bursting with incredibly useful and interesting information and resources.” Six Ways to Catch Your Favorite TV Shows “With the fall television schedule in full swing, many of us are back in the habit of plopping down in front of the tube at night to catch the latest installment of our favourite show when it’s scheduled to air.” Rebuild Your Mac with 20 Useful Downloads “You erased your hard drive to install Leopard, and now you’ve got to load your Mac up with all your essential software.” A Look at Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” RC1 “Experienced Ubuntu users know what to expect from this Thursday’s release of Gutsy Gibbon, the love-it-or-hate-it code name for version 7.10 of the popular Linux distribution.” MacBook Pro 1GB, 2GB, and 3GB Memory Speed Tests “You already know you can upgrade your Mac’s RAM yourself and save big money, but how much extra memory do you want?” More »Digg
9:00PM Tamar Weinberg | Two years ago, Lifehacker alum Erica schooled us on how to get started with the then-new social news network Digg. Some old-school screen caps there from a past version of Digg. More »
Enable Leopard’s Off-By-Default Firewall
9:00PM Gina Trapani | Computer security firm publication Heise criticizes Mac OS X Leopard for shipping without its firewall enabled by default like Windows Vista and advises users to turn it on. To do so, in System Preferences’ Security area either block all incoming connections or set explicit exceptions for services that can communicate through the firewall, like file or screen sharing, as shown. (More on that in an upcoming post.) Holes in Leopard’s firewall [CNET] More »
Free Malware Phone Tech Support Today Only
7:00PM Kevin Purdy | US-centric: Windows only: Security software maker CyberDefender is offering free remote scans, repairs and performance tweaks for free to anyone who calls (877) 377-3765 today only. EWeek reports: Generally, CyberDefender says, tech support calls cost between $50 to $100. The giveaway is to promote a new offering, Premium Tech Support 24/7/365. Tell Uncle Bif and Aunt Marge in Florida, so you can shirk your tech support responsibilities for malware-laden family PC’s and scarf down candy corn all day instead. Exorcize PC Demons for Free on Halloween [eWeek.com] More »24
3:02PM Gina Trapani | There’s just 24 hours left to contribute to Lifehacker’s DonorsChoose.org-powered education fundraiser—won’t you drop a few tax-deductible bucks in the can in LH’s name? Thanks. More »
Leopard’s Finder Makes It Easier to Find Your Files
9:00AM Adam Pash | While it’s still no where near the powerful file explorer that the shareware alternative PathFinder is, the new and improved Finder does include several feature enhancements that—though they might seem superfluous and superficial at first glance—are actually pretty fantastic. Not only do new features like Cover Flow and Quick Look rank high on the snazzy scale, but they—along with a few other feature enhancements—make it that much easier to find the file you’re looking for as quickly as you can. More »
Sticking to your goals when life gets in the way
8:00AM Sarah Stokely | It’s funny that the things which could probably really help you through a crisis are often the ones which get left by the wayside – your life habits and goals. The Zen Habits blog has published an article on this and it really resonated with me because I know from personal experience that so many of my good habits get derailed if I’m under stress or at times in my life when something even worse has happened, like a bereavement or relationship ending.
I think the advice he offers is worthy of being printed out and stuck on the fridge during tough times, because that’s when you must need to be reminded of *why* it’s worth sticking to your habits and goals. He suggests anticipating problems on the horizon and working them into your plan, as well as “if you fall, learn from it”:
When I was quitting smoking, I had several failures. But each time, I asked myself what I did wrong. What derailed me? And I incorporated those obstacles into my plan. The common obstacles that led to a relapse in my smoking included stressful events, going out and drinking (and smoking) with friends, and stressful family events. Eventually, I succeeded … but I wouldn’t have done so if I just kept letting the same obstacles derail me.
I guess the best advice you can get when you’re in this situation is to be gentle with yourself. When something’s happened to derail your plans, there’s no point berating yourself. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and work out how you can get back to working on your habits and goals. Look forward!
So what’s your coping mechanism when life gets in the way of your plans?
How to stick to your goals when life disrupts ‘em [Zen Habits]
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