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• Starting Your Own Gig: Entrepreneurism "at Work"

  Leaving the business world to start one’s own gig is a hot topic these days. I read blog posts about it every day, and my friend Pam Slim just sold a new book about it. Over lunch a few weeks ago, I asked my good friend Keith Alperin if he’d be willing Read More... Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Discovering Your Passion, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 21st Century Career: The Virtual Assistant

  Flexible work opportunities just keep on expanding, as evidenced by this week’s Today Show segment . Karen Reddick is a Virtual Assistant (VA) who helps small businesses like Holland Travel in St. Louis successfully run their businesses virtually - from Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Technology, News and Politics

• Interview with Rob Fried - Forensic Analyst (Part II)

  Today, I continue my interview with Rob Fried, a computer forensic analyst in New York who has his dream job! Just in case you missed it, check out Part I of the interview before you read on. Alex: What challenges have you faced in your career so far? Read More... Posted Friday, April 27, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Technology

• Interview with Rob Fried - Forensic Analyst (Part I)

  For my upcoming book, How’d You Score THAT Gig? (Random House 2008), I spoke to twenty-eight year old Rob Fried, a computer forensic analyst in New York. Rob has a job that anyone who watches CSI thinks is the ultimate dream career. Check out some snippets Read More... Posted Friday, April 20, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Technology