It’s finally here.  My new book, How’d You Score That Gig?: A Guide to the Coolest Careers and How to Get Them, has just been released!  The book starts with a quiz that tells you your job personality – be it an adventurer, creator, data-head, entrepreneur, investigator, networker, or nurturer – and then suggests several unusual and ...

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 to tell WCW readers how he launched his new business, Helium Foot Software, and what ...

I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of renowned career blogger Penelope Trunk’s first book, Brazen Careerist, this week.  The book, which is due out from Warner Books next month, is a gem of a compilation of career tips and provides an intriguing blended perspective based on Penelope’s experiences as a farm hand, celebrity ...

[ImageAttachment] How do you know if you have what it takes to be among the successfully self-employed?  Over at the Career Intensity blog, Dave Lorenzo lists the personality characteristics necessary for starting and sustaining your own business.  He cites a willingness to sacrifice, a service orientation, leadership ability, ...