I have a “career” right now and I’m sick of it and the industry. I want to go back to having a “job” that pays me enough to live. But I don’t think I’ve truly reconciled things in my head. How do I reconcile within myself that I’m not a failure if I give up on my career and chosen industry and go get a job doing…something?
posted to Ask Metafilter by misanthropicsarah at 5:11 PM on April 1, 2008 (34 comments)

A Resume Experiment. In which career blog JibberJobber responds to a request for resume help by assembling a team of hiring managers and professional resume writers to review the document: Part 1 : Introduction | Part 2: First Impressions/Reactions | Part 3: Formatting the Resume | Part 4: Content is King | Part 5: Wrap Up
posted to MetaFilter by lalex at 9:55 PM on February 25, 2008 (37 comments)

If you like electronic music, you probably already know about some of the blogs that offer free live set downloads. You might even know about mpiii. But, they all pale in comparison to the one and only mixes db.
posted to MetaFilter by milarepa at 7:37 AM on October 3, 2007 (26 comments)

I'm a programmer/web developer with 7 years experience. I'm looking for a new job, but I fear I don't look good on paper. How can I improve my marketability?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Vorteks at 2:13 PM on February 11, 2007 (22 comments)

I am a 21 year old "field IT technician" looking to pursue programming as a career, and am wondering which language(s) is friendly to beginners and/or likely to help me get a job. I am within commuting distance of Redmond if the MS factor is of any consequence.
posted to Ask Metafilter by seiryuu at 4:10 PM on January 28, 2007 (30 comments)

Should I dumb down my resume?
posted to Ask Metafilter by josher71 at 3:48 PM on December 15, 2006 (13 comments)

Help me work out how to represent data in an innovative way.
posted to Ask Metafilter by b33j at 12:15 AM on December 13, 2006 (12 comments)

How can one bit actor have hundreds of millions, perhaps over a billion adoring fans and yet be a virtual unknown in his native land? Ask Mark Rowswell, aka DaShan. In 1988, Rowswell won a scholarship to study Chinese at the prestigious Peking University. More than twenty years later he has one of the most recognizable faces in China. He's been awarded and investigated for his work in film, on stage, in television, in commercials and for charity. So just who the heck is he?
posted to MetaFilter by Pollomacho at 9:29 PM on November 28, 2006 (57 comments)

What's the best way to get a job abroad? Specifically in the broad field of computers?
posted to Ask Metafilter by youthenrage at 6:14 PM on September 21, 2006 (6 comments)

Howard French - Asia photos Photos from across Asia by Howard French, who works for the New York Times. Includes many photos of the 'Disappearing Shanghai' that is being obliterated by the city's relentless urbanization.
posted to MetaFilter by carter at 10:29 AM on May 29, 2006 (6 comments)