Roundups – Page 2 – Steven Savage

Skill Portability Roundup

September 17, 2016December 10, 2012 by Steven Savage

(9/17/2016 – These posts have been expanded in a book, Skill Portability: A Guide To Moving Skills Between Jobs)

Looking at those huge amounts of skills you’ve gained over the years and wonder how they apply to a new job or a new career? Here’s a quick and handy guide for you!

Exploring Skill Portability – Why you want to do it, and the DARE system.

Direct Skills – Those directly applicable.

Advantageous Skills – Those that give you advantages.

Representative Skills – Those that tell a story.

Enhancing Skills – Those that enhance other skills.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach. He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached

Steve’s Kill Your Cable Adventure

March 15, 2012 by Steven Savage

In late 2011/early 2012 Steve decided to see if he and his household could go without cable, and documented his experiences. The roundup is below!

Kill Your Cable and Habit – The post that started it all, as Steve speculates if he really needs cable.

The Device Experience And Discussion – Steve’s initial plans to try Killing Your Cable lead him to think over the technology and issues of the post-cable world.
In-Depth Psychology and Stuff – Steve looks at the psychology of planning to – and trying to – Kill Your Cable.
Oh, Wait – Steve finds Killing Your Cable requires you to rethink and evaluate a few things.
Into The Abyss – With his roommate out, Steve tries going without cable and shares his findings.
Finding The Off Switch – Steve and his roommate make the decision to kill their cable, and he reviews his findings.
Not With A Bang, But A Spare $90 – Steve finally cuts the cord and finds there’s no revolution to be had.

– Steven Savage

Promoting Professional Geekery Roundup

December 3, 2011 by Steven Savage

Steve’s long-running (and perhaps long-winded) series on how people can promote professional geekery – both the idea of the fan-to-pro life, and how to encourage and help people seeking that lifestyle!

#1 – Share Your Mistakes
#2 – Contribute to a site
#3 – Help Out Recruiters
#4 – Start the Damn Blog!
#5 – Join A Professional Association
#6 – Write the Book!
#7 – Write a Guide
#8 – Mentor People
#9 – Build a Site
#10 – Present at a Convention
#11 – Do a career Track At A Convention
#12 – Do a Geek Networking Event
#13 – Involve Your Business
#14 – Start Triading
#15 – Pass on News
#16 – Pass on And Share Books
#17 – Evangelize to a Professional Association
#18 – Evangelize About A Professional Association
#19 – Flaunt It!
#20 – Help Out Reporters
#21 – Start a Geeky Group At Work
#22 – Involve The Parents
#23 – Put a Pro section at a convention
#24 – Start a meetup.
#25 – Do reviews.
#26 – Start a geeky side project at work.
#27 – Start a vLog.
#28 – Share your job search skills.
#29 – Be accessible.
#30 – Give feedback to authors and creators.
#31 – Revive and repurpose old sites and groups.
#32 – Create a newsletter.
#33 – Help out the HR Department.
#34 – Answer questions.
#35 – Connect Groups.
#36 – Have A Book List.
#37 – Be Con Event Support.
#38 – Raise The Children Well.
#39 – Help Out Parents.
#40 – Help A Professional Association With Communications.
#41 – Fansource All The Things!
#42 – Be Interviewed.
#43 – Cooperate On A Book.
#44 – Make Your Personal Page Progeeky.
#45 – Write About Progeeks And Progeekery.
#46 – Find Your Coaching Specialty.
#47 – Keep A Recruiter List.
#48 – Use Your Progeeky Viewpoint On Geeky Events.
#49 – Be A Role Model.
#50 – Get Others To Follow Your Lead.

– Steven Savage