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Discuss Internal Job Postings

Keep doing Job Searches To me, a successful career has lateral and upward movements which challenge me. And so even if this is how I view success, others may view success as not  getting fired or doing better than their parents . That's perfectly acceptable, so hopefully this post works for you as well. Traditionally, I think most people do job searches when they're unhappy in their current situation. But I want you to think about looking at Internal Job Postings when you're happy. Doing searches at happy times are much less stressful in my opinion, but more importantly it allows you to gain insight on potential job growth . Know what Opportunities are Out There This is the most obvious for those looking at other jobs, but you can also look at open jobs to dictate where the company is moving. Recently, a lot of openings appeared for Data Analysts within Xfinity Mobile and Business Services -- this tells me that Comcast is really focused on an analytics approach i...

Write an Advice Blog

Enjoy? This blog will be similar to other advice and/or anecdotal blogs, but more importantly, this blog is for me to write down my thoughts before I get the Old Timer's Disease.  This first post is about me and why I'm probably qualified to write this blog... My background I earned a Computer Science degree, Philosophy degree, and an MBA. I have over 10 years of work experience in Technology roles across a couple large companies. I've bought 2 homes, I've sold a home and I've filed my own taxes since I was 15. I'm a Millennial, I'm a dog owner, I'm a sports fan, and I'm getting married in 2019. I enjoy board games, Quizzo, television and movies. I try to steer clear of politics, but if there's a bozo in office saying we need to arm teachers to solve problems - I might have an opinion. One in 440 Million I did a Google search on the number of blogs - over 440 million , so I understand if this blog isn't going to...