Comments on: Are You After a New Job or a New Direction? http://www.webgrrls.com/blog/2010/10/19/are-you-after-a-new-job-or-a-new-direction/ Insight, Information and Inspiration on women's careers, business, technology and the Industry. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:31:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Elena Strange http://www.webgrrls.com/blog/2010/10/19/are-you-after-a-new-job-or-a-new-direction/#comment-2072 Elena Strange Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:41:04 +0000 http://webgrrlsinternational.info/blog/?p=519#comment-2072 @Wendy, no way! All that volunteering definitely helps. I volunteer with the Assoc. for Women in Science, and with IEEE, both of which I put way high up on my resume along with my work experience. Then during interviews I could say, see, I know a bit about how nonprofits work and I know/care about issues XYZ. Even this blog helped! As in, see, I can write stuff that's not code. It takes a lot of extracurricular time (at least for me it did), but it really helped. And, I found my new nonprofit job, and got plenty of interviews, just through job listings: idealist.org and opportunityknocks.org. Go for it! What do you want to do? @Wendy, no way! All that volunteering definitely helps. I volunteer with the Assoc. for Women in Science, and with IEEE, both of which I put way high up on my resume along with my work experience. Then during interviews I could say, see, I know a bit about how nonprofits work and I know/care about issues XYZ. Even this blog helped! As in, see, I can write stuff that’s not code.

It takes a lot of extracurricular time (at least for me it did), but it really helped. And, I found my new nonprofit job, and got plenty of interviews, just through job listings: idealist.org and opportunityknocks.org.

Go for it! What do you want to do?

]]> By: Wendy http://www.webgrrls.com/blog/2010/10/19/are-you-after-a-new-job-or-a-new-direction/#comment-2071 Wendy Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:46:58 +0000 http://webgrrlsinternational.info/blog/?p=519#comment-2071 I am also an engineer and tired of the same old job. I have worked in nonprofit all my life as a volunteer. I was told I could not move into nonprofit without having worked in Nonprofit. Huh! How did you make your move? I am also an engineer and tired of the same old job. I have worked in nonprofit all my life as a volunteer. I was told I could not move into nonprofit without having worked in Nonprofit. Huh! How did you make your move?

]]> By: Joanna Slodownik http://www.webgrrls.com/blog/2010/10/19/are-you-after-a-new-job-or-a-new-direction/#comment-2060 Joanna Slodownik Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:45:17 +0000 http://webgrrlsinternational.info/blog/?p=519#comment-2060 How about starting your own business online? I know it sounds scary for most people - I know it sounded that way to me for a long time, but you don't even need to quit your current job - just start building your future online in your spare time. As far as I'm concerned - it was definitely worth it! How about starting your own business online? I know it sounds scary for most people – I know it sounded that way to me for a long time, but you don’t even need to quit your current job – just start building your future online in your spare time. As far as I’m concerned – it was definitely worth it!

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