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LinkedIn or Left Out
The professional networking site is an essential part of a job search
This week, fourth in a six-part series, business coach Kate Kerr (nee Hanley) explains the importance of using LinkedIn to step up your job search or job upgrade your process. We’ve talked about the key ...
We spend every dime on our costumes
Some don't do it for the money.
Interviews with women of the San Diego burlesque scene/business.
Is your job search smart?
Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timebound
For the third in a six-part series about stepping up your job search or job upgrade process, business coach Kate Kerr (nee Hanley) explains the importance of goal setting. We’ve talked about the role of ...
Eight seconds to make a good impression
Rob Smith, of the Job Readiness training program at Second Chance, explains the importance of interview readiness. In your program what is the very first thing you stress to your clients about interviewing? We stress ...
From sheep to sweater in 12 hours
The idiot-proof alpaca
Interviews with alpaca owners, spinners, and weavers who live in San Diego’s East County mountain region.
Gun grab
This year’s run on guns
The empty shelves inside the Chula Vista Gun Store (in mid-February) make it hard to tell the place sells guns at all. Last December, the amplification of the gun-control debate sent buyers rushing to this ...
Show Up and Put a Smile On Your Face
The importance of face-to-face networking
For the second in a six-part series about stepping up your job search or job upgrade process, business coach Kate Hanley explains the importance of networking. Last time, we talked about the importance of the ...
Let's make money
Workshop helps turn ideas into working businesses
Joel Chrisco, of the International Rescue Committee, invites aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners to come learn about what it takes to start or grow a business. First, please tell me about your organization. The ...
One steak at a time
Vons has a proud cutter in Angie Elsbury
Interview with Angie Elsbury, a butcher at Vons supermarkets who reshaped her life after being addicted to heroin and going to jail.
Hands-on high schools
The days of standing in front of a class to teach are over.
Career and technical training used to be called vocational or trade school. San Diego Unified School District has tried to put a new face on the program with much success.
San Diego Public Market seeks permanence
Vendors at the San Diego Public Market wonder what’s next as the management fields proposals to set up permanent spaces and prepares to become an everyday operation.
An overall lack of respect...
...and other challenges faced by substitute teachers
Colleen Burkett-Christopher explains what it takes to become a substitute teacher. First please tell me what you do. I’m a substitute teacher. I ensure continuity of education in a classroom when the permanent teacher is ...
Pancakes, Sandwiches, Jobs
Tom Fitzpatrick might have a job for you at The Mission. First, please tell me about your restaurant. I have three restaurants with Fay Nakanishi and Deborah Helm: The Mission –Mission Beach; The Mission – ...
Let Your Calendar Manage You
You’ll be surprised how much more you get done
For the first in a six-part series about stepping up your job-search or job-upgrade process, business coach Kate Hanley explains the importance of keeping a calendar. First, please tell me what you do. I help ...
Temporary TV Fame
Who’s crazy enough for reality TV?
Some San Diegans who have made it onto reality TV shows speak of the experience appreciatively but don’t seem to want to further their TV careers.
What's in them sambusas?
Selling East African cuisine isn’t easy
Hasno Ali, 46-year-old owner of East African Cuisine, has to struggle to make money at San Diego’s farmers’ markets.
A Pile is Not a File
The importance of job search organization
Carolyn Walstein, profession organizer, explains the importance of staying organized in your job search. First, please tell me what you do. I’m a professional organizer. I help people update and prioritize, and let go of ...
Breast milk's not on the menu
To breastfeed in the California bubble was all she wanted.
Jamie Boyd and Joseph Taylor are confronted at Felix’s Restaurant in Lincoln Park and told that breastfeeding must be done outside of the dining area.
The Life Coach Speaks
If one goes out looking for work coming from a place of exhaustion, worry, and resentment, that is what he or she will give off.
I try to never wear the same thing twice
“When people ask what my favorite decade is, my answer is ‘Now.’”
Life as a professional mediator
There is no greater feeling than the satisfaction you get from helping people resolve a dispute.
We couldn't have built it without Kickstarter
Love and money from a website
San Diegans have had varying degrees of success raising money for their business ventures through Kickstarter.
The Proper Handshake
...and other "soft skills" that will help you get and keep a job
Robert Coleman, executive director of the Second Chance program, offers tips and resources for the “hardest to employ.” First, please tell me about Second Chance. Second Chance is dedicated to creating opportunities for self-sufficiency. We ...
Let Your Website Find You a Job
The biggest no-no is creating a website that looks like you did it yourself.
North Park Could Blend with East San Diego
The demolition of an auto shop in East San Diego brings optimism and worry.
This Selfish Pursuit
The incurable surf bug.
Interviews with San Diego surfers who describe the lengths they go to in search of stoke.
This is (Not Necessarily) A Man’s World
I think the biggest challenge for a woman in a male-dominated industry is not being taken seriously when first starting out.
Workin’ on the Dock of the Bay, Not Wastin’ Time
Reggie Vaughn explains the ups and downs of semi-skilled trade work for intellectuals. First, tell me what you do. I work on aircraft carriers, doing maintenance and service work. I’m not supposed to go into ...
Tea Shop Clerk by Day, Burlesque Dancer by Night
Annelise Arevalo explains the challenges and benefits of creating a life around doing what you love. First, tell me what you do. I am a burlesque dancer. I received a B.A. in dance from the ...
They Want to Hire Veterans
What makes these job fairs unique is that they specifically target America’s service members and veterans.
Hail to the Chief Storyteller
Your Résumé Should be a Story, Not a List
Kim Mohiuddin, of Movin’ On Up Resumes, says it’s your storytelling that could land you the job. I see that you call yourself Chief Career Storyteller of your company. What does that mean? I help ...
Debt: Upside-Down and Empty
How some San Diegans (including the author) paid their way out of sleep-depriving debt.
We Only Hire Beautiful Girls
Heather Hyatt of Epic Fighting is looking for beautiful girls. Tell me how you got involved with Epic. I started working as a promotional model/ring girl with a company that was sponsoring Epic Fighting called ...
If You’re Right for This Business, You Already Know It
Jake Holmes, owner of Pilates United, could be your next boss. First, tell me about your company. I established Pilates United with Moji Austell in 1993. It’s a fitness studio. Our objective was to give ...
No One Cares About Being Cool
An outsider is permitted to experience a variety of San Diego social clubs from the inside.
My Kids See Me More Often Than the Babysitter Now
Teresa Arreola says there may come a time when you have to set your pride aside to make the kind of changes that last. Tell me what you do for a living. I’m a pharmacy ...
Volunteer For Your Dream Job
Amaroq Weiss and Erin Hunt of the California Wolf Center say it’s possible to volunteer your way to the job of your dreams. Let’s start with some specific examples of people who have begun as ...
Is College Worth It?
Pamela M. Christian, Ph.D., of Azusa Pacific University, says yes, college is worth it. In your article “Is College Worth It?” you mention the three most obvious advantages that a college degree can provide. Can ...
Hippocrates’ Helpers Educated Here
Students graduate feeling ready for their new careers, and they hit the ground running once they’re employed.
Some of Our Students are Starting Their Own Bookkeeping Businesses
William Setterlund, president and director of the Accounting Academy, puts you on the road to becoming an accounting professional. First, please give me some information about your background. I’ve been in accounting for my entire ...
City Drains Owners’ Wallets
In March 2005, Darnell Johnson bought a one-bedroom condominium on a quiet, dead-end street in City Heights. He never imagined he’d be forced to fork out $50,000 to keep his home from falling into the ...
A Man Selling Avon?
Avon Representative, Harold Cooks, wants you on his team. First, please tell me how you came to be an Avon salesman. Actually, I grew up with my mother using Avon products. So, I’ve always known ...
Your Child Is My Child
The first time I try to meet up with Makeda “Dread” Cheatom, she doesn’t show. I leave her a note. An hour later, she calls to apologize, and we arrange a new time for later ...
The Business of Nonprofit News
Don’t ask Scott Lewis about the layoffs at Voice of San Diego. It’s not something the chief executive cares to discuss. Back in early December, the nonprofit news organization let go reporters Emily Alpert and ...
