For instance, I recently had a successful friend call me up and ask for some advice about a
new consulting gig he was considering taking on.
At my new financial
tech consulting gig, I was asked to join in on the interview hunt for a new data analytics person.
The same lobbyists, lawmakers and lackeys sighed with relief last year when former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno was cleared of charges he traded official favors for a $ 20,000 - a-month
consulting gig in which he produced no tangible work.
In May, a jury said Bruno did not violate the law by arranging a $ 20,000 - a-month
consulting gig with a telecommunications executive who later received state money.
Check out this example of a real blogger who generates ~ $ 150,000 a year from his blog and another $ 180,000
from consulting gigs thanks to his site he started four years ago.
The Staten Island Republican — who left office in 2008 after a drunk - driving rap in Virginia exposed his secret second family and triggered a House ethics investigation — left an eight - year
consulting gig at former Sen. Al D'Amato's Park Strategies firm in November.
Lawmakers in Albany took note when former Senate majority leader Joe Bruno was acquitted in May on corruption charges, after prosecutors failed to prove that taking a $ 20,000 -
a-month consulting gig from a telecommunications executive who then received state funds actually constituted a bribery scheme.
I am still planning for a full retirement from my current job but with the option of some small
consulting gigs here and there.
If you do, you'll be proactively ready to set goals, become an expert and to pursue
side consulting gigs and full - time...
If one hour of your time is worth $ 250, which is (at the very least) the amount that many startup founders charge clients when they
take consulting gigs, then think of this: if The Secret of Raising Money saves you 100 hours of trial and error, it will actually have saved you $ 25,000... for the bargain price of $ 249, paid in one quick installment....
On Sunday, March 11, ABC raises the curtain on Deception, a new crime drama in which Jack Cutmore - Scott plays Cameron Black, a world - class illusionist who's drafted into an FBI
consulting gig after scandal derails his career.
Many things can qualify as a small business, from the
occasional consulting gig to selling things on eBay, Amazon or Etsy, to just being in the planning stages of a small business.
First, while I have no short - term plans to practice law (in the same formal sense that some law profs are affiliated with firms or take on pro bono cases), I wouldn't necessarily be against a limited
consulting gig if an interesting opportunity came along.
O'Donnell will be hosting the following live sessions: Monday: CAREEREALISM University Date: February 7, 2011 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT Title: The Importance of Finding Your Hobby Career How to find a part -
time consulting gig.
Regardless of what happens to Roger Ailes (he's reportedly negotiating a $ 40 million severance and
possible consulting gig), Boyle said she is thrilled at the outcome.
I worked in manufacturing for 20 years and still take some productivity and quality
improvement consulting gigs, so I'm also a sucker for operations books.
Furthermore, early buyouts tend to come with
lucrative consulting gigs and noncompete compensation for the founding team — especially if the new parent company is committed to retaining the talent and keeping the acquired company plowing forward after the deal is closed.
As a fellow SEO blogger who does so to driving
SEO consulting gigs (at least partially), you have a unique perspective on the value of SEO blogging.
A mistrial was declared for Peter Galbraith Kelly, a former energy company exec accused of giving Percoco's wife a low -
show consulting gig in exchange for favors.
In LabMate's case, Sahay told me, «creating a very clear path... for postdoctoral fellows to gain traction through short -
term consulting gigs» could make the platform «one of the solutions» to the current career mess — assuming, of course, that the fledgling company succeeds.
One place where postdocs and grad students don't need to wait for a high - tech platform to connect them to
potential consulting gigs is St. Louis.
I had my first taste of this unforgettable dish while working an
IT consulting gig in Tallahassee Florida as a newlywed a rather looong time ago.
They don't want money (
although consulting gigs help the cause), they want data, interesting research and really cool findings that can be published in prestigious journals.
We will also
accept consulting gigs for those that want to access our knowledge base of construction experience.
In the episode «How to Thrive in Fin Tech,» Shannah interviews PolicyGenius CEO and co-founder Jennifer Fitzgerald to find out how she made the decision to leap from a
corporate consulting gig to the crazy hours and high - stakes stress of startup life, and Jennifer shares her tips on how to launch a startup while avoiding some of the most classic mistakes.
Weave them into the Experience section of your resume — regardless of whether you acquired them at a previous job, during a
short consulting gig after a layoff or while managing the fundraising campaign for a local charity.
Read on ONLY IF you are a super crazy future entrepreneur just graduated from IIMA, ISBH, or similar schools or have just left your Mckinsey or
other consulting gig or just fired your company.
«It's not unusual for IT professionals to
mix consulting gigs with full - time work, but I'd never seen a career built solely on consulting like this,» says Donald Burns, professional resume writer, career coach and branding expert at Executive Promotions.
One other option you can look into is trying to see if you can get repeat bookings from folks who have
regular consulting gigs with the banks.
Brand yourself online, connect with like - minded people, find
new consulting gigs, and potentially make a good amount of income online one day by selling your product or recommending other great products.
If you do, you'll be proactively ready to set goals, become an expert and to pursue
side consulting gigs and full - time opportunities.
This often happens to professionals who have never - ending lists of technical skills and proficiencies to list, a large number
of consulting gigs to explain, or a series of published works to include.
With gaps approaching a year and longer, it is important that you were doing something, whether it was temp work, volunteer work, or
occasional consulting gigs, along with time spent on your job hunt.