"Slash" Careers: The Man of Many of Hats
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When people ask you what you do for a living, is it a complicated answer?
A Slash career - a person who currently makes a living from more than one of their talents; particularly one being self-employed in one or more of their jobs.
Or sometimes called the "man of many hats."
You are the man (or woman) of many hats.
I think it comes from a time, not long ago, when everyone wore hats & many of those hats were specific to a given trade, official position or function. So someone who had several roles would have several hats & would wear the appropriate one for the occasion. For instance, if a man who was an admiral, a Lord Lieutenant of a county and Chancellor of a university, each of which
has an impressive ceremonial hat, was going to an official function; the question "which hat will you be wearing?" would mean "in which capacity will you be attending?" He simply cannot wear all three hats...that would be silly.
How many hats do you wear?
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- Always Fat, Sometimes Funny
- What is your "SLASH" Career?
- The biggest challenge...
- Some GOOD STUFF for Slashes...
- Aritcles/Interviews/Blogs on "Slash" Careers
- Marketing & Promotional Tools for the "Slash"
- Stuff for the "Slash" Person...
- Stuff from SETH GODIN
- New Link List
- New Link List
- The HeyMarci Blog
- The Blasto Blog
- Blog Posts from Google on "Slash Careers"
- New Amazon
Always Fat, Sometimes Funny
Aaron Kleiber: Actor/Writer/Producer/Entertainer/Designer/Entrepreneur
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I am a actor/writer/producer/improv comedian/designer/entrepreneur/landscaper.
What are you?
Yes!
career is very important accept in our life, without career we cont do any thing. This is providing more useful information about Slash careers. If you have time, check out my brand new lens on job search Thanks!
Posted May 12, 2008
Exploranter wrote
Lawyer/Tax consultant/Business consultant/Change Management Consultant/Strategic Planning Analist/Creator of the Exploranter Hotel on Wheels and moving on!
Posted April 28, 2008
Rockett wrote
I am, among many things: Director of a large Public Library in California; a professional party/events planner, an animal and child rights activist, a fence hole digger and an all around cuddly companion that loves to be home with my housemates!
Posted February 14, 2008
gsbigger wrote...
I've had a few career stopovers including: inventor/carpenter/agronomist/educator/business process analyst ( http://www.squidoo.com/U-ASK4-IT )
Posted December 19, 2007
The biggest challenge...
Some GOOD STUFF for Slashes...
- Self-Employed Resources from the IRS
- Learning & educational tools from the Internal Revenue Service for self-employed individuals or the small business owner.
- Creative Commons.org
- Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."
- Solo Gig.com
- Sologig is the preeminent resource for freelance jobs, consulting jobs, contract jobs and part time jobs. Post your resume/portfolio, look for work, and see who wants you.
- Craigslist
- You should know about this. They probably have one for you city. Online classified ads; look around to see who needs your specialty.
- Franklin McMahon Studio
- An creative entrepreneur extraordinaire. His podcasts specifically address many issues for the creative artist. Highly recommended for the creative entrepreneur.
- DocStoc.com
- Docstoc is a community for people to find and share professional documents. Find free legal documents and free business documents.
- everything for the CREATIVE ARTIST
- A whole pile of things for the Creative Artist! Creative Blogs, Books, Links, Inspiration & MORE!
Aritcles/Interviews/Blogs on "Slash" Careers
- Entrepreneur.com Blog
- Blog/Article about Marci Alboher's book, "One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success"
- Women's Dish.com
- Tips for Women "Slash"ers.
- SolentDreams Blog
- MP3 Interview with author, Marci Alboher, about "Slash" Careers.
- Online Career Guide.com Blog
- Article, "Why two careers (or three, or four) may be better than one."
- Facebook Group for "Slash"ers
- Facebook group for people with "Slash Careers
Marketing & Promotional Tools for the "Slash"
- Squid University
- Do you have a Squidoo lense? Hook up with Squid U! Learn how to make a better lens & show it to more people.
- Technorati
- Connect people to your blog the easy way.
- Vista Print
- The best AND cheapest printing on the web. I have used them hundred's of times.
- Hot Cards
- Great price for printing in bulk.
- Linked IN
- A network for working professionals. Connect with people in your field from your area or anywhere else. Works like an online resume. Is NOT like Facebook or MySpace!
- Nameboy.com
- Enter keyword to find the right Web Address to promote yourself with a website.
Stuff for the "Slash" Person...
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One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success
Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 07/06/2009) 
48 Days to the Work You Love
Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 07/06/2009)
48 Days to Creative Income
Amazon Price: (as of 07/06/2009)
48 Days to the Work You Love: An Interactive Study
Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 07/06/2009)
Stuff from SETH GODIN
Creative Marketing Genius
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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
Amazon Price: $10.15 (as of 07/06/2009)
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
Amazon Price: $13.62 (as of 07/06/2009)
Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas
Amazon Price: $17.13 (as of 07/06/2009)
The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/06/2009)
Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers
Amazon Price: $19.00 (as of 07/06/2009)
The HeyMarci Blog
Marci Alboher: Author/Journalist/Speaker/Teacher
author of "One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Succcess"
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byThe Blasto Blog
Chris Preskta: Filmmaker/Designer/Creative Entrepreneur
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- As I've said several times before on this blog, I'm a big fan of slash careers. Having multiple prof...
- Plan B Careers
- A previous post on this blog looked at people who had 'slash careers': http://c2careers.wordpres...
- Let’s talk about slash careers
- The hours might be long, and there are occasions you need to be in two places at once, but otherwise...
- Slash careers, elevator statements, and flipping hamburgers
- At the moment my slash career title is ?content producer/blogger/consultant? which makes a lot o...
