Seth Godin is well known for writing great marketing books, but his latest book, Linchpin, really struck a cord with us here at Untemplater. You see, Linchpin is about living the untemplated life. Godin explains how employment has changed from the last 50 years, and how each one of us should move forward in our careers. That's what Untemplater is all about. We can't say … [Read more...]

You're 22, just about to graduate in a few more months and you're thinking of what you should do after college. Your focus is to make some money, since you've been deprived of it for the last 4 years, and get started with "living life". You're open to whatever comes at you so long as the pay is decent. This is a template. And, by definition, this is mediocrity because this is … [Read more...]

Your resume bores me.  Nothing personal, its just resumes in general are boring. When have you ever said, “S*&#, I can’t wait to write up my CV”?   Right, you haven’t, because they are boring.  Do you think recruiter’s get excited to read 78 resumes for an open accounting position?  Of course not, at least I never have in my recruiting adventures. Do not panic. Do not … [Read more...]