What are some good resources on teaching micro business in developing countries? [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2008 - 2 answers

Best value for the money Photography training in Southern California? [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2008 - 5 answers

What are the best exercises to improve photographic skills? I am planning a series of workshops with both young and mature students who want to engage with photography. The workshops can be a preparation for studying photography at university or form a basis of a portfolio. Ultimately I am trying to encourage creative development and critical thinking about photography. [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 16 answers

I recently took a job as an evening manager at a grocery store produce department, so, nothing fancy or glamorous. I have 2 - 4 young kids working under me every evening and am seeking advice on how to keep them working, instead of chatting with each other... [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 35 answers

What books can teach me skills that would be enjoyable or interesting to share with friends in group settings or one-on-one? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2008 - 11 answers

How can I remember more of what I read? [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2008 - 21 answers

What should I do with eight six-year-old girls for 1.5 hours a week that targets social skills and building peer relationships? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2008 - 8 answers

I know what I like to do and I think I've found a job to go along with it. My problem is: padding my resume. [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2008 - 45 answers

When did the concept of "transferable skills" become commonplace? [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - 6 answers

Any good books to help develop an analytic mind? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 13 answers

Help me improve upon my resume. Need ideas for short courses, random certifications and new skills! 20-something year old Aussie, science student, applying to medical school eventually (but skills needn't be science-related.) [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I become less clumsy? [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 34 answers

Where can I find which quantitative/technical skills are hot, and which ones aren't? [more inside]
posted on Feb 3, 2008 - 13 answers

How do you judge large horizontal or vertical distances visually, with no (or few) other objects around to compare as a reference? [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 14 answers

I can handle Ruby, Python, PHP, Perl, and, sigh, Java. My C and C++ are purely academic. How do I get into 'real' programming as an undergrad. [more inside]
posted on Jan 13, 2008 - 23 answers

Analogy-filter. I've been tasked with presenting a topic at a meeting which will involve me assessing the need to improve some processes. The thing is, I will be the one tasked with making these changes once I identify them and present them. [more inside]
posted on Nov 12, 2007 - 12 answers

What are the core tech support skills needed to work in a school district and how can I improve those skills this weekend? [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2007 - 5 answers

Help me be a more carefree person on a roadtrip, with someone who is having post-breakup depression, and who has always had terrible taste in music. [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 15 answers

As a foreigner, I was wondering what skills or degrees are the key to getting hired to work in the Netherlands. [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - 8 answers

What transferable skills do production coordinators/line producers have for other industries? [more inside]
posted on Sep 3, 2007 - 4 answers

How can I improve the writing ability of the people I work with? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2007 - 33 answers

Not-enough-hours-in-the-day-filter: Any advice on developing/maintaining skills which require daily practice/effort, while balancing other priorities and time commitments (heath, family, creative pursuits, etc.) ? (specifics inside) [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2007 - 20 answers

trying to find on-camera job interview training in either the Washington, DC metro area or the San Francisco Bay Area. Numbers and contact info helpful!
posted on Jul 23, 2007 - 3 answers

Books/wares to help kids think like mathematicians? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2007 - 22 answers

What software development skills are in high demand right now? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2007 - 14 answers

I'd like to be able to live and work in Germany in the next couple of years. I know that their employment system is the definition of old school - virtually every job requires a multi-year apprenticeship or internship. I'm wondering, are there any exceptions I could exploit to get a job? [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2007 - 11 answers

Let's say you wanted to actually BE Batman... [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2007 - 33 answers

I want to seriously improve my football (soccer) skills. I play fairly often in a mixture of 5-a-side games and an 11-a-side team, but my skills are improving very slowly as the games don't involve any training, just playing and you only get the ball for a fraction of the game. I was hoping for suggestions to make up some kind of training plan of my own as well as getting a better understand of football tactics. [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2006 - 10 answers

What does running a talent agency entail? [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 2 answers

I need to find a basic computer literacy/skills test to download. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2006 - 4 answers

MadSkillzFilter: Help this computer engineer find an interesting North American coding conference/seminar. [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2006 - 1 answers

I am a 49 year old man, and I have no close friends. Over the course of my life I’ve had a few friends at a time, but no close ones. The reasons are mysterious to me: I make a conscientious effort to be friendly and interested in others and to be trustworthy. Nonetheless, I am almost always on the social periphery. [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2006 - 40 answers

What are some good technical questions to ask a potential candidate for a tech support position during the initial interview? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2006 - 25 answers

Tips on driving a 20' moving truck... [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2006 - 21 answers

Imagine the standard post apocalyptic scenario - social order collapses, technology is set back hundreds of years, people are struggling to create something like a livable society again. What skills would make a person especially valuable in a situation like this? Bonus points for things that would be useful in everyday life now. [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2006 - 59 answers

There is something quite fundamental about informal writing that i just don't get. I find myself rewriting e-mails a number of times before it sounds spontaneous, and it still doesn't flow. Maybe its due to a background of formal reporting or too much conscious interference, but i think i'm missing something. How do i stop thinking and write more spontaneously? [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2006 - 46 answers

How can I become more handy? I suppose based on my upbringing, I never had to, or had the chance to be.....handy. For Christmas my brothers get tools, and I get...not-tools. My roomate MacGyver has no problem taking apart the engine on his boat, installing something on our roof, or building an elaborate tunnel to escape the throws of our evil landlord. I feel inadequate. I feel intimidated and overwhelmed just walking into Home Depot or Autozone. Could it be possible that I don't have the right stuff to be handy, or do I need to just put my 'hand' in something. I would love to have the confidence and skills to build a tree fort with full electric and plumbing. Help a brother find his handy-ness!
posted on Jan 31, 2006 - 26 answers

What skill should I learn next? What should I know? I enjoy learning, so I'm looking for new things to learn -- ideally some kind of skill (ie., not facts about obscure revolutions in the 18th Century). [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2006 - 68 answers

How do you verbalize things that you just -do-? Specifically with regard to computers (or anything else for that matter). [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2005 - 19 answers

Help me tie/strap/secure an IKEA box of furniture that we need to return to the store on the roof of my friend's 4 door sedan. [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2005 - 24 answers

Am I qualified to do this IT job, and/or is it something I could pick up as I go? [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2005 - 12 answers

Charm school -- is there such a thing? [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2005 - 10 answers

social-skill-filter: how do you end conversations and part with people? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2005 - 26 answers

How can I learn how to read aloud? [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2005 - 13 answers

What are the best resources, online and/or offline, to help a hearing person learn to read lips (lipread, speechread)? I'm interested in hearing about personal experiences.
posted on Apr 29, 2005 - 1 answers

Looking for a copywriting workshop that doesn't suck. My jargon-addicted boss wants to leverage some capital to grow her marketing proficiencies; I'm trying to steer her in the right direction. [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2005 - 3 answers

What is the best way to learn professional level kitchen knife skills? [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2005 - 31 answers

What are the most valuable foreign language skills to possess in the next decade(s)? Arabic? Chineese? Spanish? Does it depend solely on your chosen field? My question comes from a government and law perspective, but I'd be interested in all opinions. [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2004 - 17 answers

Cooking for the lazy and overworked. I eat a lot of overpriced crap lately - think boxed/frozen/microwaveable, or even just takeout - and for a number of obvious reasons I'd like to stop doing that. I think most of America is in the same boat with me, but can those of you who aren't give me some tips on learning to cook for myself?
posted on Aug 22, 2004 - 34 answers

For anyone who works in HR, does interviews, hires people, etc. What computer skills do you require applicants to have in order to get a job? I'm talking any job. What do you consider base level skills in order to be employed?
posted on Jun 22, 2004 - 9 answers