Discovery Channel celebrates Steve Jobs’ enduring influence on modern culture in this one-hour documentary, hosted by Mythbusters’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman.

150 Best Jobs for Your Skills identifies the top ten skills that are the most important in today’s economy, based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the latest O*NET. It helps job seekers find a fulfilling job and students explore their future career options by focusing on the 50 most promising jobs for each skill. It offers an efficient, to-the-point format that helps job seekers and students discover the best jobs for their skills in just three simple steps. A self-assessment helps readers discover their top three career skills, then matches them to 50 best jobs for each skill.

Introduction and Overview: Provides forewords by notables in the field and an outline of the book- Essays: Features eight to 10 essays on topics such as workplace issues, financial aid, diversity, and more- Directory: Contains descriptions and contact information for hundreds of organizations, schools, and associations, arranged by topic- Further Resources/Indexes: Includes glossaries, appendixes, further reading, and indexes.

A look at how for two weeks every summer the Isle of Man hosts an event where ordinary people attempt to do the extraordinary - ride the island's legendary 37-mile mountain course. This famous track has created legends and martyrs but the lure for these enthusiasts is to get the same buzz that their two-wheel heroes experience. Most are unlikely to carve a professional career out of the sport, but the risks and dangers are outweighed by the challenge to test themselves on one of the world's most famous circuits. Some are just happy to finish, but others have much higher goals..

The grimy, nasty filth nobody wants to be around is an everyday sight for these dirty job cleaners. In Minneapolis, a team of heavy-duty housecleaners tackles a truly filthy, foreclosed house. One of the most disgusting basements you'll ever see a laundry full of cat feces, an appalling fridge freezer and a backed-up toilet that would test even the strongest stomach.

Here is a book for every curious, courageous, or desperate person who’s willing to set convention aside to earn a living. From fashioning balloon animals to promoting liquor brands to picking berries in Australia, this easy-to-read, entertaining book takes a candid look at over a hundred jobs that don’t require you to sit in an office eight hours a day, five days a week. For each job listed, there is a summary of what the position entails; potential pay and hours; start-up costs; qualifications necessary; and more. Interspersed throughout are insiders’ accounts of odd job experiences sure to give you an honest and amusing picture of what you might encounter. Yes, this is fun reading, but it is more—a chance to change your life!

Computer and Web jobs account for many of the fastest-growing, best-paying jobs in the world of work. To achieve these lucrative jobs, candidates need an edge one they can easily obtain with the help ofExpert Resumes for Computer and Web Jobs.
This book features an extensive collection of sample resumes and cover letters for computer, Web, and IT professionals. These samples show readers at all levels from entry-level to executive how to create exceptional tools for navigating the job market. In addition, the authors provide sound resume and cover letter writing advice, including a new chapter on how to create and use an electronic resume.

On April 5, 2012, President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, better known as the JOBS Act. The act is designed to “reopen American capital markets to small companies,” defined in the act as Emerging Growth Companies. This is one of the most significant legislative initiatives in finance since the Securities and Exchange Acts of 1933 and 1934, and it opens up funding to a slew of companies previously shut out of the capital markets.

A conversation with Steve Jobs as he was running NeXT, the company he had founded after leaving Apple.

A full length documentary on Steve Jobs will be released in theaters on November 16th, and it will include unseen footage from an interview that was conducted by Bob Cringely for a PBS miniseries called Triumph of the Nerds. The movie doc is called Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview, here are the quotes from the teaser that I thought were pretty awesome...

From a rising young economist, an examination of innovation and success, and where to find them in America.
An unprecedented redistribution of jobs, population, and wealth is under way in America, and it is likely to accelerate in the years to come. America’s new economic map shows growing differences, not just between people but especially between communities. In this important and persuasive book, U.C. Berkeley economist Enrico Moretti provides a fresh perspective on the tectonic shifts that are reshaping America’s labor market—from globalization and income inequality to immigration and technological progress—and how these shifts are affecting our communities. Drawing on a wealth of stimulating new studies, Moretti uncovers what smart policies may be appropriate to address the social challenges that are arising.

Apple's new chief executive Tim Cook has said he is not trying to be the next Steve Jobs.

"Steve was a visionary. My role was never to replace him," he said in his first live media interview.

Mr Cook was talking at the Wall Street Journal's annual All Things Digital conference in California.

It is difficult to read the opening pages of Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs without feeling melancholic. Jobs retired at the end of August and died about six weeks later. Now, just weeks after his death, you can open the book that bears his name and read about his youth, his promise, and his relentless press to succeed. But the initial sadness in starting the book is soon replaced by something else, which is the intensity of the read--mirroring the intensity of Jobs’s focus and vision for his products.

After all the hype and hubbub that centered on the creepy Steve Jobs action figure that Inicons was showing off, the company has caved to pressure. Inicons was promising that it would build the jobs action figure despite what Apple had to say.

Like lots of college grads, Daniel Seddiqui was having a hard time finding a job. But despite more than forty rejections, he knew opportunities had to exist. So he set out on an extraordinary quest: fifty jobs in fifty states in fifty weeks. And not just any jobs—he chose professions that reflected the culture and economy of each state.