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Getting Started in InfoSec… Or Any Other Career 14 Jul 2012 | 12:24 pm
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Lately I’ve received several requests for advice on breaking into the InfoSec field. I find myself repeating the same advice over and over, so I thought I’d post my...
Consulting (Part 9) – Knowing When to Say When 5 Mar 2012 | 07:00 am
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Taking time off is important for maintaining your health and sanity. But as a consultant, it’s easy to feel that time not spent billing is wasted time. And forcing...
Consulting (Part 8) – Avoiding Overhead 27 Feb 2012 | 07:00 am
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Earlier in this series of articles on consulting, I mentioned that my wife and I run our business from our home. This prompted one reader to ask why we didn’t have ...
Consulting (Part 7) — Work? What Work? 2 Jan 2012 | 07:00 am
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates The last two installments in this series of articles on consulting have focused on how to go about finding work. But one of the important questions every consultant...
Consulting (Part 6) — Work Finds Experts 19 Dec 2011 | 07:00 am
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates In my last post in this series of articles on consulting, I suggested that you’re better off if you don’t have to spend a lot of unbillable overhead time searching f...
Consulting (Part 5) — Finding Work 12 Dec 2011 | 07:00 am
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates One thing I haven’t addressed in this series on consulting is how to go about finding work for yourself. This is a huge topic in and of itself, and I’ll likely spen...
Consulting Advice from a Friend 31 Oct 2011 | 05:00 am
I’m on vacation for a little while, but wanted to leave you with something to read on the subject of consulting. Celeste Stokely is an old friend and long-time consultant. She was a huge help to me wh...
Consulting (Part 4) — Insurance Matters 17 Oct 2011 | 05:00 am
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Many folks who are thinking about striking out on their own are concerned about having affordable medical insurance. COBRA benefits from a previous employer are inc...
Consulting (Part 3) – Billing Rates 3 Oct 2011 | 05:00 am
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates There seems to be a lot of uncertainty among consultants of my acquaintance on how to set billing rates. I’ve seen several different magic formulas, but they all se...
Consulting (Part 2) — An Important Cash-Flow Lesson 19 Sep 2011 | 05:00 am
Hal Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates Money matters seem to be uppermost in people’s minds when they ask me about consulting. Mostly they want to talk about how quickly and how high they can crank up the...
