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Showing posts with label job hunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label job hunting. Show all posts
July 31, 2014

I'm a stumpy-legged fish paddling in a dwindling pond

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Summer is speeding by while I'm learning the nuances of networking. Another delicious 90° day in Portland. I went out in the mid-morning...
July 13, 2014

I am my brand; my brand is me

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Solopreneurs work alone, by definition. That means we are the face of our business (...and the hands, feet, wide butt, and bulging belly). W...
July 03, 2014

I may be down but I'm not out

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Wouldn't it be nice if after you earned a Ph.D., the world stepped up to hand you a perfect job? On a silver platter would be nice, than...
May 13, 2014

Exhaling at the speed of life

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I'm a living example of efficiently working at being ineffective. I stay busy. I'm proud to say I'm not quivering in a closet, w...
February 21, 2014

Driving in circles

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Yesterday I had a job interview in Tigard, which is a... I guess you would call it a suburb of Portland, although you can't tell where o...
January 24, 2014

Another way for employers to say, "No thanks (loser), we don't want you"

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I'm discontented. I just found out about the Bright Score . Do you know about this? You probably do. As usual, I'm the last to catch...
July 10, 2013

What do I do? Uh...

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I'm so proud of myself. I networked today! Me, the rabid introvert, the chronic malcontent with nothing good to say, I actually managed ...
May 06, 2013

Do I look like a risk taker to you?

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I'm relieved to say I hit the ground running on my first day of freedom. I could have slept in. I considered it, actually. But I had a d...
April 19, 2013

The slippery slope to slovenly behavior

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Tonight I'm breathing a sigh of relief after a day of good news. My car doesn't need front end work. My chairperson sent my disserta...