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Disconcerting Holdup of an Application
Since it’s been three and a half weeks since the submission deadline for resumes at one of my favorite community colleges, I gave their HR department a call today to find out at what stage the application process currently was. After exchanging pleasantries, … Continue reading
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The last two evenings have been nightmarish grading sessions, interspersed only by the beeping of a digital watch somewhere that seemed to mock the pace at which I was progressing, so after returning the essays to my class today, I am looking … Continue reading
High Five
It’s after midnight, and I’ve spent the past hours grading essays and completing yet another application. This one, too, is for an opening as English instructor, bringing that count up to three. That makes five applications for jobs in higher … Continue reading
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Call Me Hemingway
I really wanted to write, “Call Me Chandler,” but unfortunately (and most undeservedly), Chandler doesn’t have the name recognition Hemingway gets. The reason for this admittedly slightly over-the-top excitement is the completion of my latest application for let’s-call-it B University. … Continue reading
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Road Trip
Yesterday, I went on a little road trip to visit another college campus to personally deliver an application. I’d never been to this town in a neighboring county about forty minutes away–and the campus is tiny! In fact, I almost missed the … Continue reading
The Case of the Missing Transcripts
After lunch, I drove out to one of the private universities (let’s call it University A) to drop off my application. I had called ahead to find out if it would be okay to turn in a copy of the … Continue reading
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“To Put Off Intentionally…”
“…the doing of something that should be done.” Yep, it’s Merriam Webster’s definition of procrastination, or rather, the verb to procrastinate. If, incidentally, you’re in the market for a new thesaurus or simply have time for a short break, try … Continue reading
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Make that Four to Go
In most areas of life, less is more, but when it comes to job openings, more is definitely more. (I took it upon me to google the origin of this much-used phrase; apparently, Robert Browning coined it 1855 in a … Continue reading
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One Down, Three to Go, and the Price of Cheese
Finally, my application for the teaching position at the community college rests with the powers that be. For another opening I looked again at the website of the local university and saw a posting that was way more interesting than … Continue reading
Untitled, the First
After agonizing endlessly (okay, not exactly endlessly) over the title for this post, I decided to take the easy way out and follow in the footsteps of indecisive artists and poets. “Untitled” has always struck me as a supremely uncreative solution to a situation … Continue reading
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