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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
Quiet Before the Storm
Since the end of finals week, I’ve been somewhere in between-semesters doldrums, aka vacation land. There’s absolutely no reason to slow down looking for a job, working on the online portfolio, or networking, yet here I am, reading Prep by … Continue reading
21 Resumes
While the seventh season of Gilmore Girls is not the highlight of the series, it does contain job-search relevant material. As Rory and Paris approach their graduation from Yale, Paris designs an impossibly detailed plan that is meant to maximize the time they have … Continue reading
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Resume Builder
The last time I took a computer class was in middle school, and I don’t dare mention what hardware was in use back then. Let’s just say it was closer to the Stone Age than to the Pentium chip…so an … Continue reading
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Unremarkable Insight into Resume Writing
It’s probably a lesser known fact that Stephen King (yes, the Stephen King) wrote a book about writing. In the chapter on paragraphs, King observes that “writing is refined thinking.” That’s hardly news for anybody who has ever sat down … Continue reading
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In a Minute, there Is not Enough Time
About two weeks ago, I contacted Dr. K, the internship coordinator at my graduate institution, for advice: what companies, if any, could she recommend I talk to about my interest in technical/marketing writing? After pointing out that technical writing was … Continue reading
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Pointless Phonecall?
As is commonly suggested after submitting a resume, I called one prospective employer, [. . .] State University, to “follow up and make sure” that they received the application and supporting documents. Frankly, I decided to make the call today … Continue reading
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