Sometimes, you just gotta GTFO. Maybe your town has hit hard times, maybe you want to live in a place that is more fast pace, rural, better nightlife, good schools, lesser commute or maybe there just are very few jobs in your area of expertise. If you are a Marine Biologist living in North Platte, Nebraska or an Polar Bear Veterinarian in Boca Raton, Florida then I don’t imagine that your job prospects are looking too rosy.
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Breaking up his hard to do. How to quit a job!
Quitting a job is not as easy as it sounds. You are walking away from something you may have invested years in, and severing day to day ties with people who you may have spent more time with than you have your own family. However, we all have our reasons and sometimes it is just time to move on.
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Working with Recruiters – The Good, The Bad and The Shady
My son is a senior in High School. Every day the mailbox is full of postcards, brochures and promotions from colleges from all around the country. Some of these colleges I have never even heard of and others I only know from watching College Football or Basketball. He has his choice down to about 4 schools that we are going to visit later next month.
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What is the ideal job situation? – Luck be an offer tonight!
What comes to your mind when I say “right place, right time?” Is it stumbling out of a bar and getting arrested for drunk and disorderly only to fall in love with your soulmate probation officer? Or maybe it is being the 1,000th customer and getting a years’ supply of milk bones at the pet store. Still, right place, right time could be walking off of rope bridge over a deep gorge right before it collapses behind you.
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Finding Panko – The hidden job market
Oftentimes, my wife asks me to grab something out of the pantry as we do enjoy cooking together. Cooking together is a great activity for couples that sometimes ends in the traditional spousal activity of arguing together. We have a good system though – I have my realm in certain areas of the kitchen and she has hers on different nights. Pretty much one person is in charge of cooking a meal and the other acts as sort of an assistant, on call. But each person is to stay in their particular realm and not get in the others way; we have learned not to cross the streams, much like in Ghostbusters. Continue reading “Finding Panko – The hidden job market”
In search of Sasquatch – Finding the perfect job!
On Animal Planet there is a reality docu-series called Finding Bigfoot. This program has been on the air since 2011. ***HUGE MEGA-SPOILER ALERT*** It is now 2020, and they still haven’t found Bigfoot. ***END OF SPOILER ALERT*** Continue reading “In search of Sasquatch – Finding the perfect job!”
Who moved my toe cheese? – Your guide to office etiquette
So here you are, up against a deadline. You are tapping away at your keyboard in your cubicle, or maybe you have the dreaded open office arrangement, where everyone just stares at one another like it is a giant fishbowl. In any case, you need to concentrate.
Two cubicles down, Jerry, who has never modulated his inside voice because he doesn’t have one, is discussing his fantasy football picks with Norm. Norm doesn’t know how to say “yes” or “no.” Norm is the type who will nod or shake his head to demonstrate his position while he clears his throat and grunts.
On the other side of you, Pam is cutting her fingernails, or perhaps her toenails. You can hear the clippings as they land on the faux plastic floor intended to give maximum roll-age of the desk chair, conceivably to allow quicker entry and exit of Pam’s desk area so that she can be the first one to get the cherished Boston cream donut on Fridays in the break room. Continue reading “Who moved my toe cheese? – Your guide to office etiquette”
Break Up to Shake Up – When it’s time to look for a new job
Think back to your first relationship, fourth marriage or maybe even your current relationship. Perhaps you are stewing on your computer after arguing for 2 hours because you bought the wrong Kleenex brand from the store. If that is the case, I would advise getting out of that relationship and then looking for a new job…probably in another city or state. Continue reading “Break Up to Shake Up – When it’s time to look for a new job”
How to get out of a shitty job, part I.
We’ve all been there. The desperate part of the job search. You have sent out resumes. Talked to recruiters. Had phone interviews and maybe a few in-person ones. You have scowered every job site, newspaper and seen every ad on Craigslist that you have memorized a few and noticed which companies post on multiple job sites. Funds are getting lower, idle time is making your mind go to strange places. Perhaps you are reading this from the comfort of your sofa-cushion fort.
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