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people people person

i had yet another job phone interview today. it’s like a habit i can’t seem to break. i guess word hasn’t gotten around with every employer just how awful an interviewee i can be. i guess maybe that’s one of … Continue reading

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the best question

probably the strangest question during my 9 hour job interview last week was the final question: how would you like us to remember you? me? yes.  how i would like you to remember me? am i understanding that correctly? yes.  … Continue reading

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succumb

i have this strange mix of dread and excitement about my job interview trip to the west coast that happens on Saturday. an excitement about the possibility of being out there in the clear open sky (in denial of my … Continue reading

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foot in the door

some people fall off the ladder. some people fall off of the grid. some people have a way of falling off both simultaneously, without even an inkling of regret. but it’s not an easy path. some people exert everything they … Continue reading

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screened

another extremely clumsy job interview today. i am not sure exactly what took hold of me, but this voice, foreign to my comprehension, was speaking through my body. the interview was with this recruiting firm for nonprofit organizations. i applied … Continue reading

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