Monthly Archives: May 2011

What You Can Learn from My Dog’s Resume

Posted on May 31, 2011 by introspectivereflection

My dog wears many hats. His experience is far reaching. He is an inspector. He has to check out everything coming into or going out of the house. He is a sheriff. He doesn’t put up with any rough housing … Continue reading →

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Gather Up Your Peeps, Posse, Tweeps, Family, and Friends

Posted on May 26, 2011 by introspectivereflection

by Sue Waters The chronicle of my job search (our job search) begins here.  Now that we have our resumes up to speed, our first order of business is to make sure all of our peeps, posse, tweeps, family, and … Continue reading →

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Are You Living Your Life or Just Going Through the Motions?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by introspectivereflection

I told you a couple of weeks ago that I was going to chronicle my job search efforts and I am trying to.  There are so many things to tell you.  So much advice I want to give you to … Continue reading →

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What Do You Have To Offer?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by introspectivereflection

 If you have lost your job the way I see it, you have two options.  You can either sit back and idly let life pass you by or you can make things happen.  This definitely holds true for job searching.  … Continue reading →

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What Do You Do When Your Career Affects Your Relationships?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by introspectivereflection

My next post was going to be about resumes but alas that will have to wait a few days.  I read an article this morning that really got me thinking.  The article was from MSNBC called “Career Change Can Do … Continue reading →

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>Finding Your Path

Posted on May 15, 2011 by introspectivereflection

  If we are to find a job, we have to figure out what kind of job we are looking for.  If you don’t know what you want to do when you grow up a good place to start is to take … Continue reading →

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Let’s Dig Ourselves Out of This Hole Together

Posted on May 12, 2011 by introspectivereflection

I found out last week that my job will be ending on June 30th.  This wasn’t a total shock.  I was hired under a grant that was supposed to run through the end of September, but thanks to budget cuts my … Continue reading →

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>When We Come to a Fork in the Road

Posted on May 3, 2011 by introspectivereflection

>I have been laid-off twice in my life.  The first time I was too young to care and the second time I spent the following day in bed crying my eyes out.  I know first-hand the myriad of emotion that … Continue reading →

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