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Posts tagged "reading"

Busting THE MISSION MYTH

Busting THE MISSION MYTH
One of the habits that I’m starting to develop as part of my job search is to read more business-oriented literature – part of it is to develop that business sense, but part of it is to take advantage of an obvious gap in my experiences – that of learning how to think like a... Read more »
By Gordon Dymowski,
May 16, 2012 at 2:08 pm
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Getting That Dream Job

Getting That Dream Job
(Yes, I received a free copy of the book for purposes of review. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way….) One of the things that has been really frustrating in terms of job seeking has been the huge amount of content about how to find/get/keep a job. Most of the “conventional” wisdom tends... Read more »
By Gordon Dymowski,
April 18, 2012 at 7:26 am
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Creatively Procrastinating

Creatively Procrastinating
This is always the most uncomfortable part of the job search – waiting. Staying patient while continuing to not only apply to positions, but after scheduling networking sessions (both large and small), doing whatever follow-ups are needed…has always been a challenge to me. So I spend most of my time doing research, which means reading... Read more »
By Gordon Dymowski,
March 14, 2012 at 7:00 pm
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The Perils of Positive Thinking

The Perils of Positive Thinking
My past week of job stalking has been a series of highs and lows. Highs include a very successful pitch with a potential freelance gig, but with the concurrent wait. Several employers e-mailed me for interview days and times….and never called back after my response. I was able to send a plethora of applications out... Read more »
By Gordon Dymowski,
February 29, 2012 at 2:59 pm
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Online Moments of Inspiration

Online Moments of Inspiration
Right now, I’m feeling a little mixed – fortunately, I was able to finish some long-standing freelance projects (which are billable!). However, I am feeling a little caught between diving head-on into a job search (resumes, interviews, etc), remaining in freelance work (with the same effort put towards networking, engaging others, etc), or simply starting... Read more »
By Gordon Dymowski,
January 18, 2012 at 6:10 pm
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Links and musings ...

Well, I’m afraid I’m going to subject you all to another round of navel-gazing, as I don’t have anything substantive (well, except for the links below … it is Friday, after all) framed up for this post.  As folks know, I’ve had a lot of consulting/freelance work come through over the past few months, and... Read more »
By BrendanTripp,
June 11, 2011 at 12:00 am
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When the hours aren't enough ...

OK, got another dozen links for you today.  I have to tell you, though, how hard it is to keep up with the level of Twitter reading that I used to do to get at least this many stories to pass along each week!  Since a large chunk of my hours are “spoken for” these... Read more »
By BrendanTripp,
June 4, 2011 at 12:59 am
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Collected from my recent reading ...

Photo by Jeremy Wrenn. I really wish I had some good excuses to make aside from “I’ve been busy” that I’ve not been writing in here, but that’s pretty much the core of it.  The project that was, back in December, looking to take up about a quarter of my time has almost gotten to... Read more »
By BrendanTripp,
May 28, 2011 at 12:05 am
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Choosing absence over pointlessness ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hinkelstone/2765597758/ What?  It’s Friday again?  So soon?  Yeah, I missed two posts, having had nothing “bookish” to offer up on Monday nor anything “industryesque” to feature on Wednesday, and being “all full up” with billable hours on freelance/consulting projects (which is a Good Thing, of course), I opted to go silent rather than sleepily tap-dance... Read more »
By BrendanTripp,
April 16, 2011 at 1:13 am
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Some links to get you through the weekend ...

Wow … sort of had a “last minute” situation here today, as I didn’t snag the last few of these until late in the day. I’d been distracted by (paying) projects this week, which is a Good Thing, of course, but it meant that I didn’t have much time to spend communing with Twitter. I... Read more »
By BrendanTripp,
March 26, 2011 at 12:46 am
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