Earlier this week, I heard a news report stating the last time the national unemployment rate was this bad was back in the early 1980’s. I graduated from college in 1983, at the height of the Reagan recession. I had no interest in pursuing a graduate degree, and there were very few recruiters who visited [...]
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This post is dedicated to my friend David. I hope you realize how many friends you have in your “network.”
In Praise of Networking
Exactly one month to the day now since I was laid-off. I had my first phone interview last week regarding a great local job with a Fortune 500 company. The position looks like [...]
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It has now been a little over a week since the layoff. 300 people were let go over two days. One of them was my friend Brad, who used to work in the IT Department. The two of us immediately decided to form a support group.
I don’t know how I would have gotten through the [...]
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The rumor mill was buzzing at work when I arrived there on Wednesday: layoffs were beginning again. Coworkers were gathered in small groups, speaking in hushed tones. As the morning dragged on, I overheard anxious and tearful clips of conversations as people passed by in the hallway beyond my cube. The rumors were true.
I focused [...]
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It was my birthday last week. I’m 48 years old. Not a major milestone birthday like 50, but it got me thinking: this could be the halfway point in my life. My grandmother celebrated her 95th birthday back in December and she’s still going strong; it’s not unreasonable to think of reaching 96 in my [...]
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Yesterday is history. Tomorrow’s a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the ‘present.’
How many times have we all heard that little adage? It’s being tossed around so much lately that it has become a little worn, almost cliche. “Present? Come over here and I’ll give you your present…with my fist!“
Yes, it’s a [...]
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