I was talking with a college career counselor the other day and learned something I think will be useful to me: Tact. She was describing a common occurrence on her exuberantly Christian campus, which was a student’s penchant for ending job search letters with a religious sentiment. In this case, the student was saying something […]
With all the attention paid to people who are out of work, it’s easy to forget that unemployment affects someone else very directly: the spouse or life partner of the unemployed worker. Having someone out of work in the household stresses out the other partner, while also shining a spotlight on the differences between the […]
Relocating for one’s work is a great American tradition. But engineering a relocation is no simple matter. Ignoring for a moment the obvious question – should you relocate for a job? – you still have to figure out how and when to make this happen. After all, there’s more involved than simply packing the car. […]
I’ve never liked small talk, although I’ve always been good at. Bummer. It’s a law of the universe that whatever you do well you will be consigned to do repeatedly. So off I go into every crowd, smiling and chatting, feeling like my face will freeze in a toothy grin while my head explodes from […]
How do you place a value on something you’re supposed to do out of the goodness of your own heart? When it comes to volunteering, doesn’t it feel a little wrong to ask, "What’s in it for me?" These days, unemployed job seekers are being encouraged more than ever to use their time to help […]
We just finished tiling the backsplash in our kitchen – a job we started four years ago. We weren’t dilly-dallying, mind you – the kitchen ceiling needed to be re-sheetrocked first, and before that, the cabinets needed replacing. It’s now been seven years since we started the do-it-yourself kitchen remodeling but as of last weekend, […]
Have you noticed how much hype there is about starting a new year? Clean slate! Fresh start! Say goodbye to all your faults and hello to the slimmer, richer, smarter you! It would be easy to sneer at all this thinly-veiled optimism but I, for one, believe the hype and buy in with my whole […]
It’s not quite Christmas, so it might seem early to turn your thoughts to the new year. Nope, just-in-time is more like it. In my experience, not much deep thinking happens in the last couple of weeks of the year. Between the cultural holiday hubbub and our own personal to-do lists, life-planning is right up […]
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