I got a job offer from the National Security Agency. Yes, the NSA. I might have had the opportunity to do some interesting work there, but I chose not to work for the NSA because I was concerned I might be asked to do something I'd find objectionable. It seems I made the right choice. … Continue reading Why I chose not to work for the NSA
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I'm a very practical, logical person. I don't believe in omens. Still, I must admit that the fact that I've had unexpected bird sightings before each of my last three job interviews strikes me as odd. Should I try to decode these events as bird omens or just dismiss them as odd coincidences? The Dead … Continue reading 3 odd encounters: Are these bird omens or just weird coincidences?
A teenager chose my career. She had permed hair that she frequently pulled back in a scrunchy. She had an inexplicable number of shoulder-baring shirts. She was not a trained guidance counselor. After choosing to go to business school because of a Judd Nelson movie, she chose my major based largely on one consideration: Easy classes … Continue reading Choosing a major: A scrunchy-wearing teenager chose my career
Looking for jobs usually begins with updating a résumé. Care is taken not only to tout job responsibilities and accomplishments but also to make the résumé visually attractive. Job seekers carefully select fonts and text sizes. They play with white space and bullets. Then when everything is just right these job seekers are forced to upload their … Continue reading Online job applications are a pain in the a$$
How to be professional. Students gain skills and knowledge, but too many of us get our first job without a true understanding of how to be professional. At a time when many people are looking for jobs or desperately trying to cling to jobs it's a good to time to review how to be professional … Continue reading List 32: How to be professional (or at least fake it)
Kim Z. Dale 