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Struggling to Survive. Top Story - September 2017.
To the outside world, I am a successful, intelligent person with a wealth of possibilities in front of me. However, fear and doubt seem to permeate my every thought throughout the day and I wonder if I will ever find success. I recently completed a Ph.D. in education and have multiple peer-reviewed journal articles to date.
By Cody Perry9 years ago in Journal
Tips for Following Up After Your Job Interview
Getting a good joboften means showing your employer that you're really enthusiastic about work. A great resume and a good interview session often only go so far. In order to nail most top positions, you will need to learn how to follow up with employers.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Journal
I'm Not A Writer
What are we? We’re storytellers. Okay, okay, I get it, please don’t groan! Just hear me out for a second. As storytellers, we don’t write blankly without reason. We don’t write for the sake of being seen by a few eyeballs, or for the ticking of views on a status bar. The art of writing is so much more complex than that. We write to tell stories, to captivate people, to make people feel something they hadn’t before. Sure, a writer knows how to put words together on a page, but a storyteller knows how to spur an emotional reaction with those words.
By Austin Fisher9 years ago in Journal
How Quitting the Wrong Things and Getting Into the Right Ones Can Change Your Life
Anyone who is afraid of failure in this life will not find success. Success itself is a mix of several falls and wake ups, it is getting to a new summit each time we hit a roadblock. So many times we are misled by the media and society that success is the attainment of a certain level or position in life; there’s no level to attain, no final destination to reach.
By Jack Otis9 years ago in Journal
Career Adventures in Cambodia
On a trip to Cambodia, I met three generations of people having career adventures in Southeast Asia — 50-somethings reinventing themselves, 30-somethings re-energizing themselves and 20-somethings finding themselves. Their common attributes included embracing risk, a sense of adventure, independence, empathy, pragmatism, curiosity and cultural sensitivity. Here are some of their stories with a few of my reflections.
By David Shindler9 years ago in Journal
Duran
I once met a man, his name was Duran. I know, awful, who would start a story with a rhyme. Duran was the type of character that needed a rhyme to introduce him, the fabulous being he seemed to be.
By Amy G.9 years ago in Journal
Difference Between Personalized and Customized Cover Letter
As you would take efforts to draft a concise resume, so you must take out time to write a proper cover letter. The aim of the cover letter is to encourage the hiring manager take interest in your application and proceed to scan your resume. Just as the resume has different formats, in the same way, a cover letter can be customized or personalized depending on the job you are applying for. Though both the words mean almost the same, yet there is a vast difference between them. Personalization is taking into account available data, whereas customization occurs when an individual changes the settings as per his/her liking. For example, when you click on some products on an e-commerce website like Amazon, it will likely show you similar recommendations the next time you log in to shop. This is personalization of data as per the search history and preferences. On the other hand, customization occurs when a particular thing is changed to meet the specific requirements.
By Eva Lee9 years ago in Journal
Fan Fic Writing Peeves
So I've ranted about fan fiction reviews and reading fan fiction, but this time, I would like to share my ten pet peeves about writing fan fiction. Maybe, you might find something here that you can relate to. Again, this is my own personal opinion. I hope you all enjoyed this as much as you enjoyed my last two rants about writing fan fiction.
By Chloe Gilholy9 years ago in Journal
The Customer Is Not Always Right
If there is one thing I want my hypothetical children to do, it’s work in retail. Not forever, just a short sentence. Having suffered through this myself, I know that it is the most brutal character building experience short of joining the army. I strongly believe that we in the developed world should have conscripted retail service. This isn’t because I hate everyone and want the following generations to suffer. No, it’s actually because I believe that the experience creates nicer people.
By KF9 years ago in Journal
Being A Writer And Speaker
As a career I write blogs and books (currently I’m working on a book called My Life is a Puzzle), as well as doing public talks at schools and in the community.
By Rebecca Sharrock9 years ago in Journal
Read Like a Butterfly, Write Like a Bee
I have always wanted to write. Even before I knew how, I was already scribbling on the blank spaces of all the books lying around the house—including the Bible. The love for writing was never just about the thoughts-to-words dynamic, it was the physical side of it as well: the paper textures, the pens, the ink on the pages, the keys and the typing sounds.
By Isidora Masson9 years ago in Journal
Tips to Write a Technical Resume
There is no dearth of opportunities in the IT sector provided you have the essential skills as the IT industry is experiencing a major change with cloud computing and IoT coming to the center stage. Hence, if you are someone who is looking for a switch or want to start your career in this industry, there is no better time to start than now. However, before you start with a new gig, you have to go through the most frightful step – drafting a concise resume. Limiting your story just to a single or two-page document can look tough if you have no idea of what to include. With an increase in the number of individuals competing for desirable tech jobs, you need to tailor your resume in a better way if you want to be noticed by the hiring managers. The tips below will help you in writing a good technical resume.
By Eva Lee9 years ago in Journal