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How I will job hunt from now on!

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I’ve been unemployed for almost 5 months now. In the meantime, I applied to a few jobs and went to a few interviews. At one company, the recruiter invited me to the interview because she hadn’t seen a resume like mine before (a whole bunch of studies and experience linked to the field in every kind of organization). She just wanted to chat with me unfortunately. I passed a couple of interviews at that specific company, but didn’t get the job because my profile didn`t fit the job description.shutterstock_48556021

Right now, I am no longer applying for jobs where I don’t fit the profile perfectly. I did that in the first couple of months because I was desperate (I’ve never been unemployed and always like to work on new things). But, as I said, I only got a few interviews and a lot of “We are sorry to tell you that…” messages.

Thus, my new job hunting strategy involves only two things: Continue reading “How I will job hunt from now on!” →

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What I`m up to!

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New Year`s Eve has come and gone. Almost all persons have written their resolutions and most of them have already forgotten them.

Well, it was the first time when I`ve written them so here is what I`ve planned so far, sticky notes and all.

Here is what I have planned for the next couple of weeks.

Daily schedule (and I mean daily, aka 7/7):

≥ 1 hour/day German learning;

≥ 1 hour/day Excel VBA Programming;

≥ 1 hour/day French learning.

Each of these I will replace, as I have considered I learned as much as I can, by other languages and/or computer software.

Beside them, I scheduled time for reading literature, start practicing Tai Chi and writing blog articles (this on a bi-weekly basis). I will also start writing down (when they occur) all my literature related ramblings (like the 2nd part of my short stories collection).

Looking forward for a merry good time :).

Career counseling · Not too personal · Old blog

10 things my dream job should have

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I am always trying to challenge myself and get involved in better and bigger things. I am used to multitasking and doing things in a very fast pace.

But people are always asking me if I would have to choose just one job, one organization, what would this be?! Continue reading “10 things my dream job should have” →

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Helping a person without being asked #TheWorldNeedsMore

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Every person, at some point in its life, from one reason or another, reaches a crossroad. Whether you are struggling to decide between two (or more) job offers or you are thinking to relocate your entire life in a completely different part of the world, you have been in that situation and struggled with it. You might have wondered where to search for help in order to find a (new or better) job. Continue reading “Helping a person without being asked #TheWorldNeedsMore” →

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Do you want to be a superhero?

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Have you ever imagined yourself as a superhero? Being able to fly, saving the world from harm? Well, I did. I imagined using my “powers” in order to save the world from war, hunger, from…everything that is bad out there. I might not be able to fly, stop a speeding train or stuff like that, but I still believe that if I put my abilities and knowledge to the use of mankind I can be a superhero. Continue reading “Do you want to be a superhero?” →