When someone asks why you left a job, I think you should always say you chose to. No one wants to hear laid off. No matter what the reason is. Here's an answer. I was ranked in the top quarter of ...
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34 minutes ago from the network Ask Penelope Trunk!
To counter offer, look at what the offer is -- in terms of salary, benefits and training. Then ask for more. Ask for more salary first -- I'd do 15% more if you can justify it with resources like ...
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2 days ago from the network Ask Penelope Trunk!
A big reason we started the idea feed on Brazen Careerist -- which is a way that people who view your profile can view your comments -- is because for a lot of people blogging is too time ...
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Also. People need to leave more jobs off their resume. If you sucked at the job, leave it off. Your resume is not your life story. you don't have a line for going to the bathroom, right? You just ...
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@Peter. I disagree with that advice. This makes a person sound possibly difficult to get along with. What's the point of saying that, anyway. You can say, I did [insert achievement] at my job and ...
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I see I'm answering this question a week late. I have thought, all week, Oh I should write a post about that becuase it's such a common question. The answer is that you always say you left a job ...
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4 days ago from the network Ask Penelope Trunk!
When I need a blog topic, I look in my heart. Really. First I figure out what is hard for me now. What I'm worried about. What I think I need to fix or learn or change. Then I blog about it, and ...
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4 days ago from the network Blogging Ideas
Jenny, I like the cubicle exuberance! I gave up my office (to Ryan Healy!) in favor of a cube. For a lot of the reasons you mention. I used to think I needed an office to be alone. But now, when I ...
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@Smith+Fritzy I think a lot about storytelling. I have a six-figure book contract to tell my story. And the number-one thing every editor and agent wants (after an ability to write) is a story ...
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1 week ago from the network Ask Penelope Trunk!
Vicki, I don't think anyone has advanced anywhere in life via sarcasm. It's almost always got a mean undertone, it is almost always unproductive, and it's very hard to make it funny because the ...
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1 week ago from the network Ask Penelope Trunk!
Honestly, it's very unlikely that you'll have highly inflamatory opinions very often. I have found that usually people think they are taking a radical position but it is actually the mainstream ...
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2 weeks ago from the network Ask Penelope Trunk!
@Smith+Fritzy it's much harder to ask good questions than give answers to questions. So you're fine asking questions. If you are not asking a question in your post the you are probably not ...
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@Stanley. That's a great question. I think that the fact that you make a huge contribution in this group means, for you, that you have more access to people in this group. You can ask more favors ...
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2 weeks ago from the network Ask Penelope Trunk!
I don't see a link to the show online. But that data is often repeated. The person who presented the data on the TV show was Linda Duxbury, and economist at Carleton University. Also, Sylvia ...
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2 weeks ago from the network Ask Penelope Trunk!
The recording technology didn't really work. But we'll do more. And we'll figure out how to record them...
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2 weeks ago from the network Ask Penelope Trunk!
You know what? I don't talk in this group much because I think this is way too difficult a format for helping people with resumes. But now I feel invested in yours. Email it to me. I'll help you ...
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2 weeks ago from the network Resume Feedback
Okay. I get it. That needs to be up front. I see it now. Totally small at the bottom of your rseume. Also, formatting tip: in resume language, italics means "not important, read later". Bold means ...
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2 weeks ago from the network Resume Feedback
@Chris. yeah. You're right. This goes back to me not wanting a lot of people there, though. If tonight goes well, then we'll be really great announcers before the next one. For tonight, I keep ...
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