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What job skills do English majors have?
What skills do English graduates bring to the job market? More than you might think – and far more than all the jokes about their unemployability would have you believe. In fact, many of the skills...
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Don’t call me an entrepreneur
Because I have been in business for myself during much of my adult life, people occasionally call me an entrepreneur. They mean it for a compliment, so I try to hide the fact that I consider the term...
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My last Christmas Eve in an office
When I was a university instructor, the semester was over by Christmas Eve.When I was a consultant, I could usually contrive to take the day off. Consequently, I’ve rarely had to work on Christmas Eve....
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Interns and other slaves
I see that some American states are starting to investigate the use of interns as unpaid labor. All I can say is that it’s long overdue. So far as I’m concerned, most companies that use interns are...
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Dale Carnegie and other irritations
The local real estate agent has always seemed a decent sort when I’ve talked to him. However, he has one annoying habit: he persists in filling my mail box with notepads and calendars that I will never...
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Networking from the heart
You’ve got to sing like you don’t need the money, Love like you’ll never be hurt, You’ve got to dance like nobody’s watching, It’s got to come from the heart if you want it to work. – Kathy Mattea...
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Follower and leader
Forced to choose between being a follower or a leader, I would reluctantly choose to be a leader. But I would far rather be neither, because I perform poorly in both roles. The trouble I have with...
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Three turning points in my career
Writers are supposed to have a history of different jobs, and I’ve always done my best to keep that tradition alive – even before I started writing professionally. But looking back, I see that three...
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How I recovered from my first semester teaching
Growing up, I assumed that sooner or later I would be a teacher. For someone with the ability to write, it seemed the easiest way to make a living. However, my first semester as an instructor was so...
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When the women were hired
Years ago, I was the fourth person hired at a start-up. I was also the first non-programmer, which meant that I was an outsider, tolerated for a few useful abilities that nobody else wanted to concern...
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