Category Archives: The Things I’ve Recently Learned
Actions associated to job interviews:
The following is some advice I’ve gotten from various trainings for job searches. – When someone says they will contact you by such and such date, do not call back and remind them of that date. Doing this can present … Continue reading
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Using terms, logic, and scenarios as teaching techniques:
This weekend, I attended some workshops on possible ways of investing. It gave me an opportunity to observe the teaching techniques of an expert teaching a topic to room full of novices. The following are some notes I took on … Continue reading
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Gathering information about companies through interviews:
I’ve been getting some good advice as I attend job seeking workshops and wanted to share what I’ve learned for those interested. Today’s topic is doing phone interviews to learn about a company you eventually want to get hired at. … Continue reading
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Spelling Negotiable:
For one thing the word does not sound right with the correct spelling I keep getting. Wanting to put a sh in it doesn’t help. I’ve been using this word a lot during my job search and salary requests. Bad: … Continue reading
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Phone interviews during your job search:
Some of this information is from the notes I took there is a training at an employment center mixed in with some my own observations and recommendations. One way to let companies know that you exist is to conduct interview … Continue reading
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Components of the cell:
The following object lesson is compliments of my professor friend Cindy. It always gives me great pleasure to milk off the talents and imagination of other people. And this week I was able to do so from a very talented … Continue reading
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Casual networking with friends during your job search:
Today at job-search training, I was very glad to learn an alternative technique for contacting friends and family during a job-search. In previous training, it was recommended to give a 30 second pitch about ourselves, what you’re looking for … Continue reading
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Spelling desserts:
Got this on face book and thought it would be a good contribution to speller’s bizzy. When you’re stressed you eat ice cream, cake, chocolate, and sweets. Why? Because stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Maybe I’ll spell desserts a lot … Continue reading
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Advice on job interviews:
Don’t get eaten by the bear, means you need to beat other runners from the bear rather than escape from the bear itself. The bear is the potential future employer. You simply need to impress the employer more than your … Continue reading
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Prompting audience participation while teaching:
I hope the following ideas can be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals, family counselors, and family home evenings. This weekend I attended a stock investment course which had several presenters. Also, during the summer, I attended several speech … Continue reading
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