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"Toward the end of the cover letter (second-to-last paragraph, before thanking them for their time & selling myself again), I've written something along the lines of:
"The listing for this position requested salary requirements. I am..." [
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9 days ago
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"There is some bad/unrealistic advice here.
In my last performance review, my boss instructed me to have at least one lunch or dinner each month with a different higher-up in various local tech companies. Guess what? They're all men, mostly in the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by olinerd, crabintheocean
9 days ago
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"Step 1:
Come up with a list of companies you might be interested in working at. Think about what you know how to do, and which department within the company you'd want to work in.
Step 2:
Call the main number of one of the companies you're..." [
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2 weeks ago
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What's the best non-fiction I haven't found yet?
favorited 48 times, recently by segatakai, melodykramer, elisynn, nfg, alyxstarr, EmilyClimbs, trim17, Mapes, shothotbot, banjo_and_the_pork, herichon, hazyspring
4 weeks ago
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"How do you define "smart"? I was tracked in public schools, and wound up going to a high school that didn't accept any students with IQs below 140. But now that I'm in the so-called "real world," I've been blown away by the number..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by mynameismandab
Last month
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"As yourself these questions:
1. Does he give you what you need (intellectually, emotionally, sexually)?
2. Do you give him what he needs (intellectually, emotionally, sexually)?
3. Can you accept him has he is? When he does something that's..." [
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"Disclaimer: I eat like a hippie, so this might not work for you.
I'm pretty sure my recipes can be easily modified to add meat, but I'm a vegetarian so I'm not going to suggest anything I'm unfamiliar with.
My shopping list every week consists..." [
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"I was taught "feb-you-air-y" by teachers. Since that's how I say it, and my birthday is in February, I consider myself an authority on this subject...." [
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Last month
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"We had a really nice catered wedding with 40 guests, reception at a very nice river-side golf course with a fancy cake from one of Portland's top bakeries for $5,200 -- and that includes the rings. You can definitely do it for $2,000 by finding more..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by chara, amethysts
2 months ago
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"I just had this vegan, gluten-free meal, and it was delicious - orange coconut curry with grilled vegetables - yields 4 to 5 servings. It's good with cooked rice.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra olive oil for roasting the..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Elsa, ITheCosmos, leesh, rhoticity, ugf
2 months ago
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"I don't know you, I haven't been through this, but I watched another couple go through a similar situation. My guess?
You've been married 10 years. You've changed. Your wife has changed. You've had kids. And yet in many ways, your relationship..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by streetdreams, halogen
3 months ago
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"Always reply to RSVPs. Never bring a guest unless the invitation says "and guest" or names a guest.
Write a thank you note for every gift you ever receive. Ever...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by runincircles
3 months ago
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"I met my husband on matchmaker.com 5.5 years ago. Not sure if it even exists anymore.
I think dating web sites are just free screening services. You know that the people you're matched with have similar or compatible religious and political..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
4 months ago
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"As you think about your future, you could attack these questions I got from the career development folks from my college:
1) Describe the physical location of where you want to work. This could range from geographical location, to the kind of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by kwaller, splendid animal
4 months ago
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"Well, I just married someone who didn't set my heart aflutter when we first met.
I thought he was cute and smart, and he said some really nice and charming things on our first date that made me want to go out with him again. But really, I just..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chicainthecity
4 months ago
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"I think men should stop asking women on dates. It makes me really uncomfortable to have to turn them down, which means it's incredibly rude of the men. Sheesh!..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by mynameismandab
5 months ago
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"I tried online dating for two weeks at a time with various services. As a girl, I got lots-lots-lots of messages from idiot guys who had clearly never read my profile.
I have a pretty hard time feeling comfortable around people I don't know, and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
5 months ago
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"if you notice you've put on a bit of weight over christmas or something... what do you do? how do you notice....i.e. what tells you? at what point do you do something about it?
I weigh myself every week or two, and when my weight creeps up to 5..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by scission
5 months ago
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"The Investigative Reporter's Handbook is more than just an introduction, but it's pretty great, and has tools that anyone interested in gathering information about the world can use...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Menomena, Sticherbeast
5 months ago
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"Basic news writing is really easy, once you get it down.
Learn the inverted pyramid. Put the most important news first. Think of it this way: if you see something awful happen and you run to tell them, what will you tell them first? That goes..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by takeyourmedicine
5 months ago
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"Could your standards be too high?
You know how so many awesome men date women whose resumes aren't as accomplished as their own? Try the same thing. Remember, you're looking for a good person, not a pedigree.
Let me tell you about three highly..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Furious Fitness
7 months ago
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"This is pretty much the same transition I went through when I became a vegetarian. I gradually cut out meat, until I was just eating the most delicious stuff and only rarely. And then one day while eating a hamburger I gagged at the thought that it..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by entropy
7 months ago
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""Congratulations! You've got some crazy, exciting months ahead of you, and probably some difficult decisions to make. I hope I can be there to support you through it all...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by divabat
7 months ago
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"My mom would have us put the tooth in a sealed envelope under the pillow, because a loose tooth under a pillow is easy to lose. Then the envelope disappears and a coin appears in its place...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by katiecat
7 months ago
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"Maybe she's crying in her room because her roommates hate her and are trying to bully her into leaving. It doesn't look like you have a lot of rights here, unless she signed something somewhere saying that she is responsible for part of the lease...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JaySunSee
8 months ago
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"*Knock knock* (On supervisor's door.)
"Do you have a minute?"
"This is hard for me, but I realize that I've taken a lot of new responsibilities at work lately. I've done some research into what people with comparable..." [
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8 months ago
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"As someone who grew up on homemade cookies, I just CAN'T eat cookies that weren't individually spooned onto a tray and baked into a home oven." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by booksandlibretti, spinturtle
8 months ago
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"Eritan: Barf.
OK, I am totally annoyed by inconsiderate writing and bad grammar, and as a result I left a kind of snarky response in the cited askme question. But I have to say that eritan is just as difficult to discern as chatspeak, and 100..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by koeselitz, milarepa
8 months ago
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"Rule one of a successful relationship: You're not allowed to get mad, feel bad or have sucky feelings about the person you're with unless you tell that person what's going on and give him a chance to explain, defend or redeem himself.
You know how..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by vytae, Lentrohamsanin, majick
9 months ago
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"Ever since I started really liking myself and my body, I've gotten a lot more attention from men. I did start working out and probably lost about 5 pounds during that time, but I'm certain that it's my confidence and attitude that really makes a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by softlord
9 months ago
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"When I went to a new town, I wound up in a situation where all of my friends were gay, and a lot of them would make a big deal about me being the token straight or not just having found my true calling. Given the people I ran with, the fact that..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by ROTFL, trim17, zebra3, lonefrontranger, Solomon, The World Famous
9 months ago
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"I cut my own curly hair pretty often, and get it cut at a Cheap Cuts maybe every seven or eight months to keep things in check.
I wash my hair first, then brush it out like I normally would if I wasn't cutting my hair. Then I cut it fairly..." [
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9 months ago
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"Why do you and your boss want the desks to be tidy? Are there hygiene issues? Are you worried about looking professional in front of clients? Are there safety concerns - tall stacks could fall, piles on the floor could be a trip hazard, there could..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sondrialiac
9 months ago
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"Um, I didn't have any of those rituals at my hetero wedding, except the kissing - and even then it was just "you may kiss."" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by librarina, Jaltcoh
9 months ago
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"This is the kind of thread where I only half heartedly read what anyone has to say, because I'm too busy mousing over your names to see what your user number might be. I'm in awe of the three-digit posters...." [
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9 months ago
