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Opportunity: A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
It has been 2 weeks since I have heard that I’ve been made redundant and a week since I have signed the lay-off proposal. Realizing this, I had to ask myself the question; what have I done since then?...
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Where to start
First of all, I would like to thank friends and family for the supportive feedback. People have brought companies, job search sites and alternatives – ranging from becoming a translator to applying for...
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It is hard work to be out of work
This blog post has made it on to the interwebs later than I had planned, but there have been a couple of good reasons for this. 1. Being unemployed is hard work I had a conversation about this with a...
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It takes a dog to start the day
Dogs are absolute champions in getting you to start your day off early. Not only are they more persistent than an alarm clock; if you don’t let them out on time then you will wake up to all sorts of...
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained
The past few days have been spent relaxing abroad. As a result I have not been very active in my hunt for a new job, apart from the odd job board browsing and wishfully checking my email. Nothing yet....
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9 Points to consider when writing a CV
Today I will provide some insight in the thought process that resulted in the CV I created for myself as found here. When I originally decided to swap Microsoft Word for Adobe Photoshop and tried to...
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Book review: Shares made simple
While I do not intend to turn this website into an online book club, I felt like writing a short review on a very informative book I have been reading lately. At the end of last year I picked up a...
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Visiting the Finnish Employment and Economic Development Office
As the good citizen that I am – and in order to eventually qualify for unemployment benefits – I went to TE- Palvelut (the Finnish Employment and Economic Development Office) to officially register...
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Still searching
It has been over two weeks since I have last posted something. Unfortunately this is not because I have found a job, but I have however been keeping myself very busy and have hardly been at home as a...
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Business Idea: The next big thing?
The following post is not meant to be taken very seriously. While Melian and I were on a stroll earlier today, we saw an ad plastered against the fence of one of the local dog parks reading ”Dog...
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The art of staying busy
As the search continues I have found myself left with quite some time to spare. Initially there was the urge of just having to do something and I felt the need to stay busy as mentioned in earlier...
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Another day, another idea?
Still no job, not even an interview. Am I really not worth hiring, or are my applications simply not good enough? Perhaps there are genuinely better applicants. If so how can I improve? Education is...
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Back from “holiday”
Between the fantastic summer weather, the odd gig here and there, my cousin visiting Finland and my own trip to the Netherlands, I have made little progress towards becoming employed again. While this...
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Elance First Impressions
In my previous article I mentioned my intentions to start using online job boards as a means to garner some extra income and perhaps even establish some good leads. Accordingly, I signed up to Elance...
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Elance Second Impression
It has now been about 3 weeks since I have signed up for Elance and while my first impression was not very positive I decided to stick with it for a while and my opinion has changed a little since...
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