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R is for Rejection

At least I can claim I have good intuition and can read a situation and people. They called me this morning to …

Post interview

I’m getting fed up of interviews. I just want a job now. Or to be more accurate - I want to know whether this …

Another major interview

It’s for the same job that I’ve been discussing these past few months. It’s for ‘job #1′. The really quite senior role …

The big interview

The ‘big’ interview was today. It was a ‘big cheese’ at this prestigious global firm in one of the smartest (and I …

Job #2 interview last week

I’ve written a little about the roles I’m going for. At the end of last week I met the main guy for …

Going full circle – job 2

Those who read this blog from the very beginning (October 2008) will remember that I was in a period of transition. I …

The final countdown

Christmas is almost here. This has been the busiest run-up to Christmas (work-wise) that I can remember in years. Horribly busy; far …

Vignettes – 19/12/2011

I slept fitfully, awaking to darkness. Upon leaving the flat about 7.45am  I was greeted by a blood-red sky. “Red sky in …