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    How to Answer “What Do You Do For a Living?” When You’re Unemployed

    June 12, 2019July 26, 2019Career Advice, Unemployment
    How to Answer “What Do You Do For a Living?” When You’re Unemployed - My Life, I Guess

    When you meet someone new for the first time, one of the first questions asked is “what do you do for a living?” It seems like an innocent enough question to start a conversation with. Right up there along with a comment about the weather we’re having today. But when you’re unemployed this question can hurt. A lot. It can be an extremely difficult and embarrassing question to answer. Because...

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  • Huge Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Job Search

    July 23, 2017October 22, 2019Other

    Image Credit Job hunting is a long and frustrating process. The trouble is, some people make it much harder than...

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  • My Life (I Guess) Lately – Vol. 3

    September 6, 2016July 15, 2019Career Advice, Life on a Budget, Money
    My Life Lately Vol 3 - My Life, I Guess...

    A lot has changed in my life over the last few months. All for the better! I don’t normally like...

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  • How Working for Minimum Wage Affected My Mental Health

    July 20, 2015April 18, 2019Health & Wellbeing
    How Working for Minimum Wage Affected My Mental Health - My Life, I Guess

    Last updated: April 18, 2019 As a university educated woman in her 30s, with a post-graduate degree and over 10...

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  • So You Agree, My Job Is Not Worth It

    April 6, 2015December 26, 2016Career Advice
    So You Agree, My Job Is Not Worth It

    Two weeks ago, I vocalized on my blog something that I’ve been contemplating for a while now: Is my part-time...

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  • My Money in 2013

    January 16, 2014June 5, 2015Money

    Last week, I did a quick recap of my life in 2013. In case you missed it – almost everything...

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  • I Quit My New Job! But…

    September 19, 2013June 10, 2018Career Advice

    … I GOT A NEW ONE! I am now working at the College as a Student Life Coach!! After I had...

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  • I Got a New Job! But…

    September 12, 2013January 10, 2014Career Advice

    The morning (well, afternoon) after the break-up, I woke to find an interesting email in my inbox. It was from...

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  • How My Teeth Caused a Coworker to Quit

    February 22, 2013June 5, 2015Career Advice

    I purposely booked my wisdom teeth surgery for a Thursday before a long weekend so that I had 5 full...

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