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How to Talk So Unemployed People Will Listen and Listen so Unemployed People Will Talk

I remember when I first began to understand the way my parents raised my brother, sister and I. It was a moment of triumph, glory and glee. See, I did AmeriCorp right after college. Part of the program I was involved in required us to read a book on working with children. It was brilliant, [...]

The McNulty complex

Passion. Enthusiasm. The quest for knowledge.  In normal circumstances, these are terms that are quite positive and can be highly beneficial to those currently in a job and those searching for one. But there is a dark side. What happens when someone is blinded by their own neurosis and obsession over finding the one perfect [...]

My own private roller coaster

The thrilling and fear-inducing experience of being unemployed.