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#Columnist | #WritingCommunity | @canadanewsmedia, @ScrumNews, @GTAWeeklyNews & @troymedia | #Coffee ☕ aficionado | Unapologetic | Proud mangia-cake | #Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joined December 2012
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Give yourself a competitive advantage. Join the over 22,000 who subscribe to "The Art of Finding Work," a free #Substack newsletter offering unsweetened pragmatic #jobsearchadvice. 👉 artoffindingwork.substack.co… 👈 #gethired #employment #JobSearch #JobSeekersSA #Jobs – at Toronto, Ontario
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Goal + No Dealine = Fantasy Goal + Deadline = Objective Goal + Deadline + Plan = Strategy Goal + Deadline + Plan + Action = Success
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Your Job Search Demands Unapologetic Self-Awareness" 1️⃣ Professional Delusion Will Cost You 2️⃣ Four-Point Internal Audit 3️⃣ Evaluate "Will I fit in?" 4️⃣ Self-Awareness Check artoffindingwork.substack.co…
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The best life lesson right here: "Shut up and take the pain, take the pain!" youtube.com/watch?v=Nm9dArm-…
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"Five Truisms Job Seekers Keep Failing to Accept," by @NKossovan Bitterness and anger won't alter unbending hiring realities or get you hired; however, AAA will. #jobs #jobsearching #jobseekers #employment artoffindingwork.substack.co…
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Nothing about your current situation is a mystery. ✅ Your body is the sum of your last 1,000 meals. ✅ Your bank account balance reflects your last 1,000 purchasing decisions. ✅ Your mindset was shaped by your last 1,000 conversations. Your choices are your receipts.
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Trade your expectations for appreciation, and you have a whole new life.
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Why “Free Palestine!” and Not Also “Free Kurdistan!”? International law treats Palestinians as a population under foreign occupation. The Kurds, however, are classified as “national minorities” #kurds #kurdistan #FREEPALESTİNE #middleeast ikurd.net/free-palestine-fre…
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Hiring Is Ruled By ‘Similar to Me’ (And What to Do About It), by @NKossovan Humans are hardwired with bias, so the key to job search success is navigating lazy thinking. #gethired #jobs #employment #jobsearching artoffindingwork.substack.co…
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In my latest article, I point out that Western powers exploited #Kurdish fighters to defeat #ISIS, only to abandon them and sacrifice Rojava's democratic self-governance to appease regional autocrats once the threat had subsided. #kurds #politics ikurd.net/sacrificing-kurds-…
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Since You Can't Read Your Interviewer's Mind, Is a Beverage Really Worth Risking Your First Impression? Of all the hills to die on, why are job seekers choosing this one? My take on the "Great Iced Coffee" debate. #gethired #jobs #jobsearching artoffindingwork.substack.co…
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"Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile Have Only One Job (It's Not What You've Been Told)" If Your Application Doesn't Provoke a "Must-Meet" Reaction, Expect a Very Long Job Search. artoffindingwork.substack.co…
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The Illusion Of Content Creation
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After venting to someone, do you ever think to yourself. "I probably should have kept that to myself."?
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"Commenting on LinkedIn ‘The Right Way’ Often Leads to ‘Yes, You’re Hired!’ (7 Examples Provided)" Writing insightful comments can open doors to opportunities you haven't been able to open with your resume. #jobs #gethired #jobsearching artoffindingwork.substack.co…
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