The importance of references seems to be a hot topic these days. Employers want to make sure they are hiring the right person for the job; b...
Oakland
Just pictures I took today. I take tons of pictures, pretty much every day of my life. This one is the trail that runs in front of my hotel ...
The Sister Challenge is On!!!
Hello everyone and Happy December! I know my blogging since June has been VERY sporadic, but I’m back now!! I know blogging my daily eats &a...
White Christmas (Tree)
For years, we have had a family issue: the Christmas tree. Linda always wanted an artificial tree. I have no idea why. I don't get it. I...
Turning Job Hunting Into 'Job Getting'
Often, when job seekers come across job ads that interest them, they immediately submit their résumés and cover letters to the employers. Th...
Greetings from California
Work I'm in Oakland for my job, another deployment that has gone awry. It's 2 a.m. and essentially the entire counter and gates are ...
7 Things You Should Have Said at the Job Interview
One common complaint among job seekers is that they go on interview after interview and never receive a job offer. If you fit into this cate...
Acing a Job Interview After 50
"I was fully qualified and it makes no sense." "They simply don't know how to hire." "They told me that I was o...
Post Thanksgiving update
Alaskan Snow Puppies (my sister's two Bichon Frises) View from the road my sister lives on - the Tanana River near North Pole, Alaska (...
Planning de la semaine du 30 novembre au 04 décembre 2009
Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 30 no...
Forum de recrutement multi-sectoriel le 10 décembre
Un Forum de recrutement multisectoriel aura lieu : le Jeudi 10 décembre 2009 de 9h30 à 17h au Parc des Expositions – Orléans La Maison de l&...
Happy Thanksgiving!
The top picture is what I see while walking/running on the treadmill at my sister's house. The picture was taken at noon, and you can th...
25 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers
Baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, are nearing retirement age. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there are 78.2 million boo...
Greetings from Alaska
Yes, they kill animals and stuff them, then put them in airports up here in Alaska. These are polar bears in the Anchorage airport, where w...
Planning de la semaine du 23 au 27 novembre 2009
Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 23 no...
It's a crazy life, but it's my life
Quoting Jon Gosselin (who would of thought??). My life is going to be a bit nuts the next few weeks, not that is hasn't been pretty cra...
S'ouvrir les portes des métiers du secteur de la fabrication de machines et d'équipements : visite d'entreprise le 26 novembre 2009
En partenariat avec le PLIE, la Maison de l'emploi du bassin d'Orléans organise une visite d'entreprise pour découvrir les méti...
It beats the alternative
It was almost impossible for me to get to the gym this morning. It was dark, pouring rain, windy and cold. At 5am it took every bit of energ...
I now return you to my regularly scheduled programming.
Being home for a day has done wonders for my attitude and outlook on life. During the past few weeks I was eating a lot of bad food in exces...
Life is for the living
I took today off from work and stayed home, alone. I'm so exhausted from lack of sleep, stress and overwhelming sadness that I couldn...