Thank you so much for your work! I have found your advice to be extremely helpful in my job searches. Please keep up the good work! I have an interview this Friday for a job that I badly want. The recruiter just called me and said that they were intrigued by my resume and want […]
I recently lost my job and am at my wits end. My nerves are shot and my anxiety is high! I was encouraged and inspired by your blog and postings. However, when money is an issue and bills are mounting, how do you stay focused enough to pursue other interests when so many other matters […]
I came to US 5 years ago for school and working for a fortune 500 company in Chicago and make a decent living. My parents are in India and wanted to marry someone of the same religion, caste etc (too much for ppl here to understand) Well. I visited my parents last November and they […]
So far my new job is going really well. I have days when I’m so engrossed in what I’m doing that I don’t even notice the hours ticking by. It’s a much better fit than my last position. Anyway, I have a question for you. What’s the best way to handle an indecisive boss? I […]
I am a regular reader of your blog and a huge fan of your work. I started following it in 2007. I was drawn to it because I was/am that classic twenty-something: lost. I immediately found my post-undergrad job to be unsatisfying and boring. I started in corporate finance. I have since upgraded to an […]
I went to art school and have been working in the creative industry for about five years now. I am going back to school this Fall for nursing though because I didn’t want to purely do art for the rest of my life. I see myself has having dual careers, nursing as the main one […]
I’ve been reading your blog, and you are right, self-pity gets me nowhere. Yet I have anxiety because I have forgiven myself of my past, yet I cannot forget as the choices haunt my life. 1) I am 40 in Dec. 2) I live with my mother who exasperates me endlessly. I am the eternal […]
Here are three ideas: 1. Find the person who is in charge of the area of the company where you want to work. You can use LinkedIn for that. And contact the person. Let them know you want to work with them and ask them to keep you in mind. Then email periodically to check […]
I have bipolar disorder. If my meds are working and the stress level is reasonable (I can accept a tight solid well defined deadline) I deliver superior work. I am a systems engineer and damn good at what I do. I have received national recognition for a system i built. I developed a software architecture […]
I am in a serious dilemma in a crossroads in my life. My dad is an old school, wealthy conservative who wants me to join the workforce like he did and slave away my life to something I don’t necessarily feel good about. I can’t spend my life in a office, I simply can’t and […]