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The Longest Drive
You’ve said it. Many, many times as a kid sitting in the car on a trip to someplace exciting. Going to a place you love to be and have been waiting to get to. “Are we there yet?” Even now a drive to the beach or a mountain vacation home or to visit a good friend seems to take forever. It seems like the longest drive because we want to be there rather than where we are. But maybe you have experienced another kind of longest drive. Maybe you experience it every day going to work. The longest drive can sometimes be the commute you take to work because you…
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Interviewee Beware!
I have to admit that as a career counselor and coach, I never thought I would ever have to warn people about interview fraud, but that is the state of things now. Let me explain. While out walking our dogs a few days ago, I stopped to talk with our next- door neighbor, Tony, who is a graphic designer (yes, we stayed at least six feet apart for Covid safety). He said that he had been looking for a full -time job and applied for a position and was offered an interview on a Zoom meeting. He prepared for the interview and went through what appeared to be a typical interview.…