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Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

02/04/2009 01:20:23 PM · #1

My first article went up yesterday! I'm writing about being unemployed for the Denver edition of The Examiner. I'm all proud and stuff, even if I do still need a real job :-)

Panks

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

02/04/2009 01:36:51 PM · #2

Congratulations.. its nice. Wish you luck for your job hunting

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

02/04/2009 03:04:40 PM · #3

Good work on the article, Rebecca. One upon a time I did a lot of that stuff myself, freelancing articles to magazines and newspapers. It's exciting, and frustrating too :-)

Good luck to you!

R.

drydoc

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/04/2009 03:34:03 PM · #4

Congrats and the BOL. Looking forward to your first novel!

Ken

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

02/05/2009 10:26:53 AM · #5

Nice article and good luck in the job hunting. You forgot to mention that one of the benefits of not having a job is that allows you a few minutes to come back to DPC - welcome back!

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

02/05/2009 01:07:23 PM · #6

Originally posted by Ken:

Nice article and good luck in the job hunting. You forgot to mention that one of the benefits of not having a job is that allows you a few minutes to come back to DPC - welcome back!

LOL... yeah, we'll see how that works out ;-)

Kavey

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

02/05/2009 01:24:14 PM · #7

Great article! Shows a really positive attitude and it's genuinely useful for others in that situation too.
Wishing you bestest luck!

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/05/2009 01:52:02 PM · #8

Originally posted by Rebecca:

My first article went up yesterday! I'm writing about being unemployed for the Denver edition of The Examiner. I'm all proud and stuff, even if I do still need a real job :-)

Congrats on the new "job". Your column, though not on a fun topic, is going to be satisfying.

I was a weekly newspaper columnist for three years. I sure had fun with mine and I'm certain you will with yours. I discovered writing abilities I didn't know I had and that was cool. The secret to my success was combining truth and humor. My column was very popular and made me both a hero and a villain in the community. My writings proved to be more controversial than I ever dreamed possible and led to involvement in city politics including City Council testimony on a highly charged topic. It was a blast!!!!

Good luck... you are off on a grand, new adventure!

BeeCee

Nikon D40

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

02/05/2009 03:03:54 PM · #9

Great tips in the article. Congrats :D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

02/10/2009 09:56:23 PM · #10

I'm posting these every couple days. The idea is that there are tons of articles out there giving out career advice, but the advice is coming from people who have jobs. It doesn't seem like anything out there really addresses what it's like to be unemployed, especially today. I figure I'm in a good position to write about it, with a writing degree, a resourceful and restless personality, and a ton of access to resources other people generally haven't thought about. My perspective is that of the job seeker, and everything that entails, from dealing with family and friends to questioning the strength of my resume. I hope that someone finds it valuable.

I have a few more columns up... feel free to take a look, and feel free to pass it along to anyone who might find it helpful!
//www.examiner.com/x-3015-Denver-Job-Search-Examiner

loseme

Canon EOS-50D

02/10/2009 10:32:40 PM · #11

Wow this is really cool. I haven't seen this site before, I will have to spend sometime looking through it.

Congrats!!