23-year-old shut-in with no work experience: how can I move to a place with jobs and gain employment?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 26, 2010 -
14 answers
Please help with my writing project on the kinds of memories that visit you over and over again and annoy, non-plus or disturb you. I’ve got my own examples and some of the most common (e.g., irritating songs). What involuntary memories do you have—that you wish you didn’t?
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posted by brynnwood
on Jul 25, 2010 -
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Our two fifty-foot pecan trees are almost dead (90%+ of the canopy is bare).We know that we need to remove the vast majority of the trees -- the dead limbs hang over our yard, roof, and deck, and are a hazard. But there are a few green shoots coming up toward the bottom quarter of the tree, maybe ten to fifteen feet up the trunk and out of the bottom of some of the branches.
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posted by seventyfour
on Jun 7, 2010 -
9 answers
So I'm in a culinary school in California. Is there anybody in the profession who could tell me what NOT to do when I apply for work or get work?
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posted by bam
on Jun 3, 2010 -
10 answers
I'm preparing a talk for my design studio on the key differences between Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and Microsoft's Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines. Looking for any resources.
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posted by jragon
on Mar 31, 2010 -
8 answers
Insight, advice, perspective required for relationship dramas/attempt to become emotionally unstuck (longggggg)
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 16, 2010 -
12 answers
Suggestions for a North NJ (not NYC) dining ... "experience" - think melting pot/hibatchi kinda places, but not either of those?
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posted by niteHawk
on Jan 14, 2010 -
15 answers
Late to the dating game -- follow up? I was in
this mefite's position a few years ago. Now stuck a few steps further. What's next?
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posted by knz
on Jan 10, 2010 -
2 answers
What was the best experience you've had as a Computer Engineer or Computer Scientist?
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posted by Rubbstone
on Dec 26, 2009 -
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I have a CISSP and 6 years experience in the IT Security field. Problem is, most of my experience is with policy, not technology. Where can I go from here?
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posted by zombieflanders
on Dec 11, 2009 -
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Applying to enter a math PhD program after working in industry. Question about recommendations.
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posted by lakshmi_mefi
on Nov 23, 2009 -
9 answers
What are the most fun, memorable, interesting, exciting, and long-lasting learning experiences you have had?
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posted by Cygnet
on Nov 20, 2009 -
25 answers
Late to the dating game?
So, I'm in my early 20s, graduated from college and now working. I have absolutely NO experience with guys, and I'm not sure how to gain some.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 5, 2009 -
29 answers
What is the word for an experience that you have to live through in order to fully understand or appreciate, such as having a child or parenting? My Google-Fu is failing me.
Thanks!
posted by mcarthey
on Oct 29, 2009 -
32 answers
I applied for a job that I had absolutely the right criteria for, but I've been rejected before the interview stage. Is it worth following it up, and trying to get an interview, or should I just let it go?
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posted by hnnrs
on Sep 23, 2009 -
21 answers
If you had 2-3 days and a plane ticket, what would you do to jump-start your creativity or inspire your mind?
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posted by Occams Hammer
on Jun 11, 2009 -
19 answers
If you have been a teacher for some time, what tips or advice would you give your younger self about the reality of teaching? i.e. things that are only discovered after being in a classroom for a few months/years. ESL-related things preferred but not essential.
posted by Memo
on Apr 25, 2009 -
32 answers
[USA] Best chances to become a foriegn service worker? I want to apply, I've alreadly gotten the study guide, but beyond studying and being open minded of the people I'd be dealing with, I don't really know how to prepare.
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posted by Nighthawk3729
on Mar 29, 2009 -
2 answers
How can I gain in-depth knowledge and experience in technical fields?
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posted by gadha
on Nov 26, 2008 -
9 answers
The old conundrum: How do you get experience without a job, how do you get job without experience? (Public sector variant.)
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posted by entropicamericana
on Nov 3, 2008 -
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I have a son, almost 12, and a daughter, 9, and have been thinking about getting them involved in more outdoor activities. They're home-schooled, so they do get the opportunity to get out and play in the yard and with a few other kids in the neighborhood, but I'd like them to be introduced to a wider range of activities that outdoors-type groups like the scouts might provide (and not being an outdoorsy-type myself, might be able to better instruct in), but I'm put off by both the nationalistic and religious overtones that seem to pervade the Scout oaths. I'd prefer something with more of a global/wildlife focus.
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posted by mboszko
on Nov 2, 2008 -
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How do I best explain to my employer, a prestigious & expensive American Ivy League school, that I won't be taking advantage of the incomparable tuition discount and will instead finish my masters with a small-but-well-regarded British polytechnic?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 28, 2008 -
7 answers
What skills or subjects or topics or experiences -- not just academic but professional, social, and even personal -- do you wish you had learned or acquired in college?
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posted by adamrobinson
on Oct 14, 2008 -
29 answers
With all the talk surrounding Sarah Palin's apparent relative lack of foreign policy knowledge and experience, just how important have those factors been historically when it comes to governors serving as president or VP?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Sep 10, 2008 -
17 answers
I'm looking for labels for ways of knowing, in particular, the kind of knowledge that you won't understand until you've experienced it.
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posted by mausburger
on Feb 5, 2008 -
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I am applying to business school for an MBA at a top school. I only have experience working at a non-profit, and some social service experience. I have grad school experience in Social Work. Any suggestions/ ideas of how to market my experience? What are some tips for being a successful applicant? Thank you!
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posted by tessalations999
on Feb 4, 2008 -
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Would getting certification help in finding a more rewarding job while I'm working on the major?
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posted by isopropyl
on Jan 30, 2008 -
5 answers
My brother is turning 10 next week and I'm at a loss for what to get him. He got all the stuff he wanted for Christmas and I want to give him some sort of experience. In the past I took him out to lunch and to the German import store to buy candy and just hung out with him for an afternoon. Problem is, this year I'm off at college in another state. What's something we can do together without actually being together? My budget is about $20.
posted by martinX's bellbottoms
on Jan 21, 2008 -
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I have just been fired. I now want to transition into creative brand management and marketing immediately.
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posted by parmanparman
on Dec 11, 2007 -
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What are some good (preferably experience-based) birthday gifts for a 21-year-old Australian programming geek who thinks he's Danish?
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posted by divabat
on Nov 29, 2007 -
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I'm trying to find the source, as well as the correct phrasing, of a saying I've become fond of regarding experience and personal growth:
"Beware the man who says he has 10 years of experience, who actually has 1 year of experience 10 times"
For some reason, I seem to recall it may have been from a Japanese source, but my Google-fu has failed me thus far.
posted by mjbraun
on May 16, 2007 -
4 answers
