Posts Tagged ‘job loss’

Breaking through those job-search barriers

Monday, July 27th, 2009

I had a chance to give a presentation today to a group called Job Re-Joov.  Carol Chenot leads a dynamic group to revitalize their job search efforts, and I was pleased to be able to be a part of it.

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Playing nice when you leave a job

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Here’s an interesting article on the MSNBC website about how to leave a job gracefully.

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A new day has dawned

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Well, this is a big day, at least emotionally.  My opportunities to find another job with HP have come to an end and I’ll be formally terminated today.

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Another tiny spark on the job front!

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Oddly enough, I got a call back about a L&D job that I applied for recently.  (more…)

A day of beginnings and endings

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

It’s a day of great movement in my life, many things are in flux.

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The Entr’Acte

Friday, June 19th, 2009

My friend Yee Sing reminded me to add another update on how the career-change journey is going.  It’s been a strange week – a lot going on, but little going on.  Let me explain.

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Starting the new journey

Friday, June 5th, 2009

After 31 years with HP, I spent today (and most of this week) conveying my thanks and best wishes to all the friends I’ve made over the years.  I’m not totally separated from the company quite yet – I have a few weeks in which it’s possible that I’ll find a job – but today I had to leave the site and leave HP’s e-mail system.

So I’m off looking at my life outside HP.

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