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Subject:Re: dumping on job applicants (was Re: Rates) From:Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Wade Courtney <wade -dot- courtney -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:41:32 -0400
It's always doable. I was out of full-time work for over 22 months,
and in an area with near-zero opportunities of any kind aside from
fast food and gas stations. I took the time to enhance my personal
brand and beef up my web presence, and was able to land short-term
contracts from many different companies located all over the globe.
In the course of doing that I not only kept my techcomm tools and
skills sharp, but also learned a ton about social media. I also
volunteered my time to several different organizations, helping with
initiatives that fit my talents.
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Wade Courtney <wade -dot- courtney -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> That's not always doable. I was out of work for six months. No
> contract work available. And in California, if you go for training or
> take a class, they deduct it from your unemployment.
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