Category Archives: Job Experiences

New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Paul Tomblin

Start this off with a look back at last years, because for once I did a pretty fair job. Here are my resolutions from last year: break 20 minutes in the Baycreek time trial I actually broke 19 minutes, so … Continue reading →

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Impressions after a few days at work

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Paul Tomblin

Woo hoo, I have a job! A few short impressions from 2.5 days of work: The drive sucks. It’s about an hour and forty minutes each way, and today it was snowing so it was a bit longer. I’m going … Continue reading →

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A tale of two government documents

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Paul Tomblin

Spoiler alert: I’ve got a new job. Woo hoo! I start on Monday. When I got my citizenship, they took away my high security Permanent Resident Card (“green card”) and gave me this fancy paper “Certificate of Naturalization”. At the … Continue reading →

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Reading Comprehension 101

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Paul Tomblin

After updating my resume on Monster the other day, I got an email today: We found your resume and are very impressed! We believe you have the qualifications we’re looking for to fill our open insurance agent position. Somehow I … Continue reading →

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Today in job requirements FAIL

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Paul Tomblin

I got a call from a recruiter asking if I had experience with “ETL”. I’d never heard of it, so I truthfully said no, I had no idea what it was, and she went away. After the call, I looked … Continue reading →

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