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Failure Doesn't Mean Getting a City Job
Amazing three months working at/with WWE came to a crashing halt on October 30, 2018. I was discharged over a three-day span of “inaccuracies” of logging the WWE programming. I worked on WWE Network version 2.0 that should be out in a six month time frame. It was tough, and I thought about the events that unfolded and moved on. It was for the best. Dwelling on the past doesn’t help the amount of leaps to propel into future.
By Marie Shadows7 years ago in Journal
My Journaling Adventure
"The Story Ends When You End." "The first draft is just you telling yourself the story"—Terry Pratchett. Art has been such a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. Drawing and painting was something that I have loved and would always be doodling, painting, drawing either on paper or on a canvas. Sometimes drawing would help me remember certain things in when it came to studying for school. Then I discovered a new form of art that I never thought I would express and that art was writing.
By Alexandra Lilya7 years ago in Journal
Applying for Jobs After College
So you spend most of your high school career trying to sound fancy to get into college; writing essays, going on tours, keeping up grades, being the best sport player. When you find the right school you spend the summer before figuring out how you’re going to pay for it, so you get a summer job, committed to get a job during school as well. You study and you work and make friends, have memories to tell your kids, and the next thing you know you’re walking the stage with a diploma with a degree that you’re not even sure you want anymore. You want the degree, just not in the field that you want, probably.
By Mady Evans7 years ago in Journal
The Impact of a Leave Notice
Hello again, everyone! At a previous job, I got let go from a position due to a two-week notice, and that left me feeling bewildered and betrayed. What’s bad is that it wasn’t the manager to whom I gave the notice that let me go. She understood my situation. It was another manager that found out about it the next day that called my recruiters and told them to tell me not to come back.
By Kyndall Bennett - Kyrabe Stories7 years ago in Journal
The Inconsistencies of Creativity
See, I’ve always been a writer. Since I was little and all throughout school, I could write my way through any essay, short story or book report. And have always viewed it as being enjoyable instead of tasking. Writing has unfailingly been a passion of mine, and that passion has only grown as I’ve gotten older. When you’re young, passion and creativity seem never ending. But when you try to make a living off that passion, you soon realize that creativity comes in inconsistent waves. Even when you’re doing what you love, that inconsistency can often leave you frustrated and feeling like a failure.
By Sydney Lovell7 years ago in Journal
The Grass Is Greener in Texas
Hollywood had always been a place where my dreams had the potential to come true. Being that California is known for its movie studios and talent scouts, I envisioned a fantasy of moving out to the Golden State and becoming a star. Even if the chance of a lifetime materialized, I wouldn’t know the first step of achieving my dream.
By Luis Lopez7 years ago in Journal
Emotional Intelligence Makes You a Better, Happier Employee
He’s the guy everyone wants to be: he moves through the room with comfort and ease, can talk to anyone, and always leaves people feeling good after a conversation. He’s the co-worker who makes everything look easy, who seems to have all the luck, and the one person everyone likes. If he weren’t so likeable it’d be almost obnoxious. How does he do that?
By Lynne Rush7 years ago in Journal
Good Customer Relations Vs. Bad Customer Relations. Top Story - November 2018.
United Airlines has taken customer service to new levels and beyond. Their employees know what it means to keep their customers happy and what it takes to keep them coming back for more. When I first started this article, I was going to use United Airlines as a model of what not to do as far as customer service. United Airlines had to file bankruptcy a few years back and it didn’t look like they would recover from it.
By Eugene Nelson Jr7 years ago in Journal
Life Beyond Stress
Life is stressful. I think that we can all agree with that. However, you may be surprised by the amount of stress the American population experiences as common, daily, and persistent. You may be concerned, when you realize how much impact this continued chronic stress has on our everyday lives.
By Nalda Parker7 years ago in Journal
5 Ways to List Online Courses on Your Astonishing Resume
Only less than six percent of learners who took an open online course between 2014 and 2016 from HarvardX and MITx earned a certificate. If you’re one of the ones who followed through a course online, then you should take full advantage of that by adding that certification to your professional resume. As long as the courses count towards your career goals, they should demonstrate to your potential employers the drive you have for staying relevant in your industry.
By Lovelli Fuad7 years ago in Journal
Non-Profit Job Descriptions
Somebody in charge will be the president, I will be the Vice President or whatever title I can come up with that suits the sort of job description needed. I need to have a consultant, a staff psychiatrist, (maybe because I’m not sure of this one just yet), a staff attorney, (this I know we need), and staff administrative assistant. It’d be cool to get a staff paralegal I can pay well as we all need salaries brought about by donations depending on how far I can push someone twice my size. I also need an experienced public relations person.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in Journal
