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Survival Day
29 August 07 05:25 PM | wayne.griffiths | 0 Comments   
I took an hour out of my less-busy-than-it-should-be day to go and hear some of the talks at the PSA Survival Day. The talk on careers was quite thought-provoking, and the advice given will surely come in handy for me as I continue on my employment-finding Read More...
The Wait is Probably Over
04 July 07 05:47 PM | wayne.griffiths | 4 Comments   
As a counterpart to Karen's post, here's evidence that it doesn't always go the way that you want it to. Yes, this will sound overly cynical, but I am writing 'from the heart' and it is perhaps a result of the amount of stress on me at the moment. Some Read More...
How long is too long?
11 June 07 12:36 PM | wayne.griffiths | 1 Comments   
No, I don't mean about thesis length - I'm well within the limits there. Instead, I'm talking about how long one should be expected to wait to hear back from employers. I am still dumbfounded by the lack of response from many of the employers to whom Read More...
Steeerike one
18 May 07 09:07 PM | wayne.griffiths | 0 Comments   
Readers of previous entries in my blog will know that I've begun applying for jobs. Earlier this week, I attended an Assessment Centre; in other words, a job interview for 25 people at a time. I had done some preparation for it, but I did not know really Read More...
Distracted
23 March 07 07:51 PM | wayne.griffiths | 1 Comments   
I have to admit I've been a little distracted over the last few days. This is probably due to only having a small number of pages to perform corrections on between my meetings. I have got 2 1/2 weeks between them this time, and I can only be enthused Read More...
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