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	<title>Magic Pot of Jobs &#187; Tales from the Field</title>
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		<title>lessons learned from a bad workplace experience</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/07/13/lessons-learned-from-a-bad-workplace-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tiffany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had dinner last night with my manager from the Major International Staffing Firm (we were good friends before I started working there, and continue to be good friends now). We were talking about how acquaintances that we don&#8217;t see often usually express surprise when we tell them we left the MISF.  &#8220;But I thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>what i&#8217;ve learned</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/04/30/what-ive-learned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, here&#8217;s something I learned during my recent job search.
I&#8217;m not cut out to be a recruiter.  At least, not like some people are.
Don&#8217;t get me wrong.  I loved my job.  For nearly two years, it was the best job I ever had.  But I learned that what I loved about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Walk-ins</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/02/21/a-tale-of-two-walk-ins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/02/21/a-tale-of-two-walk-ins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ordinarily, I don&#8217;t really don&#8217;t interview walk-ins.  For most of my time here at the MISF, I&#8217;ve been focusing on experienced interactive media people- developers, project managers, etc.  If someone fantastic walked in, I&#8217;d stop to talk to them, but most people were politely encouraged to email a resume in and make an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a kindred spirit</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/02/01/a-kindred-spirit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/02/01/a-kindred-spirit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason at Recruiting.com posted this there and it made me so, so very happy:
Dumb stuff I read on resumes
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		<title>a long afternoon at the office</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/04/a-long-afternoon-at-the-office/</link>
		<comments>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/04/a-long-afternoon-at-the-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resumes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a former coworker who remains my Language buddy- that is, she&#8217;s the person I check with when I&#8217;m stuck on a word, or the appropriate phrase, or other such English language quandary.  Hence, we had the following email exchange:
From: Tiffany Bridge
To: Language Buddy
Subject: I&#8217;m blanking.
What&#8217;s the noun form of &#8220;conform?&#8221;  I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;follow-up&#8221; is good.  &#8220;stalking&#8221; is a felony.</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/02/follow-up-is-good-stalking-is-a-felony/</link>
		<comments>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/02/follow-up-is-good-stalking-is-a-felony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a candidate sends you his resume at 9:28 AM on the first day back from a long holiday weekend, and then sends a follow up message the very same day at 4:30 PM to ask if you got it and ask for a response, is it totally out of line to reply with:
&#8220;Yes, thank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>damn it feels good to be a gangsta*</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2006/11/17/damn-it-feels-good-to-be-a-gangsta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2006/11/17/damn-it-feels-good-to-be-a-gangsta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Filthy Lucre]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know what feels great?  Telling a problem client to take a hike.
Some of you all are quivering at the thought of telling a client to take a long walk off a short pier, but I suspect that most of you are grinning, just a little bit. 
You see, it is my contention that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>time is money, friend</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2006/11/16/time-is-money-friend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2006/11/16/time-is-money-friend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I answer the phone today, my first day back at work after recovering from the plague.
&#8220;Thank you for calling [MISF]. This is Tiffany, how may I help you?&#8221;
&#8220;Uh, yeah.  I was callin&#8217;, um, because I&#8217;d like to, uh, come in and&#8230; apply for&#8230; uh&#8230; um,  um&#8230; uh, what&#8217;s it called&#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;A job?&#8221;
That probably wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>your staffing companies talk to each other</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2006/10/24/your-staffing-companies-talk-to-each-other/</link>
		<comments>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2006/10/24/your-staffing-companies-talk-to-each-other/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Employers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Things we shouldn't have to say]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Late this afternoon, nearly at closing time, we got a call from a professional contact of a recently-departed manager.  It&#8217;s a manager at one of our competitors, calling to ask an awkward question and hoping we could help her out.
A client that she has been working with, a client who also works with us, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>more stupid attitudes</title>
		<link>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2006/10/09/more-stupid-attitudes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2006/10/09/more-stupid-attitudes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Employers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my coworkers has a client who expressed irritation that a long-term freelancer he was working with had demonstrated the audacity to &#8211; gasp! &#8211; bring in a small framed photo to put on her desk.
&#8220;Freelancers are like guests in my home,&#8221; he pontificated. &#8220;They shouldn&#8217;t act like it&#8217;s their home.&#8221;
First of all, I [...]]]></description>
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