by Leah G.
Member since:
March 2, 2006

"Dare to Be Honest in Your Job Search"

September 10, 2006 12:05 PM EDT
views: 37 | rating: 10/10 (1 vote) | comments: 13

Shameless self-promotion:

http://bostonworks.boston.com/news/articles/2006/09/10/dare_to_be_honest_in_your_job_hunt/

(Article in today's Boston Globe that features me!) The online version does not show the two (huge) color photos of me onsite at a photo gig.

Yay!

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Comments: 13

flit . Sep 10, 2006, 12:36pm EDT
Very cool; thanks for sharing
Laurie White Sep 10, 2006, 3:15pm EDT
Cool, Leah! I hope you're new job is just what you wanted.
Leah G. Sep 10, 2006, 4:54pm EDT
You're welcome flit! Thanks for stopping by!
Leah G. Sep 10, 2006, 4:54pm EDT
Thanks Laurie, so far so good. It seems I ended up in the right place. :)
Nathan Schauer Sep 10, 2006, 10:49pm EDT
Be honest? What? Are you like from some time warp in the past. We don't do that here.
Leah G. Sep 10, 2006, 11:11pm EDT
Well Nathan my husband and I used to own a DeLorean and yes we would go back in time with it. Must have accidentally picked up some honesty while in the past.

Nope, truth is my husband & each have two jobs and I decided better to be honest than struggle to balance both of them.
Leah G. Sep 11, 2006, 1:15pm EDT
TJ, Most media outlets are called unethical every now and again (if not all of the time). I still have to read Boots on the Ground which goes into the unethical nature of the NYT in regards to the war in Iraq. I will check out your article, but I can't say anything bad about the Globe as the photographer and reporter I worked with were great! I have no bad personal experiences with that paper so far, nor does anyone I know personally.
Dani Nordin Sep 11, 2006, 4:54pm EDT
congratulations! Now that I'm a bit out of the woods, it's time to come back to Gather. Great article—I completely understand why you disclosed everything; and what a weight off the shoulders once you do!
Leah G. Sep 11, 2006, 9:30pm EDT
Sheeri, I agree! I made myself so sick in a job I once had where I was working till 9:30pm most nights and also most Saturdays. It's always a red flag to me if a workplace discourages any outside life
Leah G. Sep 11, 2006, 9:33pm EDT
Thank you Dani!

Everyone at work today treated me like a celebrity (in a good joking way). I made sure to thank the PR firm that had the reporter call me all those months ago. I even got an e-mail from a recruiter (the good one not the ones I dissed in the article) who reached out to me today after having seen the article...that was a nice touch.
David L. Nov 6, 2006, 12:33pm EST
Leah -

Where have you gone, darlin'? I miss seeing your cute little icon around Gather! Get that wooly little butt of yours back over here!!!

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