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The Waiting Room

November 16, 2012by David Lindskoog

“‘I’m here for an interview with, ah… Mr. Jenson.” “Thanks,” said the receptionist. He felt more than saw her purposeful scan of his appearance. In his mind, the just-noticeable wrinkles […]

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When You’re Wrong, You’re Right

February 5, 2012by David Lindskoog Leave a comment

“When you’re wrong, you’re right.” These words, spoken by a student I saw recently, gave me pause. They were talking about confidence – or at least the appearance of confidence […]

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Exams? More Like “Knowledge Exploration Invitations”

April 21, 2011by David Lindskoog 2 Comments

Exams on the long weekend… For those of you in this situation, you have my utmost sympathies.  Though, you’re probably too busy studying to be reading my blog.  In any […]

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Use Empathy to Master Your Next Job Interview

February 4, 2011by David Lindskoog 3 Comments

Busy week!  Sometimes it seems like there’s a never-ending stream of students to see, employers to contact, people to follow up with, meetings to attend, and… well, blog articles to […]

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