Political foo: *cheers*

Good for the Iraqis! Don't give in!

Something of a revelation

I've been sweating over the revision of my resume. The book I have to help me isn't quite as helpful as I'd like, but something did break over me while looking at the jobs I've had.

Every single job I have had besides one temp assignment involved working with people. Most of them involved a lot of active time teaching or assisting others.

I have taught people about leather working, wood carving, basketry, dutch-oven cooking, roping, branding, and historical ranching- and that's just what was required by my jobs!

I have assisted people in creating publications, organizing large events, and understanding and using computer equipment.

I have led several volunteer events that I had previously planned, interviewed people for articles and research, and moderated discussion forums.

In all of this, I have had to learn networking and cooperative skills as well as hone my decision making and problem solving abilities. At times, I have led, while other times, I have allowed others to develop their own leadership.

And here I was wondering what I had to offer people who wanted to hire me. It's taken quite a bit of wandering in the wilderness for this ray of sunshine to break through. Now, how do I work that into my resume?

Yeesh.

I need to expand my professional wardrobe. Trying to figure out something I can wear that looks good in hot weather is really stretching my brain.

I need some blouses, a pair or two of dress slacks, and a belt or two.

social foo: interesting article

Closing, Still Open

Stanley Kurtz on Allen Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind.