tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post2014553262939545083..comments2023-04-13T02:28:50.870-07:00Comments on Post-PhD Shades of Blue <br>(and other colors too): Getting out of my own wayArticulateDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-40597058375114648382007-03-23T08:32:00.000-07:002007-03-23T08:32:00.000-07:00Lilian, we're all waiting to celebrate, when you f...Lilian, we're all waiting to celebrate, when you file that <I>little paper</I>. Congratulations on finding your wind again.<BR/><BR/>Trillwing (with all due affection), I <B>do</B> know many people who have gotten jobs that way, my wife for one. When she went back to work, after our year abroad, it took all of two phone calls, with two electronic forwards of her resume, to net her two interviews,ArticulateDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-70632669871965247512007-03-22T20:44:00.000-07:002007-03-22T20:44:00.000-07:00Honestly, I don't think I know anyone who got a jo...Honestly, I don't think I know anyone who got a job by sending off a résumé, and very few of my friends (Ph.D.s or not) have landed a job by answering an ad. I can't remember if Paul recommended <I>What Color is Your Parachute?</I> or not, but it's a fabulous book. I return to it periodically when I feel I've gotten off-track. And it's all about going out and pursuing a job rather than Leslie M-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434392840359276805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20014638.post-84681635815544203942007-03-22T15:13:00.000-07:002007-03-22T15:13:00.000-07:00I think the most difficult thing for me is and has...I think the most difficult thing for me is and has always been getting out of my own way. I need the right kind of prodding to do it and I guess my most recent reader has done it for me -- he's finally helping me to get out of the way and make some progress. I begin to see the end in sight regarding the dissertation.<BR/><BR/>It's a great relief.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809018728037248794noreply@blogger.com