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am i boring you

Am I boring you? Why short and sweet is better, at work at least

May 4, 2021 marvinmidlife Main sections, Redundancy, Interviews, Work

It’s better to be brief if you want to keep people’s interest, and especially so if you’re being interviewed. So sometimes short and sweet is better

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interview clothing

Wearing inappropriate interview clothing could cost you the job. What should you wear?

October 24, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

What should the middle aged man wear to an interview?

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Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It's a lonely place. 1

Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It’s a lonely place.

October 19, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

How it was tumbleweed rather than job offers that rolled in after being made redundant, despite some effort being made

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Feature: Hip Replacement

hip replacement story starting with arthritis
A hip replacement story, from initial twinge to running around post op.

Working lives

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Health, Fitness and Hips

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Ask Marvin Answered…

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