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I have just begun my career
search, and I have several

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interviews scheduled for the
next two weeks.

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This is my first interview,
so I do not yet have any

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job offers.

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I am a member of the
alumni association from

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my alma mater.

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At one of our monthly
meetings, another alumnus

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mentioned that he was looking
for a person with my skills.

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After I briefly explained my
background to him, we

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scheduled a formal interview.

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Two weeks later I started
working there.

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Yes, there are opportunities
for advancement, but only for

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those who can spend 50% of
their time traveling.

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My family and community
commitments are too

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important to me to spend
that much time away.

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That is one of the reasons
why a position with your

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company is so appealing
to me.

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The company I was working for
had some financial

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difficulties.

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They were forced to lay off
some of the employees, and

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they started with those who
had been there the least

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amount of time.

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I was one of the ones they
let go, since I had been

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there only a few months.

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Before I left my former
employer, I carefully laid

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out a plan for my
career search.

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I have several prospects,
including a second

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interview with another
company later this week.

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Yes, we have discussed the
possibility of my leaving

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the company.

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He is not happy to see me go,
but he realizes that there

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are no real opportunities for
advancement for me

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in his business.

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He will gladly discuss my
qualifications and job

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performance with you.

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I am currently employed,
however, I am looking for a

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position in which I can use
my creativity to help the

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company achieve its goals.

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When I first began working
with my current employer,

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the office was just a ten-mile
commute from my home.

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The company expanded rapidly,
and had to move into a larger

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facility.

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Unfortunately, the new
location is more than fifty

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miles away, making my commute
more than an hour and

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fifteen minutes each way.