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Saving the list of applied-to jobs

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List of Jobs

I like to save the jobs I apply to.

I have an Excel file with the following columns:

Date Job Title Company Location Job Listing Job Listing #2 Cover letter Link Portfolio sent? Response? Optimism-level

I save in it the date I applied, the job title, company, where the job is placed, a link to the job posting (and a second one, in case there are more), my cover letter used for the job (so I’ll know, later on, what I wrote to the company), whether I sent a portfolio or not if I received a response, and how optimistic am I of getting the job.

Having a centralized system for this helps with organizing stuff.

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Arriving on time

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mat_n - Time

Sometimes, if you’re on time for a meeting between a few people, you’re already late.

The reason? You’ll miss the quite pleasant discussions prior to the meeting.

This is one of the reasons why online meetings tend to be stressful – everyone is on point, trying to focus on getting a result.

A better solution? Give some time for small talk, for chit-chat.

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How to remove an action hook on WordPress?

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WordPress Logo

I liked this solution:

For removing an action hook you should use the same action name, callback name and the priority that was used to add a action in parent theme. And register it on init
add_action( ‘init’, ‘remove_my_action’);
function remove_my_action() {
remove_action( ‘woocommerce_before_shop_loop’,’storefront_sorting_wrapper’,9 );
}

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So, if you need to remove a specific action on WordPress, that’s how you do it.

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Watching movies for conversations

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On "Soul" (2020)

I have this habit – I want to watch movies to be able to carry a good conversation.

I think this is part of my job – I work in online marketing, I need to know what’s in popular culture.

This doesn’t mean watching all of the superhero movies, but, still, I need to know the basic stuff.

I heard Bogdan Naumovici saying (approximate quote): „I watch advertisements, it’s part of the job description” (he’s in the advertising business).

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Related videos on YouTube

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Related Videos

Related videos, as far as I know, are a big part of YouTube’s success.

Having a huge library of videos is fine, but there’s always the question – „What to watch next?”.

YouTube algorithm might be a huge accomplishment, but sometimes a viewer wants to watch specific things.

This is why I like the option of filtering results by type.

If I watch a video: Smile (1992 Digital Remaster) – YouTube, YouTube will ask me – would you like to view this or that kind of video?

It looks simple – ask people what they want and just offer them those things.

In practice, though, not that many websites do.

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Failsafe Internet

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HD - Internet

Internet with a failsafe solution – in Năvodari, when I don’t have electricity at home, this also happens on the staircase hall, within the block of flats. There is a router in there, so if I don’t have electricity in my house, there’s no cable Internet.

My solution? I connect to my mobile.

An optimal solution? I think it’s best to have two connections to the Internet.

The poorest solution – „there is no Internet, we’re not doing anything.”

Large companies, which depend on Internet, are looking at a backup solution that costs 30-50 lei per month, and an initial investment in a router that is capable of handling two connections to the net at the same time.

For example, such a router would allow an immediate failsafe – if there is no Internet, another connection would take over immediately.

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The Oxford comma

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The Oxford comma

I like the Oxford comma a lot:

In English-language punctuation, a serial comma (also called a series comma, Oxford comma, or Harvard comma) is a comma placed immediately after the penultimate term (i.e., before the coordinating conjunction, such as and or or) in a series of three or more terms. For example, a list of three countries might be punctuated either as „France, Italy and Spain” (without the serial comma) or „France, Italy, and Spain” (with the serial comma).
(via: Serial comma – Wikipedia)

I tend to overuse it.

I don’t think we have it Romanian, but I started using it there, too.

Also, I tend to use the Oxford comma even when there are only two items. „A, and B”.

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