Tag: liberty movement careers
Talent Tip #147: Why is the Liberty Movement Liberty’s Best Kept Secret?
July 19, 2022
Claire Kittle Dixon
How in the $@&# does the government deserve this much of my income?
I still remember the seething anger I felt when my accountant told me how much I owed the government in quarterly taxes.
At 24, I had started my own little company and was a 1099 contract employee. Going from a W-2 employee to being self-employed meant no more income tax withholding. And that meant I acutely felt the pain of how much Uncle…
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Talent Tip #145: 10 Tips for Recent College Grads on the Job Hunt
May 24, 2022
“My first bit of advice is to stop wearing purple lipstick.”
That’s what the slightly uptight, middle-aged woman across the table told me. I was a naive 22 year-old eager to find a job and this no-nonsense, tweed-wearing consultant said she could help.
Until that very moment, I had no idea that my choice of lip color was going to be an impediment to landing employment. Good to know!
I took her advice to heart, not only as it…
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Talent Tip #137: How Networking Can Make (or Break) Your Job Search
September 15, 2021
Many moons ago I was at a networking function in Washington, DC when a gentleman strolled up to me with the Worst Networking Line Ever™.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a graduate student at….”
Before I could finish the sentence he turned around and walked away. I kid you not. His exceptional deductive reasoning skills led him to believe I would be no help in his quest to take over the world, so he left me…
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