: About Me

I have been writing since I learned how. My mom used to get irritated when she would buy a spiral-bound notebook, and she would flip to a new page which was filled with what she considered nonsensical jibberish.

I almost always scored high in school when it came to writing assignments. My brother made fun of me for taking too much time to write essays, but I always liked to write them. (Especially opinion papers).

Then I went to Monroe Community College, where I'd earned enough scholarships to pay for my first semester without any assistance from my parents. I took as many journalism courses as I possibly could. I also loaded my schedule with Professional Writing, English Composition, and Literature courses. I graduated in 2003 with an A.S. in Communication and Media Arts.

Of course, life changes, and money became scarce, so I accepted my first real full time position with Verizon Wireless as a Customer Service Representative. I could no longer do as much writing, but I did continue my education, with their assistance. I earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Medaille College, out of Buffalo, NY. (They have a satellite campus in Rochester.)

Upon receiving my degree, I assisted supervisors with creating Power Point presentations, reports, proposals, and many other documents. I then accepted a position in healthcare with DePaul Adult Care Communities, where I then became the Administrative Assistant. I created many professional documents for the company.

Presently, I am a Team Leader with the same company where I pass medications and supervise the building during the absence of administration. I am interested in the healthcare field and have since enrolled at Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing, where I hope to become an LPN in June 2010.

I am a writing addict, and I am still constantly coming up with interesting ideas for things to write. While I'm not necessarily pursuing a career in writing, it is a dream of mine to make a living doing something I love doing, and writing would be the number one thing I would love to make a living doing.

My passion is ...

learning.

I know too much about ...

nothing; nobody can ever know too much about anything.

My parents always told me ...

I should be a journalist. They even sent me to college for Communications!

My childhood ambition ...

was to go to college and graduate at the top of my class.

My favorite memory ...

is when I earned a first degree black belt in Zenshin Karate.

Why I write ...

I love the way words alone can create as beautiful a work of art as colors arranged on a canvas, and the fact that the canvas can change so drastically depending on who is interpreting it.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

text books, at the moment.

My first job ...

was actually babysitting, technically. I started babysitting at age eleven.

My best moment ...

was getting married.

My inspiration ...

is my hero: my husband Matthew.

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The job interview is all about the first impression. If the first impression is negative, the dream job is lost. However, even with a good impression, no job is set in stone. The most important thing to do is be prepared for the interview and hope for the best. However, several tips can help build confidence before the interview. Be prepared. Before the interview, be sure the resume is the most current edition, and print out several copies of it and the reference page on professional-quality resume paper. (It is good to have several copies in the case of a panel interview, which is gaining...

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