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About me - Karen Yvonne

It's hard to believe, but I am a well-into-middle-age woman. Time goes by soooooooo quickly and I don't always know the face I see looking back in the mirror - it's not supposed to have all those lines!

God has richly blessed me with skills that allowed me

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Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) Should people be selected for a job based only on their interview performance?: 1 of 44
A job interview can be a good predictor of a candidate's enthusiasm, spontaneity, visual and verbal presentation, and ability to relate to others. It does not necessarily predict whether, and how well, they can actually do the job.Interviews are normally rehearsed performances. A good actor can give you a false sense of what ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The diner: 1 of 41
Karen saw him every night. He was sitting alone in the diner, near the end of the hospital parking lot. She didn't recognize him from working at the hospital and wondered what would bring him to this mostly remote spot every night at the same time. He seemed to be looking or waiting for someone. She wondered who. She wasn't s... More..
Travel > Air Travel & Airlines Tips for choosing the best seats on airliners: 1 of 14
Anytime you walk onto a plane, you give up a lot of control over what happens to you until you walk out of it at the other end of the flight. You can make your air travel experience better by selecting a seat that meets your needs for the flight you are about to take. Meeting your needs may seem like a funny expression when a... More..
Business > Project Management Hiring a great project manager: 1 of 12

All projects are not created equal and neither are project managers. A project's complexity and uniqueness are key considerations in hiring the right project manager. Success in one project or company isn't always a good predictor of success under different circumstances. Tightly defined internal projects don't require the sa... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories A Thanksgiving story: 3 of 27
Priscilla heard the sounds of Marc Broussard's My God playing on the stereo as soon as she turned into the driveway. Gram must be playing the Rock for Life CD again she thought. Gram loves that song; she could listen to it all day. In fact, some days she does listen to it over and over again.Gram's memory was getting a little... More..
Jobs & Careers > Getting Ahead Being a dedicated employee on the job: 9 of 44
Dedicated employees are a company's greatest asset. Many people confuse dedication with longevity, but they are very different things. While dedication is normally evidenced over time, even newer employees can exhibit dedication on the job. Conversely, just because Jane has worked for ABC Company all her life, does not make h... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Christmas 2008: Ways to have a joyful Christmas while in a recession: 12 of 48
Recessionary times don't have to immobilize us and rob us of our Christmas joy. The real joy of Christmas is in that overwhelming feeling of anticipation and our celebration of Jesus' birth. No amount of commercialization, or gift of man, can ever compare to that.The traditions we've created around our celebrations stimulate ... More..
Business > General Management Management tips: Bringing out the best in a quiet employee: 3 of 11

Some managers believe "quiet" is an employee attribute that needs to be managed. Itisn't. We need to call the behavior we are looking for what it really is so it can be evaluatedand managed. What we really want from "quiet" employees is:o Confirmation of understandingo Contribution to group and organizational initiativeso Abi... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Camping with friends: 7 of 21
Every now and then I do something so out of character, I question my own sanity. Going camping with my friend Mary was one of those times. Mary and I were better at the nightclub scene than the campfire scene. I don't remember whose idea it was to rent a tent and head for the New Hampshire woods, but that's just what we did. ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Experiences with abandoned dogs: 9 of 25
Approximately 70,000 puppies and kittens are born in the United States every day. Nearly 40,000 of them end up abandoned to the streets or dropped at an animal shelter. More than half of the dogs entering shelters are euthanized. Praise God, I was spared. My name is Whimsey. It wasn't always Whimsey, but I don't remember what... More..