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The job hunting jungle

I am about to finish my Masters degree which means that I have to kiss my student loan goodbye and go out in the real world and work. This might sound scary but the truth is that I am more than ready for it. I'm even that ready that I go to shops and look at smart clothes because I can't wait to wear a skirt, blouse, jacket, heels and walk around with my skinny latte in my hand. Obviously I understand that this is not actually how the business world looks like but I know that I want to be one of these empowering women who are proud to focus on their career. There is a big problem with this dream of mine though, I need to find a job first. To some people job hunting seems like fun and a challenge but to me it is a big jungle. Not only do I have to decide what kind of job I want but then I need to figure out what qualities I have that makes me the best person for the job. It would be easy if my cover letter could say "you have to meet me to understand my charm and how great

Living in an online world

With the development of smartphones, tablets etc. our lives have become more and more based behind a screen. We communicate with friends and family behind the screen, do our shopping online, read books from a Kindle and so on. It's as we have become a society that is scared of social encounters where we actually have to look people in their eyes. In many people's opinion this is a negative development due to us not being able to interact with each other as we did in the "good old days". However, this can be seen as a positive thing at times. As we learn more about the difference between people we have come to learn that there are introverts and extroverts. If you haven't heard of these terms, in short, introverts get energized by being alone whilst extroverts thrive in social situations. This means that at times, introverts might not want to leave their room. Not because they don't want to have friends but simply because it is emotionally draining for them. S