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2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------17-----------------------" data-post-id="bdfe9934ee66" data-index="17"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/mikewcurtis/you-need-to-work-on-your-soft-skills-to-get-hired-and-promoted-bdfe9934ee66?source=collection_home---4------17-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/mikewcurtis/you-need-to-work-on-your-soft-skills-to-get-hired-and-promoted-bdfe9934ee66?source=collection_home---4------17-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*2swnwE_P5JLAiDLLoK2yEg.png"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">You Need to Work on Your Soft Skills to Get Hired and Promoted</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/mikewcurtis/you-need-to-work-on-your-soft-skills-to-get-hired-and-promoted-bdfe9934ee66?source=collection_home---4------17-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------17-----------------------" data-post-id="bdfe9934ee66"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">You Need to Work on Your Soft Skills to Get Hired and Promoted</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">People hire potential, not perfection.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@mikewcurtis" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9254e089ee39" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9254e089ee39" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*GOLauy7RSNYvWOMtbCEwAA.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Mike Curtis"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@mikewcurtis" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9254e089ee39" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9254e089ee39" dir="auto">Mike Curtis</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-11-06T14:02:01.967Z">Nov 6, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="5 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col 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u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/mikewcurtis/always-assume-others-are-in-some-amount-of-pain-243746ad5eb3?source=collection_home---4------18-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------18-----------------------" data-post-id="243746ad5eb3"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">Always Assume Others Are In Some Amount of Pain</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Life is too short to pretend they’re not.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@mikewcurtis" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9254e089ee39" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9254e089ee39" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*GOLauy7RSNYvWOMtbCEwAA.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Mike Curtis"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@mikewcurtis" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9254e089ee39" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9254e089ee39" dir="auto">Mike Curtis</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time 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href="https://medium.com/mikewcurtis/maybe-my-problems-arent-so-bad-a-lesson-in-perspective-a2aa8db4cb6f?source=collection_home---4------19-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------19-----------------------" data-post-id="a2aa8db4cb6f"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">Maybe My Problems Aren’t So Bad — A Lesson in Perspective</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Our squabbles paled in comparison to this family’s horror.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@mikewcurtis" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9254e089ee39" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9254e089ee39" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*GOLauy7RSNYvWOMtbCEwAA.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Mike Curtis"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@mikewcurtis" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9254e089ee39" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9254e089ee39" dir="auto">Mike Curtis</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-11-04T14:02:01.871Z">Nov 4, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span 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href="https://medium.com/mikewcurtis/some-people-dont-like-the-beatles-what-to-do-with-negative-feedback-617c599f024c?source=collection_home---4------20-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------20-----------------------" data-post-id="617c599f024c"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">Some People Don’t Like The Beatles — What to Do with Negative Feedback</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Psst…I’m one of “those” people. 🫢</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@mikewcurtis" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9254e089ee39" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9254e089ee39" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*GOLauy7RSNYvWOMtbCEwAA.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Mike Curtis"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@mikewcurtis" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="9254e089ee39" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="9254e089ee39" dir="auto">Mike Curtis</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-10-30T13:02:13.158Z">Oct 30, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider 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href="https://medium.com/mikewcurtis/creating-your-magnum-opus-how-to-transform-job-seeking-deliverables-into-career-art-0ea89b7c2eda?source=collection_home---4------21-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/mikewcurtis/creating-your-magnum-opus-how-to-transform-job-seeking-deliverables-into-career-art-0ea89b7c2eda?source=collection_home---4------21-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*HM5sz-DnlTTd1PhgVlLtzw.png"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">Creating Your Magnum Opus: How to Transform Job-Seeking Deliverables into Career Art</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/mikewcurtis/creating-your-magnum-opus-how-to-transform-job-seeking-deliverables-into-career-art-0ea89b7c2eda?source=collection_home---4------21-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------21-----------------------" data-post-id="0ea89b7c2eda"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">Creating Your Magnum Opus: How to Transform Job-Seeking Deliverables into Career Art</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Because you never know who’s looking — and why.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div 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