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Author Archives: Bart Leahy
Transitioning from Freelance Life Back to Full-Time Employment
If you read the past few months’ entries, you’ll see that I’ve had an interesting year, which began with being told that my ongoing (it would have been eight years as of May 30) contract with Nissan would be coming … Continue reading
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Job Hunting, Interviewing, and Exercising Patience
While work continues on my short-term contract with NASA, so too does has the job hunt. Jobs in my preferred industry in Central Florida have been thin online, so it was a welcome relief when my network once again worked … Continue reading
Posted in careers, clients, job hunting, peers, personal, workplace
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Adult Living and Visualizing a Better Future
I’m still “keeping it real” here at Heroic Technical Writing. I’ve got work to do, bills to pay, and a new home to hunt. All of those are simple in concept but difficult in execution. As some folks put it, … Continue reading
Posted in careers, freelancing, interviews, job hunting, personal, technical writing
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Visionary Writing, Compliance Writing, and the Space Business
Over the course of my space career (as a citizen advocate since 1997 and as a professional since 2003), I’ve had the privilege of writing and editing many different kinds of documents, some more interesting than others, but all part … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, careers, documents, engineering, marketing, technical writing
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More Changes to Report and Reflections on the Future
Last month saw me in a bit of a flurry as I was informed that my long-time customer had decided not to renew my contract. Panic! Weep! Wail! I probably needn’t have gotten so stressed out, but a career shift … Continue reading
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