Overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles

 
BY SAMANTHA NOLAN
Published: February 3, 2012

Dear Sam: I have been actively looking for a project coordination/organizational position for the past few months to little avail. I see three major reasons my résumé goes unnoticed.

The first is a yearlong gap in my employment. From 9/08 to 10/09, I was taking care of my dying mother and then taking care of her estate after her death. Even though I wasn't getting paid, I was definitely working: scheduling and makin...


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