January 2013 - The Outlier Model

Being an effective public speaker

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CF / January 30th, 2013 / 32 Comments

Last week, I attended a week-long series of career workshops in California. I really dislike the cheerleading and false enthusiasm that always seems to accompany HR related events, however, the public speaking seminar was moderately useful. Photo Credit: tedxsomerville via flickr Public speaking is a task that many people dislike. A good number of people actually dread it. For me, public speaking makes...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: being confident, how to make a speech, how to speak in public, public speaking, speaking with confidence, tips for confident speaking

How to write an awesome cover letter (or not)

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CF / January 28th, 2013 / 32 Comments

I take a lot of pride in writing awesome cover letters. And you should too! If you have to struggle to write a compelling cover letter, I’m going to bet that you’re not super excited about the position that you’re applying for. At my first computer science co-op, my manager told me straight up that one of the main reasons I got the interview was my strong cover letter. A good cover...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: applying for a job, cover letter tips, finding a job, first job, how to get a job in science, how to write a cover letter, job tips, make a successful job application, what not to do in a cover letter

Updates: January 20 – 26

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Brian / January 26th, 2013 / 18 Comments

CF has been off on a business trip all week, so things are just getting back to normal around here. Since she’s been away, naturally we’ll just have to fit in everything we would have done during the week on the weekend! One of our favourite events has been going on this past week, and we’re finally going to take advantage of it. Dine Out Vancouver features a large list of local restaurants...

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Recipe Idea: Spicy Green Beans

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CF / January 23rd, 2013 / 12 Comments

Having the most frugal grocery budget in the world isn’t going to help you and if you can’t put together at least a few healthy, tasty, and cheap eats! Every month, The Outlier Model features a cheap recipe idea, along with the cost breakdown. Sometimes, it’s not the meat that needs to stand out, but the side. Think of many roast types of meat that you might make – roast chicken,...

Posted in: Recipes Tagged with: cheap food to make at home, cooking green beans, home chinese cooking, schezuan green bean recipe, side dish recipe, spicy green bean recipe