Posts By Dale Richard Powers, MA, AICP

Career

Failure – Chapter 2

Once again, I received a rejection letter from a Twin Cities suburban community for a position that I thought perfectly met my KSAs. Guess that city wanted someone young and stupid – emphasis on YOUNG. What bothers me most about the reject letter is the abject bullshit contained in it. Please don’t tell me youRead… Read more »

Career

Failure

As I write this, I am fast approaching 29 months without full-time employment. While I am appreciative of the 30 hour a week job as City Clerk of a small bedroom community in the Twin Cities area, it IS PT and the pay is way below what I earned in my FT positions. I doRead… Read more »