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The ride home and the week of waiting
A reader on a Berlin tram, a drafted apology, and what to do until they call.
Nov 2, 2026 · 6 min readRead: The ride home and the week of waitingA frosty bike ride before the second round
Why a client skipped coffee, cycled round a park, and walked in steadier.
Oct 26, 2026 · 5 min readRead: A frosty bike ride before the second roundThe gap in the CV, said without apologising
Three ways to describe a year out in two sentences, with one example each.
Oct 19, 2026 · 10 min readRead: The gap in the CV, said without apologisingThe thank-you email that took two minutes
Three lines, sent the same evening, and the one thing I never put in them.
Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min readRead: The thank-you email that took two minutesPractising out loud to a rubber duck
Why saying an answer aloud once beats reading it ten times, and my setup.
Oct 5, 2026 · 5 min readRead: Practising out loud to a rubber duckThe day itself, hour by hour
From breakfast to the lift ride up, a plain schedule for interview morning.
Sep 28, 2026 · 9 min readRead: The day itself, hour by hour
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