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Writing My Brother’s ResumeI was a consistent honor student when I was a kid up to when I graduated in high school. I remember gloating when my mom would proudly…Jul 26, 2020Jul 26, 2020
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They Think Freelancing Is All Travel with Work on the SideChristoph Niemann stared at his clean white paper on a polished white table in an office that seemed to be walking distance from his New…May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
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