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Based in Chicago, Omerisms is a blog by Omer Abdullah. His posts explore Ideas, perspectives and points of view across business, sales, marketing, life and (sometimes) football (the real kind).

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Mar 7

Mar 7 LinkedIn And The Modern Employee

Aspirations, Careers, Communications, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Life, Teams

LinkedIn is now giving people the option of adding a career break to their profiles. Instead of having an unexplained time gap between positions, you now have the option of adding a more specific (and appropriate) description of why you were in-between (traditional) jobs.

The options range from those we might expect (Full Time Parenting and Professional Development) to those we might not (Bereavement, Personal Goal Pursuit, Gap Year, Travel and Voluntary Work).

Sep 2

Sep 2 Omerisms Podcast - Episode 49

Omer Abdullah

Careers, Communications, Management Consulting, Life, Teams

This month's podcasts focus on war stories, recounting situations and experiences that were unique, intriguing and (always) educational.

In today's episode, I recount one of the most unique interview experiences I had, back when I was interviewing for management consulting. It taught me that no matter how much you prepare, you don't always get what you expect, and so, you need to be ready to think on your feet.