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	<itunes:summary>How I Got My Job is a an internet radio series (podcast) in which individuals share their job-hunting success stories.  Think of it as &quot;Inside the Actor&#039;s Studio&quot; but for job seekers and those looking to improve their job situation.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>How I Got My Job as a Research Statistician &#8211; Karen Blocksom</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 38:39, 35.6 MB), Karen Blocksom shares how she got a job as a Research Statistician. Her story is another combination of great personal branding and authenticity, as well as being well-connected. Website mentioned: www.usajobs.com Find other job-hunting success stories at http://howigotmyjob.com More job-hunting and career [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <a title="How I Got My Job job-hunting success stories" href="http://howigotmyjob.com" target="_blank">How I Got My Job</a> (<a href="http://media.danieljohnsonjr.com/higmj-research-statistician.mp3" target="_blank">mp3</a>, 38:39, 35.6 MB), Karen Blocksom shares how she got a job as a Research Statistician. Her story is another combination of great personal branding and authenticity, as well as being well-connected.</p>
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<p>Find other <a title="Real people. Real job-hunting success stories. How I Got My Job." href="http://howigotmyjob.com" target="_blank">job-hunting success stories</a> at <a title="Real people. Real job-hunting success stories. How I got my job." href="http://howigotmyjob.com" target="_blank">http://howigotmyjob.com</a></p>
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<p>If you have a job-hunting success story you&#8217;d like to share, please e-mail your contact information to successstories AT howigotmyjob DOT com, and we&#8217;ll get in touch to set up an interview.</p>
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<p><strong><em>About Karen</em></strong></p>
<p><em><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-696" title="karen-blocksom" src="http://howigotmyjob.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/karen-blocksom-256x300.jpg" alt="karen-blocksom" width="256" height="300" />Karen Blocksom is a statistician for the <a class="zem_slink" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency" rel="homepage" href="http://www.epa.gov">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</a>.  Although her dual training in ecology and statistics was not focused on <a class="zem_slink" title="Environmental science" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_science">environmental science</a>, a bit of luck brought her to her current career 11 years ago.  She has spent the last decade building a reputation in her field on a national scale.  However, a recent move across the country for her spouse&#8217;s job has opened up the possibility of a major career change, about which she has mixed feelings.</em></p>
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		<itunes:subtitle>In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 38:39, 35.6 MB), Karen Blocksom shares how she got a job as a Research Statistician. Her story is another combination of great personal branding and authenticity, as well as being well-connected.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 38:39, 35.6 MB), Karen Blocksom shares how she got a job as a Research Statistician. Her story is another combination of great personal branding and authenticity, as well as being well-connected.

Website mentioned: www.usajobs.com

Find other job-hunting success stories at http://howigotmyjob.com

	More job-hunting and career development information at http://getthatjobonline.com

If you have a job-hunting success story you&#039;d like to share, please e-mail your contact information to successstories AT howigotmyjob DOT com, and we&#039;ll get in touch to set up an interview.

Please share this episode with someone else who is looking for a job, and tell others about the show.

Thanks!

About Karen

Karen Blocksom is a statistician for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  Although her dual training in ecology and statistics was not focused on environmental science, a bit of luck brought her to her current career 11 years ago.  She has spent the last decade building a reputation in her field on a national scale.  However, a recent move across the country for her spouse&#039;s job has opened up the possibility of a major career change, about which she has mixed feelings.

Did you like this post? If so, please consider subscribing right now! If you like it, share it!

Get this and other job-hunting success stories from the source at www.howigotmyjob.com
Related articles by Daniel Johnson Jr and Zemanta

	Qualities of Successful Job Seekers (danieljohnsonjr.com)
	How I Got My Job in Clinical Research - Naushad Khakoo (howigotmyjob.com)
	Malcolm Gladwell, modern problems, and the analytics age (perceptualedge.com)
	It&#039;s been a while... (sleepdoctor.blogspot.com)

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