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Google Project Management Certificate - Completed

     I thought I had about two more weeks to go when I published the last post about Google PM Certificate, well that’s where I was in the course when I did the first post about the topic on May 10. However, the closer I got to the end, the more I wanted to just finish it. Good thing I did it on May 19! What a relief!     Why did I feel that way? The fact was, the last course had 8 peer graded assignments and I took these assignments seriously. In the previous courses there were a lot of graded quizzes that somehow I found them easy enough. If I didn’t get over 90%, I would actually redo them to make sure I understand the concepts. With peer graded assignments or any writing actually, I held myself to higher standards. Instead of spending an hour on the assignment, I often spent way longer. So much so that I had no weekend last week and this week, I have to make up some time for my internship job! I got all fired up and completely drained my mental capacity.     This is not a self congratulating post. Even before I formally completed the course, there was one section about job hunting. There are several sites that I never heard of that I am now eligible for. They help you with resume writing, interview preparation and I believe they also have recruiters that actively look at the pool of graduates. It's all great… but it has to wait. My internship is almost done and I want to do a reasonable job. I have a family that I desperately want to visit. Thanks to COVID I haven’t seen my folks for almost two years. Finally, just thinking about job hunting makes me tired already~ I am sure there will be another posting on all these job sites. Stay tuned.


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