So I submitted my resume for my dream job and was happily surprised when they actually called me for an interview.

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After my interview, to my surprise, I was informed they thought I was too qualified for the job, but they thought I was a perfect fit for a new position that they were creating: Social Media Manager, for the newly established social media department.

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"Well, the first sign that my new state university academic adviser job was a bad move was the fact that my future boss arrived 35 minutes late for our interview, breezing in after taking two of my future co-workers to lunch, " recalls Carmin Wharton, founder and CEO of e-BlackWomenNetwork.com.

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