James Innes
@jamesinnes
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The Jobs Guru: Author | Columnist | Broadcaster | Entrepreneur | Philanthropist
London, England
Joined September 2008
There's nothing more humiliating than sitting outside KFC on a Friday night and asking drunk people on their way home for leftovers. Imagine being 16, 17, 18 and this is your only chance of survival. Being homeless was the most frightening time on my life. At 43, I have a house
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At 16, I was placed in a bedsit with two older men who were both alcoholics. The place was dangerous and unsuitable for a 16 year old boy leaving care and starting an independent life. No one listened when I begged for somewhere safe to live. I ended up falling behind on my bills
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I just donated to @Wikipedia. Support free knowledge! #iloveWikipedia
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A young lady called Kiya talking about the brilliant Little Princess Trust. As my hair gets longer and longer, and I get closer and closer to my 35cm goal, it’s becoming unexpectedly difficult to live with. But it’ll all be worth it. https://t.co/RQek6aUAbf
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A girl, 15, who donated her hair to a cancer charity finds out a year later she has cancer herself.
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Authors to earn royalties on secondhand books for first time
theguardian.com
AuthorSHARE, a royalty fund set up by two used booksellers with support from industry bodies, is calling for more retailers to participate
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Major companies that have imposed 'fire and rehire' tactics on staff since Covid
mirror.co.uk
Fire and rehire, under which staff are forced to accept worse conditions in order to keep their jobs, has become a huge problem in the past year
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Study finds that if you do not know how to correctly use an apostrophe then your an idiot - https://t.co/9SzgJV9anJ via @newsthump
newsthump.com
A study has today confirmed that if you dont know to use apostrophes’ correctly then your a complete idiot who regularly make’s a fool of themselves’ online.
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A massive thank you to fellow Rotarian and Bestelling Careers Author @jamesinnes for supporting the Rotary Mental Health Awareness campaign "Don't Bottle It Up". In these testing times, don't forget, help is out there, don't be affraid to speak up-It's OK to talk.#dontbottleitup
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A brand new e-book by my rather brilliant nephew, Rupert Dillow. For just a fiver this is a wonderfully easy-to-follow guide about travel rules in Schengen countries after #Brexit. https://t.co/Jkt8mnYKf2
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