Work with Marty Nemko

Work with Marty Nemko, 11/30/17; What's It Like to be a Firefighter

By Marty Nemko

Published November 30, 2017 at 8:57 PM PST

On the Nov. 30, 2017 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talked with Barry Biermann, who was one of the first on the scene at the North Bay Fire, the Atlas Peak Fire. In the show's second segment, I profiled few careers: sales/fundraising, haircutting, software developer, and data scientist. I also answered caller questions about their worklife.

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Marty Nemko

Marty Nemko was called "job coach extraordinaire" by U.S. News and "The Bay Area's best career coach" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He has written 20 essays in TIME's Ideas section, and 1240 for PsychologyToday.com. Previously, his career column appeared for six years in the San Francisco Chronicle and then wrote The Big Idea continuing series on WashingtonPost.com and the Working it Out column on TheAtlantic.com. In his 30th year as a career and education advisor, Marty Nemko has served 5,400 clients and enjoys a 96% client-satisfaction rate. He is a part-time instructor of medical students at the UCSF School of Medicine.

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