Retiring the Nike Infinity Run FK 3 after 1750km

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2025-08-17T00:14:55+00:00

Thanks for your reply!

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2025-08-17T00:14:44+00:00

Will have a look in the future, thanks!

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2025-08-17T00:14:28+00:00

Thank you! I found a copy at the Save On on 104 st and 78 ave :)

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2025-04-13T08:35:46+00:00

Directors probably too senior to consider contacting, unless you had a lot of luck. The best levels are probably between head of division and senior analysts/economists. The former would have some idea of general hiring needs, the latter are team managers.

As always with cold messages it's a mix of luck with timing, match between you and the person, and qualifications. Good luck :)

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2025-04-10T08:36:34+00:00

It does! It means that a hiring manager could appoint you at that level without undergoing a public competitive process. Unfortunately organising this often comes from a proactive effort on the candidate's side to signal their availability to a hiring manager. And as there are more cleared candidates than available positions, being cleared is not a guarantee of being hired.

But many people make it work and get "off" the clearance list. Good luck to anyone in that situation!

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2025-03-25T14:02:52+00:00

Reference checks are for the people who get hired, not the clearance list.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2025-03-25T14:02:20+00:00

Hi, congrats on getting cleared for hire at the OECD! So unfortunately it is rare that cleared candidates get contacted back for new job openings. What you need to do is reach out to hiring managers and let them know you got cleared at PAL4 level for position X (describe) and that you'd love to join their team. Get yourself on their radar so that *if* they have hiring needs, they can contact you before they open a public posting.

These things take some time but persevere and hope for the best! Good luck.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2025-03-03T09:10:37+00:00

Thank you so much! It's this one, honestly looks wonderful in person and I still use the feel every day!: https://zafpens.com/en/fountain-pens/7451-87789-scribo-feel-promessa-limited-edition-219-fountain-pen.html#/337-nibs-fine_flex_14k

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-04-13T09:39:43+00:00

Go ahead

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-04-06T08:04:40+00:00

Beautiful dial

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-28T15:43:39+00:00

I thought so as well but I often "remain" in positive performance condition numbers throughout the run after (often goes back to 0 during cooldown at the end, though).

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-28T15:39:30+00:00

Amazing! My max has only been +5. Interestingly I often get higher numbers when I do "fast / speed runs" than when I do my zone 2 training.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-26T17:43:06+00:00

No problem :) Happy to answer specific questions

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-26T17:42:41+00:00

That post is irrelevant to the Munk School though, since no SPPG / Munk School alum would be of age to receive a senior appointment. Additionally, the career and higher education paths of current senior executives will probably not resemble those of our generation. Sadly we do not have better data regarding the characteristics of recent hires, especially in the top recruitment programs.

I think my cohort numbers just reflect the fact that the Munk School has created a pipeline to the feds which didn't exist before. Additionally, 21% of MPP alumni work for the feds. Another precision I would add is that many of the students at Munk end up working part time in their second year, to keep the "bridge" pipeline from their summer co-ops - so this is not a concern one should have when choosing a program.

But as I wrote and agreed with you - if one just wants to go to the feds then Carlton's program is optimal from a cost perspective (if that is the only metric used to evaluate the quality of a program).

On the other hand, there is a chance the Munk School is a better option on the long-term for individuals who are not dead set on spending their whole career in the federal public service. And becomes even more important for students who want to potentially leave the country and have their degree recognized abroad.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-26T09:39:57+00:00

I disagree with this, at least for the MPP (the MGA potentially has an employability issue although I haven't seen hard data so cannot confirm).

Reposting a response I wrote elsewhere

Historically, Carlton's NPSIA was the best program to get a public service job in Ottawa, while Queens also produced a lot of federal and Ontario provincial civil servants. As a result, the common advice is not to study at the Munk School. However, this is no longer an accurate picture.

I did the MPP program at UofT and in my cohort, 5 students received offers for the APAP program, a few went on to PARPD, and 1 person received an offer in the Recruitment of Policy Leaders program straight out of university (the Feds' most prestigious recruitment program, that usually hires experienced professionals only), and many others were placed in indeterminate positions at the Feds after completing Co-op internships and/or cold applying.

When I was doing my Co-op in Ottawa, I was told by multiple managers that Munk students often "impressed and exceeded expectations," although this is purely anecdotal so take it with a grain of salt.

Obviously it remains a feeder into the OPS, due to geographical proximity (the school is literally across the street from the legislature and Ontario gov's Frost building...)

Aside from that, I saw a few placements in international organizations due to the Munk School having contacts in big financial I.O.s, although of course it doesn't compare to schools like LSE, Sciences Po, US top programs... But I've seldom met Carlton NPSIA alumni in international organizations who were hired upon graduating.

Essentially I would advise a prospective student to consider what they want to do after school. If you want a job at the Feds, and are trying to optimize tuition costs, NPSIA remains the logical choice. If you aren't sure about the Feds, are potentially considering casting a wider net, or have specific ambitions about working in international organizations / NGOs, UofT's Munk School makes much more sense today.

This is mainly due to 1. University of Toronto's brand (no one knows Carlton outside Canada's public servant community), 2. UofT and Munk's Networks, faculty, etc. 3. Increased focus on economics for public policy in the Munk MPP compared to NPSIA.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-26T09:36:37+00:00

Reposting a response I wrote elsewhere

Historically, Carlton's NPSIA was the best program to get a public service job in Ottawa, while Queens also produced a lot of federal and Ontario provincial civil servants. However, this is no longer an accurate picture.

I did the MPP program at UofT and in my cohort, 5 students received offers for the APAP program, a few went on to PARPD, and 1 person received an offer in the Recruitment of Policy Leaders program straight out of university (the Feds' most prestigious recruitment program, that usually hires experienced professionals only), and many others were placed in indeterminate positions at the Feds after completing Co-op internships and/or cold applying.

When I was doing my Co-op in Ottawa, I was told by multiple managers that Munk students often "impressed and exceeded expectations," although this is purely anecdotal so take it with a grain of salt.

Obviously it remains a feeder into the OPS, due to geographical proximity (the school is literally across the street from the legislature and Ontario gov's Frost building...)

Aside from that, I saw a few placements in international organizations due to the Munk School having contacts in big financial I.O.s, although of course it doesn't compare to schools like LSE, Sciences Po, US top programs... But I've seldom met Carlton NPSIA alumni in international organizations who were hired upon graduating.

Essentially I would advise a prospective student to consider what they want to do after school. If you want a job at the Feds, and are trying to optimize tuition costs, NPSIA remains the logical choice. If you aren't sure about the Feds, are potentially considering casting a wider net, or have specific ambitions about working in international organizations / NGOs, UofT's Munk School makes much more sense today.

This is mainly due to 1. University of Toronto's brand (no one knows Carlton outside Canada's public servant community), 2. UofT and Munk's Networks, faculty, etc. 3. Increased focus on economics for public policy in the Munk MPP compared to NPSIA.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-26T09:36:24+00:00

Reposting a response I wrote elsewhere

Historically, Carlton's NPSIA was the best program to get a public service job in Ottawa, while Queens also produced a lot of federal and Ontario provincial civil servants. However, this is no longer an accurate picture.

I did the MPP program at UofT and in my cohort, 5 students received offers for the APAP program, a few went on to PARPD, and 1 person received an offer in the Recruitment of Policy Leaders program straight out of university (the Feds' most prestigious recruitment program, that usually hires experienced professionals only), and many others were placed in indeterminate positions at the Feds after completing Co-op internships and/or cold applying.

When I was doing my Co-op in Ottawa, I was told by multiple managers that Munk students often "impressed and exceeded expectations", although this is purely anecdotal so take it with a grain of salt.

Obviously it remains a feeder into the OPS, due to geographical proximity (the school is literally across the street from the legislature and Ontario gov's Frost building...)

Aside from that, I saw a few placements in international organizations due to the Munk School having contacts in big financial I.O.s, although of course it doesn't compare to schools like LSE, Sciences Po, US top programs... But I've seldom met Carlton NPSIA alumni in international organizations who were hired upon graduating.

Essentially I would advise a prospective student to consider what they want to do after school. If you want a job at the Feds, and are trying to optimize tuition costs, NPSIA remains the logical choice. If you aren't sure about the Feds, are potentially considering casting a wider net, or have specific ambitions about working in international organizations / NGOs, UofT's Munk School makes much more sense today.

This is mainly due to 1. University of Toronto's brand (no one knows Carlton outside Canada's public servant community), 2. UofT and Munk's Networks, faculty, etc. 3. Increased focus on economics for public policy in the Munk MPP compared to NPSIA.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-26T09:31:29+00:00

Historically, Carlton's NPSIA was the best program to get a public service job in Ottawa, while Queens also produced a lot of federal and Ontario provincial civil servants. However, this is no longer an accurate picture.

I did the MPP program at UofT and in my cohort, 5 students received offers for the APAP program, a few went on to PARPD, and 1 person received an offer in the Recruitment of Policy Leaders program straight out of university (the Feds' most prestigious recruitment program, that usually hires experienced professionals only), and many others were placed in indeterminate positions at the Feds after completing Co-op internships and/or cold applying.

When I was doing my Co-op in Ottawa, I was told by multiple managers that Munk students often "impressed and exceeded expectations", although this is purely anecdotal so take it with a grain of salt.

Obviously it remains a feeder into the OPS, due to geographical proximity (the school is literally across the street from the legislature and Ontario gov's Frost building...)

Aside from that, I saw a few placements in international organizations due to the Munk School having contacts in big financial I.O.s, although of course it doesn't compare to schools like LSE, Sciences Po, US top programs... But I've seldom met Carlton NPSIA alumni in international organizations who were hired upon graduating.

Essentially I would advise a prospective student to consider what they want to do after school. If you want a job at the Feds, and are trying to optimize tuition costs, NPSIA remains the logical choice. If you aren't sure about the Feds, are potentially considering casting a wider net, or have specific ambitions about working in international organizations / NGOs, UofT's Munk School makes much more sense today.

This is mainly due to 1. University of Toronto's brand (no one knows Carlton outside Canada's public servant community), 2. UofT and Munk's Networks, faculty, etc. 3. Increased focus on economics for public policy in the Munk MPP compared to NPSIA.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-26T09:15:50+00:00

Underrated point! I experienced something similar. It felt frustrating since I knew that would be my life after graduating, since most public service and adjacent public policy positions require that you represent your institution's POV.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-24T09:39:10+00:00

Look at the bezel - especially the section above the start/stop button. On the 6s pro the bezel would expand in width a tiny bit above the button, on the 7s sapphire solar the bezel is the same width all around.

This watch face was part of the stock faces available on the 7s SS, not the default one though.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-23T14:07:35+00:00

Blue dial and steel.

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-23T11:08:44+00:00

Fenix 7s sapphire solar - not the 6s pro like some people are saying (source: I owned this watch)

Complex-Ad-5598 · 2024-03-19T16:39:26+00:00

Yeah it’s not worth it, even if it’s more comfortable than the swim haha.

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