Ella Bell agrees with Walsh and MacDougall, and takes their advice a step further.
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John MacDougall's majority was 10, 644 - less than in either Glasgow East or Dunfermline West.
"Tell the employer about it, but tell them after they already love you, " MacDougall says.
"The deciding factor is whether the employer will find out about it, " MacDougall says.
MacDougall started her career at the Salvation Army, working on programs for homeless families.
Mr MacDougall was the first driver to approach the toll after the road bridge opened to the public.
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He was John MacDougall, a satellite dish dealer and installer in Ocala, Florida.
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The by-election was held after the death of sitting Labour MP John MacDougall.
For job-seekers with less obvious physical challenges, MacDougall recommends what she calls the "make them love you first" approach.
MacDougall recommended that Chuck share that revelation with potential employers and talk openly about how he had remade his life.
Debra Angel MacDougall advises job seekers with troubled pasts or obvious disabilities on how to present themselves to hiring managers.
When a job-seeker's challenges are highly visible, like some physical disabilities or a serious weight problem, MacDougall recommends a direct approach.
MacDougall also advised her to get an updated haircut, if she didn't want to dye her hair, and a fashionable suit.
Pirc's managing director, Alan MacDougall, pointed to the role of its auditors.
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Alex Rowley, the Labour group leader on Fife Council, said it was too early to speculate on who might replace John MacDougall.
"He had a positive, can-do attitude that inspired other workers, " MacDougall says.
For more serious challenges like a criminal conviction, MacDougall says you should be prepared to talk about what you did and how you've changed.
MacDougall had a 59-year-old client who mentioned in interviews that she enjoyed running several times a week and participated in discussion groups on LinkedIn.
At Westminster, John MacDougall was known as a loyal, silent "Brownite".
Alan MacDougall, managing director of PIRC (Pensions Investment Research Consultants), would like to see the advisory vote become binding, directly forcing companies to revise their policy.
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Glenrothes was held with a majority of more than 10, 000 by Labour MP John MacDougall at the 2005 general election - Mr MacDougall died in August.
Older job-seekers should also consider potential employers' concerns, MacDougall says.
Arlene MacDougall, whose son Fraser died after a few hours of life, said she had known her son's ashes had been interred but the revelations of wider practices had been "devastating".
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Donnie MacDougall, 82, was from Sleat on Skye.
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Fill up on organic blueberries and heirloom tomatoes at the Union Square Greenmarket, then wander past the students and chess-players in Washington Square Park to linger over cappuccino in an old-fashioned Italian pavement cafe on Bleecker Street, or cool off Middle-Eastern style with hummus, mint-studded lemonade and chilled salads at Hummus Place (88 MacDougall St).
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