How to REALLY get a GREAT JOB

Killer email - again

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I just shine the toes of my shoes because I only care what people think of me when I enter the room, not what they think of me when I leave. (Unknown)Killer email - againDan had the perfect first interview. I debr...

Killer email - the very first impression

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Falling off the cliff isn’t what kills you, it’s the sudden stop at the bottom. (Unknown)Killer email - the very first impressionAs the Steelers were marching on their way to the Super Bowl, I had a can...

Slitting your throat with your own teeth

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Discretion is knowing how to hide that which we cannot remedy. (Spanish proverb)DiscretionHe came in for an interview after a depressing few months of job hunting. Within 5 minutes it was obvious why no one wanted...

Moth Traps

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. (Mark Twain)Moth TrapsThe moth trap in our pantry is supposed to be much better than the average one. It has the same sticky glue and phero...

How to get more vacation

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Vacation is what you take when you can’t take what you’ve been taking any longer. (The Lion)How to get more vacationOne of our candidates was offered six weeks of vacation and personal time per year. It wasn’t a ...

Optional interview questions

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. (Pablo Picasso)Optional interview questionsDare to be different. Different like the cartoon roadrunner, not like the coyote. Everyone likes the roadrunner. ...

Questions to ask in every interview

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that make your mind start vibrating like a jackhammer, the ones that you come to terms with only to discover that they are still there. The real qu...

Catechism

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Confusion is always the most honest response. (Marty Indik)Catechism My neighbor invited me to his catechism class. He went every Wednesday to learn the doctrines of the Roman Catholic church. He showed me the bo...

Crow is best served...

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A crow is no whiter for being washed. (French proverb)Crow is best served... My son was the best checkout clerk in the store. His checkout speed was consistently the best. Customers loved his happy personality. ...

Laying a foundation later

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

He who has not first laid his foundations may be able with great ability to lay them afterwards, but they will be laid with trouble to the architect and danger to the building. (Niccolo Machiavelli)Laying a foundation later

Eagles don’t flock

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Eagles don’t flock, you have to find them one at a time. (EDS recruiting slogan)Eagles don’t flockI worked with a dyed-in-the-wool environmentalist at EDS. On her wall she had the Sierra club calendar. There was ...

Salt in the wound

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

But pain... seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going to come on regardless. Question is, what glorious moments can you win from life in addition to pain? (Lois McMaster Bujold)

Job hunting on the job

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I have been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat and a parachute. If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have. If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in...

What a spouse is good for

Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Men are only good for one thing. But how often do you have to parallel park? (unknown)What a spouse is good for For 9 years my wife told me, “You can get into that business, but don’t quit your day job.” I was w...

Should relocation be an option?

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, I’m with you kid. Let’s go. (Maya Angelou)Should relocation be an option? It was a drop in total pay, but for a $125,000 dollar base salary, my candidate moved to anot...

Internet job site scams

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams. (Mary Ellen Kelly)Internet job site scams A banking jobs website salesman called m...

Oil drums on the horizon

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bear in mind, if you are going to amount to anything, that your success does not depend upon the brilliancy and the impetuosity with which you take hold, but upon the ever lasting and sanctified bulldoggedness with which you hang on after you have taken h...

How to tell who is great

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Great women are not considered so because of personal achievements, but for the effect their efforts have had on the lives of countless others. From daring feats of bravery to the understated ways of a compassionate heart, great women possess a common str...

That loud sucking sound

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it. (Douglas Adams)That loud sucking sound Hoover enters the room and smiles a second. Then...

Google to disaster

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

There is this paradox in pride – it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so. (C. C. Colton)Google to disaster You can ruin your career and job opportunities at the speed of light. It can t...