My friend Nick Gogerty read my light-hearted six degrees and Martina McBride story and was kind of enough to send me HIS posting on the networking and six degrees. “Network theory is cool and connected” Network Theory is fascinating stuff. The thing I find most interesting about the mathematics and applied mathematics of network theory, [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Women, Want to Make More Money? Duh….It Might Easier Than You Think.
Posted in July 31st, 2007
[tag]Why Men Make More Money Than Women[/tag] 30 Jul 2007 / PE Another study quizzed graduating master’s degree students who had received job offers about whether they had simply accepted the offered starting salary or had tried to negotiate for more. Four times as many men — 51 percent of the men vs. 12.5 percent [...]
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Six Degrees of Separation, Martina McBride and Looking For That Perfect Job
Posted in July 31st, 2007
by admin in Job Seeker Advice
Ever since the [tag]Kevin Bacon game[/tag] got going, I have been amused by the [tag]six degrees of separation[/tag] theory. This theory holds that everyone on the planet is connected to any single person with only six contacts: Me->My Neighbor->His high school principal->One of his teachers grew up next to [tag]Prince[/tag]->Teacher knows Prince’s sister->Sister introduces me [...]
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The Lottery Winner Syndrome
Posted in July 30th, 2007
by admin in Daily Wisdom
So, again today I heard from someone who dreams about ‘making it’ but just can’t seem to get it together enough to jump off the diving board alone. It seems to me that for every successful person there are ten on the sidelines hoping for their chance. Too many of those people have no clue [...]
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Dear HR: Please Help Us, Our Co-Worker Picks Her Nose, and
Posted in July 30th, 2007
eats it. This was a complaint made directly to HR. I heard this today directly from a friend of the actual HR person who had this actually happen. Evidently, this 55-year-old woman would pick and eat in plain view of others in her department. So, the 27-year-old HR woman called the baby boomer woman into [...]
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Body Language During the Job Interview
Posted in July 27th, 2007
As interviewers, we pick up on a lot of things. How you sit during the interview. Even how you walk to the office ahead of us, do you have a bounce to your step or do you just shuffle along. It is all important. Much has been written about how to show positive energy during [...]
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A Monster Quote
Posted in July 26th, 2007
by admin in Job Seeker Advice
Thanks to Eric— “Before using Monster, I think you need to ask yourself if you can entrust your personal data to a company that is willing to place you at additional risk if the price is right.” ~Bob Wilson, in his 2007 job search engine showdown [tags] local free employment newspapers, JobDig, Oklahoma jobs newspapers[/tags]
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Al Gore at Steve Jobs’ House: It’s in His Blog!
Posted in July 25th, 2007
As reported in FakeSteveJobs, a blog reportedly not written by [tag]Steve Jobs[/tag], himself. There is just so much Apple news today…. Al Gore is Driving Us Nuts So he’s been with us for less than a week but we’re ready to shoot him. First of all, he’s not a vegetarian, and he keeps bringing meat [...]
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an apology
Posted in July 25th, 2007
by admin in Daily Wisdom
Some time ago, I cut and pasted the following paragraph. I thought it was a superb example of good writing and biting sarcasm. Plus it made me laugh. For the life of me, I cannot recall where I originally found this–but it must have been written by an Englishman, Canadian or Australian since they spelled [...]
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Humor Testing in the Workplace: A Coming Trend?
Posted in July 24th, 2007
Another observation. People with well developed senses of humor do better in the workplace. In past postings, I have advised just to smile more…even that helps. The real test, however, is not only if YOU can smile but if you can make others smile, too. If you can make others smile, the corner office awaits. [...]
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