Today’s post may well be another installment from the Harvey MacKay School of Obvious Things but it never hurts to be repetitive. Most of us don’t have much experience in interviewing for jobs. We just don’t do it very often. Contrast that with the hiring managers who interview dozens of candidates. Some HR and hiring managers [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Gotcha You Sucker Interview Questions
Posted in April 28th, 2010
by admin in Job Seeker Advice
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Stop With All the BE POSITIVE Talk, Here’s How To Get Started
Posted in April 27th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
We all know that positive people are more interesting, more engaged, more fun to be around and more successful. Typically. And, they get the prettiest girls. So be positive is what we, er, you, hear. Be positive, be positive, be positive. The issue is not so much in understanding the ‘be positive’ outlook on life. We all get that. [...]
Things You Hear in Arizona
Posted in April 26th, 2010
Two Questions Behind Every Job Interview
Posted in April 22nd, 2010
The job interview is misnamed. Too many candidates think about the job interview in those terms—ie., the person with the job is going to ask me a bunch of questions and if I answer the questions correctly I may get the job. What is really happening in the interview is actually quite simple. There are only two [...]
10 More Excuses for the IPhone Guy
Posted in April 22nd, 2010
Ed. note: You heard, didn’t you, that an Apple engineer left his prototype Apple IPhone–”It has multi-tasking!!”–at a bar in Redwood City. Letterman even had the top ten excuses for the guy. Here are ten more. by GL Hoffman Ten More Excuses for the IPhone Guy 10. George Bush. 9. I bet a guy [...]
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How To Write Good, a Real Classic
Posted in April 21st, 2010
by admin in Daily Wisdom
Ed Note: I try to help. Which is why when I saw, again, this classic piece on HOW TO WRITE GOOD, I figured you may have missed it. After all, it is from the 70′s when many of you were just a gleam in your daddy’s eye. I think it ran initially in National Lampoon. [...]
The New Visual Elevator Pitch
Posted in April 20th, 2010
by admin in Daily Wisdom
You know what the elevator pitch is…it is the little talk you give about your career or new product or new company, all condensed into the time it takes you to ride up in the elevator. So not much time. Done well, every word matters and there’s no wasted you-know’s and um’s. High level friends, [...]
The Basics of Job Interviewing. Again.
Posted in April 19th, 2010
by admin in Job Seeker Advice
Listen the hell up. Most of the time, I hate the condescending tone of the career pundits. It’s always “Sally, you idiot, here is how you should do your resume.” Or, “Billy Bob, here is how to answer these typical interview questions.” But I thought you knew better. Come to find out there are a lot…I [...]
How To Get That Dream Summer Job
Posted in April 16th, 2010
by admin in Job Seeker Advice
Students all over will be looking for that perfect summer job. Or, not. Most simply find a job close by, or that pays enough, or is easy to get. If, on the other hand, you want a summer job that is fun, exciting and interesting, here are five things you can do today that will [...]
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Mulligan Season
Posted in April 15th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
While I rarely golf, I do insist on taking mulligans. A mulligan is what they call taking another shot cuz your first one went ‘thataway.’ The term was invented by Abner Mulligan* who said to his wife one day, “Yes, Honey, your ass does kinda look big in those jeans.” Like Abner, I need do-overs [...]
