We get several unsolicited resumes a day. Most go straight into the round file (the trash). I got one today that was so bad that I just had to blog about it, as it has all the classic no-hire reasons: serves as the interface between executive management and engineering resume has every technology and language […]
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There was once a study where psychologists showed subjects a series of pictures, asking them to rate how attractive the people in the pictures were. Unknown to the subjects, they sometimes saw two of the same person– the difference being that one picture would be digitally manipulated to increase pupil dilation. The impact? The picture
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I have to admit– the restaurants, hotel suites, and first-class flights are nice. It’s even nicer to be able to tell folks about it, since you’re getting twice the benefit (enjoying plus telling). Is there anything wrong with wanting to enjoy the good life? Does that make me evil or greedy? Hey, you only live
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Today I received two “urgent” messages from a Facebook user named Brian Zisk. They are both similar in content and tone, so I’ll just post one of them below. There is a game on Facebook called “Friends For Sale“. You buy and sell friends, and in the process are able to give them nicknames, send
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