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Lindsay Lohan as Victoria Gotti: Is it Ever O.K. to Take Hiring Risks?

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

by Taylor Korsak Pop Quiz: Of the following people, who do you hire for the job? A 24 year old woman with a drug and alcohol problem, battling a felony grand theft charge. Normal person Normal person Normal person Probably not A. - unless you’re a filmmaker. Lindsay Lohan popped up at Tuesday’s press conference for John Travolta’s ...

Awesome Creative Resumes…That Could Go Awesomely Wrong

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Did you ever watch the show "Arrested Development"? It was like the funniest show on TV, when it was on, which wasn't for long. It introduced Michael Cera to the world and saved Jason Bateman from Teen Wolf 2 infamy. If you didn't watch it (thanks, by the way, you're ...

5 Tips for Negotiating a Better Salary

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Ah, money. Who would have thought that it would beat out sex as one of the last conversation taboos in America? (Thanks, Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, et al.) Seriously. Ask your girlfriend about her latest date and you'd get talk that would make the sailors of yore blush in shame. Ask ...

What Hiring Managers Can Learn From the NY Jets

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL? J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets! Woo, it's going to be insane. Who would have thought the little NY team that could would have made it all the way to the playoffs? And maybe they'll make it to the Super Bowl. That would mean...that I'll be watching commercials and the ...

When Hiring, Beware the “Avatar” Syndrome

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Happy New Year, everyone! I was lucky enough to have the previous week off. And, though I didn't go anywhere warm, I did manage to watch a ton of so-terrible-yet-I-can't-turn-away TV (Jersey Shore, anyone?), do possibly permanent damage to my diet, and see a few movies. Such as the much-buzzed about ...

Full Disclosure of Social Media: How Big Brother is Watching Job Applicants

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Big Brother is at it again. Apparently, the city of Bozeman, MT, requested that prospective employers disclose all the social networking sites they have profiles on--as well as the usernames and passwords. What's next, Bozeman, MT? How about social security numbers? Mothers' maiden names? Credit card expiration dates? How about we make it ...

Would you hire “Yankees”?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

...And the Yankees win! You know what this means? Six months without baseball! Woohoo! (Until, of course, the highlight reel of the season is delivered to my door, as my boyfriend likes to remind me.) All joking aside, it's pretty awesome that the Yankees won--27 World Series! What an amazing feat. Can you ...

What’s In a Name? Maybe a Job.

Monday, August 31st, 2009

When I was in elementary school there were two other Jessicas in my class. Didn't really bother me, because when the teacher called "Jessica" to answer a question, I just pretended it was for one of the other two and continued to hide in the back. In college my freshman year, I ...

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