Monday, April 20th, 2009
How's that old resume looking?
Not that I'm hinting that you will need it anytime soon. (If I had the ability to predict the future, I'd be swimming in my lottery winnings right now--literally, swimming. Like Scrooge McDuck or something.) But, it never hurts to have an updated resume on hand. ...
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Monday, April 13th, 2009
So, what's your greatest weakness?
Funny, the person whose job you're replacing--who takes three-hour lunch breaks--also said her greatest weakness was that she's a workaholic.
Gah! That infernal interview question.
Perhaps human resources professionals ask about job candidates' weaknesses to see if the interviewee can think on his or her feet.
But as punkrockhr.com ...
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
I once had a coworker, "Mike," who would refer to himself as "a lone wolf, a man who plays by no one's rules but his own."
He was one of the most popular guys in the office.
Yes, people like to romanticize the loner. You know, the misunderstood-rebel type. It's great in ...
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
You all know I'm very modest (and awesome, clearly).
But, I'm just going to pat myself on the back for a minute. Did you notice that all my predictions for last night's Oscars came true? I'm totally going to go out and buy some lotto tickets now!
Anyway, between the champagne, the ...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
I'm going to admit something to you: I am on a diet. So, of course that means I'm always thinking about junk food.
Cookies, to be precise.
You know which cookies are the best? Thin Mints. Oh man, so chocolaty and minty and crunchy and perfect. But they're very hard to come ...
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