Friday, January 22nd, 2010
It never fails.
I could be in perfect health: bundling up like an Eskimo, using anti-bacterial lotion with a vengeance, popping Vitamin C capsules as if they were M&Ms.
Doesn't matter. If it's a weekend where I have plans I'm looking forward to, that Saturday I'll wake up with a sore throat ...
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
HR policies are important. Mostly.
HR policies are not to be confused with Ludacris
However, there's a reason many employees dislike working with HR. Some HR policies just seem ludicrous.
Sure, there are reasons these HR policies are there. I understand this. But it doesn't matter. They should be gone anyway.
HR Policies That Should Be ...
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
I have a problem with social media.*
Not in a crazy unabomber way, of course. I think social media is vital to today's society, connecting friends, relatives, people who want to stalk their exes, all that. It has also become important for businesses, allowing recruiters to find job candidates, hiring managers ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
My friend, who had previously worked on a cruise ship, is currently back on dry land, living in her parents' house, looking for a job.
Unfortunately, as we all know, it's hard out there for a job applicant right now.
But every day she diligently applies to jobs. She goes on the ...
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
I went to the U2 concert at Giants Stadium last night.
Am I telling this just to brag?
Yes. Maybe a little.
Anyway, I went with my friend and her boyfriend. After we were herded like cattle (apparently other people were going to this concert as well--who'da thunk it?) at our train station and ...
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