Yer hired!
The best cover letter of all time? Perhaps...if it works. The best manicure of all time? Nyet. (PS: the cover letter is a fake, but still adequately funny. And perhaps some good employment branding....
View ArticleHoley Resume!
I love disagreeing. It's like a hobby. When I was a kid, I thought I would be a lawyer when I grew up. As much as I joke about it, the driver for me isn't the need to be right. I just love dialectic;...
View ArticleThe threat of the false positive by way of stupid pet tricks
I'm always interested in other companies' interview processes. It helps me realize that some of the stuff we do really does feel like innovation to other companies even though it's just part of our...
View ArticleIf I could do it all again, I’d do something different. But it still wouldn’t...
Sometimes I think about what would have happened if I majored in something else besides business in college. I mean, that business degree comes in handy-ish. An actual requirement to do my job? Not so...
View ArticleResume funkaliciousness…I like pink.
OK, it's not for everybody. Or even mostlybody. However, this is fun. Bam! (More info on FastCompany here) I love novelty, when it doesn't interfere with practicality. What can I say...I am a...
View ArticleThe "War for Talent" is status quo.
First, I would like to acknowledge that "war for talent" is a dated phrase; it's just how things are now. No political commentary (only in my head, kids), but the war metaphor is stale. And...poaching...
View ArticleThe moment between photo and video…
...the animated .gif. (Read about it at FastCompany) There's something beautiful about this; more refined than video, in kind of an emotional way. I think it's that the isolation of the movement is...
View ArticleDesigning product for women
(FastCompany: Women Are 85% Of The Consumer Market. But How Do You Reach Them?) The article is interesting, but a little condescending. I am sure it's unintentional and I should point out that the...
View ArticleNurturing a workplace for creatives…
This article (or wait, is it a blog post...I'm going with article) kind of trails off into how to manage grown-ups, but the initial premise is something I agree with. If you hire creative people, you...
View ArticleHeather Hamilton has left the building!
Tomorrow, officially. You know I couldn't leave without saying goodbye, my wonderful, invisible interwebz friends. It's been 12 years of hard work and 7 years of blogging. Seven years! I plan to pick...
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