From the “things you shouldn’t really have to tell people, but, obviously, you do” department (From both sides of the job searching fence): If you’re going to put a help wanted ad in the newspaper that asks people to go to your website to apply for this position, make sure the website has been updated,…
Networking for the introverted Not that this is becoming a job search blog, it just seems like I’ve had a run of similarly themed, and interesting things lately. 🙂 Thanks to the Job Blog for the link.
Andy’s post today reminded me of a similar experience I had. I submitted a resume in response to an ad on a nationwide job board. Actually a reputable one at that, but obviously they don’t control everyone who posts jobs there. Within minutes of sending the resume in response I got an email, letting me…
After spending much time and effort trying to get my wife’s blog to work I could easily write a book about what not to do when you do an upgrade. For example: Don’t update any of your support documentation before you release. Be sure that said documentation lists as a troubleshooting step to check a…
I’m pretty much blowing off all PC related projects this weekend. One, because last week at work was very stressful, trying to fit 5 days of work into 4 days of the week, and two, because it’s finally nice outside! We spent most of yesterday at my parent’s house, and I think we’ll be spending…
I know what I liked most about having the office across the hall from me empty. When you’re focusing on details, say in trying to run accounting reports which are very detail intensive, and the person across the hall is having a meeting in their office, it’s very hard to tune them out. I’ll be…