Now here’s how to really look for talent. This job posting for an administrative intern at Pitchfork Media is the way real people communicate:
Pitchfork Media is looking for some obnoxious hipster scum to beat up in the back alley of our New York City office. But more importantly, we’re seeking an administrative intern. (Seriously, no [...]
In a little departure from my normal reading, my book this week was Understanding Action Learning. Authors Judy O’Neil and Victoria Marsick write for L&D and OD people, but their applied research is pretty grounded:
As much as adult learners can absorb in the classroom, they can learn and retain much more on the job.
O’Neil and [...]
This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back again.
Dogs can be socialized. Cats can usually be socialized. But what about a wild idea?
Is “socialize” even slang?
“Socialize” is a real word, right? I used to socialize. It means to hang out with your friends, doesn’t it? Since we had so much fun adding -wise to words over the past 50 or so years – [...]
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Unless you’re this guy, who could afford 469,000 dollar meals at MickeyD’s. Because of a payroll mistake.
From the JT International News Wire comes a story called You Have to Work for Your Money! Author Tracey Coenen writes about someone who didn’t do the right thing:
Anthony accepted a [...]
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