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January 2010

Sorry, I probably won’t read your cover letter

Like many recruiters, I rarely read cover letters. Most of us zoom right into the resume for a quick scan of the candidate and avoid the cover letter whenever possible. Why should we read two different documents that are basically trying to say the same thing? When we have 100 resumes to read, why read [...]

January 27, 2010 62 comments READ MORE →

Home Run Interview, Right!?! Jose Canseco! (video)

Who said that funny, can’t also be informational? Check out the hilarious interview video clip below and stop back after for my comments. What have we learned? DON’T get caught up in a magazine while waiting for them to start your interview DO dress well. The guy totally dresses the part in this interview DON’T [...]

January 22, 2010 15 comments READ MORE →

Your recruiter <3′s you

Have a bit of interview anxiety? Here’s a quick tip – your recruiter is pulling for you. While most places aren’t hiring in bulk like they used to, recruiting/staffing has been cut back, which doubles, or even triples the work load a recruiter has on their plate. When someone calls about your resume, it’s because [...]

January 20, 2010 22 comments READ MORE →

Corn Heads Community

Just about a month ago I added a new page to COTJ called “Corn Heads”, and if you ever ventured to that section you would have found yourself a nice little teaser. After weeks of torture, I will now finally explain what the hell is going on, and how you can get involved… What is [...]

January 18, 2010 18 comments READ MORE →

Are you and your co-workers ‘Perfect Strangers’?

Larry Appleton had just moved to Chicago for a more private life, away from his large family in Wisconsin. Unfortunately for Larry, but fortunately for all of us, his distant cousin Balki Bartokomous drops in for a visit, which completely shatters the life Larry was seeking. Even though the two are extremely different, Larry lets [...]