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How Tristan Walker got a job at foursquare and what you can learn from his story

I read a blog post from Tristan Walker this morning about how he got a job at foursquare. It’s the kind of story that makes a 28 year old man fist pump high in the air. It’s the kind of story I wish more people read, and more people told. It’s the kind of story [...]

July 20, 2011 15 comments READ MORE →

My Reaction to The Comment War That Was “6 Reasons You Don’t Have a Job”

Last week I wrote what many have called the best post here on Corn on the Job. One fellow went as far as personally calling me to say it was the greatest blog post he’d ever read. But I can’t please everyone, and the (nearly 80!) comments on post proves that fact. “6 Reasons [...]

June 28, 2011 49 comments READ MORE →

6 Reasons You Don’t Have A Job

Many unemployed folks usually don’t understand why they’ve been out of work for so long. Their obvious scape goat is the economy and the other billion job seekers that are their competition. This excuse is completely warranted, but I can’t let them off the hook so easy. It’s just not happening. Here are 6 reasons [...]

June 21, 2011 112 comments READ MORE →

Help a Charity and Help Your Job Search

You’re out of work. Your job search is exhausting. You’ve tried live networking. Nothing is working and you’re not having any luck reaching HR or any influential employees at the company you’d like to work for. It’s time for a new approach. Why Charity Work Will Lead to A Job Before I even begin to [...]

June 16, 2011 1 comment READ MORE →

Bullshit interview questions and other general nonsense floating in my head at 1:34 AM

I began writing this at 1:34 AM, but I’m certain you put that together when reading the blog post title. A ton is happening up in my head right now. Some of it is job search/recruiting related. Most of it is random. A portion is kinda like ‘holy shit, I turn 28 on Sunday’. And [...]