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Lessons from Hollywood

You have an 8% chance of living, now what?

November 30, 2009 9 comments

A buddy of mine recently returned to the great state of Pennsylvania after a two year adventure in Los Angeles.  He moved out to Hollywood land to chase his music and acting dreams, but Dave came back to PA to save up some money and decide if/when he’ll go back.  Dave is the exact definition of [...]

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What can Joaquin Phoenix teach us about switching careers? Do you have street cred?

October 6, 2009 4 comments

The embarrassing decline of Joaquin Phoenix
Towards the end of 2008 shocking reports surfaced that Joaquin Phoenix was switching careers.  Phoenix declared that his accomplished acting career was over, and immediately focused on pursuing a hip-hop music career.  Anyone who saw “Walk the Line” and his excellent portrayal of Johnny Cash might not have been too surprised when [...]

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The Office performs Parkour

October 1, 2009 1 comment

Since I haven’t had a chance to really sit down and write, I figured the least I could do was send a comical clip from “The Office”.  Enjoy!

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Office Space Clip: A lesson on employee engagement

September 3, 2009 5 comments

For those not receiving an invite to the  joyous Human Resources buzz word party, employee engagement is a phrase used to describe how motivated, or excited employees are in their role.  Organizations with a strategic HR function run surveys on their employees to understand the level of engagement at  the company.  Certainly, other items are measured, [...]

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Cold, cruel, and hilarious interview prank from Monty Python (video clip)

August 8, 2009 0 comments

Don’t want to give anything away, but I’ve actually heard horror stories from job seekers that mildly resemble the below interview clip from Monty Python.  This scene is gold, 18 kernels of pure gold.  Enjoy.

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