I needed a job. I was completely flat-out broke. I was on summer break from grad school, so I went all over town handing in applications and smiling, but the whole business was beginning to feel futile. Then I went into a restaurant in the downtown area of the place I was living. I…
Most job applicants know: answering your cell phone, chewing gum, and showing up visibly drunk or on drugs is NOT the way to land your dream job. In my 8 years as a business manager, I’ve seen these interviewing mistakes and much, much worse. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and remember some of…
Since Day One, three things are expected of you. Get a job. Have a family. Live your life. Easy enough unless the world goes to hell faster than you can say, “Jack Rabbit, Jack Rabbit, Jack Rabbit. Bunny Hop.” What’s worse is graduating with a degree that proves useless in the “real world” like…
