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Having sat on both sides of the interview desk, I can say the first thing you need to do is circumvent the HR department. Someone gave them a list and said 'match this'. They are not, however, the best judge of your skills or ability to work with a team, etc. HR is largely there to provide a buffer between the execs and the employees (sorry if any of you are in HR but it's true no matter where I've worked and you'll have a hard time changing my opinion). I've done it your way and you really do need to find someone who knows someone who can get you in touch with the people who put in the request for the actual job. Or someone who works there who can vouch for you. There are too many well-qualified people out there and what matters is people vouching for you and bringing you to the attention of the right people, not letting some HR flunky decide you aren't qualified. That's like letting someone with a degree in social work or english literature decide whether or not you're highly qualified enough.

So don't forget to post your YouTube link

now that's funny, right there....

I thought you were MJ. You'd be surprised how often I hear that.

Fairweather is Michael Jackson?

It certainly wasn't "Being a conservative male in Land Of Hyper-Liberal Wymyn"....

For those of you who can't be bothered doing two things at once: Scientist Develops Caffeinated Doughnuts - Friday, January 26, 2007 (01-26) 04:40 PST DURHAM. N.C. (AP) -- That cup of coffee just not getting it done anymore? How about a Buzz Donut or a Buzzed Bagel? That's what Doctor Robert Bohannon, a Durham, North Carolina, molecular scientist, has come up with. Bohannon says he's developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods, without the bitter taste of caffeine. Each piece of pastry is the equivalent of about two cups of coffee. While the product is not on the market yet, Bohannon has approached some heavyweight companies, including Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks about carrying it.

Maybe he's over here...

Everything is a transitional form, wingnut, at least until something better suited to that particular environment comes along. Even if it already exists, it may take longer than your lifetime for it to become predominant. Notice how he uses "wingnut" - apparently for the purposes of discouraging anyone arguing with his flacid, unsubstantiated logic for fear that his namecalling will escalate, thus embarrasing said opponent. Uh, yeah, that's why I did it.....yeah, that's it.

Everything is a transitional form, wingnut, at least until something better suited to that particular environment comes along. Even if it already exists, it may take longer than your lifetime for it to become predominant.

Personally, I'm all for legalization and taxation of all drugs, just like for alcohol. If Fairweather were here, I'd also note I don't use them myself and I don't teach children.....

Maybe it's just me but I don't see a lot of boarders in the moguls. I'm no mogul expert though..... I do wish they'd get their fat bums out of the middle of the runs though. Can't you guys move off to the side to sit down in a group?

Hey, now. Don't go spoiling a perfectly good conspiracy theory....

Soon, they'll test all yer babies for congenital defects and that data will be tied into a national database searchable by the police. You won't be told, of course.

Because big pharma wouldn't make such huge profits then and what would that do to political campaign contributions and the revolving door between Congress and industry? Madness!

i was joking.

I heard they make sleeping pads now. I asked about them the other day but when they asked me where I was from and I said 'Seattle' they stopped talking to me. Must have thought I was looking for terrorists or drug smugglers.

And you shouldn't have to pay school taxes if you don't have kids and you shouldn't have to pay for the Defense department if you don't get to use any of their cool toys to blow stuff up! What is WRONG with this country?

Thanks, carolyn. Have fun in the wicked Great White North.

That only works if you have no friends or family or children and you never drive under the influence and that the public health services and public safety officials have no legal, moral, or financial responsibility for you. If you can die by yourself without endangering anyone, without harming your family, and without costing Joe Taxpayer a cent...well, go for it!

You need to spend more time with Michelle Malkin then.

I used to think that, until I went (to South Africa). Absolutely one of the most spectacular experiences of my life. I don't care how many zoos you've been to, the first time you see that action out in the wild, you literally go ape shit. The rock climbing is superb, too, but keep an eye out for pythons. The same in Australia, except you have to keep an eye out for about 10 different spiders and 10 different snakes. Nothing says 'Stop daydreaming' like seeing a 2 meter long black snake in the middle of the access trail.....

Isn't Climbing magazine designed to make us unhappy? Look at Beth and Tommy climb 5.13! You can't, can you!? Hah!

The only legislation I want to see is the one that bans the government from using propaganda. That'd shut them up a fair bit.

Eerily familiar?