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Issue 398 -- March 04, 2008
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Someone's Got To Do It
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4. Humor
-- Great Customer Service
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2. False
Resumes – You Did What?
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5. 48
Days Featured Businesses
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This week we had an
unusual day -- February 29th. How did you handle that bonus day? What
do you do with unexpected time or money in general. Checking that
will likely give you a quick gauge on how fast you are reaching the
success you want. Read
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Color is Your Parachute.” It leads to success for about 4% of
the people who use it as their primary search method. Most people
who use this method are hiding out to avoid the pain of real
contact.
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on Wednesday morning.
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Periodically, I write
about distance learning. I love the fact that there are many
options for getting degrees today that may be non-traditional. You
can get legitimate degrees in lots of areas of specialty and go
right on to a real career. And yes, there are many degrees that are
not worth having because they are just a piece of paper. Here’s one
that’s just for fun:
Schmuck University provides the most advanced and respected program
in Schmuckology. The program is designed to prepare students to
annoy, manipulate, endanger, and cheat their family, friends,
neighbors, and business associates. The graduates of Schmuck U find
employment in diverse industries and government agencies. Okay
-- this is a spoof by Michael Prolman.
Schmuck University
Here’s one course description:
COR 102 Lies
White lie, half truth, omission, distortion, exaggeration,
unrepresentative example, complete fabrication, tricks of
statistics. Detection avoidance: consistency and plausibility
analysis; common body language, voice and eye-movement mistakes.
You can actually print your own Doctor of Philosophy in
Schmuckology. Or you may want to send one to your bag-of-wind
cousin.
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Robert Irvine, the star
chef of Dinner Impossible has acknowledged fabricating parts of his
resume that got him the position as host on The Food Network. It
seems he just added a few impressive details like cooking for
Britain’s Royal Family and several U.S. presidents. The Food
Network said the chef has “challenged the trust of our viewers” and
his contract will not be renewed.
It turns out the B.S. in his "B.S. in Food and Nutrition"
stands for something other than Bachelor of Science. If you've been
tempted to change your flipping hamburger history into
"engineer for meat inspection" you need to read on. False
Resumes – You Did What?
Hey did I ever mention that I spent some time with Jake and Elwood
of the Blues Brothers? They had all the time in the world for me --
never seemed distracted and appeared genuinely interested in my
story.
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What would be the
perfect job title for your current position? How would you title
the perfect position?
I resist using the Department of Labor’s “Dictionary of
Occupational Titles” for mature adults looking for new careers. Any
categorization of a person’s skills may overlook unique personal
characteristics or interests. And also, I’m frequently amazed at
some of the titles actually listed there. Here are just a few - I
am not making any of these up. They are listed in the 660 pages of
DOL job titles. You can check them out yourself in the new edition
of the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Check these out: Ear‑Muff Assembler, Ecclesiastical‑Art‑Metal
Worker, Drawstring Knotter, Dope Mixer, Doorshaker, Doll‑Eye‑Setter,
Dinkey Operator, Butt Maker, Breast Buffer, Brain Picker, Asparagus
Sorter, Head Switcher, Toe Pounder, Umbrella Tipper, and of course
Easter Bunny.
These are more creative than I could make up. So, obviously, you
can give yourself most any title. When required to list my position
in my company, I write “Creative Thinker.” What do you want to be
when you grow up?
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A store manager
overheard a clerk saying to a customer, "No, ma'am, we haven't
had any for some weeks now, and it doesn't look as if we'll be
getting any soon."
Alarmed by what was being said, the manager rushed over to the
customer who was walking out the door and said, "That isn't
true, ma'am. Of course, we'll have some soon. In fact, we placed an
order for it a couple of weeks ago."
Then the manager drew the clerk aside and growled, "Never,
never, never, never say we don't have something. If we don't have
it, say we ordered it and it's on its way. Now, what was it she
wanted?"
"Rain."
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