From the monthly archives:

May 2006

The Stack

by Lance Haun on May 31, 2006

Your resume is in here somewhere. Do you know if it will come out?
More on this later.
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How to get hired

by Lance Haun on May 30, 2006

There seems to be this philosophy abound in certain groups of would-be employees: annoy the living crap out of the guy doing the hiring. I have heard job coaches give this advice like it is some sort of golden, untapped method. The only thing it accomplishes is pissing off and annoying the person [...]

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How to get fired gracefully

by Lance Haun on May 25, 2006

Chances are, at one point of your working life or another, you’re going to get canned. I feel bad to be breaking the news to you but in the world of higher turnover and rapidly changing demand, the American employee is more expendable than ever (as long as “ever” means before 1940). Expendability aside, [...]

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Interview Tip: Show up, bring booze

by Lance Haun on May 25, 2006

Nothing delights me more than people showing up to an interview with alcohol on their breath. It makes my job as an HR guy more interesting and gives me good stories to tell. Considering this has happened multiple times, I’ll tell you what pretty much goes through my mind:
This is awesome. I [...]

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