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The World's Worst Job

The following is a true story.  It takes place between the hour of 9:30 and10:30 on May 6th.

Wife:  Can you pass me the salt?
Jim:  I'm sorry, you've used up your ration of salt until next payday.
Wife: I'm not a Roman Soldier, please pass me the salt.
Jim: (passing the salt), Do you know what must be the world's worst job?  Working in a salt mine.  You're sweaty, it's sticky, salt is in your eyes...
Mother-in-Law:  And think about if you cut yourself!
Jim: Boy, that would sting.  Ouch!
Wife: Still, there are advantages to working in a salt mine.
Jim:  Free salt?
Wife: That, and no Giant Slug attacks
Jim: That's true.  In a salt mine, you would be free of Giant Slug attacks.  That's what I love about you - you're a silver lining kind of gal.

Talent Drive: Resume Madness

Mashups are easy.  If you've ever thought you had an idea for a commercial, or have  few photos you want to turn into a slideshow, this is the way to go.

Yes, both Flektor and TalentDrive are clients of mine, but the beauty of social media is we all work together to get bigger.

And for those hungry for SEO.  Flektor's internal pages, like those on Twitter and YouTube and a host of other social media sites, are great links for your website.  Search TalentDrive on Google and what do you see?  A reference to the video on the first page, from a third party source (the Flektor site).

If you're curious on how to do this for your company, your staffing firm, or you as a candidate - drop me a line, or just head on over to Flektor yourself.   It's easy.

Awareness Test

Awareness Test: I first saw this from a presentation by Kevin Wheeler, and it's now making the rounds in the online video realm. Sadly, I failed the test, again.

Advanced Video Recruiting From The Ukraine

You don't have to understand Ukranian to know what this video is about.  The video quality may not be the best, but the message is clear.  They want you to join the team.

What's said is that this video is a more advanced use of social media than 99% of the attempts to hire put out by US Corporations.  For more on the Ukranian Army recruiting strategy, head on over to Strategy Page.

hattip:  Instapundit

Beware The Boss Button

If you read ESPN, or any other number of sites, there's often "button" on the screen that you can press to take you to an innocuous spread sheet, or some other kind of random screen that won't show you fawning over the prospective Rams draft picks (or worse, if you're on CNNSI).

I was at CollegeHumor.com today, and saw a Boss Button from CareerBuilder.  It was an advertisement, but I'm always curious, so I clicked it.

OMG.  If you're playing the video, it doesn't stop the video.  It Instead overlays this onto your screen.

Crossbows and Mustaches: Episode 1

Half of what I currently do is focused on marketing, separate from recruiting.  So this post is about a new video series that's being launched at MySpace TV.  It's called Crossbows and Mustaches, and it's a parody of crime dramas. The content has language and adult situations, so it's not safe for the corporate workplace, but it's funnier than anything Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan ever did.

How's that for a recommendation?  The video is below the fold.

Scrath, Scratch, Scratch

I had a great time playing paintball on Sunday.

Now for the aftermath.  I'm going to go bathe in calamine.

In Which I Call For An Invasion Of Canada

I hoped it wouldn't have to come to this - but a rogue country, full of rogues, has weapons of mass destruction and it seems that they are having problems holding on to them.

Our only choice, is to invade them and take away their maple syrup and beer.  Jason, Anthony, Michael, I'm sorry to say this, but it's my duty as an American citizen to call for an invasion of Canada.

Rothberg and DeBettignies - the time to make your decision is now.  Are you with us, or with them, eh?  Dennis Smith I know is with me. There's oil in Canada, and as a Texan, he's bound by law to take it.  Harry Joiner is all in - he just increased the size of his family and needs more room to expand.

The question is where Cheesman and Sumser stand.  Sumser lives in California and is a vegetarian, so it's quite possible he's a pacifist.  Cheesman lives in Cleveland, which means he likes to fight, but I don't know what his thoughts are on Google Canada, and he won't make a move without first checking to see how it will affect his PageRank.

So whose with me?  Anyone up for a summer excursion up north to secure liberty, oil and WMD's? 

**The story is actually a frightening one, and I'm not making light of the seriousness of misplaced nuclear materials.  I've just always wanted to invade our neighbors to the north and sack their Tim Horton's.

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The Follies Of Leadership

A CEO takes over at a company, and decides that it's important he set a strong example from day one.  He casts about for a way to set expectations, and decides to head down to the main floor to get some quality time with the staff.

When he gets to the floor, he sees that people are working, but there doesn't seem to be much urgency.  There's even a guy leaning up against the wall, looking around like he has nothing to do. 

The CEO calls out to him.  "You There, Up Against The Wall!"  The noise in the room stops, and everyone looks over as the CEO strides up to the young man, disdainfully looking at his wrinkled clothing and generally sloppy appearance.

The CEO looks the young man in the eye.  "Son, how much money do you make?"

The young man, shuffles his feet, and says, "about $200 a week, sir."

The CEO reaches into his pocket, pulls out his wallet, and counts out $800 in cash.  He shoves it in the young man's hands, and says, "Here's four weeks pay.  Now get out of here."

The young man, thanks him, and quickly leaves.  The CEO looks around the room, and gladly notices that everyone is looking at him with an expression of awe on their face.

"Now," the CEO says, "Can any of you tell me what exactly that young man did around here that he felt he could just stand around in the middle of the day?"

No one spoke for a bit, then one lady in a cubicle raised her hand.  The CEO nodded to her, and she said, "I can't be sure, but I believe he was the pizza delivery boy."    

Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

Haggar Suits does a bit on sexual harassment in the workplace.  It's funny, but a bit too clever with itself.  Still - it's employment material, and it's part of their Making Things Right video series.

hat-tip - MissouriPolitics.net