Comments on: Here’s An Easy One: Be Prepared

By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:35:00 +0000

Deadhedge—you’re probably only going to need one copy of your resume for your entire job hunt, for the reasons you outline. I bring a copy so that I look organized and prepared, but I haven’t actually had to hand it to someone since, like, 1998 or so. I don’t think it’s a necessity, but it does help show them that you’re organized.

I laughed that the part about wearing pants, partly because it’s funny, and partly because the number one search string that brings people to this blog is and always has been some variation on “can women wear pants to an interview?” Someday I’m going to snap and do a post that tells people to go in their underwear. Maybe I can start a trend (a Darwinistic trend, to be sure…but still).
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By: Deadhedge

Deadhedge — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:34:57 +0000

I completely understand the need to have an extra copy of your resume when you were interviewing 8 years ago. That’s the last time that I was ever asked for a copy. Now that the world is on-line so your resume has been forwarded around and printed out by everyone or they just bring their lap tops to the interview and look at it.

Of course, I still bring copies of my resume to every interview because that’s still considered normal interview preparation like wearing pants. However, are we really just killing trees by always having copies of our resume with us at interviews? Shouldn’t it be time to evaluate the necessity of bringing the resume to the interview?
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By: Jen @ Next Rich Girl

Jen @ Next Rich Girl — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:00:22 +0000

Great idea. I always think it's the little things like this that can really set someone apart from the crowd. Also, when I interview people, I always ask if they have a copy of their resume with them. I think how prepared people are shows how important the job is to them. .-= Jen @ Next Rich Girl´s last blog ..Productivity and Unemployment: Is it Time to Stop Working So Hard? =-.

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By: class factotum

class factotum — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:04:40 +0000

I label my leftovers in the freezer. I love my label maker.

As far as being prepared. No. I will not lend you a pen. You are a perfect stranger in the emigration line at the airport/the post office/the DMV/the grocery store/the courthouse/anywhere in the darn world.

Yes, I have extra pens in my purse, but they are extra pens for me. I planned. You did not. Prick your finger and write your passport number in blood. Loser.
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By: Kerry Sandberg Scott

Kerry Sandberg Scott — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:53:25 +0000

I didn’t know about Dan Savage’s views on the future of robotics, so I googled. Now I’m up-to-date on that, and also aware of the existence of dino-dragon porn.

I’m okay with the robots, but I am not sure how I feel about the dino-dragon thing…mostly because it seems unsafe for the dinosaurs. All that fire-breathing seems a little abusive to me. I guess as long as the dinosaurs are consenting, and everyone’s using protection, it’s cool.

By: Amy Boland

Amy Boland — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:24:57 +0000

Then you must not be a fan of Dan Savage or familiar with his thoughts on the future of robotics. .-= Amy Boland´s last blog ..Post-Thanksgiving soup blues =-.

By: Kerry Sandberg Scott

Kerry Sandberg Scott — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:40:03 +0000

I love my label maker probably more than is even appropriate for a human-machine relationship.

By: Em-Dash

Em-Dash — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:25:17 +0000

Funny, I was considering a blogpost on how to be prepared for business trips in Russia (among other things, it involves office supplies, emergency food, water, and toilet paper in my suitcase/purse at all times). But it’s the same idea — the organizations that I visit are so impressed that we are completely self-sufficient on the road. I don’t even have to ask for a paperclip!

I do miss my labelmaker…. too bad it doesn’t print Cyrillic.
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