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Stupid Essay Questions (on job applications!)

Below is a sample of the ridiculous essay questions I’ve been asked to provide answers to as part of my program/project management…

Apr 2

Stupid Essay Questions (on job applications!)

Apr 2

Quickest Way to Fix the Hiring Process: The Rejected Candidate Survey

I think CEOs and BODs and would be stunned by the damage done to their company’s reputation and brand as a result of a poor hiring…

Mar 25

Quickest Way to Fix the Hiring Process: The Rejected Candidate Survey

Mar 25

It’s Time to Remove “Hiring Managers” from the Hiring Process

The recruitment and hiring process is broken. Ask any applicant, any recruiter, and any company looking for talent. If you asked any one of…

Mar 23

It’s Time to Remove “Hiring Managers” from the Hiring Process

Mar 23

Your Applicant Wants to Record the Interview?(!)

Imagine, meeting a job applicant IRL. Perhaps at your office, maybe at a coffee shop. You sit down, introduce yourself, and then the…

Mar 17

Your Applicant Wants to Record the Interview?(!)

Mar 17

Eight Things I Hope NOT to See on LinkedIn this Year

I’m hopeful that LinkedIn users will resolve to NOT do the following in 2025:

Jan 9

Eight Things I Hope NOT to See on LinkedIn this Year

Jan 9

Three (Easy) New Year’s Resolutions

If you’re resolving to lose weight, save money or pay off debt, there are other blog posts to read. If you’re thinking you need more…

Dec 29, 2024

Three (Easy) New Year’s Resolutions

Dec 29, 2024

I Don’t Consent to Having this Interview Recorded (and You Shouldn’t Either!)

Virtual meetings and their respective recordings have been around for about a decade, but now there is a notable uptick in recruiters…

Nov 21, 2024

I Don’t Consent to Having this Interview Recorded (and You Shouldn’t Either!)

Nov 21, 2024

The “Toxic” Red Flag

Recruiter: “How do you manage difficult stakeholders?”

Oct 23, 2024

Oct 23, 2024

Three Post-Covid Reasons Your Project is Failing

Projects fail for all kinds of reasons — here’s a few things that are different after Covid…..

Feb 3, 2023

Feb 3, 2023

The Real Reason Men Want You Back in the Office: They’re Lonely

The demand we all return to the office (so we can all hang out together) seems to come from predominantly men. Why?

Feb 2, 2023

The Real Reason Men Want You Back in the Office: They’re Lonely

Feb 2, 2023

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Plume de Poison

Author, Technologist, Oracle. I care about politics, art, social justice, and leading the examined life. Occasionally hilarious.

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