Posts tagged: hiring

What Do You Do? How You Phrase the Answer Can Make or Break You

Marketing isn’t something just for the marketing department.  It’s something we all do, but it’s just that most of us do it very poorly.  The clip below is talking about indie musicians marketing themselves – you know, the kind that the big labels haven’t picked up, nobody knows about, and are trying to get people [...]

Saturday January 30th, 2010 in , , , , , , | Comments Off

How Much Does That Institutional Degree Really Mean?

“If we were both competing for that position, you’d get it and I wouldn’t because you have a degree and I don’t.”  I overheard that little nugget at the divisional Christmas party, and it struck me as  a little odd because that was shared between two young admin assistants.  What the hell does any university [...]

Sunday December 20th, 2009 in , , , , , | 2 Comments »