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Write a Job Description That Attracts — Not Repels — Candidates.....



Employers often complain that they are unable to fill open jobs. But many are looking for such a narrow set of competencies that no candidate could possibly measure up. Exhaustive job descriptions deter solid prospects who worry they don't fit the overly specific (or ambitious) criteria. Next time you're hiring, consider these tips:

Focus on success factors, not experience : Don't itemize every skill the candidate could possibly need. Instead, briefly list the most important abilities required for a person to succeed.

Make the title clear : The way you label a job defines who will apply. Use job titles that clearly describe the profession. Don't use insider jargon.

Watch your biases : Be careful not to include requirements that would rule out capable candidates who don't exactly match the ideal in your head.

 
Courtsey : Havard Business Review/ Tammy Johns

Hell Hath no Fury like a Woman Scorned....

She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.

On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.

On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music and feasted on a pound of shrimps, a jar of caviar and a bottle of Chardonnay.

When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar, into the hollow of the curtain rods.


She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.


When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.

Then slowly, the house began to smell.

They tried everything; cleaning, mopping and airing the place out.

Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned.

Air fresheners were hung everywhere.

Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days, and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked. People stopped coming over to visit.

Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit.

 

Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move. A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house.


Word got out and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls. Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.

 

The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house.

 

She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly, and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.

 

Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth but only if she were to sign the papers that very day.

She agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.

 

A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home . . . including the curtain rods,


 

I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU????


 

Hmmm... Things to ponder about...


  •   Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front?
  • Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.  
  • Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.
  • Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage.
  • Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
  • Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?
  • Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery!!!!' ???
  • Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
  • Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice' ?
  • Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavoring, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?
  • Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
  • Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
  • Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
  • Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
  • Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
  • You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!
  • Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
  • Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
  • If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?