Brief Episode

See Resume, See Door, See Applicant Run

Is putting “See resumé” on forms for a recruiter a big No No? Or a Yes Yes? Thoughts on unreasonable expectations from recruiters.

New Lawsuits, New Couples

Something that came to my attention in reading the initial three petitions was that there are new couples’ names listed on the petition from the ACLU and Lambda Legal.
Today, with the updated front page of the California Supreme Court, I couldn’t help but notice new documents have been filed.
The one that I don’t think I’ll [...]

Battlestar Galactica — the last season? Or The Last Supper?

What the frak?!? Coasting down Melrose Avenue this morning, I looked up and saw this image.
Does it look familiar to you? It did to me, too. Let’s compare this great billboard with the famous image it’s inspired by after the jump.

Note that in the original painting The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci, there [...]

How Criminals & Lawyers Use Monster.com & Other Job Sites to Invade Your Privacy (and How to Stop Them)

You’re out of work. You want a job. Or you have a job, but you want a better one. You submit your resumé online. But did you know that makes you a target for criminals and lawyers to use your information?

MySpace — A Place for Dead People

I see dead people. On MySpace. The first was a profile a friend of mine had in his Friends list. It was his teenage brother, who died a few years ago in a sad turn of events. The profile exists as a tribute & a marker, a gravestone in cyberspace. But I didn’t seek out [...]