“Remember, it doesn’t matter whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.” – Darrin Weinberg I’ve been getting lots of calls from recruiters lately. Some are looking for candidates and some have noticed my company’s job postings and are looking to fill the jobs (even though they were not asked to [...] [...]
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00 [...] “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Do you remember your first job? I’m sure most people remember their first job with fond memories. My first job did not go so well. I was a freshman in college and [...] [...] “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford “And the winner is . . .”. How many times have you heard those words? Better yet, how many times have you heard them followed by your name? It’s great to be the winner, “the best”. Not all [...] [...] “Your tale, sir, would cure deafness.” – William Shakespeare So what is the most difficult environment you’ve ever worked in? Everyone has their horror stories. Some don’t seem as bad when you compare them to someone else’s sob story. One of mine (and I do have many) was early in my career when I was [...] [...] “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr. Seuss I often think, why bother unless you strive to be the best. I’d like to think that the vast majority of us set out to do the best we can. Now some of us [...] [...] ” The secret of creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” Albert Einstein As you’ve no doubt figured out by now, there is a list for everything. I’m not sure if it is just that the lists are more accessible via the Internet or if the Internet has inspired more lists (I’m sure it’s a [...] [...] “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar Being the best at anything is all relative. Relative to the competition and relative to the measurement being used. After all, if it was so cut and dry, the list would be the same every [...] [...] “The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be.” – Socrates It’s still a tough job market out there, and although many companies reduced their workforce last year, many actually added jobs. While not every company on the Best Companies list added jobs, many did. Today’s list [...] [...] “If at first you don’t succeed, you’re running about average.“ – M.H. Alderson I think that being #1 is somewhat overrated. After all, if you are in the top “anything” that is pretty good. When prepping for today’s post, I was trying to think of something where I came in first during my life and the [...] [...] |
 
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