On Saturday, I had scheduled Joel and I for massages at a spa in Old Town Alexandria. Whoa. I can't even believe that I just called that...
"You Said That in an Interview?"
Things Job Seekers Say that Have Interviewers Scratching Their Heads Alina Dizik, Special to CareerBuilder Just because you got an intervi...
Microsoft Free tools #2– Photosynth
What is Photosynth? Photosynth is a powerful set of tools for capturing and viewing the world in 3D. You can take photos in a 360 degree tur...
Microsoft's free tools #1 - AutoCollage
I love all the Microsoft programmes that are free to teachers who join the Partners in Learning website. One of my favourites is AutoCollage...
Interviewing the interviewer
Robert Half International During the job interview, your primary concern is what the hiring manager will think of your qualifications. But...
1st Weigh In with Joel
Joel and I had our first weigh in on Friday. Here is how it panned out: Joel (6'): 230.2 Hilary (5'8"): 252.8 We both won t...
It's Still Better
It seems like deja vu all over again, doesn't it? It's been happening for the past three years. We start without a loss, we beat Not...
Inside Job Rating Agencies
ONE HAND FEEDS THE OTHER It is interesting to see how apparently only European countries and corporations are downgraded by US rating agenci...
I'm mis-er-a-ble
I'm back in Fairbanks at my sister's house. I came back on October 7 to help care for my sister, along with my youngest niece (46) a...
Bias Argentine Media
MAIN STREAM MEDIA INFLUENCE IN ARGENTINA It is interesting to see how mainstream print media is used to convey political massages in a subtl...
5 Ways to Botch a Phone Interview
Selena Dehne, JIST Publishing Phone interviews are a fairly fundamental part of the job search process. Yet many candidates fail to progre...
A Walk Through the Park
I appreciate all of your advice and encouragement on my breakdown post . Some of you stated that I am too hard on myself, and on one hand ...
7 Questions That Make Interviewers Cringe
Beth Braccio Hering, CareerBuilder writer Chances are you've prepared answers to a variety of questions an interviewer might throw your...
A Breakdown
As you may have guessed from my absence of blog entries, I was rather busy last week. I spent Sunday - Wednesday in Philadelphia. On Frida...