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I'll bring my two cents: 1) Honest resume - for cripes sake, who does a 7 page resume? Sure, if I wanted I could do a 3-4 pager, but it would be full of so much extraneous BS that I'd get reamed for it. 2 page resume, 1 page cover letter, grades if specified. Done. Most people should be able to do that and have a good shot at getting their foot in the door. In my (limited) experience the cover letter and the resume seem to matter about equally, and should reflect each other. You used photoshop in a previous job? Great - resume that shit and talk it up in the letter, son. *cough* 2) Deviate from the norm, write a short paragraph or two detailing you accomplishments at previous jobs. Keep it real and keep it honest. This is the stuff I wanted to see. - OK, I can agree to something like this. After reading x number of cover letters and resumes, I'll agree that things start to glaze. But this is what will make someone stand out - snapping the reader out of it and making them pay attention to what's in front of them. Appeal to their company/industry by including something relevant and personal, but don't go overboard. DISCLAIMER - depends on the industry itself as well - marketing would probably like this more than an accounting guy, but nothing is set in stone. Also - proper grammar. Good grief, the number of spelling mistakes on some of the submissions I've seen are sometimes god-awful. 3) Be yourself in the interview, pretention and BS are obvious. No one likes a fake. - Ditto that. But I find confidence does help to make a person a little more memorable. 4) Research your interviewing company. Know their business and prepare strong questions about them and the position you're interviewing for. - This helped me to land my first co-op job. Another way to differentiate yourself is to take an active (but not a know-it-all) interest in the company/organization. If they ask you why you're interested in the job, this will help. 5) DO NOT TRY TO IMPRESS AN INTERVIEWER BY PLAYING A KNOW IT ALL. - Ditto. 6) Eye Contact and show interest - Similar to showing confidence and making yourself look that much better than the guy who mumbles and looks at the wall. I haven't seen much of the mumbling or wall staring, but I've heard stories. 7) Take notes, come prepared. - Come prepared, same as 4. Take notes beforehand, sure. During? If it works for you, sure, but personally I don't really bother with it. I do come to interviews with a pen and something to write on though, just in case, along with my references. 8) Turn off your goddamned cellphone. - Really should go without saying. 9) Dress for success. Ladies nothing to revealing, and gents dress like you want the job. - No arguments here, it never hurts to look good coming in. One place I worked at, one group within the company would 'appreciate' it when a new hire was a nice looking woman, to put it lightly. I can't speak to the rest of the organization, but the people doing the hiring on my end weren't focused on that, thankfully. 10) Let the interviewer lead, do not dominate the conversation. - That's why there's usually time for questions at the end of the interview, but don't over-do it either. In some cases the interviewer has answered the same questions all day long and just wants out, so in this case there may be such a thing as a stupid question. Good rule of thumb - don't ask anything that should be available on their website. For my last two positions I've had to do over the phone interviews which are a slightly different ball game. I find being honest and showing interest get you far, but rambling can kill you. Questions for the more knowledgeable than I: - bringing references to an interview and asking if they would like them after the interview is completed, yea or nay? - how much weight do you lend to extracurriculars on a resume? - are follow-up letters/emails afterwards really worth it?

Here here! *waves torch and pitchfork*

Project Natal is now officially called Kinect. Woo?

The A Team: insanely ridiculous, but with Liam Neeson it's brought back to earth enough to retain orbit. And if you thought the tank scene was ludicrous... yowza.

Man, I've really been out of the loop for this. It's been way too long - don't take it as a joke, but any rumors from Nintendo aside from the 3D DS will have more processing power than the 360/PS3?

My roommate showed that to me last night. Guy is insane in the membrane - that or has way too much time on his hands.

I'm going to kick-start this sucker, if only for a little while. Currently catching up on season 4 and realizing how much I missed this show. The third season almost turned me off it for the first 3-4 episodes but then it all fell into place. But what's bugging me is at the end of the 7th episode in the 4th season, I could swear it's Explosions in the Sky playing, but I can't find anything to back it up. Does anyone know?

From the blog: Show details: Date: July 17 Venue: Salmon Festival Grand Falls

The video is really well done, I think someone posted it elsewhere here and it may have been what got me listening to them to begin with. That or Last.fm recommended them to me, I forget. Hey Rosetta - I've Been Asleep for a Long, Long Time

I shall see what my paycheque looks like next week.

Land of Talk - It's Okay. I think I'll listen again..

Robin Hood. I personally thought it was good, but it was no Gladiator. The musical bits felt a little out of place, and the Sheriff should have seen some more development, but maybe they're leaving that for a sequel. Felt like a Kingdom of Heaven re-hash, which isn't a terrible thing but meh.

Done. And as for spam @Lauren, eh? What spam? It's twitter, as long as I've been on, the only 'spam' I;ve received has been if anyone follows me and spams at me for a day. I just block/report for spam and they're done with, only had a handful over the last 5-6 months.

Iron Man 2 was good, but I still prefer the first one. It just seemed like there was so much shit going on that you needed to watch it again to make sure you caught it all. Maybe it was because I was sitting farther away than I usually do at a theater, but meh. Still a good one, it's a definite re-watch when it comes out on DVD.

You actually need 60 posts to gain access, or you can gain enough NF points/dollars to 'buy' your way in.

Today, finally found Dos Equis at the liquor store. The Most Interesting Man in the World drinks rather uninspiring beer. French or Anglais?

Derreck Comedy - Worst Blowjob Ever. 'Nuff said...

It's actually the Bravo special he did a while back, but nice to see that CTV has it available for viewing. I'm assuming it works for others as I have some sort of problem with streaming it myself, probably my connection or something...

Reality TV - only if I'm back home on vacation and the parents are watching it. Glass bottle - good question... I think it was about 5-6 months ago driving back home from Sydney. Good 'ol Coke. Looking forward to any of the summer 'blockbusters' this year? Iron Man 2 I don't have high hopes for, but good god the ladies in it.. . . I think that should make up for it. Damn you to hell Tony Stark.

Call me a hipster, but the music is pretty fantastic in it too. The morning after scene with the dancing was pretty great too. No argument there ;) Also watched The Men Who Stare At Goats - good, but a bit underwhelming and not exactly what I was expecting going into it. Kinda forgettable really, but I'm looking forward to Fantastic Mr. Fox once exams are done though.

Dead girl's head, that or a dick. Any anti-procrastination tips?

Whatever you haven't had in the longest period of time. Personally I'd go Indian, it's been far too long. Do you use highlighters for anything?

I'm a terrible I've Never player, can't some up with shite for good questions. Maybe practice is needed... Drunk Driver/Ride The Bus Arrange cards like so (however long you want it, but within reason, and actually in a diamond shape): A 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 B Objective: to make it from point A to B. This is accomplished by flipping over card A and guessing if the next card (player's choice) is higher or lower than the previous one. Guess right and move on; guess wrong and take the number of drinks that the row corresponds with and start all over again, replacing the turned-over cards. Excellent way to get rather trashed, especially if you're known to have bad luck in general. *cough* As for Kings, we call it Sociables, with a few more rules that can be substituted for the earlier cards: - Nobody is allowed to go to the bathroom for the duration of the game(s) unless they have a bathroom card - usually a King - 'Little Man': this one usually kills me. If invoked (usually a made-up rule on the rule making card, usually a 7), you have to remove an invisible little man from the top of your glass/can/bottle before you can drink, otherwise drink up again. - J/Q, guys/girls drink. - Ace is usually Sociables, everyone drinks - 'Bowl Card': usually a 9 or something, for the first 3 picks everyone (or just the person who picked it) has the opportunity to pour some of their drink into a bowl in the middle of the table. On the fourth draw of a 9, whoever drew it has to drink and finish whatever is in the bowl. Known to make enemies out of friends. - Other rules for the Rule Card: no speaking of anyone's name for the duration of the game, no one can say 'Drink', and other rules that are simple but annoyingly easy to forget.

It's been re-posted, there was a small issue with some of the comments that were posted regarding when he took it down. The song is 'We Are A Place', a new version of the My Song 2 that Matt posted a while back with a longer piano intro and lyrics.

^ No kidding there. That episode didn't really do it for me, I was kinda underwhelmed. I thought that 4th episode was rather well done, a new perspective on the whole damaged goods side of the war, but this just doesn't stack up against the original. I'll still watch it to the end as I don't mind Leckey or whatever his name is, but the other characters just seem like throwaways.