didn’t get to bed until midnight last night because, after an ill-planned apres-dinner nap, i had the urge to get up and exercise. i was crunching, squatting, lifting, pressing and extending all freaking evening as i watched, for the first time, the bachelor (i picked a good one, too! a chick didn’t move on to the next round, had panic attack and started hyperventilating on camera! yeah, i love reality television.).
of course, i overslept this morning. it’s amazing i was only five minutes late for work, especially considering i had to stop for gas on the way. cute esso station boy saw me and said hi, too. yay.
i chickened out of ordering groceries last night. not so much chickened, really; but, i blew my budget so i can’t afford to stock up until i get paid on friday. stupid money.
i’m antsy. i have a rock in my shoe. my chair squeaks. my neck-crick is back. my hands are all red and puffy for some reason. i bought the winning lottery ticket this morning, so don’t waste your money — i’m going to win. i like playing backgammon. i learned to play backgammon on waikiki beach when i was nine years old. i phoned my mom today to ask her a medicine-related question and i answered it myself while talking to her. i have an email i have to write which i am putting off. i’m not being very productive. i’m specifically mentioning neall just to make him blush. it’s raining and i don’t care. i want to go home and do my dishes so i can dirty more making something vegetably for dinner.
if you’re job hunting or bored and want to re-work your resume, here’s an interesting article i just found on the subject. i see a lot of resumes in my job (4,369 so far in 2002) and cannot stress to you the importance of number ten. by the way, two other resume tips: have all your contact information in one place (preferably the top of the first page) and in one font size (preferably 10-12pt). also, if you have an unusual/ethnic/gender-neutral name, include some clue as to your sex. it’s embarrassing to send out letters or make calls to “mr. chris parkinson” only to find he’s actually a she.
now at least i have a style, if not substance…
thank you for the resumé info
a beaver with Stanley Cup fever…
Bienvenue, Saku Koivu!
Les Habitants, j’aimez vous!
yes! yes! yes! (in regards to your comments about resumes..)
i see a lot at my job as well, and i trash any resume with a typo, spelling mistake, or grammatical error in it. and that leaves me with about 20% of the stack i started with. it amazes me how stupid people can be. it’s your resume – have someone proofread it. someone who is somewhat intelligent when it comes to grammar and spelling. and then have someone ELSE read it. it’s important, folks!
Okay, so 1. Will you critique my resume when I finally get around to writing the *$@(#$*# thing? (I’ve been trying for about a week with little success)? ;)
And 2. How in the world do you create a moving description of your job duties when you’re a meaningless cog in the company machine? I mean, how exciting or active can I make cashiering sound, ya know?
i agree about the meaningless cog thing, honestly there is only so many ways you can talk about slicing meat.
this was a good article, i was just put off by this line.
“This document is a reflection of you and should be perfect. ”
while yes, the resume should be perfect, i however am far from it.