PowerPoint Muggings

I must fall in the masochistic side of PowerPoint – I actually enjoy PowerPoint presentations. CareerJournal offers this article – Tips for PowerPoint — Please Spare Us – which comments on many pet peeves regarding Microsoft’s presentation software. Despite the barbs: …there are an estimated 30 million PowerPoint presentations given each day around the world… Some times I think people prefer to simply be contrarians to the status quo. 30 million presentations can’t be wrong, can they? PowerPoint proponents say slideware doesn’t bore people, people bore people. Oh do I agree with that statement. I wouldn’t castigate the program just because some people use it poorly. I have sat through… Read More

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Candidates With Personal Websites

We may be early on this topic, but we have seen candidates with personal websites. Now, I must clarify – I’m not talking about MySpace profiles. I am referring to full-fledged, personal, web domains. My initial take on this approach is that it is rife with vanity. But I have to confess, I took some time to browse their website and learn more about them. Now I just caught up to this MarketingProfs.com article title What’s Your Google Identity? From the article: People are googling you and making decisions about you from what Google reveals. Whether you are an employee looking to advance in your company, a professional seeking your… Read More

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