Here is a picture of my backyard this morning:
This is no April Fool’s joke - 7″ of snow yesterday and last night. Honestly, do you wonder why we normally recruit locals for Minnesota-based sales positions?
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This post from Steven Rothberg over at CollegeRecruiter.com had me laughing. Isn’t it amazing how out-of-touch some candidates can be during a phone screen or interview?
From Steven’s post:
You have to read the other 7 mistakes in the list. Unbelievable…and entertaining.
Here’s a fun way to start your Monday - this sounds like the premise to a Steven Wright joke:
“It costs almost 1.7 cents to make a penny,” said U.S. Mint director Ed Moy.
Each year, the U.S. Mint makes 8 billion pennies, at a cost of $130 million. American taxpayers lose nearly $50 million in the process.
The penny’s not alone. It costs nearly 10 cents to make a nickel.
I have been searching through online resumes and came across this commentary in a cover letter:
I am a 63 year old male just recently let go from my job because I’m too old. Don’t worry, I’m fighting it but in the meantime, I need a job.
You know, some things are better left unsaid.
If you are truly looking for frustration inspiration today, check out this article from Forbes.com - How To Make A Million Before You Turn 20. Yup, the article profiles of 5 different teenage millionaires.
I thought the second person was amazing:
Cameron Johnson truly took that perspective to heart, parlaying one hit into the next. Back in 1994, when he was just 9, Johnson launched his first business out of his home in Virginia, making invitations for his parents’ holiday party. By the seasoned age of 11, Johnson had saved up several thousand dollars selling greeting cards. He called his company Cheers and Tears.
But the little guy didn’t stop there. At age 12, Johnson offered his younger sister $100 for her collection of 30 Ty Beanie Babies, all the rage at that time. The young entrepreneur quickly earned 10 times that amount by selling the dolls on eBay. Smelling potential, he contacted Ty and began purchasing the dolls at wholesale with the aim of selling them on eBay and on his Cheers and Tears Web site.
He bought his little sister’s collection of Beanie Babies. Now that is an entrepreneur! There is far more to his story if you read the article, but this may sum it up best:
“I was 15 years old and receiving checks between $300,000 and $400,000 per month,” says Johnson. At 19, he sold the company name and software (but not the customer database) to an undisclosed buyer. Says Johnson, “Before my high school graduation, my combined assets were worth more than $1 million.”
Every year this type of study comes out - U.S. workers are not getting enough sleep. I don’t know how anyone can truly know if this is accurate or not. Nonetheless, this little tidbit is interesting in a trivial way:
The average wake up is at 5:35 a.m. and it’s followed by about two hours and 15 minutes at home before heading out to work, according to the survey. Average bedtime is 10:53.
I got a kick out of this - I’m looking through resumes online and I came across one that was listed as confidential. Candidates put a title to their resume that often says “Experienced Sales Professional” or something of that sort. The candidate can then hide their personal contact information (name, address, phone, etc.) and their current employer. This person did that.
Except the title for their resume was their actual name as in “John Doe’s resume.”
Oops.
It is a unique day, of course, so it seems like it deserves some recognition. My friend Clayton Shold over at Salesopedia has posted some interesting, trivial facts regarding this day.
To pique your interest:
The last time February had five Fridays was 1980.
The chances of being born on February 29th are 1 in 1461.
Seriously, Forbes ranked the top 25…is there anything Forbes won’t rank? Yet, I am a sucker and watched the slide show. I’ll speed it up for you a bit and provide the top 5:
I won’t mention which one of those towns is my hometown…well, I spent the first 5 years of my life there. Lee says that doesn’t count. Unfortunately for him, the Twin Cities did not make the list.
In all seriousness, I’m not sure if there is much value to this type of list. Clearly the top towns are host to a major university which stands to reason they would have a higher rating. The mildly interesting point to me is how these different college towns rated against each other.
I never had any doubts, but Yahoo offers this story regarding coffee:
What restored coffee’s reputation? Caffeine. After years of being viewed with suspicion, caffeine has pulled a scientific switcheroo. Besides helping students pull all-nighters and weekend warriors jumpstart their jump shots, there’s now evidence that it defends against diabetes, Parkinson’s, asthma symptoms, post-workout soreness, and even hunger pangs.
I’m purposely omitting the rest of the article regarding moderation. Those lines are nothing more than pure sophistry…now on to my second extra large latte.
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