The Psychology Of Color

This is a little off the curve, but it’s Friday and I thought it was interesting.  From a MyeVideo blog post: Color psychology, apart from studying physiological reactions to colors, also studies the cultural aspect of color use – the traditional deep-seated patterns in people’s minds that differ across the globe. Thanks to symbolism and psychology, we can target specific audiences that a certain product is meant for, thus achieving more meaningful sales results. So the money question is what do the color represent?  Here they are: Red – excitement, strength, passion, speed, danger Blue – trust, belonging, freshness Yellow – warmth, happiness, joy, cowardice Orange – playfulness, warmth, liveliness… Read More

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The Lamest Of Excuses

CareerBuilder.com comes out with an annual list of Most Unusual Excuses and this year’s list does not disappoint.  Here it is from a press release (my personal favorites in bold): 1) Employee’s 12-year-old daughter stole his car and he had no other way to work. Employee didn’t want to report it to the police. 2) Employee said bats got in her hair. 3) Employee said a refrigerator fell on him. 4) Employee was in line at a coffee shop when a truck carrying flour backed up and dumped the flour into her convertible. 5) Employee said a deer bit him during hunting season. 6) Employee ate too much at a… Read More

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Spam Sourcing

How is this for a spam approach to applicants? You have been accepted for a high paying work from home job. Click the link below to get all the information: Click Here Sincerely, Hiring Manager p.s. Please claim your position today or it will be given to the next applicant. The “p.s.” line is fantastic.

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Dictionaries Save Cover Letters

Killian’s Cover Letters from Hell are out again with some highly entertaining fare.  This one does it for me: I’m looking for work because even though my company was profitable last year, this year they are expecting a large defecate.

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What’s Your Bar Personality?

The Memorial Day weekend is here so why not kick off the unofficial start of summer with an “assessment.”  You can take the short assessment at SalesHQ. Here is my result: Friendly Regular You’re at home in the bar…but dancing is not so much your thing. Casual conversation, light flirting, or live music is your ideal night. You enjoy a nice beer and a good glass of wine, occasionally a cocktail. This is a great lifestyle for a hard worker like you! Yeah, we won’t be using this assessment in our hiring process.

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Wearing Out The Delete Key

From a cover email I just received in response to an ad for a regional sales manager: Hi, Lee. I am _____. I live in __, however, I am international, or regional, or national, or whatever the job calls for. It gets worse.  The candidate worked in a collection-type role and included 2 pages of collections (amounts, dates, commission, payment type).  He included the first and last names of the people from which he collected the late payments. Unbelievable.

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When Your Cell Phone Takes A Swim

Seriously, this happened to me.  When my son was 2 or 3 years old, he took my work cell phone and dropped it in the toilet (is there a better motivation to make sure everyone in your house flushes the toilet?).  I couldn’t find it, I called the number and couldn’t hear it.  I asked my son and he slowly led me to his bathroom where he raised the toilet seat and there it was. Yup, I reached down into the water (was flushed, thankfully) and pulled it out.  I removed the battery and washed the entire thing with Lysol …twice.  I let it dry out for 2 days and… Read More

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