Over there in the side bar. You see that?
No, not the “Follow me” widget. Keep going down.
Now you’re looking at a QR Code. Keep going down.
BINGO.
There you are.
You see that?
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Social Responsiblity by .
There is something very satisfying when you work with people who strive to empower women every day. One of the reasons I enjoy working at Avon is exactly that. We empower women. I graduated from INSEAD a few months ago, and I can say that INSEAD provided me with the opportunity to change my life. I started working at Avon a few months ago, and I can say that Avon provides me with an opportunity to change peoples lives.
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Social Responsiblity by .
Football teams have the Hail Mary.
G. W. Bush coined the “shock and awe”.
Today, I will claim the “Fourth Quarter McRib”.
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Tidbits of Reality by .
Birds? What do birds have to do with hotels? Well, here, at the three storks, the answer is, they are EVERYWHERE. On the door. On the towels. On. The. Umbrellas. That’s right. Just when you thought you were blending in with the locals (if that is even possible, as are tall, blonde, beautiful, and you KNOW I am not) – you open up the umbrella, and BAM. You open up your umbrella, and you declare to the world that you are in fact NOT a local.
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What should I wear? I don’t like anything that’s in my closet! I can’t find a single thing in here that I like.
No, I didn’t just take the first few lines of “The Babysitter’s Diaries”. Sadly these are thoughts that I’ve been having. Especially over the last few days – right before I start my new job.
Yes people. JOB. I promise I will write another article about my new job – however, THIS article is all about what should I wear?!?
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My name is Mike Davis, and I am in love. No, this is not an online posting where I propose to some woman about how I would like to spend the rest of my life with her, and wobble on one knee while she swoons over how romantic I am. Let’s face it, there are a lot of prerequisites that need to be met before that happens. Not to mention the most important one, having a girlfriend. But I digress.
I have a new love. Well, more like a reliable friend that has never let me down, my friend’s name is the Bloomberg terminal. Instead of making this a rambling post of all the reasons why I love this bad boy, I thought I would make a list. One, to ease readability. Two, to increase the likelihood that someone would click on this article (don’t ask me, it’s proven that <insert number> reasons why <something crazy> formula increases click rate).
So here we go….
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What you say:
“I really want to work at COMPANY. All the people I know who work at COMPANY are amazing representatives of VALUE 1, VALUE 2, and VALUE 3 that I find EXAGGERATED FEELING.”
What you mean:
“Your company kool-aid is tasty. Lots of people have drank it, and some are still drinking it. On the off chance that I might have the opportunity to drink it, I will subject myself to your ratings system. Now, given that your hiring practices are on par with cattle heading to the slaughter house, I have prepared some alternative plans for myself that I don’t feel comfortable sharing with you.”
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We have trained for months and now we are rounding the corner of Opportunity Boulevard and Career Drive.
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There comes a time in every man’s life when he realises that he needs to change. And sometimes this change in behaviour is subtle. Sometimes this change in behaviour is fundamental. This, my dear readers of this blog, is rather subtle. The tone of this blog will be changing.
Now, for months, post after post, you have become accustomed to a certain, how should we put it, irreverence about the state of affairs? A certain joie de vivre ?
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Ahhh, the DINGs continue. This just forwarded to me…
Student received the following DING letter less than 24 hours after applying to a job. Check out the audacity of this firm.
“Thank you for your interest in the ROLE position with COMPANY. The quality of applications for this role were particularly high and we regret to inform you, we will not be progressing your application any further for this particular role as there were others whose skills and experience matched our requirements more closely.
Unfortunately we are unable to give individual feedback at this stage of the process, however we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in COMPANY and request that you continue to visit http://WEBSITE to look for other roles that maybe a good fit for your skills and interests. As you will see we are always looking for top talent. If you happen to come upon a role that is a better fit for a colleague or friend, please send them our way!”
Favorite part of the letter — the use of the exclamation mark. Let me translate that for you in simpler words.
“We didn’t even have to finish the cup of coffee we were drinking to figure out that there is no way we are hiring your dumb ass. On the off chance that you have smart friends, send THOSE people our way. Feel free to look around our site for other opportunities for us to kill what remains of your self esteem.”
Ladies and gentlemen… it’s not just you. It’s DING season.. it’s happening to everyone (except for the author of this blog, because he is totally employable for all jobs in the universe. That’s right. ALL OF THEM.)
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