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The Narrative Resume is Dead!

Getting my coffee today, I peered down as I always do, at the piles of newspapers stacked ankle-high bordering the service counter at my local delicatessen. All the major publishing players are represented. I scanned the headlines while waiting 15 deep to order my “black no sweet”.

The headlines read –

“Sensational”, “Bleak”, “Scandalous”, “Dry”, and “Rye”

But none…

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Added by Nick Lagos on February 27, 2022 at 3:30pm — 10 Comments

6 reasons to NEVER, EVER Hire Older Workers!!!

Rule #1, Never hire an older worker (in case you missed the headline).

1) History has taught us, there is nothing to be learned from history, especially from those who lived it.

Companies (especially Startups ) can only flourish if they repeat the mistakes of the past over and over.

2) Older workers cannot…

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Added by Nick Lagos on November 17, 2016 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Recruiting is a game of failure.

Ike Davis, 1^st baseman for the NY Mets hit his 2nd home run this year, a 3 run homer against the Atlanta Braves last night, possibly reversing a “slow start” to his season in grand fashion. To wit, Gary Cohen, one of my favorite sports announcers of all time commented (paraphrase here) “Ike handles both his successes and failures the same way, his demeanor does not change, he’s got the perfect personality for Major League Baseball”.

He went on to say “After all, baseball…

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Added by Nick Lagos on April 17, 2012 at 10:30am — 83 Comments