Posted by Ian Holsman
The first thing I got told in resume writing 101, was NEVER send a photo. Apparently this guy didn’t hear this, or thought video was ok.
According to NY Times this initially sent to a single ‘respected’ company, and now it is on You Tube.
Thanks Yelda!
Posted by Ian Holsman
while I was waiting for a call, I decided to find out.
Step #1 : figure out how much that is
US Spot price: 578/ounce
Weight: 110k
Value of me in gold: ~$US2.2m
Step #2: figure out how many working years I have left till 65
Working years: 28
Step #3: figure out a discount rate/inflation rate you expect to get
say 4%
now.. plug these numbers into your annuity calculator and you will get the answer.
I need to earn ~$USD 135k/year to be worth my weight in gold.
obviously working out and being younger would help as well…
so next time someone says you are worth your weight in gold you will know exactly if it is a good thing or not !
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The comedy group I previously blogged about, The Chasers war on everything have done it again:
... Then, after deliberately failing to board the plane, an announcement was made over the airport’s loud speaker system. “Good morning ladies and gentleman,” the announcement said. “This is the final boarding call for [name withheld], [name withheld], Al Kyder, [name withheld], and Terry Wrist, all travelling to Melbourne today on Virgin Blue flight 822.”
The full article is here: Too Funny
Posted by Ian Holsman
Must be able to take complex client and vendor concepts and articulate them to audiences of varying perception levelshmmm..
Posted by Ian Holsman
from The Farm
Here are the tag lines of 3 frameworks
Rails: Sustainable Productivity …
Django: … for perfectionists with deadlines
Symfony: … for lazy folks
I think the tag lines speak a whole lot about the general ideals about the framework.
what do you think?
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Just come back from the supermarket where I saw a pack of parmesan cheese (125g) for $2.21.. on sale for a saving of >1c<. yes. .. 1 cent!..(which would have been rounded away at the checkout anyway) and of course the next size up (250g) was for sale at $3.57 (not on sale).
now before you laugh and say stupid pricing systems…
The sale thing actually worked.
It drew my eye, and I put it in my shopping cart because all I saw was the ‘sale’ sign, and didn’t bother shopping around for prices.
How many of you stop and look at the prices of alternatives (and sizes) when you shop? Since taking the marketing course I have a new respect for advertising, and and how effective it is.
If you really have some time on your hands take this weeks supermarket receipt with you and see how much you can save this week on the same basket of goods. I bet it is around $10-20.
I now try to actively look at the promotions and the different products on offer, trying to find the one which is best for me to buy (as opposed to what is best for the store).
So the next time you need to sell something offer it at a high price and give them a discount back to your actual price… everyone likes getting a deal.. even if it is only 1c.
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After spending twenty minutes trying to find my cordless phone today (did you know the page button DOESNT work if the phone is online? and that toddlers LOVE buttons especially when they make noise when you press them)
I found it in the bathtub, which was luckily dry..
Here is a photo of them yesterday morning with their crazy hats on.
The one without the hat is the phone walker.
