http://devinetics.com/2009/05/31/the-wacky-job-market/ Thoughts on Leadership, Management, and Career Growth in Silicon Valley Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:22:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://devinetics.com/2009/05/31/the-wacky-job-market/comment-page-1/#comment-2321 Devin Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:53:44 +0000 http://devinetics.com/?p=93#comment-2321 Actually, the "pirate talk" was very serious. The CEO was into pirate reenactments and thought it was a clever way to identify creativity. It sounded a bit creepy to me. I a saw an article in the Wall Street Journal, "<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124078244486857161.html" rel="nofollow">Real Pirates Have Taken the 'Ho Ho' Out of 'Yo Ho Ho' for Cap'n Slappy</a>", that you made me think of. Maybe he was one of these folks. Actually, the “pirate talk” was very serious. The CEO was into pirate reenactments and thought it was a clever way to identify creativity. It sounded a bit creepy to me. I a saw an article in the Wall Street Journal, “Real Pirates Have Taken the ‘Ho Ho’ Out of ‘Yo Ho Ho’ for Cap’n Slappy“, that you made me think of. Maybe he was one of these folks.

]]> http://devinetics.com/2009/05/31/the-wacky-job-market/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 JB Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:12:57 +0000 http://devinetics.com/?p=93#comment-2320 "I had a friend that was asked to develop a presentation that communicated her value in “pirate talk”" LOL - this better have been an interview at SNL. “I had a friend that was asked to develop a presentation that communicated her value in “pirate talk”” LOL – this better have been an interview at SNL.

]]> http://devinetics.com/2009/05/31/the-wacky-job-market/comment-page-1/#comment-2300 Robert Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:59:38 +0000 http://devinetics.com/?p=93#comment-2300 A very good point. As one of many seeking a job it's also instructional to have managers who praised your skills earlier drop you like a hot potato. The courtesy of a call would be appreciated, otherwise the conclusion that you were being hyped is inevitable. The interviewing for jobs that do not actually exist is a bit suspect, as well. Tough times, but the market will rebound and past behaviors will influence the next cycle. A very good point. As one of many seeking a job it’s also instructional to have managers who praised your skills earlier drop you like a hot potato. The courtesy of a call would be appreciated, otherwise the conclusion that you were being hyped is inevitable. The interviewing for jobs that do not actually exist is a bit suspect, as well.
Tough times, but the market will rebound and past behaviors will influence the next cycle.

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