The Joy of Travel… Or How American Airlines and Marriott Want To Kill Me

Ah, travel. It’s one of those ideas that seems really sexy when you are younger. See new places, meet new people, all without hassles thanks to the modern day conveniences. In a past life, I even took advantage of those fringe benefits such as frequent flyer miles. This allowed me to earn premium status onContinue reading “The Joy of Travel… Or How American Airlines and Marriott Want To Kill Me”

Applying for a Job – A How-NOT-To

We recently advertised for a new administrative assistant. This person will have contact with our customers and have some minimal billing and HR responsibilities. Both additional responsibilities are relatively minimal since we have other people in billing and outsource HR to a third-party. I took interest in this hire since this person will be workingContinue reading “Applying for a Job – A How-NOT-To”

Monster.com – Spamming Recruiters

A few weeks back, we posted a job opening on Monster.com. We have found some truly great employees through the site. One of the worst parts of Monster.com is the recruiter spam. This would not be offensive if the spammer was actually applying for the right bloody job. Below is an email we received toContinue reading “Monster.com – Spamming Recruiters”