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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

NFTRW Weekly Top 5

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Watch What You Tweet

CollegeCandy: The internet has been flooded with news and speculation surrounding the Penn State scandal. Everyone is talking about it, even celebrities. In case you missed it, Ashton Kutcher had a serious foot-in-mouth situation when he tweeted, “How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find it in poor taste.” He apparently had not been informed of the situation and later deleted the tweet and apologized. Ashton has since turned over his twitter account to his managers.
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Tips For An Organized Desk

Productivity501: A few months ago we put out a request for tips on keeping a desk organized. Here are the tips that were submitted.
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How to Have an Uncomfortable Conversation with a Problematic Coworker (Without Being an Asshole)

Lifehacker: In every organization, at some point, a worker comes along with an intolerable smell, personal space issues, lack of volume control, or one of many problems that negatively affect your work environment and are particularly awkward to confront. While there's really no way to resolve your discomfort, when it's time to tell your coworker the truth there are definitely good ways to get the job done.
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Final Cut: Words to Strike from Your Resume

Forbes: If you’ve applied for a job recently, you’ve probably looked over that 8½ x 11” summary of your career more times than you can count—and tweaked it just as often—in pursuit of the perfect resume. But before you add another bullet point, consider this: It’s not always about what you add in—the best changes you can make may lie in what you take out.
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How to Ace Your Next Freelancing Job Interview

FreelanceFolder: Most people don’t realize it, but freelancers frequently face interviews.
Unlike a traditional employee, who may go years without being interviewed once they have been hired, a freelancer may face an interview nearly every time a prospect considers them for a project. So, good interview skills are an important part of a freelancer’s arsenal.
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1 comment:

ranerenshaw said...

I think it is interesting that none of these articles are related to theatre. Maybe it is because we are so oppressed to with theatre everything that our minds attract to the non theatre related articles. everything we do is about theatre so its a nice break to discuss something that does pertain to inside the walls of the purnell. either way, it would be neat to get articles of other areas in our blog but i understand why we are learning about the cool things we are learning about here. I do learn some sweet stuff