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[cellio]

browngirl sent me a wonderful, funny, twisted holiday card. "Tentacles", indeed. You realize that I can't put this one on the mantle in the living room, right? :-)

I like some of the twists I've seen that "tell me something about yourself" meme take. The winner so far, in my opinion, is "Ah, there's so and so... she was active in the movement to ban canned spinach back in the 70s" (in a protected entry).

I've been interviewing a lot of job candidates lately (programmers). We do group interviews, and I'm finding that I'm much more comfortable being an interviewer in that kind of setting than I am in a one-on-one session. I would enjoy doing more of this, and I think I've been providing useful feedback. (I wonder how the candidates would feel to find out that they're being screened by the tech writer. I think it's perfectly reasonable... in fact, I've considered volunteering to take some of our phone-screen load.)

And now, time for Shabbat (and Chanukah).

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*grin* I'm glad you like it. :)

You should have gotten one more appropriate for the mantelpiece, as well. I hope it's still en route!

[cellio]

Not yet, but I assume it's on its way. Something is also on its way to you, by the way.

[miz-hatbox.livejournal.com]

Good Shabbos and Happy Chanukah!

[cellio]

Thanks!

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

Happy Chanukah!

[cellio]

Thanks! I enjoyed your party tonight.

[zare-k.livejournal.com]

[The winner so far, in my opinion, is "Ah, there's so and so... she was active in the movement to ban canned spinach back in the 70s" (in a protected entry).]

Heh, thanks... and happy Chanukah :)

[cellio]

Thanks! (Since it wasn't a public entry I felt funny about naming you, so I'm glad you stepped forward to claim your credit. :-) )

[cellio]

I could have sworn that entry was protected, but I just noticed that it's not. Oops.

[zare-k.livejournal.com]

NP. Bucking what seems to be the trend, I've actually gotten more liberal about what I make public in the last few months.

[jducoeur]

I wonder how the candidates would feel to find out that they're being screened by the tech writer.

Hey, I've done phone screens that were clearly with secretaries (or managers) who had no idea what their canned questions even meant. A technically-literate tech writer would be a major step up...