On The Job

APRIL 13, 2009

Kathryn Kerge, president of New York-based Kerge Consulting , which provides human capital strategies to small businesses, says that those making the leap from what Drake calls the “battleship to the fishing boat” need to focus on the positive aspects of working for a small employer.

Engineering 100

Engineering Construction Strategy Consulting 100

Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 22, 2009

In my high school it was almost looked-down-upon to be smart, so I dropped out of TAG and AP courses because I didn't want to stand out. I meant to say "HUMANE animal chutes" in my Temple Grandin post above. No marriage is perfect, no relationship is perfect and above all – no human being is perfect.

IT 102

IT Career Education Management 102

Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 25, 2010

Pigs are the only known species aside from humans to stimulate the female's breasts during copulation. I've lived in the Pig Farming Capital of the Universe (that would be Iowa) for most of my life and didn't know that about pigs. 'Course, joke debuted when I was a student at U of Iowa, Pig Capital, USA.

IT 74

IT Career Entertainment Management 74

Penelope Trunk

APRIL 23, 2010

Jason Warner, who was at the time a VP in human resource at Google, pointed out that recruiters don't have time to do an FBI check on everyone. The result is that nearly all my mail arrives in my inbox already tagged and ready to archive. You can't even tag Facebook messages as important. It is so quick.

Media 111

Media Communication Networking Electronics 111