<– This is what happened to 70% of the applications for a junior web designer position that I recently advertised on Bizcommunity.

Over and above the fact that the applicants who’s CVs managed to make it to the recycle bin did so because they didn’t have the necessary skills, weren’t residing in the right province, weren’t junior enough or generally didn’t fit the criteria, there were some common errors made by almost all these applicants that could have cost them the job even if they did meet the criteria.

I am a freelancer, there’s no HR department here, I got seriously frustrated with the quality of applications (not necessarily applicants); so what do you think your chances are when you’re up against hordes of other people applying for the same position at a larger company with an HR squad that doesn’t have insight into the position offered, just a checklist that should include these points: (more…)

… there … said it! This is not a post of substance or that much importance either, but it is a commitment of sorts.

Hard as I myself find it to believe, some people do actually read this blog (on a regular basis) and it is to these few loyal fans that I feel I owe an explanation. I haven’t been totally inactive, but there are some good things in the pipeline for designsignature that might be well worth the wait. (more…)

I was reminded of this earlier, so I looked it up. It’s a bit old already, but it still makes me smile

Do you have feelings of inadequacy? Do you suffer from shyness? Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist about Tequila®. (more…)

I received an email a little earlier, informing me that my PayPal account has been suspended because I have two credit cards on the same PayPal account. I was asked to click on a link and verify my account details. Smell phishy? Hell yeah! A quick peek at the properties of the email revealed some pretty irrelevant URLs – the same goes for the link you had to click.

Obviously I didn’t click it, because (a.) I have a PayPal account but cannot activate it because (b.) I don’t have a credit card … never mind two. Obviously a phishing scam! (more…)

As most of my friends and family will know, the dolphin has left me and gone to a better place

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