tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post9186568954218776580..comments2023-11-05T02:20:39.680-05:00Comments on An Old Curmudgeon Speaks: The Merry Month of MaySarcasticTestGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558782302574594057noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-17578628494172235402012-05-31T21:17:32.601-04:002012-05-31T21:17:32.601-04:00I might just use that pointer for the next speakin...I might just use that pointer for the next speaking engagement! Hopefully you have a longer list somewhere to help me out!SarcasticTestGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558782302574594057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-70470857870941777382012-05-31T21:14:49.696-04:002012-05-31T21:14:49.696-04:00Many folks have the same issues with interviewing....Many folks have the same issues with interviewing. I've heard all kinds of suggestions, but nothing fool proof, for helping. I think that the less you want it, the more likely you are to get it.<br /><br />This too shall pass.SarcasticTestGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558782302574594057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-5299114119642476852012-05-31T21:13:25.367-04:002012-05-31T21:13:25.367-04:00Thank you. I'll be sure to toon in to Super Ea...Thank you. I'll be sure to toon in to Super Earthling's wavelength.SarcasticTestGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558782302574594057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-26582102150917992392012-05-31T21:12:44.092-04:002012-05-31T21:12:44.092-04:00Thanks! I'll get along with the warm thoughts ...Thanks! I'll get along with the warm thoughts of fireworks...good enough for me!SarcasticTestGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558782302574594057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-67660626566775468862012-05-29T09:08:54.553-04:002012-05-29T09:08:54.553-04:00You should take the dog with you on your walks to ...You should take the dog with you on your walks to your new job. You know... multitask.<br /><br />With respect to public speaking, just use the speaking voice to your audience as you would speaking to me: use lots of profanity, peppered with loud exclamations of "what do you mean, you don't understand? Are you stupid?" You'll do just fine!BostonJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229155735257181185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-62521064376237147752012-05-28T22:26:45.118-04:002012-05-28T22:26:45.118-04:00Fantastic news! Walking to work! Can't get a b...Fantastic news! Walking to work! Can't get a better commute than that! (said the guy who works from home...)<br /><br />Best interview I'd ever had was one I took for a job I didn't particularly want. They wanted X when I was really kinda X+4... So it was less money, few other crappy responsibilities not quite related to my field, etc... <br /><br />After my head hunter did some negotiating, they up the money, and even offered a 5k signing bonus. <br /><br />In the end, I took my (at the time) current place's counter offer. Then I jumped ship about 5 months later, and a year after that, they were out of business... Got out in good time.Matt Conlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616567498642991754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-61365415323744750332012-05-28T09:14:31.631-04:002012-05-28T09:14:31.631-04:00Interviews and public speaking... I feel faint jus...Interviews and public speaking... I feel faint just thinking about it. I dread the day I have to go back to work, for the interviews alone. That sort of pressure forces my mind to go blank and I literally can't do it. It's terrible!<br /><br />Congrats! On still liking your wife, on getting the job... and making it through the speech. Wowsers!CarrieBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760105674950918729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-6578042088373519652012-05-27T06:17:28.596-04:002012-05-27T06:17:28.596-04:00Super Earthling is awesome. We almost lost her whe...Super Earthling is awesome. We almost lost her when she was about to become a meal. Aliens were planning on cooking her. <br /><br />Look at all the amazing things that are going on in your life. Congratulations on your new job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-10976302031937244832012-05-26T13:51:14.731-04:002012-05-26T13:51:14.731-04:00Well you HAVE been busy...congratulations on your ...Well you HAVE been busy...congratulations on your success in landing that new job and surviving public speaking. If I could squeeze fireworks and a brass band in the comments field I would.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com