Posts Tagged ‘mistakes’

Bad decisions make good stories

Posted on March 24th, 2010 by by carl

Bad decisions make good stories. I read this recently and it’s probably very true in many if not most cases. In a career sense, I’m not sure I’d want to have made bad decisions that most likely cost me a job(s) in exchange for having a story or two to make people laugh for a [...]

Little mistakes add up

Posted on December 16th, 2009 by by carl

Little mistakes that we make during job searches and interviews often aren’t so little after all. Showing up late for an interview and not acknowledging or apologizing for being late is one thing. Just because the person interviewing you doesn’t say anything doesn’t mean they aren’t going to hold it against you. If showing up [...]