A fitting quote from Douglas Adams

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

In light of the events of the past 5 days, this would seem both very sad & very true.

Life looks for life.

Click up to full screen - you'll be glad you did.

If I Could Be With You

If I could be with you,
I'd love you long.
If I could be with you,
I'd love you strong.
I want you to know, that I wouldn't go,
until I told you, honey, that I love you so.

If I could be with you,
one hour tonight.
I would say & do
the things I might.
I'm telling you true,
I'd be anything but blue.
If I could be with you,
(for one hour).
If I could be with you.

Happy Valentine's Day. From AJ Croce and I; mostly AJ.

Debtris US

You Light Up My Life (with apologies ..)

Apologies to Debby Boone. And to visitors that might not be able to get this song out of their heads for awhile!

Joy of Sax

Rainbows at Rolley

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Originally uploaded by sweetlifephotos

Battling a light drizzle and the bog-like bottom of Rolley Lake yielded two pan size Rainbow Trout. Larger was just over 12 inches, smaller maybe 10.5.

Excerpt from best cover letter in years.

Just when I thought - and I do - that cover letters are not particularly valuable to the corporate recruiting function, I read an interesting one today. I will still only move forward to a live connect if the applicant's experience is at least a reasonable match to the position, but do like what was written in the cover.

Let's face it, you're tasked with one of the greatest challenges there is: finding the right person for the job. Not just good people, or even great people, this person has to be the right fit on so many different levels.

When you stop and think about some of the key individuals in your organization, each has their own unique story of development and growth in their career. It's not likely that they are the same person today as they were when they first walked in the door and even the most accomplished individual will express how much learning they've done and will continue to do. So perhaps instead of looking for the proverbial "round peg"; we should be looking for the right type of "clay" as the spot we are trying to fill will continue to change shape as today's business world continues its rapid evolution.

Business vs. Corporate HR?

Disclaimer: This is not going to be a Jerry Maguire rant about fewer requisitions and fewer candidates. Nor is it a finger pointing exercise against the business, who is simply trying to secure the resources required to achieve their goals.

I often joke with colleagues on the business side that I am in recruiting, not HR (it's one inside the other, for those who aren't sure). When I reflect on why I make that distinction, the first thing I touch on is that - like many people - I have a desire to be liked. Not due to low self-esteem, mind you, but wrapped around wanting to do what an informed, reasonable person would identify as "the right thing."

- Payroll occasionally makes errors on paychecks and commission payments.
- Immigration/Legal can delay visa processing due to errors, omissions or a general lack of urgency (possibly due to being risk averse, which is an important part of their job, but a delay, nonetheless).
- HR business partners often have to say 'no' to the business on a variety of requests.

I imagine they all get used to their role and the stigmas that can go with it, but I cannot. Does that mean I am in the wrong position? Or is my dramatic/romantic notion of 'fighting the good fight' ill placed? Most likely, I simply have to get used to not being liked.

Interesting stats

Best spam email subject line today.

Super amazing long titan.