Saturday, April 03, 2021

Instant Bullets Blog Apr 3, 2021

*Maximum Weight First Class Mail. The United States Postal Service maximum first class weight is 13 ounces. However, commercial maximum first class weight is 16 ounces.

*Encourage your children to go outside by taking the WiFi outside.

*Constructive Eviction. Generally speaking, the law allows a tenant to terminate a lease when the landlord fails to provide a reasonable living environment. The law differs in each state. Source: Tenant Resource Center.

*Best Time To Buy And Sell On eBay. My intuition tells me Nov, Dec, Jan and Feb are the best months for buyers looking for treasure because sellers sell their junk. The sellers sell junk on Nov and Dec to make money for Christmas shopping. The sellers sell junk on Jan and Feb because a common New Year's Resolution is get rid of clutter.

*Take Pictures Of A Data Table. The Office on Android app imports the data table picture as an Excel file. Click YouTube video Import Data from a Picture to Excel - for iPhone and Android to watch the tutorial.

*Congratulations to NFL all-star and future hall of fame quarterback Tom Brady for winning his seventh Super Bowl championship. He has more Super Bowl championships than the New England Patriots and the Pittsburg Steelers with six each. Brady appeared in 10 Super Bowls out of 55 or 18.2%. He won seven of his ten appearances or 70.0%. I'm open to hear opinions Brady is not the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) quarterback in the NFL.

*Tucker Max Retires From The Game. Michael Ellsberg from Forbes wrote an article interviewing Max who wrote the New York Times bestselling book I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell. Click Tucker Max Gives Up the Game: What Happens When a Bestselling Player Stops Playing? to read the article on Max becoming a mature and married man.

*People Change. Married Couples Change. Dear Abby answers the question about a husband's life and a wife's life diverging Wife Resists Man's Efforts To Improve Her Lifestyle on Feb 15, 2021. Her advice to the husband is get professional help for the wife. The husband continues living his healthier lifestyle.

*Follow Up On The G.O.A.T. Brady. Is a criteria to be the G.O.A.T. making others great, too? Tom Brady G.O.A.T.? My answer is yes. Michael Jordan G.O.A.T.? My answer is yes. LeBron James G.O.A.T.? My answer is no. I'm open to hear opinions.

*White Is My Favorite Color. Also, Super Bowl winners. Super Bowl teams wearing their white uniforms have won 14 out of the last 17 Super Bowl games.

*Female Voiced Voicemail Introductions. I worked in Commercial Real Estate for 8.5 years. Some brokers requested their female personal assistants or a female administrative assistant to record their voice mail greeting. The reason was male clients or male potential clients are more likely to leave a voice mail after hearing a female voice.

*Free Labor From A Job Interview. The following appeared from my LinkedIn timeline on Mar 30, 2021 from Robynn Storey, CEO of Storeyline Resumes:

I say FU*K that...

2 clients emailed me today about outlandish interviewing assignments that have become ALL too common today.

One, a Tech Account Exec, was presented with a 40 page spreadsheet and told to 'crunch the data' and prepare an analytics report for sales projection.

She's a 25 year industry veteran.

The second, a Marketing Executive, was presented with an assignment to create a full year marketing plan with an estimated time investment of 35 hours.

35 hours!!
That is nearly a full week of UNPAID work!
For an INTERVIEW!

There is NO guarantee of an offer.
NO guarantee they won't STEAL your ideas.
NO guarantee that you will even hear back from them.

I gave them both the same advice.

Your track record, experience and success speak for themselves (I know this, because we did their resumes).

It is ultimately up to you to decide how badly you want this opportunity, but if it were me, I'd say F-No.

Lol...both did exactly that.

One was dropped from the process, the other got moved along with an abbreviated version of the assignment.

Ultimately, it is your time, your dime and your career.

If you are uncomfortable with the amount of work you are being asked to do for an interview, push back, bow out or move on.

#success #jobsearch #resumewriting

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