Monthly Archives: January 2009

How To Review Your Own Resume

By Nick Armstrong | Published: January 31, 2009

There are a lot of businesses out there that claim to know how to review a resume. In fact, there are a lot of entrepreneurs who think this is a great way to make an extra buck (even I was considering charging $50 for the service!). I'm not one of those guys - I think it's unethical to take advantage of the desperation unemployment tends to engender.

Calling Bullsh!t – The Stock Market Edition

By Nick Armstrong | Published: January 27, 2009

How many times have you heard this? "If you're 25, you only need to invest about $3,600 per year to end up with $1 million by the time you're 65 if your investments return 8 percent per year." It's bullsh!t!

Posted in Calling Bullsh!t, General Ideas | Tagged Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Retire Rich, The Stock Market | Leave a comment

Episode Three – What Now

By Nick Armstrong | Published: January 26, 2009

Show Notes: Thanks to Jean in California! * Like dating, you don't want to seem too needy. * Try to set a schedule for the next step before you leave the interview. * E-mail your interviewer the same day and thank them, or call them if you don' t have their e-mail. * Call back one week after your interview. Traditionally, more rejection happens after 11 AM than before. * If you still haven't heard back, call back again one week after your first try. If you don't hear back after that, it wasn't meant to be. Join in the fun: Email - PsychoticResumes@gmail.com Voicemail - (206) 426-1248 Web - www.PsychoticResumes.com

Posted in Interview Ideas, Podcast | Tagged Interview Tips, Interviewing Millennials, Millennials, Podcast | Leave a comment

Feeling The Buzz

By Nick Armstrong | Published: January 21, 2009

My point is, 24 hours is not enough time to work, love, do things you enjoy, and sleep. Where that leaves most people is a quarter-life crisis, followed by a mid-life crisis, followed by a 3/4ths-life crisis... and then, well... hopefully the Big Giant Head has found a way for us to have more than 24 hours after life. According to the New Yorker, Americans work 25% more hours than their European counterparts... but are no more productive. The difference is in the amount of leisure time and wealth - that is, Americans have more wealth, but less leisure time, than Europeans.

Posted in General Ideas | Tagged Caffeine, Meaningful Work, Time Management, Wasting Time | Leave a comment