Monthly Archives: October 2009

My resume Wordle.net cloud

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Gerard McLean

Just for fun and visual cognition, I made a Wordle Cloud from my résumé. I think a lot of hiring managers would benefit a lot by running résumé through a word cloud so see the major words and concepts show … Continue reading →

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Nobody in the railroad industry knew who Orville and Wilbur Wright were either

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Gerard McLean

I was talking with a colleague of mine this morning about how Social Media is taking shape and changing the world, and that it would be good for people in business to know who the movers and shakers are. People … Continue reading →

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Sometimes more is just really darn confusing

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Gerard McLean

Some time back, Kroger decided to “dress up” the packaging of their private label sour cream. Instead of plain white containers, they decided that they were going to show a photo of the product in use. And that is when … Continue reading →

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There are no disadvantages in business, only leverage you have yet to discover

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Gerard McLean

The two dogs here are mine that I walk three times a day. They are each about 1 1/2 years old and grew up together from pups. They hang with me at my office all day and they are rarely … Continue reading →

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What the hell will you ever use an English degree for?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Gerard McLean

To live life more fully through humor. This sign was at the cashier station at a Bob Evans. What do you think they do with all the lost nouns, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions and other parts of speech? Is there … Continue reading →

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