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Job Advice

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We can all use a little advice when it comes to getting a job, especially if you are currently unemployed. I have always sucked at the interview process, mainly because of that dumb “describe yourself in 5 words” question. It always confuses me! Do they want 5 different adjectives, a sentence that contains only 5 words? If I say “hard worker” does it sound like I’m lying, cause it feels like I’m lying even though I am a hard worker. Are they rolling their eyes at the stereotypical words I use? WHAT! JUST TELL ME IF I GOT THE JOB! AHHHHHHH! (puffs on inhaler)

See? I had a mini panic attack just thinking about interviewing. I assume I’m not the only one who feels this way, thankfully I found a cool article with tips on what to do so that you don’t look like an idiot in the interview. Click the jump for 3 tips to help you out in future job interviews….

Jump Kitty JUMP!

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Although I excude manliness, I am a huge Cat person. Dogs have never been my thing because of the neediness they show RIGHT when you walk in the door. “Hi puppy…DOWN PUPPY DOWN!” Cats are just sweeter and more independent and couldn’t care less if I was there or not. I like that. Of course I happen to adopt the NEEDIEST cat in the world. Sometimes I wish I were a couple stories higher in my apartment complex so that it I could just toss him out the highest window! (that is what I like to call a segue) Speaking of throwing a cat out the window! =D

Did you know that your cat has up to a 96% chance of living if you throw him out of a 9 story window? I wish I was making that up. Due to some weird cat instinct when their bodies Continue reading →

Pink Slime Debacle

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Allow me to say that I REALLY don’t care what the pink slime is made of and I happen to think beef is beef. Yes, even as you look at the disturbing picture above I’m still dreaming of how many hamburgers I can have RIGHT now. Throw that thing on the grill and lets have a feast!

If you haven’t heard about what I’m going to call, The Pink Slime Debacle then let me inform you. Apparently a lot of the ground beef you buy at the store may be mixed with something called “lean finely textured beef” which, from what I can understand, is the ground up scraps from other beef cuts. However, It’s still BEEF!

For those of you that don’t want this ingredient mixed into thier everyday beef there is good news! Several store chains are now refusing to purchase any beef with the slime in it. The latest to get rid of those products is ALDI. After customer complaints and requests they have decided that any beef products with the pink slime in it will not be sold on their shelves. So for those of you that are ok with the cow being slaughtered and eaten, but think the pink slime is “ewwwwww so gross” you can now be safe to purchase ground beef again.

Now it’s time to hear what you think. Are you for or against the Pink Slime? Let us know in the comment section below!

Mama’s Boys Rule!

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I happened to know because I am one. That’s not a bad thing anymore either! I used to hate it when I would get called a mama’s boy in school, it never made any sense to me because I could probably beat up who ever was calling me it. “WHO’S THE MAMA’S BOY NOW ROGER!” …..but I’m a lover, not a fighter. As it turns out, mama’s boys tend to be better adjusted and have stronger relationships. Thankfully some lady named Kate Stone Lombardi wrote a book called “The Mama’s Boy Myth” after interviewing 1100 mothers and sons. Find out her conclusions after the jump!
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Your Resume Sucks.

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Most likely that’s a true statement, but you’re probably asking yourself why? Well it could be a very good resume, showing all of your work experience and every little thing you have done that makes you the perfect person for that job you applied for yesterday. The sad news is, according a new study, the guy (or girl) you gave it too probably only spent about 6 seconds looking at it. Kind of makes all those hours of obsessing if you should put your high school math award as a qualification pretty worthless huh?

How about putting that awesome picture you love from 10 years ago on your Linkedin profile? That’s a no-no as well. A job-matching company named TheLadder studied employers eye movements when looking at resumes and found 3 very interesting facts. Check them out after the jump….
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Something To Worry About

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Some people like to go to the doctor for EVERYTHING and others (me) haven’t been to the doctor since it was mandatory to play high school football. I am a firm believer of not going, because they will find something wrong with me. So for all the worriers out there, I found 3 more things that should ruin your day. Your welcome. Check them out after the jump
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7 Awesome Jobs You Don’t Have

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Now I hate to rub it in, but my job is pretty awesome and comes with very little stress. If you want a cool and fun job you should look into being on the radio. Unless you want to make good money, then just stay where you are. There are some pretty BAD jobs out there as well and as your reading this you are totally agreeing because you probably work there. So just because I thought it would be fun to kick you while you are down, I found a list of the 7 most awesome jobs. Check out the list after the jump and tell us which one you would choose!

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Guy Turn Offs

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Now it’s been quite a while since I’ve dated but I think I can agree with all of these turn-offs. Although, they forgot the most important (in my opinion) DRAMA QUEEN. That has got to be my biggest turn off in a woman. Everything that happens to other people is your problem really? The girl in line said you look bad in those heels so you had to scream and cause a scene? Not everyone is going to like you! Who cares what that random person in line thought about you, we aren’t in High School anymore…..ok, sorry for the rant. ANYWAY! Check out the top 5 biggest turn-offs for the guys that were surveyed after the jump!

Kickin’ Like Jackie Chan

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Do the young whipper-snappers still say that? Anyway, I dumped a girl in High School because she had bad breath ONCE. It was so bad that I just couldn’t kiss her anymore without thinking about it. All these years later I have always felt guilty about it, until today. Apparently I’m not the only person in the world who would dump someone just because of their bad breath. According to a survey by Dentyne (they would know) on bad breath, 86% of people say bad breath is a deal breaker on the first date. Another 58% of people have dumped someone because of it. Woo hoo! Im in the majority, and all this time I felt like a shallow douche.