Why You Must Find Your Purpose NOW

Why You Must Find Your Purpose NOW I have talked about passion before in my articles and it is always interesting to receive the feedback from all of you on what you feel ‘passion’ really is. The reality, however, is that passion can be a dirty word. It can be misused and misinterpreted, sending shivers down your spine each time you hear it. Passion is a word that holds a different meaning for everyone. And not everyone can see the link that this word has, or will have, to their career.  So let’s look at things a little bit differently. Let’s talk about the word ‘purpose’. A lot of people can related more effectively to finding purpose in their career, or in their job. It is a much less emotional word and can have a meaning that is more commonly shared. What is purpose? Purpose is ultimately the reason why you do or create something. It can also be your own individual sense of determination. You can see how these meanings can link you to your career. What is a career purpose? Not everyone sees what they do as their career, but I argue that this is because it is actually their purpose not to have a career. For many individuals, a job is something that provides them with the opportunity of fulfilling other goals. Take for example, an individual that wants to study but knows that they need so much money to be able to commit to that study. They take up a role that meets their financial goals; as this is their purpose. But this purpose has no less meaning or value if the individual had a different purpose, perhaps one that focused more on their desire to be a General Manager of their organisation. The purpose that we have personally will drive our determination to achieve something in our careers, and this then becomes our career purpose. Why is this important? Ever had the feeling of not wanting to get up in the morning, but realising you have to as other people are depending on you? Those people are your purpose, your reason for getting up in the morning. This is why recognising your actual purpose in your career is important. Whatever this purpose is, it is that which you need to fulfil to assist in you achieving appropriate motivation to get out of bed in the morning. So what can my purpose be? We are all different. This also means that our purpose will be different as we need to fulfil very different objectives and desires. Some of the things that people identify as their purpose includes: Financial needs Individual status Working in a team Having nice holidays Buying new cars Saving for a house Living a comfortable life Being mentally challenged Being physically fit Teaching others All of these items, and many others, may align to your own purpose. Or you may not even know what your purpose is just yet. If not, this is something that you should start to consider as this will help you ensure that you are personally satisfied which in turn may increase your level of satisfaction in the job or career that you have chosen. How do I identify my purpose? Identifying your purpose may be easy, or it may be something that you need to work with a career coach on to identify. The best place to start is to take an outside look in to your own thoughts. What do you desire the most? Is this related to your current role or is your current role going to support you in getting there? Is your need about financial reward? Or is it mental challenges? If so, are these being satisfied or what can you do to achieve this? Do you need to seek more financial rewards or should you look to studying? Do you want to help others? Are you able to volunteer in this or is this something you would like to do full time and you need to transition your career? There are a lot of questions around each of these and this is why it is not something that you may be able to answer straight away. If you feel that you cannot answer this yourself, then it is recommended that you look for a qualified and accredited career coach that can support you in this. Remember, whether it is a job or a career that you have, as long as they are fulfilling your purpose then you will have much greater satisfaction.

Resume Writing For Speech Language Pathologist

Resume Writing For Speech Language PathologistThere are certain aspects of resume writing for speech-language pathologists that are all important. The first is to have a well-prepared and grammatically correct resume. The job entails your writing the resume for the candidates. You have to know how to write well in order to impress the selection panel.Another primary importance is to do all the necessary legwork. You must send out your resume to as many companies as possible, in order to achieve maximum results. A professionally prepared resume is what will get you on the right track to success. You may not be able to predict which companies will need what you have to offer. So, before sending out your resume, do your research.People who are looking for speech language pathologist jobs, are usually unsure about how to proceed. So, they go for instant listings. But, these would be wrong. By doing this, you are likely to miss out on certain jobs that may be available. If you are serious about landing a dream job, it is important to stay updated about the jobs that are currently available.In order to prepare a good resume, there are some helpful tips that you can use. You have to know what sort of jobs are available and what jobs you should focus on. So, you have to try and gather all the information that you can get from the market. Also, you have to know about the required format of a resume and ensure that you have a well-formatted one. There are many online resources that can help you with this.The next step is to decide on the kind of resume that you would like to write. There are various resume formats available. The advantage of using templates is that they are all easily understandable and thus easy to process. You can also edit them to meet your needs. An example is Microsoft Word, which has templates for MS Word.Lastly, you have to write a brief but convincing resume for speech-language pathologist. When you write the resume, you should be very clear abou t the main goals and objectives. It is also important to mention the reasons why you are qualified for the job. As the person who will write your resume, you have to make sure that you speak clearly and authoritatively. You can also use a hyphen or just skip it.One of the best ways to build a strong resume for speech-language pathologist is to practice it. This will help you gauge your level of skill in communicating in written form. You can do this by writing down as many sentences as you can that express how you will be able to handle the responsibilities of a speech language pathologist. Write down your strengths and weaknesses. Most importantly, you should provide all the information about yourself that you can.In conclusion, if you are going to apply for a job as a speech language pathologist, you have to prepare a resume for speech-language pathologist. This can be done by writing a grammar and punctuation check resume, which is easy to read. If you do this, you will be able t o land a good job.

Achilles heel of minimalism Its boring

Achilles heel of minimalism Its boring We took a trip to NYC because I was worried that we are were not being exposed to enough visually stimulating inputs. I want the kids to see new things, do new things, and I wanted to see the Barneys Christmas windows. The theme was foodies. I was stressed that I was not up on Food Network enough to get the high-brow insider references. Still, the windows were gorgeous. I was talking with Leo Babauta about minimalism. Well, actually, we were talking about his new book, and his minimalist process of promoting it, which I will now contribute to with this link. Its ironic to me that Leo, the king of minimalism, just moved his family from Guam to San Francisco, and I, the queen of interestingness, moved my family from NYC to a farm. Its ironic because the farm is forced minimalism: There are no restaurants, no stores beyond the very basics, nowhere to wear nice clothes, and traveling anywhere is difficult. Its a sort of forced minimalism. We wear the same four outfits all week, I cook three meals a day and we eat them together, and because we dont have a TV, we are rarely exposed to advertising, telling us we need something. Leo, on the other hand, moved to San Francisco to give his kids more opportunities, expose his kids to more things. In the process of that, Leo needs to earn more money, he needs to keep track of a more complicated family schedule (because theres more to do) and he deals with the inherently complicated world of living in a city full of choices. To live on a farm, I gave up New York City, where I was already on an accidental path to minimalism. But now, on the farm, where I truly understand what minimalism is like, I know youre not really doing it until you start worrying that your life does not have enough inputs. I know I dont want to live in a big city because the pressure it puts on ones careeryou always have to have a great way to make moneyis not in line with me constantly adjusting my career to fit what I want from my life. Career change is very very hard with a high family burn rate. And keeping a low family burn rate is all relative. (All financial well being is relative.) The farm family burn rate is relatively zero compared to a NYC or SF family burn rate. So we were walking down Fifth Avenue when my five-year-old announced that he has to go to the bathroom. Public bathrooms in New York are notoriously elusive. You really have to know the ins and outs to be able to find one. My son saw me struggling and he pointed to the Plaza Hotel: I could just pee in the trees in the front yard of that building. We went to Trump Plaza. The line was insane, and I felt like even though it was only my first day back in NYC, I was going to get claustrophobia. By the second day, I was done with the crowds. I couldnt take it. So I got my son a haircut. The woman who cut my sons hair brought her own son to work with her that day. And both boys realized they had Pokemon on their DSis. So they played together for an hour. It was a New York City day that made me happy. My son made a friend, and I read magazines while they played. So I question whether I really want interesting. Or what an interesting life means to me. Because I have only about a days tolerance for New York City. And the minimalism of the farm actually comes easy to me. I want nothing around me because my head is so cluttered and spinning. Still, I worry that maybe someone like Leo wont even talk with me if Im not interesting. And I worry that Muriel Spark abandoned her son. Did you know that? She was such a great writer; she understands the female psyche so well. But in order to craft that life of a writer she disowned her son as an unnecessary distraction. What is interesting to her? Im not sure. And Id be lying if I told you that my sons dont distract me. They do. For example, at ABC Home I wanted to soak up all the interior design ideas that are floating around the store. So I told my son to just sit down and play his DS. Dont talk to anyone, I told him. What if a homeless person asks me for money? He is fascinated by the homeless people. I think he likes that he can help a grownup. Dont give money when youre not with me, I tell him. And if someone wants you to go with them I know, I know, he says, Kick and scream and if they tell me to be quiet then I scream louder. So I leave him in a corner, absorbed in his DS. And I dont know if Im getting ideas for what I can do with my house, or Im getting an appreciation for the fact that really, there is very little in my house, and I like it that way.

BusinessWeek Columnist Christine Comaford Answers Your Questions - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

BusinessWeek Columnist Christine Comaford Answers Your Questions - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career As promised, BusinessWeek Columnist, Christine Comaford answers the questions you posed in the comments section of my post on Monday. After reading the answers to your questions, Christine has yet another give-away for you. Both Christine and I hope you all have a great weekend. Her note is below: Hi Everyone, WOW. What great questions you had. I wish I could answer them all!! Here’s a start. See my ideas for next steps below. Many social networking tools blur the line between business and play. Where do you think that line should be? First, we need to chill out on our use of social networks! Too many people are living online instead of “in person.” Get out from behind your PC and connect with human beings physically. Have dinner with friends. Go to a conference. Ok, end of rant! I separate my use of social networks as such: LinkedIn for business connections that I personally know and feel comfortable endorsing. This is for credibility boosting (via LinkedIn Answers) and finding biz connections I seek. Facebook for social connections that I don’t need to personally know. This is for self-expression, connecting with anyone who is interested, saying what I am up to. That’s it. Yes, they blur sometimes. But our lives blur. We are human beings having a variety of experiences both biz and personal. It’s key to be authentic in both realms. With the downturn in the economy, businesses are cutting budgets. How can a B2B service provider ensure that business proceeds as usual? You can’t SAVE your way out of a recessionall you can do is SELL your way out of it! If you are constantly building relationships, providing valuable info to your clients and prospects (via white papers, etc). practicing “palm up” networking (giving first, getting second) you will persevere. BUT you need to develop new marketing strategies to reach new prospects in parallel markets, need to consider rolling out new services that are more accessible, and need to productize your services so you won’t be so people-dependent. BTW, business is not usual right now. That’s why it’s essential to shake it up, get a new mentor/sounding board, try new things. What is the biggest challenge that faces small businesses in the next 5 years? Survival. Since 50% of small businesses fail in the first year, and 95% fail in years 2-5, and the numbers aren’t getting any better, small businesses need to take survival far more seriously. You have to survive before you can thrive. Every small business needs to figure out their ideal end gameâ€"where do the want the business to be in 3-5 years. Do they want to one day sell it? What are the founders Conditions of Satisfaction (how many hours of work per week? Employees or contractors? How many direct reports? Revenue required to make it worth the effort? Sell direct or use third party channels too? Etc). So many small businesses fail because they don’t know what their CoSs are, they don’t have a mentor who has built businesses successfully and repeatedly, they don’t have a senior level sounding board, they don’t have their priorities straight. Mentors are what it is all about for surviving, then thriving. You wouldn’t climb Mt Everest without a guide. What are key indicators that you look for to know you have found a great business opportunity? Business that is the intersection of what you love, what you are good at, what the market wants. You must be able to explain your business in a concise and compelling way to get others excited about it, to see the value of it. Your business must remove or reduce a key pain. People buy to make money, save money, reduce pain. People want power. How does your business give it to them? Dumb it all down for those small and med. sized business owners who are interested in making money but need to know what are the steps that they can take right out of the blocks to give them a fighting chance in today’s economy. 1) Get a business mentor. 2) Invest at least 1 hour per week learning key business essentials (the 3 things you must know/do for sales, marketing, operations, finance, team building, etc). 3) Invest at least 1 hour per week getting mentored or coached. Ideally alternate coaching one week, mentoring the next. 4) Follow your mentor’s advice. 5) Be accountable to your coachâ€"make commitments and follow through. What is the greatest lesson you have learned from mistakes you have made in developing and starting new businesses? Not having a mentor! Would’ve saved me years and hundreds of thousands (or more) dollars! We all know that the soft skills like EQ, communication skills, leadership, personal branding are CRITICAL to business success why then are they not taken seriously? Because results are what matters most in business. And people devalue the above topics because they think they don’t generate results. Which is wrong! They DO. So I like to use these techniques, deliver great results, then keep quiet about how I got those results. The world is becoming more open-minded, but we aren’t all the way there yet. Keep the faith, and “wrap” these techniques in a results-focused casing! How do you apply Buddhist principles to your professional life? Compassion is the biggest one. Compassion for myself and others. Also forgiveness, again for myself and others. The biggest challenge for people seems to be they see themselves as 2 people: 1 in their biz life, 1 in their personal life. I am all for being professional in work situations, but you MUST be authentic. You must be human, genuine, humane. Hey, I get irritated, I can be curt with people. Then I have to go back and make amends and clean up the mess I made. Taking 100% responsibility is what it’s about. Being kind. Seeing the divine in everyone. Because it is there. Sometimes you just have to look harder. *Next steps* Since you all clearly are passionate and committed to taking action (my favorite combo) my team and I would like to offer the first 10 people to sign up a free strategy session. On this call you’ll talk privately with one of our team. Together you’ll strategize and determine how to take your business to the next level. Go to www.StrategySessionNow.com to sign up. Thanks, and let’s make your venture MIGHTY! C

What Is The Difference Between A CV And A Resume?

What Is The Difference Between A CV And A Resume?While it is a general rule that if your CV or resume says you are in a certain job or industry, chances are you are in that job or industry. However, there are a few differences between a CV and a resume that you should know about.First, CV's do not need to be updated constantly. Most people have their employers' CV at their desks.People in the Vatican Royal Family are kept on a strict schedule. The children of the Royals are usually sent to boarding schools for their own safety. If you were born in the Czech Republic, you can still apply for jobs in that country as long as you write something with information on your experience.In the past, people using a CV and resume were not able to communicate verbally. Their only option was to write and send letters to companies. When looking for a job, most people just ignored resumes that they didn't see or read.Nowadays, the age of the CV is quickly coming to an end. Today, people can have sev eral options for finding a job and sending them to a company. A resume can only be sent when looking for work.If you want to send a resume to a company, you should get an 'auto responder'. This is a system that will respond to your CV automatically so you don't have to write anything out. Usually, people who use this method to send an email that has links to their resumes so that the employer has to go to their website and find the information.Another thing that should be taken into consideration is that even when sending a resume to a company, it is possible that you get a personal reply. They can sometimes be more than happy to speak to you, but you can also hire a resume writer who will create your resume by yourself. This way, you get the best of both worlds, since you get the quality of letter and CV.When looking for a job or an internship, you should think about taking advantage of the CV and resume. This is a great tool to help you find a job, since you can be contacted via e mail. You can send a resume from the comfort of your home.

Learn anything fast in 20 Hours

Learn anything fast in 20 Hours I am a learning addict. I love to learn new things, perhaps it is my innate curiosity to know more about how things. But I am always looking forward to learning something new, acquiring a new skill, sharpening my existing skills.I am always looking for Hacks, Shortcuts, Tips,Tricks to acquire a new skill. However, what I found frustrating was that there wasn’t a proper framework to learn. I am sure you have faced the same dilemna.evalI found myself frustrated by starting numerous side projects and goals that I wanted to accomplish I presume you have now chosen a project or skill that you love to learn, and you are pumped to get started.In this article, we will talk about the steps needed to learn that skill you desire in a short time-frame.As per Josh Kaufman â€" here are the 4 basic steps of Rapid Skills Acquisition:Deconstruct the skill into sub-skillsLearn enough to practice and self-correctRemove barriers to learningPractice for at-least 20 hoursLet’s discuss each of the 4 st eps in detaila) DECONSTRUCT THE SKILLevalNo matter what you are trying to learning â€" any skill consists of multiple sub-skills. For example, if you wanted to to be good at Baseball you need to improve your Running Speed, Arm Strength, Hitting, Fielding,etc.Once you know what the individual sub-skills are- then you can create a structured learning process to acquire the skill.Finding out the sub-skills in learning any new skill is not difficult. You can get information at the local library. There are numerous books, DVDs, and of-course Google to help you with that. Information on anything is available to us in plenty.Keep in mind â€" you don’t need to memorize each and everything. You are not studying for an exam here.The purpose of this exercise is for you to understand what is required to learn. Don’t go overboard into analysis paralysis. This could confuse you and possibly even demotivate you to get started.Deconstructing the skill will help you save time which you would hav e otherwise spent in trial-and-error. There are people who have spent hours and maybe years mastering something. Rely on their experience expertise â€" you are able to get all that information either online or through books.B) LEARN ENOUGH TO SELF-CORRECTWe often fall into analysis paralysis. Often the more we know the more confused we become. Our confidence is shattered even before we start learning.evalIf learning something new makes you nervous don’t worry -you are not alone. We have all been there. We are all humans and we don’t want to feel stupid in the beginning. Remember the time you learnt how to drive a car.The key is to accept that it is going to be lousy in the beginning. If you accept that, it will be easier to learn.Practice the sub-skills and learn from your mistakes. Self-correction is one of the fastest way to learn.I remember the time when I wanted to get my Driver’s Licence. I enrolled in a Driving school to learn from an instructor. The first couple of ses sions the instructor taught me only the basics- the brakes, the gas pedal, the steering, the rear view mirror, indicators,etc. It took me couple of sessions to get comfortable to know where everything was.I remember the apprehension and nervousness for the first 2 classes when I sat in the car.The same analogy applies to learning anything. Find out what tools are needed, and then slowly pick it up one sub-skill at a time.evalC) REMOVING BARRIERS TO LEARNINGThis is the Achilles Heel for most of us. Nowadays, it is even more difficult to concentrate on one particular thing at a time. Thank you World Wide Web!!There are constant distractions -Television, Internet, your smartphone. And of course well-intentioned family and friends who do not want us to stress a lot by learning new things.Once you know what the potential distractions are â€" you can create a schedule or game plan to acquire the skill.I am currently learning Portuguese on Duolingo. I usually get home late in the evenings. By the time I get to my Portuguese lessons it is late in the evening and I am exhausted from the day. Many times I skipped my lessons.Once I identified that I was able to I was able to schedule my lessons properly. I currently do my lessons on the train ride back home. I am not as exhausted as I would be when I reach home. So this reduces my excuse of being tired. I now learn Portuguese the first 20 minutes of my train ride back home.“The Major Barrier to Learning is not intellectual, but emotional” â€" Josh Kaufman.It is also important to remove any emotional barriers â€" self limiting beliefs, doubts, confusions,etc. Our brain constantly plays tricks on us. Or you could distracted to learn the next skill before you even finish the current quest (shiny object syndrome).The fewer distractions you have while practicing, the more quickly you’ll acquire the skill.D) PRACTICE FOR AT LEAST 20 HOURSIn the book, Josh Kaufman does research to validate that it takes 20 hours to learn anything. He gives us case studies of how he was able to learn multiple things as he was putting the ideas into the book together.20 HOURS â€" that’s not a lot.Right?Is it too good to be true?To demonstrate the validity of this theory he decided to put his reputation on the line. He was invited to deliver a TED talk on the 20 Hours idea. He decided he will show the audience you can learn a musical instrument in 20 hours.He practices the Ukelele for 20 hours, and delivers a live performance in-front of a Live TedX Audience in 2013.He also talks about the initial frustration barrier that most of us face in learning something new. By committing to 20 hours one can overcome that barrier by sticking with the plan. If you stick with it and practice long enough you can reap the rewards.This video summarizes all the main concepts from his book, and he ends the speech with him playing the Ukelele.It does not have to be 20 hours at a stretch. But it can 30 minutes a day for 40 consecutive d ays, and you can pick up the skill.I remember when I had to obtain my Drivers License, I enrolled in the Driving School; I consistently practiced with the help of my instructor.In a few weeks (15 to 25 Hours) I was able to learn how to drive on General Roads to obtain my G1 License. A disclaimer â€" I failed my driving exam twice. And that forced to re-learn some of the sub-skills such as parallel parking, reverse parking,etc.Similarly when I had to obtain the Graduate License to drive on the Highway- I had to take another 20 lessons ie. 20 hours of driving classes to become confident to drive on the Highway. This time I passed my Driver’s License exam in one attempt.We have looked at the 4 steps to learn just about anything.I strongly encourage you to read the book The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman. It will definitely change your outlook on learning skill acquisition.Infact, you will be inspired to learn new things. I am sure you have a bucket list of things to learn.Why not pu t it into practice and start learning?What are one or two things that you have been postponing to learn, but never got around to it? Maybe now is the time to get started.If you found the post resourceful, feel free to share!!

Keep Going! The Secrets Of Self-Motivation For Jobseekers - CareerAlley

Keep Going! The Secrets Of Self-Motivation For Jobseekers - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. When you spend a lot of your time looking for a job, you might feel that you are sometimes getting nowhere with your job seeking efforts. Usually, its when you apply for a plethora of positions, and you are lucky to even get just one response back, regardless of the outcome! The truth is that there are more job seekers out there these days. Sure, you might have noticed unemployment figures are low in your particular area. But, that doesnt mean people that still have a job arent applying for new ones elsewhere! As you can imagine, there is a raft of individuals applying for all kinds of jobs these days. The HR departments in charge of hiring new staff often get inundated with applications and speculative inquiries. In fact, so much so that they seldom have the time or manpower to reply to each applicant individually. Thats why there is now an unwritten rule in job seeking where if you dont hear back about a job, it means you werent successful. Image Obtained From Flickr That in itself can be somewhat demotivating, given the amount of time and effort you spend on crafting covering letters and curating the perfect applications. Still, if youre looking for your dream job, its important to just keep going until you start getting positive responses to your applications. If youre finding it hard to stay motivated, here are some hot tips to make self-motivation easier and a constant part of your job-seeking process: Treat job searching as a full-time job in itself If youre unemployed, theres a tendency to get easily distracted and wander off to do other things. Its vital you establish a routine and stick to it. That way, your negative emotions about applying for jobs wont affect you so much because you have a to-do list you need to complete by a specific time each day. For example, at 9 am you search online and in local newspapers for jobs you want to apply for. A couple of hours later, you start applying for them, taking a half-hour lunch break at some point in the day. And, by 4 pm, you can conclude your job seeking activities for the day. Print off some motivational quotes and stick them above your computer screen To avoid the whats the point of doing all this times during your job searching, you should inspire yourself with some motivational quotes. But, rather than printing off just one quote and leaving it up on your wall, you should print out a new one each day. Believe it or not, doing so will give you a lot of motivation to carry on and not let depression take hold of your mind. By using motivational quotes such as these, you can also enhance other areas of your life too. Keep in touch with your former colleagues It might shock you to learn that a high percentage of people get their dream jobs simply by asking former work colleagues if they know of any relevant jobs they can apply for at their new companies! Its always worth adding your colleagues past and present to your LinkedIn account so that you can keep in contact with them. Sometimes, personal recommendations from people youve worked with in the past can add a lot of weight to your applications. Thanks for reading todays article and good luck! We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey Google+

Halloween Job Search Horror Stories -

Halloween Job Search Horror Stories - In honor of Halloween, I thought I would re-post some job search horror stories Ive collected over the years. The goal is to share tales from job seekers (so you know youre not alone) AND from hiring managers, so job seekers can learn what things might NOT work. I guess that I wasnt too surprised to learn that some of these horror stories may have had different endings had the job seeker taken a different approach. NOT that this excused rude behavior on the part of the hiring manager, but it is important to learn something from these stories Todd shared this story: So, this so-called executive recruiter sends me a questionnaire (10 pages BTW) and says complete it and schedule an interview. Well, in full disclosure, I only completed half, but went ahead and scheduled the meeting. After all, I was an executive and my resume was what I wanted to talk about. So, while waiting in the lobby of this firm, some guy walks out to greet me. Hes wearing some ridiculous looking suit with tennis shoes and showing off a shiny keychain that says Hyundai and acts like hes doing me a favor by taking the time to meet with me. The guy walks me to some conference room, throws the half-complete questionnaire on the table and begins to yell at meliterally. He proceeds to tell me that Im a loser and have no future. I couldnt believe it! So, I stood up and said I made a mistake. ThenTHENhe calls me an a-hole as I walked out. All I said was, Back at ya! Following this, eh emepisode, I landed a job as an executive for an online brokerage firm in Texas. I always wanted to call the guy and rub it in, but why stoop to that level? So, what can we learn here? Clearly, Todd wasnt very interested in this job! The fact is, if he was not willing to fill out the application (no matter how long), he should not have bothered to apply! As a job seeker, it is your responsibility to follow directions regarding the application if you want the job! On the other hand, if you see what seems like a ridiculous application process, consider it a red flag. Maybe this company has policies and proceedures that are not likely to mesh with your preferred way of doing things. Evaluate it and decide NOT to apply! Even if you are desperate for a job, you know, deep down, you are unlikely to be happy working for a place that sets up what you consider to be an absurd hiring process. In this case, obviously, the hiring manager was a bit off. Its never appropriate to yell and swear at an applicant, and you have to assume an employee would receive the same treatment. So, it was lucky for Todd that things worked out the way they did! What do you think? Share your comments below.