Unsuitable attire

Because I’d been away working Africa, I hadn’t had any need for a suit for a very long time. I’d still kept my old one, however, hanging up in a closet back in England… just in case.
I had cause to use it almost as soon as I’d returned when I was lucky enough to be [...]

Impossible is nothing

Getting your CV noticed is half the battle in today’s competitive job market. And so, to a certain extent, Yale student Aleksey Vayner’s decision to include a video presentation with his eleven page application to a New York bank could be seen as inspired. Unfortunately, however, the contents of the video proved him to have [...]

A load of bollocks

The fact that the office of the building firm I work for is completely open plan is annoying when I want to take a snooze, but does present some unique opportunities for amusement.
A few weeks ago for instance, we all witnessed a young man hurrying past our desks, looking harassed, and nervous and most definitely [...]

Hitting the wall

At the end of my interview for a very technical academic job at a well-respected UK university, I was feeling reasonably pleased with how things had gone. I said bye to the panel, turned round and walked into the wall (rather than through the door which had been helpfully opened for me). On [...]