Milt Reynolds: Thinking Out Loud

Racial Discrimination Here are the facts: Identical resumes were submitted in Chicago and Boston during 2001 and 2002. Half were tagged with "white-sounding" names and half with "black-sounding" names . Eighteen names were used for the resumes. Nine were "white-sounding" : Emily Anne Jill Allison Laurie Sarah Meredith Carrie Kristen Nine were "black-sounding" : Aisha Keish Tamika Lakisha Tanisha Latoya Kenya Latonya Ebony Two names received the most call backs for interviews , 26%: Kristen Carrie Two names received the least call backs for interviews , 6%: Keish Aisha The resumes were identical. The top five names for call back interviews: Kristen Carrie Meredith Sarah Laurie The bottom five names for call back interviews: Tanisha Lakisha Tamika Keish Aisha The resumes were identical. The highest "white-sounding" call back name: Kristen, 13% The highest "bl

Procrastination Trent Hamm has written a review of Brian Tracy's book Eat That Frog! Here is a quick description of the important points about procrastination that Trent draws out of the book: The 80/20 Rule Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist, observed in 1906 that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population . Curiously, he also calculated that 20% of the pea pods in his garden contained 80% of the peas. He surveyed the economies of other countries and found a similar income and wealth distribution in each. A business-management consultant, Joseph M. Juran, developed the observations of Pareto into a principle of economics, the Pareto Principle. Businesses commonly cite a rule of thumb: "80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients" . The Pareto Principle is also known as the "Champagne Glass Effect" , with the wider mouth of the glass holding 80% of the champagne, although it's only the top 20% of the height of the gla

What are your strengths? Ask a colleague. Good article about how to answer one of the toughest interview questions: What are your strengths? Author Toni Bowers suggests preparing for this question before the interview by asking some friends or coworkers: What are my strengths? What unique quality do I bring? At the interview, wait for the inevitable question (Wait for it...wait for it...) and then shock the interviewer by saying: Instead of depending upon my own view of myself, I decided to quiz my coworkers! Sounds like a great idea! Read the entire article here: www.techrepublic.com Image courtesy of Adrian van Leen