I’m not a hiring manager, but I play one in Storage B
Jul29

I’m not a hiring manager, but I play one in Storage B

ADVENTURES FROM STORAGE B: I’m not a hiring manager, but I play one in Storage B -by Kian Bezeel Today I played a hiring manager in mock interviews to help a colleague with a basic skills class. Words of advice to interviewees: If I ask a question like, “What skills would you bring to the job that distinguish you from other candidates,” or “tell me about a time when you had to work as a member of a team,”...

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Third Person (in first person)
Jul12

Third Person (in first person)

Third Person (in first person) – by Ken Bolding I just saw the movie “Third Person.” As the crowd exited, an old woman asked her husband a question about it that he couldn’t answer. I volunteered an answer, which led to another question, and then another couple. And another question and another couple. I ended up in the lobby, surrounded by senior citizens, as I fielded their questions and explained the plot to...

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Movie Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Jul11

Movie Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Movie Review – by Ken Bolding I loved Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It is different in tone that its predecessor Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which I also thought was fantastic. It wasn’t at all what I expected. “Dawn” isn’t really an action movie. It’s much more cerebral than you’d expect in a movie about a bunch of apes taking over the world. And to its credit, this film is distinctly...

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