May 2009
7 posts
Have you heard of the Stanford Prison Experiment?
The Stanford Prison Experiment occured in 1971 at Stanford University, and it was to see how average college students reacted and behaved under these unique circumstances. The men were chosen from a group of 70 applicants. The 24 men were randomly separated into groups, either prisoner or guards.
This is one of the things they did to the prisoners to make them feel less like an individual and...
Unemployment and Me
So I am 23 years old. I am unemployed, and I think there are quite a few of us on this boat of the the unemployed. I got a job offer yesterday but it was for the exact industry I just left. They see that I can be a great sales person and relate well to people, which I can do. I can do that job and I believe I can be a top performer, but, it is not my passion, and I need to go for my passion...
Job Market
So today I got a job offer. I’ve gotten kind of a few actually, but I don’t know…I want ONE particular job.
I am a total idiot though because today I kind of accepted a job offer that I really do not want. They just told me, they really like me and they want me, what do I say? and I said okay ya…but my heart was sayingn no no no no no. I am such a pushover. I...
Life and Death
Yesterday evening at approximately 10pm…my beautiful aunt passed away and left behind her five children. I have tried so hard today to be strong for her babies, for her family, for my mother, I don’t know how to mourn. My way of mourning is writing this here
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What Kind of Job Am I Looking For?
I kind of know the type of position I am looking for, yet I am having a great deal of trouble finding it….I don’t want to do menial office work. Yet, I need a paycheck!!
Currently, I am sitting at Borders, reading books titled Get Hired Fast!, 200 Damn Good Resumes, 100+ Winning Answers to Interview Questions, and other such books to help me tweak my resume and find a fantastic job. ...
JOB HUNT!
Job Hunt Day 243850248q50485???
So today, I woke up and purposely decided to miss my 1st interview, and I don’t know, it just didn’t feel right so I chose not to go. I hope it was a shitty job, so I hope I missed it for the right reasons! I started to get ready for my 10:45 interview out in Sherman Oaks…I hoped it would be good! This company is a Sports Marketing Firm and they work with sports...
ramblings
I find it completely mesmerizing reading my old Political Science notes, learning about political theories that try to explain the governance of our world. I find it completely fascinating the way that realist theory has become so popular; so popular that people often forget that this is simply a theory and not reality. or is it? The world’s only superpower invade Iraq, Afghanistan, and is on...