"Multiplication, That's the Name of the Game"

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  1. JWK

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    Hand written letters will soon be a thing of the past unfortunately. I just started a new job, my CV was submitted on-line and I had a telephone interview before going in for a face to face interview. After I got offered the job everything was done electronically, it's the first time I haven't had to sign anything at any stage, it's all a bit alien for me. There are some companies that do interviews on-line and also a growing trend for video CVs. :old:
     
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    That's really frightening. I'd never get a job.

    I really don't know how anyone can progress an application without a face-to-face interview to assess "interpersonal skills." How staff interact with one another in a pressure environment I consider so important.

    I trained all my supervisors and managers to conduct their own interviews of "rank and file" staff. I always said, make sure you select someone with whom you and the rest of your team can work. I found this best as they would then make the effort to make it work as it was their choice. I never needed to see them, unless they were a bit unsure about gaps in employment history or whatever, though occasionally the female supervisors might use that situation for a bit of humour, with something like.

    "Do you want to see this one boss?

    "Why?"

    "Because she's about a 38C"

    That's women for you.

    Digressing, once "appraisals" were introduced, we used to have a bit of fun with those. My boss was almost embarrassed by some of the questions he was asked to put to me.

    The ones I liked were; "What are your strengths?" I'd go on for ever with that one.
    But with the "What are your weaknesses?" My answer was always "An intolerance for people who ask me stupid questions."
     
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    Slightly off topic. :flag:
    I remember talking to someone who was a teacher when Queen Victoria was still alive and we were discussing the "Three R's". (I've made sure that I didn't put commas after 'someone' and 'teacher' :hehe:.)

    He said that although it was now commonly known to mean Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic it wasn't known as that in Victorian times. He said that the three R's were Reading, Recording and Reckoning.
     
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    That sounds far more logical Shiney, but then the Victorians tended to be that way didn't they?
     
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    Is that 14/64 ? or should I just give up now ?
     
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    What sometimes exasperates me is "nuts and bolts"

    I've a drawer in the shed with lots of them all different sizes, some AF some metric and some must be Whitworth.
    Trying to find a nut that'll fit a bolt is rather frustrating sometimes.
     
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    7/64 :ywn:
     
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    Go to top of the class :gnthb::gnthb:
     
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    :dh:
     
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    No worries.
    Just write out a hundred times - "To half a vulgar fraction multiply the denominator by two.":D
     
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    Now, now, Dave :old:. We don't want any of your vulgar fractions on here :). We only have polite ones :hehe:.
     
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    Oh sorry:dh:
    How about an 'improper fraction' then, with the numerator greater than the denominator?
    Might be a little bit less vulgar :D
     
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    That's much better :thumb:. You get a gold star for that and go to the top of the class. :gnthb:

    It's even less vulgar if you make it proper by compounding it :hehe:.
     
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    An even better idea is to choose a "perfect number" then you'll offend no one!
     
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    Talking of numbers - this is an interesting theory. Not true - but interesting. :)

    [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPPAgcImJ3c"]YouTube - Interesting Facts About Numbers - Their Origin on How and why We Write Them the Way We Do[/nomedia]
     
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