[FoRK] The Golden Compass: AWEsome!
Devon Jones
<soulcatcher at evilsoft.org> on
Tue Dec 4 14:00:28 PST 2007
Corinna Schultz wrote:
> (Real story: when I went for an interview for IBM in Lexington, one of
> the two employees who took me out to dinner knew an unexpectedly large
> amount about me, having found me in the FoRK archive. I was a little
> taken aback that she knew my best anecdotes, but it wasn't a big deal.
> They had already decided that they really, really wanted me, and her
> job was to try and convince me that I wanted to move to
> Massachussets.)
When you reach a certain level of competence, having your opinions
easily searchable can become valuable. It keeps businesses with
cultures where you would undoubtedly be uncomfortable or unhappy from
wasting your time, and helps businesses that are a good match for you
realize that far faster.
Guess I'm having a chatty day.
Devon
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