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“Run-Of-The-Mill Startup Seeks Mediocre Designer”
This job posting tells it to us straight. Click on the screenshot for a larger image. “We have huge, naïve ambitions to change the world. Like most start-ups, we’ll probably be an abject failure. We...
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1 in 6 Job Seekers Found Their Current Job on a Social Network
A recent survey by Jobvite suggests that 16% of Americans (or about 1 in 6) who are looking for another job found their most recent one via social media. That amounts to somewhere around 22 million...
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You’re Probably Not Qualified to Make Pizza For Apple
Recently, we learned that it wasn’t unusual for a prospective Apple employee to endure a grueling nine-month long interview process. Even after hiring, new employees are frequently put on fake...
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Science Proves Those Dumb Interview Questions We All Hate Were Stupid All Along
You know those interview questions that always make you wonder “What does the shape of a manhole cover have to do with this position?” or “I guess I wouldn’t move Mount Fuji, as it seems fine where it...
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Developer Outsources Own Job to China to Goof Off Online All Day, is Our Hero
American companies outsource jobs to places like China because they can hire people to do the same jobs their employees do for less money. One developer’s job was outsourced last year, but it wasn’t...
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FireMe! Twitter Service Makes Getting Fired Way Easier
Hate your job? Sure you do. There’s no shame in it. We’ve all been there, and many of us, sadly, will stay there for some time. Always remember, though: There are plenty of perfectly appropriate...
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The Cake is Not a Lie, It’s a Resignation Letter
Most of us have probably quit jobs before. Sometimes the impulse to burn all bridges on your way out is too strong to ignore, but any career advice you’re likely to get will tell you to leave in a...
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Funny or Die Beat Everyone to the Steve Jobs Biopic Punch
Sometimes it’s better to be first than to be the best, and while that’s far from the philosophy displayed by Apple during Steve Jobs’ life, it seems to be the one comedy site Funny or Die took when...
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BeautifulPeople.com Launches Jobs Site, Please Commence Eye Rolling…Now
Did you know that even attractive people occasionally have to work for a living? It’s true! They’re just like us normals that way! This sad but true fact has been grudgingly acknowledged by the...
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Hate Your Job? New Gallup Survey Says So Does Almost Everyone Else
I really love my job here at Geekosystem, but it turns out I’m in the minority. According to a Gallup survey only 30% of the 100 million Americans with a full-time job are “actively engaged” at the...
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We’re Looking for an Entry-Level Science Writer in New York’s Soho
Geekosystem is looking for an ambitious, energetic science enthusiast and newshound to cover all aspects of science from synthesizing the driest of academic journals for the masses to finding the most...
View ArticleJason Statham is the Right Man for the Job, as Evidenced by This Supercut...
Jason Statham has played a lot of characters who have a lot of jobs. Seriously. Even their jobs have jobs, and those jobs each strap on a job helmet and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off...
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Want to Write for Geekosystem? Good News! We’re Hiring!
Geekosystem is currently seeking smart, talented, and generally pleasant geeks for a three month full-time paid fellowship position in our New York City office. If you’re interested, read this post...
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Woman Creates Resume in LEGO Form, Deserves to Be Given All the Jobs
Everything about applying for jobs is not awesome, so Leah came up with a genius way to stand out from all the other minifigs and convince her dream agencies that she’s “the missing piece.” Master...
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The Mary Sue Wants YOU: To Be Our Next Intern - The Mary Sue
It's that time again! The Mary Sue is seeking a kick-ass editorial intern for the fall. This is no coffee-and-errands internship: our interns spend 90% of their time writing, and most definitely...
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Will the World Accept Ashton Kutcher Playing Steve Jobs in an Indie Biopic? -...
Yesterday, in news that was promised to be true and not an April Fool's prank, it was announced that Ashton Kutcher -- of Ashton Kutcher fame -- will be playing the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs in an...
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Aaron Sorkin Will Write the Steve Jobs Biopic, So Don’t Worry, It’ll Be Great...
There was a rumor that this was going to happen, and now it is confirmed: screenwriter extraordinaire Aaron Sorkin will be the one adapting Walter Isaacson's biography of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs for...
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The Mary Sue Wants You: To Be Our Next Editor - The Mary Sue
As you may have heard, our beloved Jamie Frevele has left us, and while that's sad for us, it might mean something exciting for you. The Mary Sue is seeking a brand new kick-ass employee to help keep...
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Geek For Hire: How to Use Your Nerd Cred to Land a Job - Essay
The economy is on everyone’s mind. Who is getting hired and fired? Who’s finding work? Who isn’t? The current unemployment rate in the United States is 7.8%, but that number doesn’t reflect one of the...
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Things We Saw Today: Adorable Sketches From the Set of The Hobbit - Things We...
io9 got a whole set visit for The Hobbit, the lucky ducks, and while the text may be a little spoilery for some folks, the sketches (since they weren't allowed to take pictures or video) are super...
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