We are looking for a full-time Linux system administrator to manage our dedicated servers and our internal servers, computers and network. He will also have to manage the MySQL server and other servers in-house.

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Often you will find strange questions being asked in an interview. They can either be inappropriate or simply unexpected. Some examples of oddball questions are:
"What is your perception of the painting in the lobby?"
"What would you do with a million dollars?"
"Can you tell a joke?"
(samples from career news)

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A Trojan horse, with a descriptive name Infostealer.Monstres, was used to steal more than 1.6 million records from several hundred thousand people who posted resumes on Monster.com, Symantec has reported.

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Overseas outsourcing has transformed U.S. economy. Now some families are adopting outsourcing for personal tasks, getting them done for a fraction of what they would cost at home. Full article (534 words) »

I got a ping from Google India's R&D department. They are looking for leadership role and were apparently quite impressed with my online resume; which hasn't been updated for about 5 years or more. I politely refused as I am very happy where I am, developing new products and services. So unless someone comes up with a real drop-dead offer and then some, I am not available. Also after starting my own business, it will be very hard to work for someone else, even with a drop-dead offer; I really enjoy the freedom of thought and enterprise that comes with entrepreneurship. Furthermore I am unable to leave Kolkata for extended periods at this time due to family reasons.

Bob Rosner from ABCNews shares few good tips from Rachelle Canter's book, "Make the Right Career Move", for executive resumes. How many of them do you follow? The key points he makes are:
Resumes are necessary even for executives
Resumes will help your internal advocates sell you to their colleagues. They can create a buzz about the contributions that you'll be able to make and they'll open doors for you.

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Here is an (real) example of what you don't want to write on a cover letter with explanations.

Dear Sir/ Madam,

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I have added a job board to this blog. You can browse for jobs or post a job. The jobs will be displayed on all the pages of this blog under the heading Recent Jobs in the sidebar. This is a good way to gain wide coverage for your job postings to tens of thousands of visitors everyday. Your postings may also feature in other blogs too.

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