Susan Boyle: Raw Talent is Irrelevant

Susan Boyle is an example of why raw talent is (sometimes) irrelevant.

Love her or hate her, what could we learn from this?

Any video or news story that goes viral has a memorable and home-hitting story attached to it.  Even the inane stuff.  For Boyle, it was the emotional connection between her and the people who are too scared to live out their dreams.  Those people that believe they aren’t good enough, or that no one

Posted at 3am on 12/15/09 | no comments | Filed Under: Uncategorized read on

Boring is Useless

There’s this idea that the minute employers start to review your job application, they do a google search on your name.  Your Facebook, Twitter, and Blog are all under scrutiny and if there’s anything degrading or embarrassing on those pages, your application might get tossed.  Perhaps this happens after you’re hired, and your boss gets interested.  Conventional wisdom says that we need to strip our profiles of anything personal so that we’re left with a

Posted at 4am on 12/03/09 | 3 comments | Filed Under: Uncategorized read on

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I work as a consultant for IBM, and none of the views reflected in this blog necessarily reflect the view of IBM as a company.  (I have to say that for legal reasons; I’m not an authority figure on this stuff, just a fan).

I write a lot about usability, systems, and technology.  I’m very interested in looking at non-digital systems and improving processes.  You can contact me at skeetervalentine at google’s mail service.

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