Comments on: Looking for a job? Don’t be this guy.

By: Dennis Yu

Dennis Yu — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:55:38 +0000

Funny, this guy must have spammed everyone– lol.

By: Jay of Cheap Scrubs

Jay of Cheap Scrubs — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:10:23 +0000

*trying to keep a straight face*

Uhmm, so did you hire Reed yet?

By: Buddy Logan

Buddy Logan — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:58:29 +0000

Sorry Reed, but if you are a native English speaker looking to impress people, then you should take note of your grammar.

The point Josh was trying to get across is that most of us learn from experience that those who brag the most are usually those who are least confident in their real skills. Your responses here further indicate that lack of confidence.

Because you have a lack of confidence does NOT mean that you are not intelligent , creative, or lacking in any other way. You have to first stop trying to convince yourself of your attributes. If you look deep enough, I think you will find you have not done so.

Quit trying to convince anyone – including, and especially, yourself. Instead, feel confident in your abilities and project that confidence by speaking intelligently. Others will get the message without the feeling that someone is trying to convince them or is simply arrogant.

By: Mystery Man Mike

Mystery Man Mike — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:34:16 +0000

trying to prove yourself on this blog only strengthens josh's case.

I'm not a programmer, i'm no math wizard, and i'm not that good at cards but I did take a stats class in college and I can tell you using my basic calculator that the probability of getting a pair when seven cards are dealt is roughly 0.47. If you subtract out other combos including full house, two pair, 3 of a kind, etc then the prob drops to ~.44

By: Lydia Fraser

Lydia Fraser — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:53:10 +0000

Joshua, Joshua, Joshua.. you're horrible, haha. Maybe you should make it known that you can write Scottish. =) love you!

By: Josh Fraser

Josh Fraser — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:13:45 +0000

I was planning on leaving you anonymous. You were the person who chose to reveal your identity.

By: reedkotler

reedkotler — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:31:48 +0000

So the answers are:
1) No, you can't solve the problem.
2) No. You don't speak any foreign languages fluently

What is the hilarious part about? Saving face?

But you are free to cast some disparity on whether someone else can speak English or not and publicly circulate around some private job application.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:14:00 +0000

His response is hilarious! You let him know that an EventVue targeted email/resume would maybe get your attention and he feels the need to inform you of a completely unrelated and worthless skill for your company.

By: reedkotler

reedkotler — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:22:25 +0000

Here's a problem I solved at a job interview the other day.

Can you do it?

Write a program to calculate the probability of getting a pair when seven cards are dealt.
(This includes 3 of a kind, full house, etc).

By: reedkotler

reedkotler — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:55:29 +0000

I'm a native English speaker.

I speak Russian fluently too. I taught myself. What foreign languages do you speak fluently?