Health

Sick as a dog right now. I conducted a phone interview with a nurse at my GPs office. A couple of hours later I was picking up my prescription at the pharmacy near work. I am glad I got the antibiotics... But two things make me uneasy:

1. While I did briefly speak face to face with someone behind the desk at the labs, I never saw the nurse

2. How much is this going to cost me?

Recruiting and Social Capital

So here I am on the other side of recruiting.... playing my part in the interview process for the firm on my old campus. I feel luckier than ever now that I actually see the randomness that goes into whether you get an interview or not....

And just in case you were wondering... knowing someone on the inside does help (social capital at it's best/worst) and groups tend to unconsciously replicate themselves... that's why it's so hard to introduce diversity into the corporate world.