[In today's tight job market, such candidates can be hard to find.] Here in the Research Triangle (of North Carolina), if your breath makes a smudge on a mirror, you can get a job, ... getting by with guile rather than application of talent. |
[Practitioners in the personnel field say other indicators are more important.] It would be nice if everybody had a nice firm handshake, without a vice grip, without a limp wrist, but I don't think the handshake is that important, ... I've learned to get over that. |
I like to see somebody who sits on the front of the chair when they're talking about something they care about. |
If your technology toolkit is in demand, you are going to do well. |