Jacqui Handran | SereneBear

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[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“Even now, as broken as you may feel, you are still so strong. There’s something to be said for how you hold yourself together, and keep moving … Don’t stop … Keep going.”

— Maxwell Diawuoh

[number6bitch]

What Would A Mediocre White Man Do? (new mantra to live by!)

[sonatine]

this is SO REAL both the specific case and the broad case in the specific case: if you actually met 100% of the requirements they couldn’t afford you I tell this to every woman I talk to job hunting about APPLY ANYWAY THE MEDIOCRE WHITE MEN ARE DOING IT (via @galwednesday)

[eve-made-the-right-choice]

“if you actually met 100% of the requirements they couldn’t afford you”

I really needed to hear this. I had never thought of it this way. This literally never occurred to me, I’ve just spent my whole adult life thinking I was underqualified for everything. Thinking I’m not good enough for anything because the “minimum requirements” are so high.

I need specifics. I wanna know what I can get away with. I wanna know what they really mean by “minimum.” I wanna know how much I’m actually worth.

[hellanahmean]

As someone who worked in hr, this is true.

True to the point that if someone was extremely unqualified, but because of timing we were desperate, we’d bend rules to get them hired. And the only people taking advantage of this were guys.

[needshisbones]

[rainydayshea]

If you actually met 100% of the requirements they couldn’t afford you.

[jenroses]

At 24 years old with no degree, no graphic design or other publishing experience I managed to get hired as the advertising director for an international professional journal. 

(Sounds loftier than it was, but then again, if they could have afforded better, they wouldn’t have hired me, lol!)

We went through many hiring cycles while I was there. The best employees we got had a variety of backgrounds, but the quality was rarely connected to how well they fit the criteria. 

There are lots of places who will take a chance on a person who doesn’t meet the paper requirements if they demonstrate confidence, good communication skills and the ability to look at the company and understand how they can be an asset to it, and communicate that. 

(No, really, the ability to bullshit well is a marketable skill, especially in advertising and marketing, but really in many places in the business world.)

Since then I’ve done quite a lot of hiring and screening, of both employees and tenants. Things like credit reports and college degrees are not great metrics for who is going to do what well. 

[jacquihandran]

Happy lunch time Geelong! #midday #geelong #sky #clouds #paddock

[jacquihandran]

I made this

[jacquihandran]

Salads Disguised As Cakes Are A Hit In Japan Kids News Article

[fuckyeahjoemanganiello]

Joe Manganiello by Patrik Giardino

[jacquihandran]

Sigh

[jacquihandran]

[tastefullyoffensive]

(photos via EverythingFerns)

[jacquihandran]

Ha ha ha so cool

[jacquihandran]

Easter Sunday Blues

[ofquotesandpoetry]

I’ve always been told I am too intimidating to approach, and it’s strange to me that they can’t see how soft my heart is.

J.R. Rogue (via ofquotesandpoetry)

[arrystorm]

[shane-o-macdaddy-deactivated201]

I love you Rock.

[gifak-net]

[officialfrenchtoast]

welcome to the real world kid

[archiemcphee]

Cats + Mathematics = the Furbonacci sequence

The Fibonacci sequence is found in many places in nature, including the branching of trees, leaves on a stem, the flowering of an artichoke, or an uncurling fern. But what if you applied this famous approximation of the golden spiral to our feline friends? Suddenly cats become even more awesome than we already thought they were.

Bored Panda is building a large collection of cute kitties demonstrating their mathematical prowess, nearly 40 as of the writing of this post. Click here to view them all.

Photos by thecheat42, Akimasa Harada, songbardbird, jacquiep, naux, and Beverley Goodwin respectively.

[via Bored Panda]

[chip1329]

Rebloging because ‘Furbonacci’

[jagyularr]

Kitties and math!

[horippa]

The Chemical Brothers - Wide Open ft. Beck

[jacquihandran]

me: *wants to meet new people, to date, to make friends and just to connect*

anxiety: oh sweetie

[stability]

[escapekit]

Wool landscapes

Artist Alexandra Kehayoglou uses leftover scraps from her family’s carpet factory to fabricate wool carpets and rugs that mimic natural textures environments. The results are stunning, it actually feels like the outdoors inside.