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...typos are easy to make, but the most frequent mistake executives commit on their resumes is being too wordy, according to a recent survey of global recruiters by Korn/Ferry International. Another oft cited blunder? A resume that's too short. So be careful on that tightrope. Two pages is the preferred length; then again, your resume is just "an ante into the game," says Caroline Nahas, a Korn/Ferry managing director. "Your interview and ability to match up your experience and personal qualities with the company is absolutely essential," she continues. And if you do make it to the offer table...
...Whirlpool of Iraq The continued attacks in Baghdad only show that U.S. President George W. Bush and his allies committed a massive blunder [Oct. 27]. Iraq is nothing but a whirlpool of disaster for America and has resulted in a waste of money and loss of lives. If the same amount of money had been spent on health care and jobs in the U.S., Americans would be singing the praises of their President. Praveen K. Malhotra Faridabad, India...
...interview with TIME as he drove into Colombo, a smiling and joking Wickremesinghe was clearly relishing what he saw as a strategic blunder by a President who he believed had overplayed her hand and succeeded only in galvanizing his support. The unexpected scale of his reception appeared to confirm the widespread assessment that Kumaratunga was in danger of losing any trace of moral authority and also any snap election she called. Gesturing at the crowds, Wickremesinghe said, "I can't complain, can I? If there is a crisis here, the crisis is not mine...
Chomsky’s most recent blunder came on his Oct. 28 lecture in Cuba. With Cuban President Fidel Castro in the audience, Chomsky argued that, after the failed effort in Iraq, Bush and his cronies would have to “manufacture” another enemy in order to be re-elected...
...goals were apparent within hours of the Sept. 11 attacks. By all accounts, al Qaeda was a vast and powerful organization, benefiting from sophisticated command structures and substantial financial resources. Despite these capabilities, however, al Qaeda did not press the offensive—a strategic decision, not a tactical blunder. The Sept. 11 attacks were not intended to be an opening salvo in a sustained campaign against the U.S. homeland. They were intended to elicit a military-political response from the United States that would be perceived by the moderate peoples of the Middle East as an attack on Islam...