The Recruiting Animal

Losing Weight With Leptin

THIS IS SCIENCE, BABY.

Leptin is a hormone tied to your body's use of fat.

When you lose 10% of your weight, leptin falls fast. So, your stupid body thinks you're facing starvation and it tries to protect you by burning 20% less calories -- and even if you're on a diet that can make you fat.

Also, once you start losing weight the parts of your brain running your love of food have more blood in them while the part that limits eating has less.

Luckily, injections of leptin can stop the you from reacting in this way.

Reference: Jon Kay, National Post

Tank Top Cops

From Dorothy Surrenders

I’ve noticed something about televised ladies of law enforcement. No, not their badges. No, not their airs of authority. No, not their really big guns. No, I’ve noticed they all wear tank tops to work. Like a lot. Like constantly. Not that I mind. Not at all. But, I’ve just never been pulled over by a cop while speeding who sauntered up to my car window in a ribbed white tank top asking for my license and registration.

Cosmetic Surgery Report

An ongoing discussion of its value in your life and career.
Today's feature: Chelsea C

Cheezhead Sponsors "I Hate Monster" Fest.
He's become the number one go-to gossip guy in the Recruitosphere.

Scoop From Twitter: Jason Buss is a good husband.

His wife sent him to the store for batteries and he came back with $160 worth of junk food! JBuss is the Director of Talent Acquisition at the Russell Investment Group in Minneapolis. Let's send him out for a floor sweeper and see what he brings in).

Quote for the Day
"a ruthless partisan indifferent to the truth when it cannot be harnessed to the wielding of power."
-- Andrew Sullivan

Dressing Up For Work

I like to work in basketball shorts and a loose t-shirt but, even so, this posting was irresistible.

Fashion For the Not-Tall Man

Don't worry, Short-Stuff.

Manolo says: Like many of the problems of the fashion, the problem of being not tall it is partly surmountable with attitude and proper dress...

Avoid any combination of the colors that cut the body in the half; the coat and the pants that are of the radically different color. Indeed, the wearing of the monochromatic pallette, in the color of the neutral or the dark, it gives the illusion of elongating the body. Of the course, the stripes they must always be vertical.

Your Appearance Gets You Jobs

What influences your ability to get new jobs most is the image you convey. People judge that before they judge one word that comes out of your mouth. -- Brazen Careerist

Are You Overweight?

Quitting your job might help.

Losing weight is so important for your career that you should go so far as to cut back on your work -- officially or furtively — in order to lose the weight. -- Brazen Careerist

Tyra On Weight

Last week I featured The Brazen Careerist on weight at work. This week it's Tyra.

Wardrobe Malfunctions

Could they ruin your career?

Beyonce’s shimmering gold dress barely contained her top; immediately after she picked up her trophy, she asked an assistant backstage to help fix her dress, apparently to prevent a wardrobe malfunction.

If you wear summer clothes without a bra, or a bikiini, you're quite likely to have a wardrobe malfunction. And, often, with cell phone cameras being everywhere, pictures will be taken.

And, sometimes, they will be uploaded to the internet as "downblouse" photos. (Search "downblouse" on Google and you'll see what I mean).

As long as your malfunction is not posted on your own website, however, your prospective employer will be unlikely to see it.

Reference: The Toronto Star

Husband Wore Eyeliner

But she still loves him.

Should men wear eyeliner to an interview? Here is a discussion of the issue.

Eyeliner on men is sexy beyond belief. But, it only works for some guys. If you are a redhead, a light blond or, if you are too Pale, it will not work for you.