Why My Pants Were On Fire

How to handle job interviews.

Merlin and Dan can't solve the problem of interviews being dumb, but Merlin will tell you what is wrong with you, how long you'll have to wait for your resume to get you a job, how Larry Wall interviews for a Perl job, and whether or not the answer is always Yes, like they were just telling Stephen (yes, Hawking).

Links for this episode:

• Seduction community - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Merlin's Talk: "With All Due Respect to the Seduction Community"
  
• Larry Wall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Twitter / @hotdogsladies: "You guys know if there's any Monopoly Guy/Sir Topham Hatt slash fiction?"
  
• Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream Catering
  
• Blackjack Classroom
  
• Serial position effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Amazon.com: What Color Is Your Parachute? 2011: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (9781580082709): Richard N. Bolles: Books
  
• JobHuntersBible.com:
  
• Résumé of Merlin Mann (10/2000)
  
• Alexandre Dumas, père - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Alexandre Dumas, fils - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Category:Candy bars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Résumé of Dan Benjamin (06/2001)
  
• Awesome B2W-related sketchbook drawing. So great.
  
• kung fu grippe - You stay classy, Marriott
  
• KeyBinding madness - Brett Terpstra
  
• Siracusa said so. - Actual quotes, complaints, and wise sayings from John Siracusa as heard on 5by5's entertaining Hypercritical broadcast.
  
• Sales Representative at 5by5 Studios ~ Authentic Jobs
  
• Good Will Hunting - Funny Job Interview (Ben Affleck) - YouTube
  
• Viddler.com - Merlin Mann - Worst Website Ever - SXSW 2008 - Uploaded by rooreynolds
  
• Quote Details: Woody Allen: Eighty percent of success... - The Quotations Page
  
• Aphasia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Tumblr
  

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