tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post4583299366163055253..comments2023-10-07T08:52:16.715-07:00Comments on The Virtual World: Poetry and CEO'sPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-25778036332936119552007-07-26T10:52:00.000-07:002007-07-26T10:52:00.000-07:00Peter, thanks. I hope I *want* the job if it’s off...Peter, thanks. I hope I *want* the job if it’s offered. But how can I not give serious consideration to an employer who shows interest in and takes my poetry seriously? <BR/><BR/>Also, I am printing out that entire article and putting it in my professional portfolio. I will trot the article out in future interviews whenever poetry comes up and there’s an opportunity for me to make a case for why Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-41714738999972619212007-07-26T07:59:00.000-07:002007-07-26T07:59:00.000-07:00Alright, it's settled. Poetry goes back on the re...Alright, it's settled. Poetry goes back on the resume.A. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13356106957900416900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-87368321827728962502007-07-26T07:28:00.000-07:002007-07-26T07:28:00.000-07:00Dana: that's great! Hope you get the job.Dana: that's great! Hope you get the job.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-5063637250542580512007-07-25T22:55:00.000-07:002007-07-25T22:55:00.000-07:00That's funny. I just interviewed with a CEO today ...That's funny. I just interviewed with a CEO today in Seattle, and he was very, very interested in the fact that I write poetry. He saw my background in literature and my poetry-writing as an asset because, in his words, I would be bring to the table something nobody else at their organization has. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if he had just read this article. I bet he had. How potentially fortunate for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-68097371527181054862007-07-25T11:51:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:51:00.000-07:00One of the stats I quoted to my students when I ta...One of the stats I quoted to my students when I taught English, was that during a survey, 75% of CEO's attributed a large portion of their success in business to a strong background in literature.<BR/><BR/>I got that from one of my college professors and for the life of me I cannot remember his source. <BR/><BR/>Sorry about the delete. Tons of typos.Justin Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161484350184865575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10238581.post-51479300106081357552007-07-25T11:50:00.000-07:002007-07-25T11:50:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Justin Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161484350184865575noreply@blogger.com