The membership questionnaire asks applicants about their favorite bar, restaurant and hotel.
One of Mr. Perry's favorite tales is of an applicant (given the pseudonym George Brown in his book) who, after being laid off, knew exactly which company he wanted to work for next.
The board member went to Facebook.com, a social networking site geared to college students, and found, Mr. Cholst said, that "the applicant characterized her favorite activity as 'partying.' " "So his concerns about the person as a potential neighbor were legitimate," Mr. Cholst said.
In other words, if an applicant listed all favorite moments as occurring at a single theater--even at Rivera's own Playwrights' Arena--that would count as a wrong answer, Rivera said.
And while it was obviously this reporter's first time auditioning for America's favorite trivia show, most of the applicants are seasoned vets.
As long as your favorite keywords are in your resume, the applicant tracking system won't care whether your resume uses a human voice or the old-fashioned robotic voice.
One of my favorite parts of the job is helping grant applicants.
One of my favorite recollections was of his telling me how one West Virginia applicant replied to the question, "What's your favorite saying?" She wrote, "A Smith & Wesson beats four aces". Of course, she was admitted.
We'll take care of the loud part; it's up to you to help your favorite corporate citizen be proud and be counted in this year's applicant pool.
My favorite local nonprofit, the Port Washington Education Foundation, uses social media to better find and solicit grant applicants from our town, and listen to the community's needs.
