Miguel Anjo

Histórias de um carro muribundo

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Segunda-feira: dois informáticos, um mecânico e um electrotécnico. Todos engenheiros. Cabos de bateria, empurrões pouco cavalheiros e nada.

Quarta-feira: dois informáticos, um mecânico e um electrotécnico. Todos engenheiros. Multímetro, ligação a outra bateria, corda para puxar carro, falta de travões. Moveu-se o carro 20 metros em direcção à sucata.

Quinta-feira: chove e há agora uma barra de tracção.

Arabic Geneva 1

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“Certains signes ne trompent pas: du 1er au 15 août, le cinéma Central projette des films arabes, en version originale non sous-titrée. Le ticket est à 40 francs.”
(in Tribune de Genève – Faut-il décaler les Fêtes à cause du ramadan? – 6.August.2008 –
http://www.tdg.ch/pages/home/tribune_de_geneve/l_actu/geneve_et_region/detail_geneve/(contenu)/250225)

La Tour 2 – a different squat end

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What is a music band, kids playing in the street along their mother, a giving away of clothes and books mean in front of a building in this city? Another squat is about to end. They invite everyone to the last party and last breakfast (today at 10am). A bit more towards a squared society ruled by the capitalism and evicting any different way of living (which, by chance, is more communal and less profitable for the whole economy).

Lutter contre les bandits

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L’autre jour j’ai lu sur Tribune de Genève que pour lutter contre les taggers, la meilleur façon est de effacer les tags des bâtiments dans les 24h. Comme ça leur objectif de visibilité est pas atteint et, on espère, arrêtent de faire des signatures dans les murs.

Un de ses jours (hier, avant hier…) les lumières d’avant et d’arrière de ma vélo ont été volés. Je les laisse toujours sur la vélo, même qu’elles sont facilement décrochables. Mais ici les voleurs prennent pas seulement la lampe, mais aussi le support, fixé par une vis. Je crois que l’objectes volés sont après vendues dans les foires, marchés aux puces…

Pour lutter contre ça je vais acheter aujourd’hui, dans un magasin, des nouvelles lampes et les mettre. Et les personnaliser au moyen d’un stylo correcteur ou même de tatouage avec le couteau.

Sharing the lunch table problem

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Something I learned from my asian trips, there is no problem on sharing a table at meal with someone else we don’t know. You just ask if it is free and seat. I use this regularly at the terrace of the canteen of my working place and enjoy it.

Many people in europe seem to have problems on making this, they spend minutes round and around looking for a completely free table. Don’t be afraid, no one will eat you. 🙂

Drivers fear

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A known intersection, bike lane on the right side, the cars can go straight or turn right, crossing over the bike lane. Was slowly going, car not indicating to turn, driver looking forward only. He turns. I brake strong enough to brake the front brake cable and not touch the car. The driver sees, sees me screaming at him but after small hesitation he accelerates and escapes the scene. It was a deja-vu.

Why they run away? They feel guilty and do not want admit an error? However they should think that over the bike there is an human, without a metal protection around.

CVs to read – guidelines learned

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Today I was given the task of creating a short list out of 45 candidates. It was a nice activity from which I learned ‘pas mal de choses’. My selection was based on the CV of the candidates which, for creating a short list, it was more than enough. Only 7 or 8 curriculums filled the requirements of the vacancy notice. Then from these a more deep study would be required.

Things I learned for the future:
– Use the keywords of the vacancy (if you are applying to banana picking, mention bananas)
– Put the more relevant information for the position at the beginning (start with professional experience or education depending when you had the most important banana picking activity). Usually work experience before before the education seems more visible.
– Mention what the banana picking activity included and your achievements (saying that you ‘picked bananas’ is not enough. Mention that ‘picked bananas in a 300hectares field; Followed a course on picking fruits; Good rate of tasty bananas picked’ helps a lot)
– Start on each heading from the most recent date.
– Best to use a unique page, maximum two.
– Send the CV as a PDF, not Word document (formatting changes too much)
– Do not include photo.
– Personal information is not important, should be only for information, but not take much place (you are not better because your wife name is Amanda or you were born in the Soho’s neighborhood).
– Having a web page can help a lot or destroy everything. Choose what you have there when putting the address in the CV.
– Make it easy to read, CV is not a text neither the story of your life.
– Extra activities (besides work, studies) are interesting but try to make it succinct.

Anyway, I must say that I became a bit worried that either you have experience on banana picking (maybe apple picking can be enough) or it is difficult to get a job these days… Unless is your best friend reading CVs.

Now I should go and update my CV following my own guidelines. 🙂