How NOT to tell a candidate they didn't get the job.

I once worked in recruitment. It was hideous. Nothing gets done faster in recruitment than in any other section of an organisation.

Recruiters are essentially good people, but they are bereft of creativity. Viz:

I received a job rejection letter today. Nothing new in that - if I'd kept all such letters and emails I've received over the years I'd have quite a collection.

But this letter began the same way just about all of them did - by telling me that
"We had a number of highly qualified applicants for the position..."

This phrase is perhaps THE most mealy-mouthed excuse when it comes to job rejection letters. I've lost count of the number of times I have been told this. I couldn't give a monkey's about the highly qualified applicants! Tell me if I was I one of them, and the phrase might be a quarter useful.

So, to all recruiters: I accept that I didn't get the job, but for God's sake, come up with something original and meaningful when you tell me!

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New Canberra Airport terminal...

...is very nice indeed. Came through at 4.20 today. Sorry for no photos - iPod touch battery was as flat as a nun's shandy, Im afraid :(

Very funny moment when we were standing in the aisle of QF flight from Sydney, and waiting, and waiting. Finally head honcho flight attendant came on and apologised for the delay and mentioned that we were waiting for the aerobridge to join the aircraft. He said the aerobridges were new and that the ground crew "haven't learnt how to use them properly yet"(!)

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What's a classical top 100 without Uccellini?

Last week ABC Classic FM ran their Classic 100 as voted by their listeners. But their list omitted this tune below. Any list of 100 classical tunes that leaves out the Aria Quinta Sopra la Bergamasca by Marco Uccellini is a travesty! Sit back and enjoy this joyous piece.