RESUMES & IRONS IN THE FIRE
An energetic young man entered the office of the personnel officer of a large corporation. As he entered the room, he approached the desk and plopped his resume onto the desk. “You need look no further for candidates for this position. I am just the right person for this job.” During the course of their conversation, the young man proceeded to tell the personnel officer what was wrong with this corporation and how he would be able to fix these problems — probably within his first year of employment! As the young man concluded his presentation, he stood up and said, “But you had better hurry with your decision. Remember, I have other irons in the fire!” With that the personnel officer stood, picked up the man’s resume, handed it back to him, and said, “If you have other irons in the fire, I would suggest that you put this resume in with them!”
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