Timeshares got their start in the late 1970s. This was when drunk people in leisure suits thought becoming a 1/52nd owner of a condo was a great idea – maybe even a significant “investment!” Timeshares, it turns out, are a freaking rip-off. Nothing more than another money-making scam for investors and developers who are now…
It’s not the parent’s fault if their child is a genius (actually, genetically speaking, it is!). But do you need to tell us about it? Over and over? Let me help you out, Jackass. No, you don’t. Honestly, we don’t care about your child’s test scores. We are way too consumed with our own kid’s…
You have arrived at Jim Stalker’s website. That’s my wife Annette, our son Riley, and me several years ago. I’d post a more recent picture, but only my wife and son look better today – – I’ll stick with this vintage photo. This blog features some of my favorite and most personal posts. I publish…
I earned an MA in Communication and Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University in May 2010. Gonzaga is most famous for their basketball team, the Bulldogs. It was an incredible experience that fulfilled a long-procrastinated goal to earn an advanced degree. The degree exposed me to new ideas and sparked my writing. The program also got…
Are we still using resumes? You’d think by 2015 there would be something better. There’s not. Today these have the added wrinkle of being gamed with keywords and nomenclature that help with the recruiter during the selection/sourcing process. My beef with resumes is that they do not provide an accurate snapshot of what the person is…
Early Years – New Jersey Born in Monmouth County, New Jersey, I grew up the youngest of four siblings in the 300-year-old city of Eatontown. Eatontown was famous for its shopping mall (Monmouth Mall) and Army Base (Fort Monmouth). It is also notable for being close to Red Bank, Asbury Park, and Sandy Hook Jersey…