LinkedIn and CNBC announced today that they will be forming a beautiful new relationship. Starting this week, LinkedIn, the business social networking site, will offer its users the added value of seamless interaction between business news, blogs, video, and ”jobs and money” on CNBC and sharing them with their business contacts within LinkedIn. On the other side, CNBC will also start a comment sharing forum within their website that LinkedIn users can access and post comments directly to CNBC’s site.

I have been waiting for a major partnership like this to happen to LinkedIn for a long time now. In the earlier days when More after the Jump »

You might remember just a few weeks ago we had a little contest here on TheTechStop to see who could send me the most interesting interview blooper you have ever experienced. Well, we had several submissions, but one truly stood out from the crowd. Unfortunately, he’s asked that his identity and story be confidential but let’s just say it involved hair gel, vaseline, a little regurgitation, and shaking the hand of a CEO. Hands down, the best story!

So, the winner of our first little giveaway here on TheTechStop: Chris Knowles from Evansdale, Iowa. You’re 17″ MacBook Pro Speck cover in green is on its way to you!!! CONGRATS!!

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Alrighty folks, a few weeks ago I started our first CareerByte column with an article sharing interview bloopers made by other people. In it, I offered a Speck product giveaway: a shiny new cover for the Apple product of your choice if you are picked as the person with the most embarrassing moment before, during, or after an interview. Come on! It’s all in good fun and you can remain anonymous if you would prefer. All you need to do is comment below, email me your story at melanie@thetechstop.net, or tweet me at www.twitter.com/kewlgirl. Don’t forget to tell me what Speck product you’re craving for and what color! Last day to turn in your story: this Friday, as in August 1st! Winner will be announced early next week. Good luck!

BTW, if you missed the article, check out the link above.

So, my career thus far in my life has been in technical recruitment…13 years to be exact. Software, hardware, IT, web…you name it, I’ve done it. I’ve gone through quite a few interviews in my day and to say the least…I’ve run into some unsavory characters with unfortunate circumstances.

You know what I’m talking about…moments before, within, or after an interview that you wish you could crawl right into a time machine and RE-DO all over again. I’ve collected a few to share:

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