C++ Program Trading

You wouldn't think this would be a hard search. I have a well known bank looking for 5 C++ developers to add to their program trading team (just placed someone there). Why? Because they are rewriting the entire system.

So why can't I find anyone!!!

Feeling better

Well, feeling much better now -- I was hit by a case of shingles which is essentially a recurrence of Chicken Pox (so it's a lie your mom tells you when she says it won't come back). For me, it wasn't so bad, but one of the side effects is intense anxiety -- so much so that I actually felt the anxiety in my spinal column and head! Talk about being aware of your moods.

I'm getting better, so we'll get so more postings up on here.

Sorry, I've been sick

I'll spare the gory details (well, there aren't any), but I came down with a case of Shingles which is essentially a recurrence of chicken pox. It's not serious, but it's been a major energy drain.

Your not begging ...

... your dispensing favors -- they're talking about college's asking for money, but I think the thought is applicable to any sales role:

It helps considerably to think of yourself not as a beggar but rather as if you’re “doing that person a favor,” LaMorte says. “People joke with me, ‘Oh no, here comes Debra, look out for your wallet.’ But I have to feel as though I am helping people focus their philanthropy in a way that gives them meaning and that will enhance their lives.