Depessing but true...

Here is a link to a Wall Street Journal article saying that not only are cover letters passe as application tools, but so are resumes. Now we are seeing companies rely on electronic media like Twitter, Linked In and (ta da!) your blogs for the jobs you are applying for... It suggests that building your skills in doing this might actually be more than an educational tool!

Here's the link: WSJ Online

WELCOME TO Nora's blog!

This is a blog developed for a class in Social Science Research Methods. I will be posting thoughts on the relationships between the places we live and work, and the manner in which people feel, think and behave in the built environment. I am endlessly fascinated with the potential for design to heal our social rifts, encourage social equity, create beauty and make more sustainable places. Good design can make better communities and better lives. And good design can make a better planet

Research methods can help us understand why and how we can design better - and they give us a chance to hang out and watch people and call it work!

More to come!