Iman Jalali

Never Rush The Hiring Process

Since I started at Train Signal about two years ago we’ve doubled the size of the company and have learned a tremendous amount regarding the whole hiring process. It’s truly one of the most important processes in a business that can’t be rushed. From owning my own business to my time now at Train Signal [...]

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Shame On You Rod Blagojevich

I never wanted to make my blog political, but I’m sorry this goes beyond politics. I’ve never been so embarrassed to be from the state of Illinois as I have been after seeing the former governor Rod Blagojevich on “Celebrity Apprentice” on NBC. If you didn’t happen to watch an episode let’s just say he [...]

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Online Retailers Fail With Usage of Discounts

In the current economy businesses everywhere are trying to drum up sales in anyway possible, most using discounts and coupons. Let’s just say I’m not a fan of discounting and coupons… as a consumer I love it, but as a business I try to avoid it at all costs. Part of it has to do [...]

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Big Media = Big Bullies

Dear Big Media, Plain and simple, you’re acting like big bullies. The two of you on the playground that are being the most troublesome bullies right now are Warner Bros. and Viacom. Let’s start with you Warner Bros., bullying companies like Netflix and Redbox into doing what you “think” is right for business. Notably, Warner [...]

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Blackhawks & Illinois Lottery = Fail

The Chicago Blackhawks recently launched a $2 scratch off ticket with the Illinois Lottery and as a Blackhawks fan I ended up picking up a few for fun. To play you first scratch off an area of the ticket to reveal the opponents score and then you scratch off the Blackhawks score. To win the [...]

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