PART ONE

Yahoo confirms misleading info on new CEO’s resume..it turns out the new CEO for Yahoo does not have a computer science degree as noted on his resume. Thompson only has an accounting degree from Stonehill College, an accomplishment that Yahoo also listed in the filing. The accounting degree was the only one listed in Thompson’s resume last year by eBay Inc. when he was still runnin…g that company’s PayPal payment service. He graduated in 1979, according to Stonehill’s website.

Yahoo confirmed Thompson’s credentials had been exaggerated in the recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company, which is based in Sunnyvale, California, brushed off the distortion as an “inadvertent error.” (the preceding 85 or so words in this post come from MSNBC)

Now, I am not sure how a college degree inadvertenty shows up on a resume in a year. That is what amazes me here. It seems to me that cases like this are usually a misrepresentation done years back that simply sticks and two decades later it is discovered.

Does Yahoo pass or fail the integrity check? The verdict is still out. But for you, double check your resume and get it right.

PART TWO

The Nashville Predators on Tuesday suspended forwards Alex Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn — two of the team’s top scorers during the playoffs — for Game 3 of their series against the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena for an unspecified violation of team rules.

The Predators pass the integrity check big time. They are in the playoffs and suspend two adults for missing a curfew.

What do you do when one of your best does something counter to the values of the organization?

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