Feb 23, 20110
The Rule of Five Degrees
A short video tutorial, part of the Playing by the Rules series. Enjoy…
Jan 24, 20110
Creating a search bookmarklet for prospecting on LinkedIn
From the workshop Untangling the Web: Recruiting with Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and most everything in between, a quick tutorial introducing bookmarklets for prospecting candidates and leads:
Dec 17, 20100
Sour Grapes or Fine Whine?
There’s something not quite right when one sues a failed bank. I mean, it just sounds so spiteful, counter intuitive even, don’t you think? But so it goes with Wendy M. Uvino, the would-be heroine in today’s Wall Street Journal post, Former Lehman HR Chief Sues Failed Bank For $500,000.
While one is inclined to sympathize with Ms. Uvino as she fights the good fight, sticking it to the man as it were, I can’t help feeling that the plaintiff is more concerned with bread-and-butter needs than seeking her just deserts.
Consider…
Dec 3, 20100
DomainTools for finding contact information
From the series Untangling the Web: Recruiting with Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and most everything in between…, a simple way to gather contact information for interesting candidates…
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Nov 21, 20100
Using Feedage.com for Sourcing Experts
Another snippet taken from the series Untangling the Web: Recruiting with Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and most everything in between…
Oct 1, 20100
CILO Presentation: Making Connections Works
Here is the slide deck from my opening remarks given at the Coalition for Independent Living Options‘ recent employers conference and job fair…
Sep 15, 20100
What say you to Structural Unemployment?
John Sumser poses some interesting questions in a post on HRExaminer: Structural Unemployment in HR , commenting:
The market will face a dichotomy: a surplus of people with HR resumes and a shortage of people with the right skills. This is how structural employment looks within a single discipline.
Sep 4, 20100
Why Workers Get Left Behind, Locked Up
John Sumser and I have had many conversations on the nature of work and the subjugation of the human spirit. I cannot say why it is a recurring theme in our conversation except that it is.
You can read John at his finest on the subject on the GlassDoor.com blog: Why Workers Get Left Behind.
Sep 1, 20101
Twitter 101 for HR Professionals
An excellent primer from Mark Stelzner of Inflexion Advisors via Laurie Ruettimen, founder of New Media Services. Worth an hour of your time…
Aug 30, 20100
Six Degrees of Ranting
Following the roasting of a fellow Schwabelite in How to destroy your reputation by self promotion with special guest, Irina Shamaeva! Dave Mendoza follows up with a video: NJ Governor Christie Rips into Govt bureaucratic mess Over One Page Error.
Aug 30, 20100
Best Practices Career Sites
Presented at ClickThru 2008 Online Recruitment Advertising Seminar. Shannon Seery Gude shares her insight, intelligence and experience in this primer for social recruiting:
Aug 28, 20102
Living off your Wits: A Half-Wit Comments
I just read Kris Dunn’s post It’s Not You, It’s Me… Why I’m Leaving a Great Job… and threw up.
I don’t know Kris Dunn personally, nor his circumstances or motivation. There is no reason why his post should have evoked such a strong reaction in me except that he is marking in time that point in my own journey that I can only describe as…well, I threw up, need I say more?
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