Posted in April 2nd, 2008
Everyone wants to know how to speed up their search through queries. Is this even possible? First, let’s start with the definition of search query: “the sum of the keywords, Boolean operators, operator modifiers and field command describing to the search engines what we intend to find and by which results are made available.”
By that […]
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Posted in March 6th, 2008
I was reading a brief article by ITNews.com titled Hackers attack myspace and facebook in it the author states that Criminal hackers now view social networking sites as their best target for attacks. He explains that the reason is that such sites are designed to be usable by “unsophisticated” consumers, meaning that the barrier to entry […]
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Posted in March 5th, 2008
I was reading this series on Dilbert and I could almost say that Scott Adams has been a recruiter. It seems he describes the plight of a sourcer to a tee, we are given what we now endearingly call a “purple squirrel” requirement and when thru a miraculous freak streak of luck we are able to […]
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Posted in March 3rd, 2008
What exactly is a Naysayer?
What exactly is stilting of a conversation? What exactly prevents freedom of speech? Is it comments from individuals express opposing views and beliefs? Or is where individuals criticize others because they have an opposing view? Or, is it where individuals Chastise and label others because of those opposing views? Or is […]
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Posted in March 1st, 2008
I was reading an interesting article in workforce.com about the 7th Annual Sources of Hire Whitepaper produced by CareerXroads. Needless to say, I had to find that white-paper and see for myself. It shows some interesting data but it gave me so much food for thought I got a headache. (just kidding). The truth is that I began […]
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Posted in February 28th, 2008
The recruiting roadshow “Las Vegas” is over but its influence is certainly nowhere close to being over. I was not disappointed in what I experienced. Let me give you a rundown. First we saw an engaging presentation by Doug Geinzer from www.recruitingneveda.com about the recruiting landscape and what it meant for Las Vegas. Listening to him and looking at […]
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Posted in February 25th, 2008
Anyone that knows me, knows that I love sourcing, linkedIN and my IPhone. I phone this cool article About how linkedIN just went mobile. It just made me drool.
I just thought some of you might appreciate this as much as I.
Tags: recruiting, LinkedIN, IPhone, sourcing technology.
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Posted in February 24th, 2008
This article was courtesy of Y.L. Catino; as John Sumser put it a well reasoned blogger to watch.
I came across this article called “Microsoft’s Canadian Move a Swipe at Stiff U.S. Visa Policies” last Friday and was just a tad piqued. The last time I checked on H1b visas, their purpose is to seek “temporary […]
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Posted in February 23rd, 2008
Only some of my closest friends knew up until now but I have been straining to lose weight and have not been succeeding, but than last night I weight myself and came out celebrating and making a fool of myself, I had finally broke the plateau and lost two new lbs.
When my 15 year old son […]
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Posted in February 23rd, 2008
Author Website: http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com
In an IT service company the most important business function is that of sales. You can have the best ideas in the world, the best personnel, and the brightest management but if your sales team falls down the entire operation will fall down.
Having an effective sales strategy as well as the right person […]
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Posted in February 21st, 2008
Every morning I start my day on my laptop, in front of my TV, watching one of the GMA/Today/Early Morning shows, kinda droning in and out, whilst I click away at the keyboard.
I perked up though when they announced that Tyra Banks was doing a piece on names – the stereotypes and judgments that people […]
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Posted in February 19th, 2008
Recruitment is changing, especially as it relates to sourcing. It is still amazing to me that there are still many out there who think that a sourcer is a junior recruiter or that sourcing is an entry point into recruitment. But the truth of the matter is that sourcing is a highly specialized field. I […]
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Posted in February 18th, 2008
Over the weekend I was reading an article from Y.L. Catino. It was a well thought out piece on the “alleged labor shortage“. There was a sentence in the article that caught my attention. It is as follows: “Until employers take hold of their talent management programs, which of course includes recruiting, they will never be able […]
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Posted in February 17th, 2008
I was just boiling some water for my tea, and a thought occured to me. This was one of those random thoughts that hits you and leaves you wide mouthed. Anyway, I thought about Internet research and compared it to boiling water for tea. Like I said, it was a random thought.
Well, the idea that struck me […]
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Posted in February 16th, 2008
To all who have been patiently awaiting its arrival, the new SourceCon website has made its debut! Make sure you check it out - the dates and location of SourceCon 2008 are up, so make sure to mark your calendars for this event!Congrats also go out to Scott Hajer and Dan Harris for naming our new […]
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