October 2006

RecruitingBloggers.com is a brand new site that combines the efforts of some of the best bloggers out there. I am humbled to be a part of this group as well. So you will see my posts over there as well. I encourage you to bookmark it, add it to your feed list and [...]

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There is one employment agency in town that runs some terrible advertisements for employment and I thought I should share with you. I am not going to share the name or location but I don’t think it really matters. Ugh:
Exuberant HVAC Service Technician GOING FAST SERVICE TECHNICIANS! Clean driving record one minor infration ok if [...]

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Winning Workplaces apparently has the answer.
This is actually a pretty good article if you view the gallery and see them talk about those bosses and what makes them stand out from the rest. I have posted the blurbs after the jump.
Do you have a story about a good boss? Tell me about it [...]

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Confessions of an Executive Restaurant Recruiter (a great content filled blog by the way) talks about the Job Candidate bill of rights.  Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are up. 
It seems to me that it could be simplified greatly by saying three easy words: respect the candidate. Be fair, be attentive, and be [...]

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Matt writes:
A tip that people should consider using for linked in. I changed my last name in the linked in profile to “Last name [email@address.com]” and include the [email@address.com] in my linked in summary. This is one way to make sure that those outside your third degree connections can still find a way to [...]

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Part of the reason I moved to this to a different blogging platform is because it allows the ability for all kinds of users to contribute. Although I love sitting here and telling it like it is, many people have expressed some interest in having an anonymous stage for venting some of their frustrations. Maybe [...]

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While HR people are all cast as these evil doers who are ready to throw you under the bus at a moment’s notice, I have found that it is not often the case. In fact, what I have found is that HR has saved more people than it has fired. 
Now that can be a [...]

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If the answer is “no”, the question is “Why?”
If you are unemployed, are you spending more time submitting applications than connecting with people in your industry? If you are currently employed and seeking employment, are you spending 80% of your job seeking time networking for contacts? If you are happy with your job, are you [...]

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