Set Your Job On Fire
A couple of months ago, I asked my LinkedIn network if they take take job descriptions seriously. I also asked them to be honest. Outside of the occasional comical answers I got more negative feedback (directed at HR departments and recruiters) than expected. If you want to see what everyone had to [...]
“Spame” vs. Engagement
When you spend too much time in the social media community you get the sense of what Matt is talking about when he writes that Brandstreaming and how it is different than engagement (i.e. interaction). He makes a good point about how community engagement isn’t the same thing as achieving spame (not a typo, though [...]
GAME YOUR OFFICE Contest
The team here at Jobmatchbox wants your office to win Rock Band or a Nintendo Wii.
To enter, submit the following by email to email@jobmatchbox.com by August 13, 2008:
Employer Name
Employer Contact Name
Employer Daytime Phone Number (not your cell)
Employer Physical Address
1-2 Paragraphs That Summarize Your Company
Group Photo of Your Team
Winners will be drawn at the August 2008 [...]
Recruiters – Spam Can Harm Your Reputation
The following message was sent to members of a technical user group that I’m a part of. The setup is simple, a recruiter spammed people ASKING for them the do the work required to invite the recruiter to connect with her (the recruiter). It isn’t just recruiters engaging in this really lazy person’s effort to [...]
New DC based Web 2.0 Startup, Living Social, Funded
A few months ago I sat in on a discussion at SocialDevCamp East titled “Who Needs VC’s”. The panel was inspired by a group of people looking for funding, including a few who had been trying really hard for a long time. Much of the discussion centered around whether or not the Washington, [...]
Meet The Jobmatchbox Interns
We are proud to announce the second class of interns here at Jobmatchbox. They are Erin and Kurt. Kurt responded to an ad posted on Jobmatchbox that was published to the Refresh DC website. Erin replied to a targeted ad that we ran on a social media property. Both of them have been amazing and [...]
Social Matchbox 3 Announcement
We have heard from a lot of people asking when the next Social Matchbox will happen. Every company that I’ve talked to since the event has told me that they hired someone who they met at the event so it is worth having another one. With this in mind we are working on the next event, [...]
Twin Tech Party
Join others from around the Washington, DC area at Local at Local 16, on 1602 U St. NW, Washington DC for drinks and conversation. RSVP and get there early because the house will be packed. Jobmatchbox is an official sponsor.
Become An Ace At Technical Interviews
Have you ever had interview phobia? For me this happened when I was asked a logic puzzle question that wasn’t the sort of question that I was used to beign asked. For others it is math questions, computer science 101 questions, and things along similar lines.
Everyone has to get through interviews. This includes the hiring [...]
How NOT to win friends on Linkedin
I got this from a guy who sent me a spammy Linkedin invite that I didn’t gratify by accepting:
“I am a bit disappointed that you stated “you did not know me” on LinkedIn when I specifically stated that if you did not want a connection to ARCHIVE it. Since you post your email in your [...]
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