GIGO Applies to Job Descriptions Too
GIGO is programmer jargon for Garbage In Garbage Out. I’m pointing this out because hiring teams often neglect their most important effort - attracting the best and brightest people. This frequently means that they copy and paste a job description, then hand it off to a recruiter who interprets the job description quite literally (just […]
Fast times in the job board space
It seems like only a few days ago that the guys over at Edgio closed shop and sold out to the highest bidders. Around the same time Jobster’s CEO jumped ship and moved to New York City. Today I received tips from multiple sources that Eric Yoon, the CEO of Jobthread has moved on officially resigned. […]
Kill the messenger!
I’ve been critical of big job boards, but this is out of control. It’s official, Wal-Mart has entered the online classifieds business. Does this mean that their next mark is Facebook? Craigslist eat your heart out.
One toe in the water
I’m a big fan of the beach and go every chance that I get, but the first time I hit a beach on the East coast I remember that the water was really cold. I stuck one toe in and stopped. I had expected to just jump right in and that the water would be […]
Good Social Media Advice Article
I found this collection of social media advice links that Chris Brogran assembled to be interesting and you might too.
Social Matchbox Update
The next Social Matchbox event that will be held (location TBD) on Monday, June 30, 2008 and would like to hear from you. The last event had nearly 200 people and 30 companies in attendance. Based on the feedback we received from that last event we are going to limit the number of presenters and try to secure a […]
Talent Scout Programs That Drive The Hiring Process
The following article has been re-published with permission from the staffmagnet team, a Washington, DC based company that specializes in attractive practices for companies that inculde active community engagement.
A few months ago a good friend took a job working for a startup company that you’ve probably heard of. He had been having informational interviews with […]
Resume Writing 101: Know Your Audience
If you’ve ever thought about picking up a resume writing book or hiring a resume writer you may want to read this before you go out and fork over any money for someone else’s ideas on the subject.
Resume writers and guides will tell you how to style your resume in much the same way that […]
Know a Good Java Developer?
Before I launched my own company I had to recruit a lot Java developers for HUGE companies all the time. There were endless Java developers and endless teams hiring them. I guess this was good for business. The problem then is pretty much the same problem now - there are too many bad Java developers out […]
Where Monster.com Looks for Web Developers
As a small job list publisher I would have never thought that this day would come, but it has…
TMP Worldwide, the parent company to Monster.com, has posted a job on Jobmatchbox.com.
For that I’m flattered enought to feature their job today.
Thanks and good luck!
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