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Finance Cost Analyst and Accounts Payable Clerk, Provo UT 84606

5 March 2011

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Position:  Finance Cost Analyst and Accounts Payable Clerk Location:  Provo, UT Local company seeking a finance professional with or wants to gain valuable experience in Cost Analysis and Accounts Payable, and the capacity to learn and grow. We are immediately seeking a person interested in working in a fast-paced startup environment and who wants to [...]

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Why Do You Work Where You Work?

28 May 2010

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Someone recently asked Robert Scoble if he would continue working at his current employer, Rackspace, if he won the lottery. His gut answer was ‘Yes’, though he didn’t know why until he saw this video from Dan Pink: I wrote a lot more about this including notes on the subject on my ConnectedWell blog, but [...]

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Hiring Good Programmers?

23 December 2009

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I found a good sample of Joel Spolsky’s thoughts on hiring good programmers: The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing Hitting the High Notes Sorting Resumes Finding Great Developers The Phone Screen This is seriously good content, and some really awesome reading. Oh, and concerning Hitting the High Notes… Remember, there are exactly as many notes as [...]

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Appreciating Your Interviewee

11 August 2008

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Bottom-Line Up Front: Most managers don’t prepare well for their interviewees… That’s why most managers suck at it make mediocre hiring decisions. You’re a busy professional. You have a lot on your plate, your team is working overtime, and that ugly deadline is fast-approaching. Finally, the recruiter calls you with an interviewee. They send over [...]

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4 Factors Creating Utah Workforce Funk

7 July 2008

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There’s no question something interesting is happening with Utah’s professional/technical workforce right now, and I think there are no less than four competing factors at play any business-owner should be paying very close attention to: Real and Wage Inflation Intense Competition for Talent Corporate cost-cutting High Energy/Commute Costs The hardest part to pin-down is that [...]

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Job Trends: Moonlight, Part-Time Desired by Candidates

12 June 2008

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It’s likely a result of the current economy, but we have noticed a very high percentage of people coming to us and looking for part-time or extra work on graveyards/evenings/weekends. These are generally very talented individuals who like their current job/employer, but are looking for additional work to take on. Likewise, these same people are [...]

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Developing a Network of Passive Seekers

6 May 2008

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I saw this plate the other day… A few days ago, I wrote about how hard it is for good, employed job seekers to search for new work while retaining anonymity. But what if a candidate is not really “looking”, but also wouldn’t pass up the right opportunity if it, well, fell in their lap…? [...]

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Tiffany Fallon Was Fired Because She’s Millenial

4 January 2008

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The Donald made a big mistake last night firing Tiffany Fallon and not Omarosa (links to video), but I don’t blame him. Everybody’s doing it. [NOTE: I really have no idea if Tiffany Fallon, the first Celebrity Apprentice contestant to be fired (last night) by The Donald officially fits in the age category of "Millenials" [...]

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Dynamic Senior Software Developer Available for Consulting

3 January 2008

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One of our preferred consultants is currently available for c#, php, python, ms sql or mysql contract work. A condensed version of his resume is shown, below. Contact me, Robert Merrill at 801-426-6120 x2 or merrilr@sostechnical.com for more information in connecting with this consultant: Executive Preview With more than 20 years of solid experience with [...]

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What’s It Like Working for SOS Staffing…

3 January 2008

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I was asked a question from someone who found me on LinkedIn about what it’s like working for SOS Staffing, my parent company. Here’s most of my reply, as I thought it would be valuable. Note also, that this blog and all its content are solely my own opinions, and may at any time prove [...]

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