Anonymity Challenge for Passive Seekers

Today, I listened to Peter Clayton’s Total Picture Radio interview with Jim McGovern of ItzBig.  In the interview, he addressed something in a way–I am embarassed to admit–I never fully grasped before:
The Anonymity Problem for Job Seekers
The simple fact of the matter is, the Recruiting Industry has long been too sympathetic to the employer or [...]

Early Morning SocNet Adds

Some social-network administration I’ve been doing includes:

I just joined Friendfeed and Lijit.
Twitter says Jeff Barr will be in town today, but his Dopplr doesn’t say where.
Note that Jeff Barr got me hooked on twitter in December 2006 (woah).
I’ve gone through all my little accounts and updated my icons to be the same… the now-famous “guy [...]

LinkedIN Mobile Version now Available

I’ve got to say I like what LinkedIn has done lately… cool new features, a facelift and now, access to their systems via mobile phones:
[Announcing] LinkedIn mobile for any Web enabled wireless phones that use the wireless application protocol (WAP). What that allows you to do is access LinkedIn from any mobile device ranging from [...]

Introducing Couch Cast, a weekly talk radio show

To kick off the new CouchCast.org, a weekly talk-radio show to discuss what’s happening out there, co-hosts Thom Allen, Matt Reinbold and I interviewed Jesse Stay, co-author of I’m On Facebook, Now What, and a co-founder of socialoptimize.com, a social network application consulting firm:

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How much is the state of the economy a result of media hype?

Kiley Newbold, fellow blogger and colleague, asked the following question on LinkedIn:
How much is the state of the economy (I.E. the alleged impending recession) a result of media hype?
I am convinced the media plays a major role in stimulating or slowing the economy. Please share your thoughts on this. To what extent will the [...]

Interview Rules for Designers

Since I’m currently recruiting for a Web UI & Graphic Designer, the following caught my eye and I thought to share.
Jessica Petersen, Senior UI Designer at local tech company Omniture, posted the following to the local Utah Graphic Arts Foundation email list, which I think is a great set of rules for interviewing if you’re [...]

Blogging Tips?

A good friend of mine Kiley Newbold has recently started a new blog about Effectiveness and Creating Results, and asked me how long I take to write blog posts. My reply sure felt like a good post in and of itself (and since I’ve been seeking a reason to post), I’m sharing it with you [...]

About My Company

Last week, I traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico as part of a recruiting event in partnership with DBM, a global outplacement firm.
While I was there, I presented some information to a great group of people about who SOS Technical (my employer) is, and what our services are. I felt it would be good to [...]

Join the Conversation! BE HEARD!

For the last three years, I’ve been going to user group events, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, codeaways… camps, you name it.  All along, I’ve been pleased to meet some of our present and past contractors or other individuals we helped in their employment transition.
But, we’ve done a poor job of creating a real community around our [...]

Tools I Can’t Live Without

I’m a hyper-connected freak.
Its my job to know what’s happening, where, when and how much we’re billing for it. I have no choice but to have it all at my fingertips, and to get from A to Z in as few steps as possible.
Want to know my secrets? Here’s a list of some applications [...]