Managers, Recruiters, Tools – Which Way is Up?
For as long as I have been a hiring manager, I have been faced with the problem of getting the right candidate for the open req – or reqs if I was lucky. Back in the day – you know before online job...
View ArticleHiring Needs Objectivity (I) – Resumes
Think about the above statement, carefully. Objectivity during the hiring process is more often than not a great way to ensure the new candidate has “the right stuff”. Granted, skills, abilities, and...
View ArticleDid You Actually READ My Resume?
How many times do you get pinged by some recruiter saying, effectively, “Lemme tell ya, you are sliced bread! And, do we have a company for you!” Once the wave of excitement has calmed and the...
View ArticleHiring Needs Objectivity (II) – Phone Screens
You’ve reviewed a few resumes and made some notes, picked a few good candidates, and cleared the decks for ample time to talk with a quiet place to concentrate and be an effective communicator. Now...
View ArticleExperience versus Education – Subjective?
Is it your belief that during the review of your overall career information by a recruiter or hiring manager, he or she is being as objective as possible? I’d have to agree with you that in most cases...
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Entrepreneur – In What Scale and Time
After posting my last development update, and as I was clearing my workspace to begin coding, one of my all-time favorite songs began to play, “Cinderella Man” by Rush (A Farewell to Kings, 1977)....
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Sell or Share – Business or Altruism
A friend of mine proposed that I take my product/service/process out into the OpenSource market to build a customer base. You know, develop a project on SourceForge and get more of the community...
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StatCounter -OR- SiteMeter -OR- IZEARanks
Alright, now that this new blog is getting a little traffic (thanks to Entrecard) I’ve been looking at the numbers. I’ve used mostly StatCounter and SiteMeter over the last 3 years of blogging. On my...
View ArticleOffshore, Onshore, What a Chore
Earlier today I was commenting over at Boycott Software Sweatshops. There are so many posts of value I’m finding this post is not doing the other site justice, at all! My post is going to focus on a...
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