Archive for May, 2006
GEEK: Polo is a popular geek sport
A popular sport among the technical elite is Segway Polo. How long before corporate sponsors start setting up recruitment booths at these events? Check out the video below for details…
Cool tool for deciphering foreign resumes
I recently discovered this tool and was instantly fascinated. It is designed for governmental use, but who’s to say recruiters could not use it for sourcing passive international candidates? Here is some info from the Basis Technology website.
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The Rosette® Linguistics Platform helps your applications unlock the meaning of unstructured text in a variety [...]
COMIC: The Recruiting Life #16
The Recruiting Life by: Jim Stroud and Gnomz
Have an idea for “The Recruiting Life?” Let me know!
jimstroud @ jimstroud.com
Office supplies you’ll never see… until now
How many times have you received stacks of paper that are (more or less) a waste of time, yet they somehow manage to land on your desk? What would help is a stamping system where you would mark papers with the appropriate message. You know along the lines of “Complete waste of time,” “Co-worker’s [...]
WAR ON TERROR: Recruiting common sense in Iraq
A simulated suicide bombing will be filmed in downtown Los Angeles this weekend in a campaign by prominent Iraqis who want to dissuade the bombers who have wreaked a devastating toll on their country.
The 60-second edited film, a simulation of a Baghdad marketplace bombing that will kill or injure 200 people, will air on Iraqi [...]
