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  In this podcast: “Greyspace”   As part of the great “Blogswap” experiment sponsored by Recruiting.com and JobSyntax.com, Julian E. Gude steps in and compares “MySpacers” with “Babyboomers” and makes perfect sense of it all. I lapped it up like a big bowl of Froot Loops with extra milk. Hope you dig it too.   Click here to download “The [...]

Big shout-out to my peeps over at Talent Zoo! You guys – ROCK!!! The Recruiters Lounge features another “He Said, She said” segment! In this podcast: “I SPY FOR THE EEOC” Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen discuss the legalities of buying a company directory, give props to Linked In and discuss the work of “testers,” phony job applicants on the [...]

A request for the public release of data containing the names of the companies requesting H-1B temporary workers and the positions they are being hired for was filed in a public letter to the Department of Labor July 18 by the Programmers Guild, an IT advocacy group. In the open letter to William Carlson, chief of the Division of Foreign [...]

Glenn “The Great One” Gutmacher has written an EXCELLENT article over on The Desk and I had to share it. He discusses ways a recruiter can find work. For any recruiter looking for greener grass, I insist that you read it. Here is a snippet… *** To me, The Desk comes across as a recruiting-geared blog. However, I know Viva [...]

Funny video reminding me of the classic film “Office Space.” (Man, I loveYouTube.) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeTuQDJDqdM[/youtube]   Related PostsHALLOWEEN FUNNY – When a geek dies, this is how you bury them, in a Geek’s TombVIDEO: My (new) favorite recruitment videoVIDEO: Anoop Dogg is keeping it real…VIDEO – VERY FUNNY!!!: For recruiters suffering burn out…GEEK: Polo is a popular geek sportSend article as [...]

If you are a phone sourcer looking to make connections in the hospitality arena, then this is a resource you do not want to overlook. Check out “Telephone Cheat Sheet.” A screenshot of the cheat sheet is below. Link to Jim Stroud: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimstroud More content by Jim Stroud: Check out “The Recruiting Life,” a comic strip about the recruiting industry [...]

I remember when I worked for Google how everyone was like freakin’ out over the Segways rolling around the Googleplex. Well, I think it would be even cooler (and good for the environment) if somebody would authorize these on the Microsoft campus. ..snip-snip.. One of the more interesting personal transportation devices we have seen in recent times is the German-made [...]

Now THIS is something that would cause a frenzy at a job fair! Can you imagine gving away this hot item at your booth? *** The rCard About the size of a credit card and not much thicker, the introduction of the US $25 rCard is quite an important step in the evolution of disposable, giveaway and promotional items. Streaming [...]