Archive for December, 2007
VIDEO - Indians pray to “Visa God” for H-1B visas
Okay, my mouth dropped when I read this article in the Wall Street Journal. To quote…
HYDERABAD, India — Lord Balaji is one of the most-worshiped local incarnations of the Hindu Lord Vishnu. His adherents flock to his many temples to pray for things like happiness, prosperity and fertility.
Lately, the deity has grown particularly popular at [...]
The Week In Recruiting (featuring The “Ultimate” I’m a MAC and I’m a PC video)
The Day In Recruiting presents…
My Fab 15 for the week
VIDEO: The “Ultimate” I’m a MAC and I’m a PC video
1. It costs 6-months of your salary to rent an apartment in Japan. 2. How is an expat different from a migrant worker? 3. Did you vote yet? 4. What didn’t happen in 2007? 5. How [...]
I redesigned my blog for 2008. What do you think?
I redesigned my blog for 2008 and would like to get your opinion on it. (And yes, I know I have changed my look a couple of times this year.) So what do you think?
Related PostsThe Week In Recruiting (Reading the blogs, so you don’t have to…)25 Articles on Social Media RecruitingThe Week In Recruiting [...]
Podcast - The Recruiters Lounge - On the road with John Sumser
On the road again…
Have you heard of John Sumser’s Recruiting Roadshow? If not, where have you been? In this episode, Jim talks to the man himself about his unique approach to running a conference, lessons learned and more of what we can expect from John in the future.
Click here to download this episode of [...]
Seniors, kiss those benefits goodbye
Wow! Did you read this article from the NY Times?
Check it out…
WASHINGTON — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare.
The policy, set forth in a new regulation, allows employers to establish two classes of retirees, with [...]
India - The physical cost of outsourcing success
When I read a recent article in Daily Report, it never dawned on me that the outsourcing success enjoyed by India would come at such a personal and physical cost to the Indian worker.
Check it out…
The job came with a good salary, and good perks.
But 26-year-old Vaibhav Vats will tell you it was doing him [...]
Kudos to Gautam Ghosh!
My friend and fellow blogger - Gautam Ghosh has had a banner year and I am VERY happy for him. Among his many blogging achievements this year:
* HR World cites him as being among the Top 25 HR Bloggers
* RiseSmart cites him as globally ranking among the top 100 Career blogs for 2007
* Fortune Magazine’s [...]
List of women CEOs for FORTUNE 500 companies
How many women run Fortune 500 companies? Yeah, I did not know either, so I looked it up.
Here is a list of Women CEOs for Fortune 500 Companies:
Claire Babrowski, RadioShack
Brenda C. Barnes, Sara Lee
Dorrit J. Bern, Charming Shoppes
Mary E. Burton, Zale
Patricia Gallup, PC Connection
Susan M. Ivey, [...]
How to passively recruit baby boomers
I recently read a very interesting white paper called, “Capturing the Exploding Senior Market: 23 Rules for Targeting Seniors” by Richard Tooker. Its written for marketers seeking to exploit the senior demographic, but it could very easily be used as a how-to paper for passively recruiting the baby-boomer generation.
Here is a snippet from the copy [...]
When is the best time to contact a prospect?
Not sure how many of you recruit (or Source) people on a global basis as I do, but if so, you want to add this to your bag of tricks.
Imagine that you find the perfect resume, but the candidate is in Uganda. Should you call him? What time is it over there anyway? Don’t know? [...]
