Its been awhile since I’ve played (or even looked at) Google Base. Its been in beta a loong time. From my best recollection, Google Base lets you post classifieds (Housing, Products, Recipes, et cetera) en masse. Users can then search through the various ads and buy your stuff. For example, below is the homepage for Google Base. Check out what [...]
Just in case you are reading this in a RSS feed or in email, I just redirected my domain and every blog post to TheRecruitersLounge.com. (Please check it out.) The decision to move everything here was something I have been going back in forth in my mind for some time now, but I believe it was the right way to [...]
My Fab 15 for the week… This would make networking at Conferences a whole lot quieter 1. “The Great One” shows you how its done 2. Recruiters do it all the time, so why shouldn’t the cops? 3. Its translated, “Shake your booty” 4. Things are looking good in Singapore 5. Top 10 Countries by Number of Recruitment Companies 6. [...]
A brain-damaged former employee of Walmart is ordered to pay $470,000.00 to their former employer. (WTF?!) Is this fair? Check out the video below and decide for yourself. . Related PostsHow to make millions of dollars as a HR ExecutiveLend me twenty dollars until payday?Karen rants against WalMartThe list of Fortune 500 companies are…The Week In Recruiting (Reading the blogs [...]
I stumbled across a most EXCELLENT ad on Craig’s List and had to share it. Oh, if only more companies were this benevolent when swinging their downsizing axes. Yesterday I had to do one of the more difficult things — lay off three of my good friends, all of whom are talented and professional developers. I’m posting here today in [...]
Below is a rather intense recruiting ad for the UK Ministry of Defence (from the 1990′s). My question: Does it work for recruiting new people into that Militia? Or, is it better suited for a training video after the person has signed on? (Or both?) Your thoughts? Related PostsAttention all bloggers! Can I pay you to do this for me?How [...]
How to get fresh resumes sent to your cellphone How would you like to automate your resume sourcing and get more balance in your life? Jim Stroud reveals an online tool that will send fresh resumes to your mobile phone for free! Check out the video below for more details. How To Get Fresh Resumes Sent To Your Cellphone from [...]
India and the US Recession An IT Staffing firm in India is gets some ideas from Jim and Karen on what they should be doing while the US is in recession. Karen and Jim bicker (briefly) over the virtues of Capitalism verses Communism. Is it a good time to buy property and then rent it out? And oh… Happy Belated [...]
Hi guys! It is with mixed emotions that I leave the house of Microsoft, but I feel compelled to follow my heart. Sometimes you can stay in a role too long and burn yourself out; should you ever find yourself in that position, my advice is to follow your passion. As you may have guessed from the content on this [...]
Its back! (Because you demanded it) My Fab 15 for the week I love these guys! Yes I do… 1. Wow! LinkedIn takes it to a new level. 2. the writing is on the wall 3. And you wonder why they never called 4. J.D. is on a mission 5. Career advice from a comicbook 6. Umm… was it something [...]
