Forget about outsourcing. Watch out for robots…

Matsushita Electric Works has come up with a robot that ships patient records, x-rays, medicine and so forth around hospitals… The picture of the robot cited in this article is a long way from “I, Robot” or “The Terminator,” but bares a slight resemblance to The Jetson’s Robot Maid - “Rosie.” Or maybe that’s just me?

I email and email and email, but not a single response.

“Executives with retained search firms say it isn’t true that their firms never review e-mail from candidates. Firms process the resumes and applications they receive either manually or by computer.

Herbert Mines Associates Inc., a large recruiting firm based in New York, sorts its resumes and letters manually. ‘I beg to differ that [the electronic mailbox] is a black hole,’ says Connie Murray, director of research with Herbert Mines. ‘I do look at every one that comes in.’
Herbert Mines, which specializes in the retail and consumer-products industries, receives between 50 and 100 resumes electronically each day and keeps between 10 and 20 that pertain to its specialties, says Ms. Murray.

DHR International in Chicago receives about 1,000 resumes daily and sorts them by computer. It discards ‘a lot’ and sends the rest to a general database, says chairman David Hoffmann.

Korn/Ferry International, one of the largest search firms in the U.S., has one of the most visible electronic candidate-registration systems, called ‘e-Korn/Ferry.’ Executives complete an online registration process, and their profiles are reviewed for initial eligibility for active opportunities, then stored in a database, says Jim Saltmar, vice president of Internet services. The profile of each new registrant appears on an internal online bulletin board for five days, he says.”

Check out this article from Careerjournal:
E-Mailing Resumes to Recruiters Won’t Generate a Big Response:

Making money doggy-style….

The best Jobseeker’s Revenge is forsaking the 9-to-5 world entirely and start your own business. Not sure what to do? Here is my quick definition of finding your life’s purpose:

1. Write down what you love to do.

2. Find a corresponding need.

3. Put the two together…

4. Never underestimate what people will pay for.

For example, say you like dogs, but you are not a veterinarian and you don’t like giving them baths. More or less you like to watch them as they scamper and play around the park. But is there money in that? The short answer is… yes.

AUDIO: What do you say when asked, “What do you do?”

AUDIO: What do you say when asked, “What do you do?”
	John West Hadley, FSA is a Career Search, Enhancement Counselor and principal of John Hadley Associates. John explains to us the best way to answer the question, “What do you do?” (3:18)

How to change careers, risk free…

Every so often, we are presented with an opportunity to shift career gears. For Greg Raymer, that moment came on May 28, when the Pfizer patent attorney won the World Series of Poker and the $5 million prize that came with it. Click here for the whole story.

AUDIO: Job Offers you should refuse and why.

AUDIO: Job Offers you should refuse and why…
	Bob Gately is a business consultant, professional engineer and owner of Gately Consulting. He explains job offers you should refuse and why. (3:38)

Out of work and need a good laugh?

Check out Odd Todd’s Laid-Off Career Day.

But who is this guy?

When Atom Films gave him the ax in 2001, Todd Rosenberg spent his time watching TV, staring at the wall, fantasizing about how he would spend lottery winnings and taking 20-minute naps that tend to run long. He also tried to think up scams to make some money quick, but he hadn’t come up with anything good. Or so he says.

Todd launched a flash-animated cartoon on the internet called “Laid Off: A Day In The Life” that has earned him cult status on the web. How successful is this irreverent look at being unemployed? He has a tv show debuting in 2005 on the Comedy Central Network.

Read how he started here.

And read where he is now.

Is your degree a waste of time in today’s market?

The short answer is “no.” According to a July 2002 United States Census Bureau survey, people holding bachelor’s degrees are expected to earn $2.1 million over the course of their working lifetime–almost $1 million more than the $1.2 million in lifetime earnings for people who hold high school diplomas only.
Click here for more information.