Like radar in the last century, the Internet is a radical new tool that is helping to redefine the dimensions of warfare. For al-Qaeda, the shadowy terrorist organization behind 9/11, the Net is helping it to be everywhere … and nowhere. But there are real people, in real space, maintaining what is, in effect, al-Qaeda’s I.T. department. Last October, the [...]

Wow! I did not realize how busy I have been in my off hours until I began writing this blogpost. If I was not chatting it up with my fellow recruiters or hanging out with blogger buds, I have been podcasting. Well, guess what?! I am now syndicated, which means not only can you catch my “The Recruiters Lounge” podcasts [...]

TUCSON – University of Arizona computer scientists say they have quietly assembled the world’s largest digital library of intelligence on extremist and terrorist organizations culled from the Web. Researchers hope the project, dubbed the Dark Web, will give them insight into the evolution of terror activity on the Internet, a problem recognized long ago in international intelligence circles and by [...]

With sweat soaking his tattered tank top, Petty Officer 1st Class David Goggins hit the finish-line tape high on the slopes of Mount Whitney. He took fifth place Tuesday in a 30-hour foot race from the floor of Death Valley. For Goggins, a Navy SEAL based in Coronado, running a 135-mile ultra-marathon in 120-degree heat across a desert and three [...]

I wish I could say more about this Finnish search engine – WWW.FI , but I don’t speak the language. It does look interesting. Maybe somebody out there can school me on it? Jim Stroud Recruiter-Sourcer-Blogger-Podcaster-Author-Cartoonist-Nice Guy FAQS: All you wanted to know about my blog, but were afraid to ask WEB: http://www.jimstroud.com Related PostsBerger Bites: Results Ranking in Live.comA [...]

If you ever get an assignment to recruit personnel in the Slovak Republic and prior to the assignment, you had no idea there was a Slovak Republic, then visit this website… Here are a couple of examples of what you will find there: “The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who [...]

What was the number of that candidate you flew to Israel to meet? Oh, you left it on your desk at home? Ouch! Well, no matter… Simply consult “144″ the Israeli Phone directory. What? You do not speak the language? Sorry dude… Can’t help you. Jim Stroud Recruiter-Sourcer-Blogger-Podcaster-Author-Cartoonist-Nice Guy FAQS: All you wanted to know about my blog, but were [...]

My name is Jim Stroud and this is my blog – Jim Stroud 2.0. I blog about recruiting mostly, but mix in a few rants on Web 2.0 companies, geek culture, funny and/or intriguing videoes and whatever else catches my fancy. Recurring features on my blog include: “The Recruiting Life” which is a comic strip about The Recruiting Industry. “The [...]

Farecast is a company I want to keep an eye on, especially when I am planning an out of town meeting or family excursion. What do they do? Well, with the help of statistical analysis (I’ll wager), gut feelings and a crystal ball, Farecast lets you know the optimum time to purchase a ticket. Buy a ticket now and groan [...]

The Recruiters Lounge features another “He Said, She said” segment! In this podcast: “Do recruiters care about jobseekers?” Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen discuss apathetic recruiters. Karen was distressed while Jim tried to be objective. (Length: 15:08) Click here to download “The Recruiters Lounge” podcast featuring Jim Stroud & Karen Mattonen Click here to listen to “The Recruiters Lounge” archive [...]

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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 [...]