Every now and again, its good to see what your peers are making. How else are you to know if you are undervalued or really, really appreciated? (Well, purely from a money perspective anyway.) I did a quick look-around to see what the average salaries were for Recruiters across the United States and the types of Recruiters who were making [...]
Hey guys! As I get closer and closer to the release of Resume Forensics, I keep thinking of things that I should have added. (So frustrating!) Well, one Google trick I forgot to add was, how to sort search results by date. Imagine you are doing a Google search for resumes and the results look good, just a bit dated [...]
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What do you think about this comment? “The “wage gap” is not so much about employers discriminating against women as about women making discriminating choices in the labor market.” This was taken from an article that was written about 6 years ago, regarding the Wage gap, but unfortunately the information that was on the site was actually inaccurate. Somehow it [...]
Wow! I am overwhelmed with joy for all of the interest in my new book – Resume Forensics. Thank you so much for your comments and subscribing to my site. As of now, I am just over halfway to the goal of 5,000 new subscribers and I really appreciate it. At this rate, I will be releasing my new book [...]
Ministers, Strippers, Hell’s Angels and Guns A Minister introduces a bill and gets some heat in Canada, which makes it hard for hardworking strippers and club owners who have to umm… import foreign talent. Good thing they have Hell’s Angels to “lobby” for them, or at least they did, back in the day. Want to talk Guns in the workplace? It [...]
Life at Digg is one big party! Who would not want to work there? As proof, check out the video below. (Hat tip to Shannon for Twittering this one.) Digg Dubb: Groove Is In The Heart from Trammell on Vimeo. Related PostsCan you Digg it?How to find passive candidates with DiggVIDEO – Video Recruitment Ads vs Text-based CareersitesHow Some Recruiters [...]
I know Monster has its troubles, but their situation seems to get more and more interesting as the days go by. Case in point, check out this article from Reuters. It discusses a criminal probe of Monster where they have (allegedly) backdated options. (Owch!) Here is a quote… NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors are continuing their criminal investigation into [...]
My pal and fellow blogger – Gautam Ghosh was featured in the Hindustan Times Mumbai and Delhi editions on April 20th within an article on blogging. (A very big deal!) Kudos to you Gautam! Below is a picture from the actual paper. Click on the image for a larger version of this picture. . Related PostsKudos to Gautam Ghosh!COMIC – [...]
If you are a long time reader, you know that every blue moon I collect a sampling of free resumes for all to enjoy. This go-around I am listing a series of Chemistry Science Resumes. However, I have never really asked my readers the type of free resumes they would like to see posted here. (Forgive me) If you would, please leave [...]
HOUSTON & LONDON-To keep the marketplace informed on the trends and realities of the outsourcing and broader business transformation markets, EquaTerra has just completed a variety of detailed studies based on input from its advisors, the service provider community and outsourcing buyers. EquaTerra’s 1Q08 Pulse Survey – which contains an analysis of the affect the economy is having on outsourcing [...]
When I read this article in BBC News, I wondered the likelihood of this happening in the states. (I doubt it, still it makes for an interesting thought.) Share your thoughts with me? *** Japan’s working population will shrink by more than a third by 2050, according to an annual government report. The country currently has 66m people in work, [...]
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This was originally posted on The Recruiters Lounge, but I thought that the readers here might receive some benefit as well. (Hope so – Smile.) Jim Stroud *** I don’t get out as often as I could (or as I should) I suppose, so when I do venture my head out of my laptop, I like to make a show [...]
I received from a friend a link to a conversation regarding one of those pervasive arguments that recently broke into the recruiting world, especially with the eve of the job board. This conversation was on one of those recruiting networks, and my friend thought that I would be interested in it, or maybe she just likes to see me become [...]
