Troll Headlines - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T12:48:51Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/troll-headlines?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1115389&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI think it's funny Tom but yo…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-05:502551:Comment:11157332010-12-05T18:34:35.813ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
I think it's funny Tom but you are very correct that there are a bunch of folks who may not find it as amusing as i do. He is reacting to me busting his chops for being a puppy and doesn't know enough yet to know the difference. Here's a quote from the one comment Justin' has gotten on his new blog that one of his co-workers gave him in regard to his quest to change the image of the entire recruiting industry..a noble pursuit..obviously he didn't pay much attention.<br></br>
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I think it's funny Tom but you are very correct that there are a bunch of folks who may not find it as amusing as i do. He is reacting to me busting his chops for being a puppy and doesn't know enough yet to know the difference. Here's a quote from the one comment Justin' has gotten on his new blog that one of his co-workers gave him in regard to his quest to change the image of the entire recruiting industry..a noble pursuit..obviously he didn't pay much attention.<br/>
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Justin's co-worker: " First impressions are key and you never get them back. So next time you meet someone for the first time, regardless if it's in business or your personal life, think of your own brand and how it will be represented by the people you interact with. You may stand for one thing but if no one sees that in talking with you - your brand works out to be much different than you intend it to be. "<br/>
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Justin is very new to social media. According to his own personal tweets ,a couple of months ago he was tweeting asking how to build his twitter followers. He has obviously worked hard on that one has a couple of thousand. He's written four blogs, has 153 linkedin connections and is a year out of college. (Albright has over 500 on linkedin and more twitter followers than Justin so if we are to compare success on the use of social media by counting coup based on followers, GROAN, Albright is a seasoned pro as opposed to our baby troll authority on social media.<br/>
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The thing he seems to have missed about social media and the internet is that it's not like Vegas. What happens on the net doesn't go away. First impressions become lasting impressions. He has a disclaimer on his personal twitter account that his thoughts do not reflect those of his company.<br/>
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News Flash kiddo if you are associated with a company your thoughts on social media and comments on blogs do in fact reflect on your company. Even Napoleon Dynamite figured that one out. Learn to dance with who brung you. Don't presuppose to suggest to people who have used social media for recruiting, given it a strong shot, utilize some of it and know that a lot of it is a time suck with little $ result have not used it properly.<br/>
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And just for grins, go try and work a desk for oh, maybe 30 days before you start telling a bunch of experienced recruiters, who already use social media as it works for them , that it is "A" or "The" replacement for Cold Calling. Trying to market a product or an industry that you don't know anything about is a tough slog.<br/>
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Ask Agatha, she solved a lot of crimes. :)<br/>
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And for the record little buddy. A ton of us use Linkedin very effectively, we do differ in our take that Linkedin is like a great big job board as opposed to tweeting jobs or entertaining comments on twitter and facebook. Despite what you may think, Recruiting on Linkedin is not like shooting fish in a Barrel, posting jobs on linkedin groups produces great results and java developers are not the least bit interested in a recruiter joining their conversation unless he happens to know how to code. I oversee recruiting for petroleum engineers and get paid for it but i would be a little hesitant to go on a web site dedicated to petroleum engineering and tell them that i knew more about slant hole driling than they do and or that i had the replacement. Justin..really? "murder she w…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-05:502551:Comment:11155532010-12-05T14:33:46.213ZThomas Patrick Chunahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ThomasPatrickChuna
Justin..really? "murder she wrote"? Dude.. talking about one's years of experience as a recruiter is fair game in relation to the topic at hand..quite germane in fact.. but the age related insults you keep throwing out there aren't cool.
Justin..really? "murder she wrote"? Dude.. talking about one's years of experience as a recruiter is fair game in relation to the topic at hand..quite germane in fact.. but the age related insults you keep throwing out there aren't cool. Point well made CB,
The good…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-04:502551:Comment:11154902010-12-04T17:56:45.468ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
Point well made CB,<br />
The good news is that even in the twilight of my declining years, i can talk and type at the same time, smoke a cigarette, chew gum and giggle about the whole need for multi-tasking so i managed to fill that cotton pickin purple squirrel "Social Media works? Prove it", spot that i threw out there several weeks ago. Picked up a great new client thanks to a referral from another recruiter on this site , interviewed four or five PhD scientists , emailed back and forth with Tom…
Point well made CB,<br />
The good news is that even in the twilight of my declining years, i can talk and type at the same time, smoke a cigarette, chew gum and giggle about the whole need for multi-tasking so i managed to fill that cotton pickin purple squirrel "Social Media works? Prove it", spot that i threw out there several weeks ago. Picked up a great new client thanks to a referral from another recruiter on this site , interviewed four or five PhD scientists , emailed back and forth with Tom Chuna multiple times about a doc that we are working on and a couple of geneticists that he brillantly managed to locate.<br />
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So i blew my theory to hell that this is squirrel season and nothing happens in my world in December so this year is different for me but still not as busy as i normally am. We all know that old people don't sleep so age and treachery gives us more time to play on the net than most normal people get.<br />
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Justin can only pray that next week will be busy cause now having filled the purple squirrel, i am some sort of hero and they want another one. Why me God, i could have failed and spent December baking cookies. (didn't come from social media by the way, even after all that and several folks trying, no twitter or facebook candidates a couple from linkedin that didn't fit. It was a referral from a job board candidate who didn't fit but knew somebody.)<br />
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Sometimes it's worth the sacrifice to save somebody from themselves. It's hard to watch somebody try to soar with the eagles when they have just shot themselves in the foot. I have the scars to prove it :)<br />
<cite>C. B. Stallings said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/troll-headlines?x=1&id=502551%3ATopic%3A1115137&page=2#502551Comment1115483"><div>Sandra wonder how many more contacts you would have made if you made cold calls instead of replying to Jusin all those times lol</div>
</blockquote> Leave it to Albright...i am s…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-04:502551:Comment:11154892010-12-04T17:36:52.938ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
Leave it to Albright...i am still laughing. Only Jer would one up me on the coon story. The message is loud and clear Jer. Let's see if Senor smarty pants gets it.<br />
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Interestingly Jer and i have only spoken on the phone twice ,both times after a troll episode and very briefly, never done business together but the observation was made by Jer once that we must be twins sepertaed at birth. We have the same hard headed, no nonsense "shoot straight, keep your word, don't be a jerk, i'm just a little…
Leave it to Albright...i am still laughing. Only Jer would one up me on the coon story. The message is loud and clear Jer. Let's see if Senor smarty pants gets it.<br />
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Interestingly Jer and i have only spoken on the phone twice ,both times after a troll episode and very briefly, never done business together but the observation was made by Jer once that we must be twins sepertaed at birth. We have the same hard headed, no nonsense "shoot straight, keep your word, don't be a jerk, i'm just a little girl/guy from Texas/Indiana trying to get by in the harsh, cruel world, philosophy that includes watching out for small animals, small children and those who are in trouble. We even have the same company name - which probably came subconsciously or consiously from where we started in this business. Collectively over 55 years of thid stuff which is a bit more than 10 paychecks if we got paid twice a month for five months.<br />
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The only problem with us being twins seperated at birth is that i happen to be 25 years older than he is so if we are twins one of our mothers was a real doer of interesting deeds or his dad was a traveling salesman who sold snakeoil in the Texas panhandle in the early 40's as a teenager before he got to Indiana. Could be since we both like to fish for both things with glassy eyes,scales and people. May be an anaology there, naw, that's cold, funny but not true..in most cases.<br />
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There is an old saying in the Texas panhandle and probably in Indiana too since Jer has the "Coon LIne" stuff at hand. When somebody does something that causes a mess or things go to hell in a handbasket somebody can be counted on to say. "Well ...this is where the coon shit on the pump handle."<br />
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Now most of you are either not old enough or "rural" enough to understand just how bad that is since you probably never had to drag out on a cold morning to pump water for livestock only to discover coon poop on the pump handle. But trust me. It will irritate one far beyond waiting in line for security at Heathrow or misplacing one's tickets to the art fair at Harvard Square.<br />
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Talk about evolution. Did i ever think when i was knocking coon poop off a pump handle that i would be spending this much time debating with a dopey kid about the merits of social media. Uh, no but that's what happens when the coon shits on the pump handle.<br />
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<cite>Jerry Albright said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/troll-headlines?page=1&commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1115474&x=1#502551Comment1115474"><div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><img width="721" alt="" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1442315959?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></p>
<br/>Interesting side bar on the coon thing - I never thought I'd need something like this but decided to give it a shot. It was only $7.59 and so far I've got to say I'm impressed. When I was younger I would have never thought I needed it - but I've learned over the years to always try new stuff. If it works - great! If it doesn't - don't buy any more.</div>
</blockquote> We is in fact Menchy Mark you…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-04:502551:Comment:11154862010-12-04T17:02:49.949ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
We is in fact Menchy Mark you little mumser you. :) I'll share a little story you will love.<br />
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Went to dinner last night with my granddaughter and her roommate. She is 27. The restaurant was a bit dark, the waitress was young, We ordered drinks, she asked Granddaughter and room mate for ID.s they produced them. I was busy trying to read the menu (it had little print - i hate that - there should be a law - we have wheelchair ramps-handicapped parking, why not a law requiring LARGE print for those…
We is in fact Menchy Mark you little mumser you. :) I'll share a little story you will love.<br />
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Went to dinner last night with my granddaughter and her roommate. She is 27. The restaurant was a bit dark, the waitress was young, We ordered drinks, she asked Granddaughter and room mate for ID.s they produced them. I was busy trying to read the menu (it had little print - i hate that - there should be a law - we have wheelchair ramps-handicapped parking, why not a law requiring LARGE print for those of us who are a cat's whisker this side of 70). I digress..our waitress kept standing there looking at me. The thought ran through my mind that she had never seen an old gal squint at a menu. I looked up in all my imperial "the queen is not amused glory" and said, "yessss?"<br />
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Grandaughter, trying not to break out in hysterical laughter looked at me like she was talking to a senile senior citizen and said, "Mims, she wants to see your ID".<br />
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Now, i don't look anyplace close to my age ( i win a lot of bar bets that way) but it's been over a half century since i was old enough to drink. Grandaughter knows that one never knows what to expect from me so was round eyed in anticipation of what was gong to happen next.<br />
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I handed my DL to the cute little girl with a straight face. She looked, looked again, held it under the light and looked for the third time, turned pale, then red and started stammering something about how sorry she was as we all came apart in hysterical laughter. The manager hearing the noise came over to see what the problem was. The poor child was mortified, the manager apologized again.<br />
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I quit laughing, looked at everybody and said, "Would somebody please tell me why it is so effing funny that i look like i need to be carded." "This young lady obviously is a smart marketer, she just got herself a fifty dollar tip." Our dinner was comped, i tipped the kid 50.00, it will be the story that is told this holiday season to gales of laughter and if i ever have another date , well trust me, i will go to the same restaurant and ask for the same waitress and give her a wink.<br />
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Thanks for the intro to your followers on twitter yesterday Mench. It has been my experience that life is too short to get your rompers in knot over much of anything for very long. The last guy i dated i met when he slide into my car on the ice. I was so damn mad that i told him he could just drive 15 miles on the ice to feed my horses in the middle of a snow storm, he did, we ended up having dinner and laughing about the things people would do to meet someone.<br />
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Maybe woodle wumps here just wants some attention. After all for some folks negative strokes are better than no strokes at all.<br />
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I value our connection Mark. Happy Holidays, I am envious of those from the 12 tribes you guys get two holidays us mutts only get one. Maybe i should retrace my heritage but afraid it would end in a teepee. Sandra wonder how many more c…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-04:502551:Comment:11154832010-12-04T16:31:04.102ZC. B. Stalling!!https://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ChrisStallings
Sandra wonder how many more contacts you would have made if you made cold calls instead of replying to Jusin all those times lol
Sandra wonder how many more contacts you would have made if you made cold calls instead of replying to Jusin all those times lol @ jerry too funny post....
J…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-04:502551:Comment:11154812010-12-04T16:30:01.294ZC. B. Stalling!!https://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ChrisStallings
@ jerry too funny post....<br></br>
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<cite>Jerry Albright said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/troll-headlines#502551Comment1115474"><div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><img alt="" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1442315959?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></p>
<br></br>Interesting side bar on the coon thing - I never thought I'd need something like this but decided to give it a shot. It was only $7.59 and so far I've got to say I'm impressed. When I was younger I would have never thought I needed it - but I've learned over the years to…</div>
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@ jerry too funny post....<br/>
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<cite>Jerry Albright said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/troll-headlines#502551Comment1115474"><div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><img width="721" alt="" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1442315959?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></p>
<br/>Interesting side bar on the coon thing - I never thought I'd need something like this but decided to give it a shot. It was only $7.59 and so far I've got to say I'm impressed. When I was younger I would have never thought I needed it - but I've learned over the years to always try new stuff. If it works - great! If it doesn't - don't buy any more.</div>
</blockquote> Interesting side bar on the…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-04:502551:Comment:11154742010-12-04T15:54:27.346ZJerry Albrighthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/JerryAlbright
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Interesting side bar on the coon thing - I never thought I'd need something like this but decided to give it a shot. It was only $7.59 and so far I've got to say I'm impressed. When I was younger I would have never thought I needed it - but I've learned over the years to always try new stuff. If it works - great! If it doesn't - don't buy any…
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Interesting side bar on the coon thing - I never thought I'd need something like this but decided to give it a shot. It was only $7.59 and so far I've got to say I'm impressed. When I was younger I would have never thought I needed it - but I've learned over the years to always try new stuff. If it works - great! If it doesn't - don't buy any more. Haha.. and it goes on and on.…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-04:502551:Comment:11154482010-12-04T09:45:38.453ZMark Lennardhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MarkLennard
Haha.. and it goes on and on.. Brilliant... Oh and by the way this seasoned old bitch is truly a real softie.. I've been there once on the receiving end.. it hurt, I was tearful and my wounds had to be nursed... but I laughed out loud and now me and the young chick are now best of buddies, aint we Menchy McCartt ;-)
Haha.. and it goes on and on.. Brilliant... Oh and by the way this seasoned old bitch is truly a real softie.. I've been there once on the receiving end.. it hurt, I was tearful and my wounds had to be nursed... but I laughed out loud and now me and the young chick are now best of buddies, aint we Menchy McCartt ;-) Safe and warm holidays to you…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-12-04:502551:Comment:11153992010-12-04T01:43:01.780ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
Safe and warm holidays to you to Rayanne,<br />
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Trolls come in all flavors but i agree, the ones that are the most fun are the ones that have that crazy bug eyed looked with one eye rolling one way and one rolling the other, spitting and hissing like a coon on a power pole in a lightening storm. If you have never witnessed that one it is a sight to behold. Coon normally doesn't make it because they don't have enough sense to turn loose. This one may or may not have enough sense to come to the party.…
Safe and warm holidays to you to Rayanne,<br />
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Trolls come in all flavors but i agree, the ones that are the most fun are the ones that have that crazy bug eyed looked with one eye rolling one way and one rolling the other, spitting and hissing like a coon on a power pole in a lightening storm. If you have never witnessed that one it is a sight to behold. Coon normally doesn't make it because they don't have enough sense to turn loose. This one may or may not have enough sense to come to the party. Time will tell. His very strange comment here indicates that we may have another one of those narcisisstic (how many s's are in that damn word, maybe it should be narcihisstic anyway) personality disorders loose amongst us once again. I would have expected something a little more creative from a marketing stud duck. Originality does not seem to be a forte at this point.<br />
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I have decided that God gives me a new nut every Chirstmas just to see what i can do with them. Thanks big guy, i was a little bored this week. I will share my troll with you and you can give him back if you don't have the patience but want to put the little bugger on your dash board for a few days. think how fun it would have been to pick him up and shove him in the face of the guy who had the Bentley.<br />
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<cite>Rayanne said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/troll-headlines?xg_source=activity#502551Comment1115385"><div>Merry Holiday, Ms. McCarrt...,<br/><br/>Trolls were my favorite things to play with as a kid.... especially when you shook them up and their hair was going in a hundred different directions and their eyes were bulging out and they looked like they had no clue. Not much has changed since those days... I still love tossing trolls. I just have less patience and no desire to try and put their hair back in place. I move on..., I just move on.</div>
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