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Blog Post: Three tips for recruiting in the Middle East: The Middle East is becoming an increasingly attractive region in…; Added by James Lee at 3:48am on September 16, 2013

Blog Post: 3 Helpful Ways Universities Can Improve Youth Employment: College is just a small step on the road to realising, utilising and fulfilling your potential. Some…; Added by Ladderise at 9:24am on March 31, 2018

Blog Post: How to Give Your Recruiting Process a Good Spring Cleaning Now: As the temperature begins to warm up, flowers bloom, allergies rear…; Added by Josh Tolan at 12:42pm on July 27, 2015

Blog Post: How is the beauty industry becoming more environmentally friendly?: Following David Attenborough’s Life on Our Planet documentary on Netflix, we are once again reminded of the responsibility we have to reduce our impact on the planet. We are all becoming more aware…; Added by Caitlin Purvis at 6:50am on November 10, 2020

Blog Post: Hacked E-mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics: Hundreds of private e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show that climate scientists conspired…; Added by Dmitry at 8:50pm on November 20, 2009

Topic: Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v 1.14: avis, Dave Mendoza, Maren Hogan, Steven Rothberg, Jason Buss, Paul DeBettignies, Kelly Wackerfuss, Don Ramer, Josh Kahn, Toby Dayton and George LaRocque. Paul DeBettigne's mom made a special guest appearance. One of the featured speakers was the former editor and CEO of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. It's 080808. Today, 6,000 Chinese couples are getting married to take advantage of the auspicious date. The Olympics start today. The date was picked for its inherent good fortune. That's the thing about numbers. They help further understanding. Repeatedly measuring the same thing helps one develop perspective. Some numbers are auspicious. Some are data points. Some are sources of wisdom. Not all measures are inherently meaningful. Certainly, some measures are vastly more significant than others. Sunrise, Sunset? What's measured there? But oral body temperature is a significant piece of information. If yours ever goes over 110, it's too late. On the other hand, if I predict the sunrise at 6:21 and my watch says 6:25 when it happens, who cares? Knowing the approximate time of the Sunrise is very helpful if you're a bird watcher. It's useless if you want to predict the next high tide. There's a rule of thumb known as the 1/10/89 rule (or the 89 rule for short). It means that for every 100 members of an online forum (like RBC), 1 will create content, 10 will interact with that content and 89 will watch the interaction unfold. The July - August vacation season usually means slow growth in online properties. Ballgames, barbeques, bazaars and boating grab our attention. Work ends a little earlier. Jason Davis takes his annual RV tour around the great north. Things just slow down. Compare these numbers with mid-July (in V1.12) New Video: 10 Growth = 0% Blog Postings: 103 Growth = -5% Members: 11,551 Total, Growth = 3% Expect to be surprised by August. Jim Durbin is starting to emerge in our community. He is a strong voice and a useful addition. Jason Buss is knocking me out. Susan Burns is practically inventing the place. Did you catch the new newsfeed? Another Jason Davis invention makes good. For much of the week, it seemed to be all that I could see. Until next week....if you see something noteworthy, please let me know. Oh, you might want to check out johnsumser.com …; Added by John Sumser at 9:04pm on August 7, 2008

Topic: Climbing the Ladder of Distress: the Women's prison on the other side of town to repair (what else?) the air conditioning. You must climb a 12-foot ladder to access the inside of a duct/shaft with an open hatch that reaches into the Las Vegas sky. The hatch is locked into place and you begin your work: tedious, time-consuming work in a small, cramped area. The wind begins to pick up and a strong gust loosens the hatch, sending it crashing onto your head. Thank goodness you have a hard hat on but the force of the hit knocks your 6'5" frame off the ladder, down the shaft, crashing to the floor in a heap. A floor-buffer breaks your fall and a broom stick set to impale you snaps in two. As you slump to the floor, pain fills the left side of your body, which has taken the brunt of the fall. Thank goodness for the two guards that must accompany you at all times while in this maximum-security facility. They have witnessed this freak sequence of events and notify emergency personnel immediately and you are rushed to the hospital. Through a series of tests and examinations, you are released albeit warned of the ensuing soreness and pain that will, no doubt, arrive at your doorstep shortly. A freak accident with an unbelievably non-paralyzing or life-taking result. This actually happened to my brother yesterday during what should have been his normal shift. He will be returning to work tomorrow, aching I'm sure but no worse for the wear (and tear). Upon hearing this story, interestingly enough, I thought of the twists and turns that arrive at each of our jobs daily; when the course of our day is altered so severely that a new strategy must be developed and fast. I thought about the spontaneous, unexpected jolts that hit almost every job. I thought about the preparation that each of us must accomplish in order to withstand the gusts that knock us back a step or two or cause us to waver and fall. Do you have a hard hat? Do you wear it? Are you ready for the tough questions your client or hiring manager will surely ask? Are ready to give a full reporting of an interview and weed out the kinks that may make your candidate ill-prepared or less than enthusiastic when they enter the lion's den of a final or panel interview? Do you backfill your candidate field in case your rock star falls? Have you made the decision of who it is you truly represent, the hiring manager or the candidate or maybe just yourself? You will never be ready for every fall, but you can have a back-up plan in place. Because just like my brother, you still have to climb that ladder again tomorrow. © by rayannethorn…; Added by Rayanne at 2:20am on April 6, 2010

Topic: Striving for Vincedom: am on a fixed income. He knows I just need an honest person to take care of my car's maintenance. Over the last two years, I have grown to trust him; he is that honest person. He is definitely one of the good guys. He always checks everything when I go in for an oil change. Typically, I will leave having paid just $24.95, but occasionally brake pads need to be replaced or the air filter changed out. Vince takes care of my little Honda that now has 120,000 miles on it. It has been a good car, having been driven all over the West plus my three hour daily commute. This day was no different. The work would take about an hour and a half and cost about $120, oil change, new brake pads, tires rotated. See? One of the good guys. A couple years ago, before I found Vince, I took my car into an "oil change franchise" for my regular three to five month-oil change. They told me that, along with my oil change, I needed to change out my air filter and drain my radiator fluid and then, add more. I questioned but also, relinquished. The next night I was driving my kids across town when I noticed the temperature gauge going crazy. The car heated up far too quickly and when I was able to pull over, a smell and smoke were emitting from under the hood. I soon discovered that my radiator cap had not even been put back on when I had taken my car in the day before. Argghhh! How did this happen? I have always been so careful, not wanting to lube anything in a jiffy, let alone my only transportation. Luckily, there was no permanent damage to my vehicle and you can bet that the "shop guy" got an earful the next morning. Shoddy workmanship, excuses for shoddy workmanship, and the lack of money returned or discount offered astounded me. I had never seen such a thing or heard of such poor work being done in an area that, with a little bit of consumer review, could make or break you. There is a huge gap between each of these mechanic experiences. And they each served a lesson to me. We each have potential within us to be a Vince, to give more than is expected, to drive the customer/candidate/client/employee experience, to provide epic service, to offer true value to the relationships we establish with long-term in mind. We can also be a quick fix for a non-problem, that in the end will just be a bigger problem. Do you provide quick and inadequate work? Is it important that you provide the best service possible? Why? Being a Vince is a good thing to be. As a matter of fact, it's epic. ©by rayannethorn…; Added by Rayanne at 3:33am on July 2, 2010

Comment on: Blog Post 'Is OD Dead? Yes, We Killed It-Or Did We?': st, you are correct: O.D. and Training are not the same, but they do get lumped into the same boat. Second, we have to speak in business terms, not in sub industry lingo. If we want to have leverage with senior staff, and people at the CEO level, we have to be able to make tangible case for our value to the business. As a friend of mine says, we have to be business people in HR/OD not HR/OD people in the business. Next, point: I want a solution, but as you said, be careful what you call it. As discussed, I wouldn’t go to a proctologist and ask him to remove my wisdom teeth. Nor would I ask the VP of Sales to conduct an organizational assessment. We have to be clear about our roles and what we contribute. On the other hand, we have to be able to communicate, and articulate what we are doing in a way that conveys meaning. One day, we will come to terms the fact that OD interventions (barfy buzz word) do have a place. But, as in any service there are good adaptations and bad. My practice and experience bears the following to be true-there is a place for organization analysis when the culture is toxic, dysfunctional, or causing business failure. Unfortunately, many of these organizations either cannot afford to conduct the analysis, are blind to their problems, or don’t care about the consequences until it is too late-and the business starts falling apart. It’s the healthy organizations that take their temperature, and if there’s a fever, they take the appropriate remedy. I’ve conducted organization analysis, presented my findings, and have leaders look at me and say, “this is great, we know, but we don’t want to work on that problem right now…or interesting, Margo-but we can’t afford to conduct the follow up at this time.” There’s nothing more frustrating than taking a look at the condition on an organization, identifying their goals and where they want to be, analyzing the gaps, only to find the organization is willing to spend the money on the study, but not on the recommended soultions. This leads me to my next comment: why pay for a service and not take the service providers advice. That makes about as much sense as visiting your doctor, being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and after serious warning, binging on candy and not take the insulin. Obviously it would kill a diabetic. Doesn’t the same hold true for organizations? With businesses folding left and right, I wonder how many spent thousands of dollars on consulting fees and studies before they folded? Sure as a CEO, Steve you can feel my pain. It’s one of the reasons OD is dying. With that said, the necessity for good analyis, followed up by rigorous action will never die. Long live O.D. Thank you for visiting my blog. You absolutely and totally made my day.…; Added by Margo Rose at 10:22am on December 11, 2009

Blog Post: A Survey: Unemployed Job Seekers . . . and the Companies Who Hate Them

Okay, maybe “hate” is a bit of a strong word. But still.

I’ve written a few blog posts in the recent past regarding the fact that some companies are mandating they will…

Added by Matt Deutsch at 2:19pm on July 9, 2010