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Lessons of the Square Watermelon

Japanese grocery stores had a problem. They are much smaller than shops in the USA and therefore don't have room to waste. Watermelons, big and round, wasted a lot of space. Most people would simply tell the grocery stores that watermelons grow round and there is nothing that can be done about it.

That is how majority of people would respond. But some Japanese farmers took a different approach. If the supermarkets wanted a square… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 10:23am — No Comments

Attitude.

"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms-to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."

Viktor Frankl

Attitude is everything!! Yes, Everything.!!

It is more vital than events. It's more important than what's happened. Because attitude determines whether we are happy or unhappy, fulfilled or empty, the positive perspective assures us that we can never fail. A hopeful attitude… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 9:55am — No Comments

Biggest Customer Service Blunders..

While howls of protest over poor customer service continue to be heard worldwide, there remain some businesses that manage to consistently deliver superior customer service year in and year out. Foremost among the lessons to be learned from such flashpoint businesses are the blunders to avoid — those fatal mistakes that trip up just about everybody else.

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Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 9:34am — No Comments

Start-ups need to balance processes with CREATIVE FREEDOM..

As an entrepreneur, your idea of the business needs to be complemented with your sensitivity to the demands of the creative team.

ANYONE who has watched music channels in the late 1990s will recall the MTV Lift Man. It was a 70-plusyear-old man, with a horrible set of teeth, standing in a iron-grilled lift, cursing MTV in a raspy voice. Does “Mad in India” and “Blousefull” ring a bell? It did for Amitabh Bachchan. The Lift Man’s popular impact was so widespread that at a social… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 9:13am — No Comments

Why Employers don't take Ownership?

Imagine you were witness to the following scenes:

The employee at the photocopier is half way down his copying when he encounters a paper jam. The employee moves to another machine instead of getting this one fixed.

It is 6.00 pm in the evening and the client deliverable is far from ready to ship and the consequences of delay are serious. The team leader responsible for the project gives the team members a few instructions but is the first to leave.

The manager… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 9:04am — No Comments

15 Steps to Fulfilling Your Wildest Dreams...

According to Bill Gates there are 3 keys to success in any new venture.

Being in the right place at the right time. (You could well be already there ).

Have a vision of where the industry / business you’re working in is going.

Taking Massive and Immediate Action. (It is time to act).

“The future belongs to those who believe in the quality of their dreams” Was it Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, the famous German poet and philosopher who said those words?

Here are my 15… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 1, 2008 at 8:53am — No Comments

April 1, 2008

Tutorial Tuesday

Teach something, learn something...

In this weekly column we intend to bring you some juicy morsels of high protein training so that you can immediately go back to work, bulked-up and ready to try something new. If it works for you great, if it doesn't then help me help you by sending me an email so we can figure it out together.

We are really lucky to have among us some of the finest trainers in the industry on RecruitingBlogs.com. That is… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on April 1, 2008 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

ERE Expo 2008 - Room with a View

Added by Dennis Smith on March 31, 2008 at 8:22pm — 1 Comment

Bloggingforjobs is EXPANDING!!!

I’m excited to announce that my online blog, bloggingforjobs (www.bloggingforjobs.blogspot.com) is expanding!! My goal is to be one of the top 100 HR blogs in the US. If you are able, help me achieve this honor. Add my link to your page or forward my blog address to your friends. I am tracking site clicks and visits daily to track my progress.

With that in mind, we are in the beginning stages of building a website that includes my blog(s), jobs postings, and other cool online… Continue

Added by Jessica Miller-Merrell on March 31, 2008 at 8:02pm — No Comments

Podcast 50: Job Searching Kept REAL

The latest born online recruitment podcast is available.

On the show this week: HotJobs reengineers its job search, Monster launches FastWeb Volunteers and Google's search with-in search causes an upset.

All this news, and more, this week on the born…

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Added by Julian Stopps on March 31, 2008 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Visit Broadlook at ERE and get a massage

Looking forward to meeting many of you at ERE in San Diego. Stop in and get a massage.

Added by Donato Diorio on March 31, 2008 at 2:24pm — No Comments

March 31, 2008

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase

Dave Mendoza talks with one of our members...

In the very first feature for our RecruitingBlogs.com columns Dave introduces us to Susan Burns. Susan is the brains and the brawn behind Talent Synchronicity. Prior to that she was the brains and brawn behind a number of high-profile talent… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on March 31, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Meet Kevin Stakelum, Staffing Manager at Microsoft

By Dave Mendoza, SixDegrees fromDave.com Master Cybersleuth, Affiliate Partner, JobMachine Inc. Connect With Dave Join "Six Degrees" Linkedin Group

Kevin's Email Kevin's… Continue

Added by Dave Mendoza on March 31, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Job Board Widget Reviews

Over the next few weeks we will be embarking on an investigation into the job board widget, by taking a look at a range of widgets offered by UK job boards. We will present the pros and cons of each widget, finishing up with a comparison of all the widgets we’ve reviewed.

Before we do our first review, [continue reading]…

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Added by Julian Stopps on March 30, 2008 at 5:16pm — No Comments

Beyond the Resume? Intelligent Design for Mere Mortals

Seth Godin wrote a post called "Why bother having a resume?” in which he claims that truly extraordinary people do not require the standard job-seeking dossier. His point is that your “presentation” should include other tools to display your talents; these would include an insightful blog, fantastic recommendations from respected individuals, a sophisticated project… Continue

Added by Valerie Gonyea on March 30, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

What Internal & 3rd Party Recruiters Can Learn From Steve Jobs!

When it comes to the business world, Steve Jobs is the Man. Period.

This guy creates value in just about everything he touches - Is every new product Apple launches a blockbuster? . . . No, but his track record is a laundry list of immense successes. If you owned Apple stock just 12 months ago, I'm sure you'd agree. 12 months ago to the day, you could have bought AAPL at $95/share on… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on March 30, 2008 at 12:51pm — No Comments

ERE 2008 - San Diego

I am off to San Diego tomorrow for the Spring 2008 ERE Expo and I am excited to network with folks to see how our profession has progressed over the last 6-9 months.

Listed below are the top things I want to do/accomplish while at the Expo.

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Added by Jonathan Rosenberg on March 30, 2008 at 10:50am — 1 Comment

When I refer to references...

Article Title: When I refer to references...

Author Byline: the medical sales recruiter

Author Website: http://www.phcconsulting.com/

References are so often an after thought, but they shouldn’t be. They should be on your mind (at least once a month). Even if you are not currently looking for a job. Let me explain. I will start with the negatives (those things you should pay attention to not do!).

1. Don’t give me (the recruiter) or your employer conquest a… Continue

Added by Holli Maestas on March 29, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

You're My 'Mentor'??? Say What? But You're An A**hole . . . Um, Thanks . . . .

Rant of the day: Clowns and/or A**holes are self-appointing themselves as Mentors.?. !!!

Yes, yes, this is truly a growing problem . . . word on the street is that in the recruiting and business world, Clowns and/or A**holes (in the Bob Sutton sense) are appointing themselves as Mentors. I had to restate this as just saying it once doesn't let it sink in enough.

This kind of reminds me of John Adams episode #2 on HBO where Abigail tells Johnny-Boy, "You have overburdened… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on March 29, 2008 at 2:50pm — No Comments