Ben Gotkin's Blog – April 2008 Archive (3)

Recruiting In Public Restrooms

Yesterday, I took the family on our first trip to the beautiful new Washington Nationals ballpark, simply named for now, Nationals Park. More on just how great of a ballpark this is in a moment...

I don't know about you, but as a Recruiter, I can spot a recruiting-related ad from a mile away. So when I enter the men's restroom after we get inside the ballpark, what's the first thing I see, you guessed it. You… Continue

Added by Ben Gotkin on April 28, 2008 at 8:30pm — 4 Comments

Curious Competitive Intel Gathering Tactic via Facebook

Look what I found on my Facebook home page this morning:

Somebody out there appears to be soliciting information from our employees about our firm, and offering a $500 prize for the effort. I would imagine of course that they are targeting a number of other organizations as well. The Company conducting the research is GD Job Research. Anyone ever hear of this survey firm? I can't say that I'm… Continue

Added by Ben Gotkin on April 25, 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

What is a 'friend' anymore?

What is a 'friend' anymore? That's the question that many facebook users are starting to ask at any rate, according to an excellent article on social networking in yesterday's Washington Post. The article discusses in great detail how the term 'friend' has changed in the social networking world, or what they described as 'Friends Next'. In particular, the article highlights how those who were very… Continue

Added by Ben Gotkin on April 21, 2008 at 9:09am — 3 Comments