October 2008 Blog Posts (295)

Review: Google's HTC Dream phone -- That's it?

By Bonnie Cha and Nicole Lee

(CNET) -- It's been a little more than a year since Google Android was announced and rumors of a little device called the HTC Dream started to leak onto the Web.

The G1 does not support stereo Bluetooth, Microsoft Exchange, or video recording.

We think it's fair to say that the Dream stirred up as much anticipation and hype as the Apple iPhone, not only because it would be the first smartphone to run Google's mobile… Continue

Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey on October 31, 2008 at 5:22pm — No Comments

Putting Facebook tand Twitter to work

By Steven Mollman

For CNN

BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- "Why can't I do this at home?"

Bringing Skype to the workplace is just one way companies are harnessing tech that has previously been used just for fun.

Employees in the office used to ponder this question about corporate technology not easily available to consumers.

Today the question, usually asked from home or a cafe, is: "Why can't I do this at work?"

Innovative,… Continue

Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey on October 31, 2008 at 5:14pm — 1 Comment

Time's Magazine best inventions of 2008

Time's Magazine best inventions of 2008

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Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey on October 31, 2008 at 4:59pm — No Comments

The Art of University Hiring (part II)

Give and You Shall Receive

So now that the 6 key relationships are established it is now time to use these relationships to your advantage. You see, a university does not just exist to provide a great educational institution. It also exists to deliver the promises it made to the students when it was recruiting the student: Career placement! So with that being said, here are some key things you can do with the 1st two relationships… Continue

Added by Steve on October 31, 2008 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

We have an urgent rek of SAP PLM at MN for a one yr contract

Position : SAP PLM

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Duration: 1 year

Job Description:

Initial duties will include providing oversight and guidance in building a SAP PLM vision for client, including ultimate solution design and related dependancies that need to be exposed in order to design an effective ECO solution. ECO project is currently budgeted for implementation in 2009, so desire is to understand what other PLM components related to ECO could be… Continue

Added by Sudip on October 31, 2008 at 1:34pm — No Comments

Announcing Applications on LinkedIn

Linkedin News article

Colorado Software Summit 2008 | Main

Announcing Applications on LinkedIn

Reid Hoffman Oct 28, 2008

Hi Everyone. I'm writing today to announce the launch of LinkedIn's applications platform that will enable over 30 million professionals on LinkedIn to communicate, collaborate, and share information even better than before.

This initial roll out features productivity applications that range from gathering information… Continue

Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey on October 31, 2008 at 11:29am — No Comments

Progress Report - joblish at 1 month

At 10:00 PM on October 1st, joblish was launched on the web. It's been an exciting month. We've made a lot of progress. In October:

www.joblish.com has had over 1,000 unique visitors. Some came & looked...others came & experimented. 76 came & registered. Not bad for a site about a new concept with a weird name.

We started the joblish blog - www.joblishblog.blogspot.com. Our readership is small, but growing. We work hard every day to make the blog informative,… Continue

Added by Mark Bielecki on October 31, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

FAS 157 and the Financial Crisis

William Isaac, FDIC chairman from 1978 to 1985 and now the chairman of a consulting firm that advises banks...rhetorically asked the participants [at a recent SEC panel on mark-to-market accounting] how the financial system could have come upon such hard times in under two years. "I gotta tell you that I can't come up with any other answer than that the accounting system is destroying too much capital, and therefore diminishing bank lending capacity by some $5 trillion," he asserted.… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on October 31, 2008 at 9:14am — No Comments

Does a Diversity Focus Perpetuate Racism?

"Advocates of 'diversity' are true racists in the basic meaning of the term: they see the world through colored lenses, colored by race and gender."

Read one person's thoughts here - be sure to read the comments too.

Might be tough to generate comments here on RBC - this isn't exactly the easiest topic to discuss.

Added by Steve Levy on October 31, 2008 at 8:42am — 12 Comments

I WANT MY BONUS! WAAAAAAAAH!

The Tooth Fairy cometh; I think Hank Paulson will somehow take care of his friends.

Added by Steve Levy on October 31, 2008 at 8:25am — 3 Comments

phonesourcing.techtrak

Next year people, next year... Can't wait to see how the current cybersquatters in recruiting handle this one.

Added by Steve Levy on October 31, 2008 at 8:18am — No Comments

October 31, 2008

TGIS [Thank Goodness, It's Sumser!]

Returning from his trip to India, John seamlessly migrates physically and philosophically from one domain to another: Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v1.23

Happy Friday! Ami G.

Added by Amitai Givertz on October 31, 2008 at 8:17am — No Comments

Why are there still $2 ATM fees?

According to the article, now that we have a share in pretty much every bank in America (to the tune of $1,785.71per taxpayer), why are we still paying ATM fees? So many banks still aren't in tune with the reality of the market - surly help, pens that don't work at the counter, ridiculous end-of-year bonuses - even spending millions of dollars to name sports arenas; we have "Citi Field" here in NY - at $20 mil or so each year!… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on October 31, 2008 at 7:56am — 1 Comment

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classes Week of October 27, 2008

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Thursday, October 30, 2008

Best Remark of the Day

"Sites and search engines don't like spiders." ~Jason Gorham

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8:56am Maureen Sharib Good morning sourcers - Jason Gorham is going to lead the noon (EST) chat today. He'll be answering question about his new Sharkstrike tool on how to find MORE passive candidates. He'll be presenting on the utilization of keywords +… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 31, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Unique, Temp to Possible Perm Recruiting Opportunity

This is Michael Chavez, President of Strategic Recruiting Solutions. (www.strategicrecruitinginc.com)

I have a unique, and what I think a very interesting opportunity for the right recruiter. My company specializes in sponsoring custom recruiting events for Fortune 500, regional and local companies. I have a client who has very specialized, immediate needs for sales talent nationwide. I'm in need of a recruiter for a limited… Continue

Added by Michael Chavez on October 30, 2008 at 10:57pm — No Comments

And you thought our job market was bad…….

Legend has it that famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton placed the following ad in a London newspaper prior to one of his unsuccessful expeditions to find the South Pole:

"MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS, CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS."As the story goes Shackelton was overwhelmed with applicants.

Makes our job descriptions for medical sales seem pretty… Continue

Added by Peggy McKee on October 30, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Beware: Spooky Social Media Premiums Lurking

Just in time for Halloween comes this frightening article from Nicholas Carlson on Silicon Alley Insider: Here Come The Pro Accounts.

In this article Nicholas confirms something I have long feared. The days of all free Social Media services are numbered.

I am probably not alone in my fears that, like LinkedIn and Flickr (which both already charge for premium services), it wouldn't be… Continue

Added by Craig Fisher on October 30, 2008 at 5:15pm — No Comments

For all LinkedIn Users - Connect me - rajeev@encorerpo.com

Hello LinkedIn Users,

My name is Rajeev and looking to expand my Network at LinkedIn.
Interested professionals can feel free to invite me...

Company Info: Encore RPO
Name: Rajeev Coduru
my Profile Link: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevcoduru

Thanks and looking forward for your kind reply.
- Rajeev.

Added by Rajeev C on October 30, 2008 at 4:45pm — No Comments

Jobing.com Slashes Jobs Nationwide

Our wonderful friends in Phoenix have had to make the tough decision to slash jobs across the country. The one time up and coming job board with the video and blogs, plus $65 million in investments, is slowly winding down their business operations across the country with their local approach. The so-called "franchise" model of local offices is failing as the economy weakens. Gone are several Director level positions plus sales and marketing people from coast to coast.

The future is… Continue

Added by Jobing on October 30, 2008 at 4:14pm — 17 Comments