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Build Your Talent Pool, Strickland Style

Yes there are National skill shortages, but this national problem can only be answered locally. Every locale has its very own personality, needs, and in this case skill gaps. You weren't naive enough to think we could just start-up a national skill factory and answer the problem did you. The root of the problem is LOCAL and to answer this problem you can't expect national answers.



Hard questions...

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Added by Chad Sowash on February 28, 2008 at 9:51am — No Comments

Listen to Chad & Cheez!?!?!

Well it's no secret, Joel and I have been trying to sync schedules, for about a month, to launch a new podcast show.



What to expect from the Chad and Cheezhead Show?



Well I wouldn't set your expectations too high, but… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on February 18, 2008 at 11:14am — No Comments

Siemens says Math + Science = Cash

Big props to companies like Siemens who promote high school level math and science competition and provide winners with up to $100k for their innovative ideas. This type of High School program is vital to our nation’s…
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Added by Chad Sowash on February 11, 2008 at 8:31am — No Comments

Another Corporate blogger!

I would like to welcome Ray Schreyer to the blogging fray!

Ray Schreyer is Program Manager of Interactive Recruiting Channels for the…

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Added by Chad Sowash on January 29, 2008 at 10:11pm — No Comments

Top 10 Best Companies to Work For in ‘08

Earlier this month Forbes rated the Best Cities for Jobs in 2008 and this week Fortune rated the Best Companies to…

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Added by Chad Sowash on January 29, 2008 at 10:04pm — No Comments

Big brother is watching?

Ever feel like you’re being watched? No, not by the geek in tech that has nothing better to do than watch individual’s web traffic or read everyone’s work email. Bigger than that, like watching an ant farm and you’re one of the ants.

Well there might be some truth to that feeling after all, at least on the internet.

Hitwise monitors 25 million U.S. internet users…

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Added by Chad Sowash on January 29, 2008 at 10:02pm — No Comments

Poking fun at Jobster

Young upstarts, LocalHelpWanted.net, take a couple swings at Jobster, or their fictional version “Employster“. It’s a poorly produced (maybe by design?) although entertaining little video which begs the question……

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Added by Chad Sowash on January 21, 2008 at 1:18pm — No Comments

Top 10 Best Cities for Jobs in ‘08

Yesterday Forbes’ Matthew Kirdahy released their Best Cities For Jobs In 2008, which ranks the Top 100 cities…

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Added by Chad Sowash on January 21, 2008 at 12:38pm — No Comments

Caroline’s Innovation Questions

1) In your opinion, what is innovation?

Well first I checked with Noah Webster on the definition of “innovation” and was pretty disappointed.…

Noah Webster

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Added by Chad Sowash on December 17, 2007 at 2:09pm — No Comments

Blogging for Beginners

The CommonCraft team has done it again! This time they’re educating while answering the question..



What’s the big deal about…
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Added by Chad Sowash on December 11, 2007 at 9:58am — No Comments

HotJobs raises rates for ‘08

Here’s a segment of an actual conversation I had with one of our member companies this week about the rise in their cost for HotJobs in 2008.

Chad - Oh come on, you knew it was going to happen. Seriously.. Did you think that…

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Added by Chad Sowash on December 10, 2007 at 2:31pm — No Comments

Human Capital, A King’s Ransom

So you think the war for talent is hot? Well yesterday I was sent an article by Geoff Colvin, senior editor at…

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Added by Chad Sowash on December 7, 2007 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Why I blog, the video

Thanks to Steve Levy for taking the time to compile over 100 blogger responses to the 6 “Why I Blog” questions, posed by himself…

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Added by Chad Sowash on December 7, 2007 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Hollow Rhetoric or Action Item?

How many times have we heard the statement “Our youth is our future“? It’s true in every sense, although is this merely hollow rhetoric?

During DirectEmployers’ Annual Meeting in Vegas, this year, our keynote…

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Added by Chad Sowash on December 6, 2007 at 2:10pm — No Comments

Bernard Hodes Talent Matters Movie

I really enjoyed the Bernard-Hodes Talent Matters video which brings their company personality alive by showcasing their people and services right beside the following positioning statement…

“What does it take…

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Added by Chad Sowash on December 5, 2007 at 10:26am — No Comments

Knock 3 times

Knock 3 Times, on INNOVATION if you want it..

Another story from our friend Geoff Nicholson at 3M details new product idea rejections! Not only does 3M want their employees to use their imagination to create and innovate…

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Added by Chad Sowash on December 5, 2007 at 10:25am — No Comments

INNOVATE or DIE

“Research is the transformation of money into knowledge“ and “Innovation is the transformation of knowledge into money”…

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Added by Chad Sowash on November 27, 2007 at 10:41am — 2 Comments

Dispelling the myths

Ray Schreyer is an online recruiting pioneer and was one of the main players in the creation of DirectEmployers Association back in 2001. Today, Ray is responsible for the creation, innovation and management of…

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Added by Chad Sowash on November 13, 2007 at 5:21pm — No Comments

Employer Video Good, Video Resume Bad

Helen Luttemo, Director of CareerTV PR, called me a few weeks ago in direct response to my video posts. She immediately agreed with…

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Added by Chad Sowash on November 8, 2007 at 1:04pm — No Comments

3 Doors Down ROCKS Recruitment!

I’ve always enjoyed listening to the Rock band 3 Doors Down but only after seeing the video for their song “…

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Added by Chad Sowash on November 6, 2007 at 9:43pm — No Comments

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