Steve Levy's Blog – December 2008 Archive (26)

What I've noticed about new members of RBC...

Is that when attractive women join, men will leave more welcoming comments than will men and women leave to all other new members. Just an observation...

Added by Steve Levy on December 8, 2008 at 7:18am — 4 Comments

Finally...I am Slouch

Added by Steve Levy on December 7, 2008 at 3:41pm — 10 Comments

What if they caught pirates and didn't arrest them?

I signed up for Kennedy's free webinar on "Ethical Standards of Recruiting Today". The panel includes Rothberg, Smitty, The Wheel Man and Steve Lowisz.

If… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on December 5, 2008 at 8:55am — 3 Comments

What if they held a war and nobody came?

Just like the 1960-70 era peacenik's phrase, what if companies went to colleges to recruit but no one was there to interview?

"The rising cost of college — even before the recession — threatens to put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to the biennial report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education."

In today's NYT, this article discusses the… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on December 3, 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Thank you Taxpayers

John Crudele over at the NY Post asks a great question...

When the crisis is over, will taxpayers receive thank-you cards from the corporate executives we've bailed out?

Handwritten or… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on December 3, 2008 at 1:48pm — 2 Comments

The Rise of the Twitterati (per Kathleen Parker)

"In the Information Age: Knowing equals Being." - Kathleen Parker , Washington Post (may require free sign-up - worth it if you want to follow the DC political scene)

She asks, "Come to think of it, how long before we begin to expect, if not demand, that public officials twitter?" I think she has something here: Shareholders should demand that executives twitter… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on December 3, 2008 at 7:45am — 4 Comments