http://www.businessweek.com/technology/hiring-like-its-1999-08012011.html It’s an entertaining article, and hey, who doesn’t love free food? But I’d argue that when you are in line at the Taco truck at Dreamforce, you’re more likely to be thinking about how bad your feet hurt or how good the guy in front of you looks in
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Aug 05, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Hiring Like It's 1999
Hiring Like It's 1999
Aug 04, 2011 | Post by: Paula Lerzak Comments Off on It's not just about the money…
It's not just about the money…
It’s all about choices, not just the money for the up and coming, highly sought after technical talent in Silicon Valley. Let’s face it, if an employer wants to land the ‘A’ players they must be able to lure them in with not only a healthy base salary and bonus/options, but
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Aug 01, 2011 | Post by: Paula Lerzak Comments Off on Facebook and the Job Hunt
Facebook and the Job Hunt
Social Media has become a meaningful (not just fun!) set of tools when evaluating and vetting candidates. While many candidates are trying to build a promising future, they must not only consider having a flawless CV, but also ensure they are representing themselves positively in their social network. Yes, you
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Jul 28, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Feast and Famine-Outlook on Hiring Depends on Industry
Feast and Famine-Outlook on Hiring Depends on Industry
In the July 27th edition of The Wall Street Journal we get a clear picture of just how inconsistent hiring is in the US. The Journal provides excerpts direct from executives on recent conference calls to get an idea of what they are saying on hiring. Seems once again, technology
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Jul 28, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on The Art of Reference Checks
The Art of Reference Checks
It used to be that a reference check was a ‘check box’ item after an offer was made, a CYA of sorts. But these days, you just have to read the headlines to see prominent leaders who have fibbed on their resumes—ok, blatantly made stuff up, committed crimes and who
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Jul 22, 2011 | Post by: Gwen Moore Comments Off on Self-Defeating Job Search Moves – Where do you blunder?
Self-Defeating Job Search Moves – Where do you blunder?
So often we are our own worst enemy when it comes to the job search. Every day I see someone shoot themselves in the foot because they lost focus, did not persevere or just plain panicked during the process. The good news is these mistakes are easily avoided if you
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Jul 21, 2011 | Post by: Kathleen Avery Comments Off on Google's Secret Sauce
Google's Secret Sauce
The New York Times’ Claire Cain Miller writes about the venture world according to Google. In the article she notes that as Silicon Valley is once again flush with investor dollars looking for that insanely great next play, corporate funds have stepped up their game, with $583 million invested in
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Jul 20, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Open-Ended Vacation Policy…A good thing?
Open-Ended Vacation Policy…A good thing?
During the peak of the summer vacation season, interesting article in the Wall Street Journal by Sue Shellenbarger on the open-ended vacation policy. “Take as much vacation as you need”…sounds fantastic! The policy works well in many Silicon Valley companies like NetFlix. Could this be a blessing or a pressure-filled
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Jul 18, 2011 | Post by: Kathleen Avery Comments Off on The Start-up of You – new book by LinkedIn Founder coming soon
The Start-up of You – new book by LinkedIn Founder coming soon
Reid Garret Hoffman, co-founder of Linked In, has written (with Ben Casnocha), “The Start-up of You”, to be published after the New Year. In it he discusses how the explosive growth of a hyper-connected world economy has created a major paradigm shift we will need to embrace to build successful
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Jul 15, 2011 | Post by: Vikki Pachera Comments Off on Google's Hiring Spree
Google's Hiring Spree
Wow! Google brought on 2,452 new people in 3 months. That’s 40 each and every business day. 5 per hour. Holy hiring engine! Morning Coffee Jul 15, 2011 Joseph Walker You’ve got to spend money to make money. The old saying could very easily be Google’s mantra after the company
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