Apologies for the long absence, readers, but this (your) blogger was out for the summer season + a month or two. In subsequent posts, we're going to go back to basics, walking over some of the old ground to see how much closer to the Liquid Economy we have come. We'll take another look at: Read Full Story
So in my last post I reviewed the iprofile CV publication product, and had an overall favorable view of it from a strategic standpoint. So now I've come to the big test: it looks pretty, but does it work? Read Full Story
So in my last post I reviewed the iprofile CV publication product, and had an overall favorable view of it from a strategic standpoint. So now I've come to the big test: it looks pretty, but does it work?
The Process:
On February 2, I updated my online CV profile -- i.e., my iProfile -- and opened access to four recruitment agencies (spring.com, volteurope, JM group, glotel)...and I guess I must have left Abraxus on the list as well, since they apparently viewed my profile. So I click ... Read Full Story
So I received an email from one job board, and the wording has a rather pornographic feel to it. The subject is:
Fresh jobs just in from CV-library - 24/02/2009
It's as if the admin is really saying: "Never mind cultivating any of the opportunities that we posted earlier. Don't pay that much attention. Just give us your eyeballs for more fresh jobs. That's how we do recruiting: stacks of people, stacks of jobs, and the occasional odd match."
Fresh, hot jobs.
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Just wanted to post a reference to Michael Arrington's recent blog regarding threats and abuse he has received as a prominent blogger. Arrington and the guys at Techcrunch are well known in the tech community and have informed and inspired many of us, so I thought I would just show my own support by posting a link to his latest: Read Full Story
Just wanted to post a reference to Michael Arrington's recent blog regarding threats and abuse he has received as a prominent blogger. Arrington and the guys at Techcrunch are well known in the tech community and have informed and inspired many of us, so I thought I would just show my own support by posting a link to his latest: Read Full Story
Too much time has elapsed since I checkced out the iprofile website. I decided to go back on to see whether they've come as far as they said they would when last I talked with them.
TO refresh, iProfile has a service whereby you can create an online CV which can then be reused among various recruiter websites. A great idea (not uniquely theirs - I originally started my own venture long ago with this idea in mind, and I'm sure others have thought of it), but the original ... Read Full Story
So the other day I happened upon a job posting for a company called Concep. I'm sure it's a lovely company. They were advertising for a "Marketing Executive." For some goofy reason I clicked on the job description, and found out that this "Executive" would be paid £28,000 annually. Not in the outskirts of Hyderabad, but right here in London. It was an entry level job. Why in the world would this company refer to this position as an "executive" position? P... Read Full Story
So the other day I happened upon a job posting for a company called Concept. I'm sure it's a lovely company. They were advertising for a "Marketing Executive." For some goofy reason I clicked on the job description, and found out that this "Executive" would be paid £28,000 annually. Not in the outskirts of Hyderabad, but right here in London. It was an entry level job. Why in the world would this company refer to this position as an "executive" position?... Read Full Story
