Just a quick note to let you know that I am in the process of upgrading WordPress, things might will break so please bear with me. Update 1: Ok things are back but I need to upgrade many of my plugins so things will still look a bit strange for a while. Update 2: MostContinue reading “Blog Upgrade”
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Workplace saftey
For the HR folks out there, or anyone with health and safety responsibilities this is something you don’t want! Moulten Molten steel kills 32 workers. (Updated spelling serves me right for posting quickly.) In one of the worst accidents seen in China’s perilous steel industry, 32 workers were killed when molten metal poured into theirContinue reading “Workplace saftey”
Crazy Egg heats up my blog
Over the last couple of weeks I have been running a little usability experiment on my blog. Using Crazy Egg to measure what visitors have been doing, where they have been going and hopefully let me know how to make the blog a better place. Read/Write Web has a great run down on what youContinue reading “Crazy Egg heats up my blog”
How many people are online?
During the recent discussion on “Do You Need a Resume?” we were reminded that not everyone is online or knows how to find you online. Many people are still scared of technology, don’t understand it or are just plain ignorant of what can be achieved. (This is not just in the workplace many of ourContinue reading “How many people are online?”
Here come the Video stars
The New York Times is reporting about the growth in using video as a format for resumes. The article talks about WorkBlast a new site to make the creation of these video resumes even easier. This is not new but is becoming more popular and for some roles it will become a mandatory part ofContinue reading “Here come the Video stars”
Performance reviews
In a week that for many in the US will be remembered for a long time we see another reported workplace shooting. This time over a performance review. Police in the US state of Texas say yesterday’s murder suicide at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre happened after the space engineer responsible was given a bad jobContinue reading “Performance reviews”
Can your blog be your resume??
For me this is a question that has been floating around for a number of years, for others it is just coming to the fore front. Take today, Techmeme, it is a topic on the front page, based on a post from Adam Darowski. The simple answer to this question is no your blog isContinue reading “Can your blog be your resume??”
Best places to live
A while back Guy Kawasaki published a post about the 20 happiest countries in the world. The list was based on a study by Adrian G. White, a psychologist at the University of Leicester. The meta-analysis is based on the findings of over 100 different studies around the world, which questioned 80,000 people worldwide. ForContinue reading “Best places to live”
Top Australian blogs
Over the last week or so there has been some renewed interest in the top blogs in Australia, first was Craig Harper’s Ultimate Australian Blogroll. Then Meg from dLook pulled together a really good view of the Australian blogosphere taking Technorati and Alexa rankings to come up with the Top 100 Australian Blogs, she hasContinue reading “Top Australian blogs”
RIP jobs.com.au??
It seems a fancy advertising campaign will not save you is the cut throat business that is online job boards in Australia, just deep pockets! Jobs.com.au seem to have gone they way of the dodo. The Fin Review was reporting yesterday that receivers have been appointed (Hat Tip Trevor Cook & Mark Fletcher), today theirContinue reading “RIP jobs.com.au??”
Michael Specht 