Just got an email from Lori telling me about her new blog HRLori that she launched over the weekend. Her first post is about blogging and keeping your job! She points to an interesting piece of law within California and how it impacts employees and employers. Welcome to blogsphere Lori!
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Registered for Blogtalk Downunder
Just registered for Blogtalk Downunder in May, should be good!
.jobs domain approved
It seems that SHRM has got their wishes for a new .jobs domain. Details of the SHRM release are here. I posted about this in December and had some concerns over the introduction and how it would operate. It will be very interesting to see how things play out in the coming months around registrationContinue reading “.jobs domain approved”
The power of the internet
On Friday morning I posted about Jobster and the misunderstanding many seem to have had about what they are trying to achieve. I also commented in the post that I would like to see what made them tick. About 4 hours later I got an email from Jason looking to hook up and show meContinue reading “The power of the internet”
What is Jobster doing?
The Jobster blog has linked to a item posted by Cote who was questioning the logic and design of Jobster. Jason Goldberg does a really good job of explaining why they are doing what they are doing. That is trying to tap into the passive job seeker. He also explains why they are not openingContinue reading “What is Jobster doing?”
More on IM
ComputerWorld here in Australia have picked up on the IM issue today as well. This time they are quoting SurfControl and their particular report on the threats posed by IM technology within the enterprise. Must be something in the air today?
Funny how things line up
Over the last few months I have touched on IM an its possible uses within organisations, and the lack of take up. Today I noticed Dubs from HR Technology Discussion Board picked up on the HR.com item on IM and the reshaping of organisational communication. Dubs quite rightly mentioned several of the security concerns aroundContinue reading “Funny how things line up”
Mark Jen’s blogging policy
It seems Mark Jen (ex Google and Microsoft fame) has been helping his new employer with their blogging policy. (Thanks to Michael Fitzgibbon for the link). Overall it seem a clear easy to read policy that most employees would understand and be able to follow. In reading the comments on Mark’s blog readers have certainlyContinue reading “Mark Jen’s blogging policy”
Jobs In HR
Registered last night for a new service called Jobs In HR. Jobs In HR is an Australian based service that emails jobs to subscribers on a weekly basis. As of Mar 22 05 they had 3400 subscribers all receiving HR jobs on a weekly basis directly into their inbox. The jobs are ad free asContinue reading “Jobs In HR”
How to start blogging
Michael Hyatt from Working Smart has posted a great intro on how to actually start a blog. He outlines 8 steps needed to get going and stay going. Having spoken with several people recently who are thinking about starting but don’t know how, have issues on what to write, or the time to write hisContinue reading “How to start blogging”
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