The tech blogosphere is a buzz with the news that Amanda Congdon has left Rocketboom, just check out TechMeme or Technorati! Amanda’s farewell video can also be seen. Whatever the truth is behind the story if an employee is the brand of an organisation, retention of that employee is essentially protection of your brand! AmandaContinue reading “You can loose the company brand because an employee leaves”
Category Archives: Recruitment
Things I Can Do
In a manner very similar to 43 Things and 43 Places Kinan has highlighted a new site called Things I Can Do as a potential Resume 2.0 tool. While the tool is interesting it really only shows a portion of what a resume needs to cover. From JobWeb a resume is:- a one or twoContinue reading “Things I Can Do”
Interviewing for Google
We all know Google is a tough place to interview for, a bit like Microsoft. I came across this old post detailing two questions asked during an interview at Google, provides some interesting insight into Google as an organisation. The questions were:- 1. You have been shrunk down to the size of a nickel andContinue reading “Interviewing for Google”
Do you have blog posts you don’t need?
Jason, Gretchen and Zoe all had dinner together. They had a few to drink started to talk and came up with the idea of the GREAT BIG BLOG SWAP!! The basic run down is get a bunch of blogger to write post for other blogs, with a bit of organisation. Anyone who has an interestContinue reading “Do you have blog posts you don’t need?”
Another job board for Australia
There must be something in the water because I received an email late last week announcing a new International Job Board (in Beta), recruit.net which covers Australia at australia.recruit.net, along with Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and India. What is really interesting is this seems to be a vertical search play! I really like theContinue reading “Another job board for Australia”
Australian IT job board
Just caught that a new IT job board launched last week, gurus.com.au from the team at NowHiring. You can read about the launch at the NowHiring blog. What I like about the tool is it has combined both jobs and resumes in an easy to use interface, while not the first to do this butContinue reading “Australian IT job board”
Do you really need a resume?
Following my post on Resume 2.0, Robert Scoble posts that the resume is dead! (Ok I have taken some poetic license here.) A recruiter from Yahoo has been courting him for a few months now, but continually wants a resume. One of the emails is from a Yahoo recruiter who has been talking with meContinue reading “Do you really need a resume?”
Resume 2.0
Ok this one came from the Careers Channel over at the new Netscape site. With everything being 2.0 these days I guess it wasn’t long before Resume 2.0 came along. Vianney Lecroart a 30 year old French developer has created a resume based on Web 2.0 features and ideas. To quote Vianney:- I’m a 30Continue reading “Resume 2.0”
AOL copies DIGG and relaunches Netscape.com
One of the big technology stories going around today (not the one about Bill Gates) is the AOL relaunch of Netscape.com, currently at beta.netscape.com, long the same lines as Digg. The site relies on member participation to vote on stories, this provides a pulse on what is hot at the moment. I was going toContinue reading “AOL copies DIGG and relaunches Netscape.com”
Companies using Google Adwords
(Another post from Writely.) I have noticed an interesting new trend over the last month or so. Australian HR technology and services companies advertising via Google AdSense. I have mostly noticed them when going through the archives of my blog and community.hrblogs.org. Companies I have seen advertising are, but not limited to:- CareerOne AHRI PayGlobalContinue reading “Companies using Google Adwords”
Michael Specht 