For my European and Aussie friends who are following me, this is not about a new strange American holiday when we all eat tumbleweed cereal. Shredding day is when I go through the pile of unopened mail which has accumulated and assumed to be junk. Yesterday was that day. Those selected from the pile that don’t make it past the first visual inspection get fed unopened to R2D2, as I lovingly call my office shredder,… Read More »Shredding Day
Every civilized country has given deference to those who picked up arms to defend their home soil. You may debate whether the word “civilized†belongs in the same sentence as “war,†but out of love of country and to protect their values and families, organized military organizations have fought for what they believed in for centuries. To love something greater than one’s own life defines uninhibited, unabashed and unconditional love. We say these words or… Read More »Hiring Former Military is a Smart Move
The worst job interview I have ever had from the candidate side of the table was with Apple. Before you start throwing things at me for this heretical statement or jumping on an Apple-bashing bandwagon, let me add that this was many years ago. We have both come a long way since then…at least I know that I have and from outward appearances it would appear that Apple is a great place to work. Further… Read More »The New Old Generation
Several years ago I joked with a friend who was the city desk editor of a newspaper that I cancelled my subscription when the parakeet died…I no longer needed paper to use as a cage liner.  A good natured jab, but I could tell that I touched a nerve. Later when I was contracted to recruit for an expansion to a digital media group, I was bombarded with applications from candidates seeking to escape from… Read More »The Death of Print Media
Someone made a comment on a Twitter chat session that recruiters are terrible resume writers. I tend to agree. It is ironic that people who are buried daily in resumes get stuck in writing their own and often need coaching to get it right. It isn’t because they are not expert in analyzing every detail to match up skills with job specifications. On the contrary it is exactly because of that reason: they are so… Read More »How to Sculpt a Job Posting