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That's a great job hunting tips.

2011-08-27T08:53:12.356-05:00

That's a great job hunting tips.

His name is Higgins and he's a real bear to wo...

2011-07-24T09:45:34.127-05:00

His name is Higgins and he's a real bear to work with....

I like the teddy bear!

2011-07-23T21:55:03.985-05:00

I like the teddy bear!

The point about saying "let's meet at ......

2011-05-29T10:29:37.639-05:00

The point about saying "let's meet at ..." instead of "Where do you want to meet" carries over to so much of the rest of business life. Sometimes we're so concerned about getting consensus that we're afraid to state out front what we want.

In software development, specifically, I see programmers trying to get a group consensus on strategy before any coding takes place, no matter the size of the project. My approach is usually, "I will just do a first version of the project and we can see how we like it."

We waste so much time trying to make things perfect from the start, when 90% of everything is fine from the start, and we can tweak the remaining 10% if necessary.

"In Search of Excellence" called it "a bias for action" thirty years ago, and it still makes sense today.

Okay, I've finally torn the offensive Disqus w...

2011-05-26T22:42:12.384-05:00

Okay, I've finally torn the offensive Disqus widget out of my blog and have returned to the native comment widget. Commenting should now be working normally. Thanks for calling my attention to the problem, Billye!

Superb post, I have book marked this internet site...

2011-03-31T02:12:37.321-05:00

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Wheelchairs

Superb blog post, I have book marked this internet...

2011-03-08T09:14:46.832-06:00

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Wheelchairs

Palin certainly fits the "lightning rod"...

2011-03-07T08:01:46.082-06:00

Palin certainly fits the "lightning rod" label; however, it's all rhetoric, literaly no substance. I've read some bashing above of liberals; and yet that is the only thing coming from the right. I'm not sure if it's because they're stupid or just lazy

Talent Hook is great according to me. I was really...

2011-03-03T05:29:08.880-06:00

Talent Hook is great according to me. I was really happy while reading your post. It is very informative and will help to all.......

Its major fields of expertise include sourcing pro...

2011-02-21T09:27:41.065-06:00

Its major fields of expertise include sourcing promising and leading microfinance institutions by geographical area; providing a high quality investment and credit risk analysis leading to professional advice; and monitoring investments through .

Marco Arment, founder of Instapaper and a very res...

2011-02-21T04:36:07.732-06:00

Marco Arment, founder of Instapaper and a very respected voice on tech issues, thinks Apple's App Review team, which decides whether to approve apps or not, is awesome. He's written a post titled "Ode to the App Review team. ...

Thank you, Pat!

2010-09-17T21:45:33.532-05:00

Thank you, Pat!

Great deck Todd!

2010-09-17T16:47:03.020-05:00

Great deck Todd!

Hello Raj! I will be glad to let Pat Maher know of...

2010-09-17T04:59:23.022-05:00

Hello Raj! I will be glad to let Pat Maher know of your need for help. By the way, your support of the ITKAN group is hugely appreciated!

This is Raj CEO of Wyvil Systems Inc a SAP Channel...

2010-09-15T22:22:58.989-05:00

This is Raj CEO of Wyvil Systems Inc a SAP Channel partner. and Founder of Cherukonda Foundation helping to train PWD in SAP and get them jobs. Sue Martini and Monica from ITKAN are working for Wyvil helping the following to get up to speed on SAP. But some of them are blind or Deaf. we need some help on special tools to help them on SAP.
I came to Avon Bld in down town for ITKAN meeting this month. Your hep is greatly appreciated
Steve Lucker .
Ron Busse
Omar Farooki
Neil Cobb
Brian Aardsma
Bryan Ferry
Jeff
Masood
Cherese

Hi Alison, I am glad you found the review useful. ...

2010-08-09T15:13:48.397-05:00

Hi Alison, I am glad you found the review useful. I have not used either tool for a year or two. Our company simply did not re-up either one. I think that had to do with the economy changing and us tightening our belts in terms of tools combined with the fact that we found Infogist less and less useful as time went on. I'll explain.

One of the things that I liked best about Talenthook was that I could run a query at the time when I wanted to run a query and it didn't take me forever to do so. When we went to Infogist, I found the app to be very finicky. It would run extremely long query cycles and when you'd cancel you didn't always get the résumé results you expected.

I have had some follow up chances to view Talenthook and they've done some very nice things with the interface. If they maintained the functionality that made them successful, then they'd get my thumbs up vote for sure.

Hello! I'm doing a comparison of Talent Hook ...

2010-08-09T12:49:54.878-05:00

Hello! I'm doing a comparison of Talent Hook and InfoGist. I appreciate your posting greatly! Since it was put up in 2007, I wonder if you have an updated report on comparing the two tools? Thank you! A

Todd - great post! I vote that we hereafter refer ...

2010-07-02T15:58:00.168-05:00

Todd - great post! I vote that we hereafter refer to professionals with disabilities as "portugese water dogs" - or forerunning portugese water dogs! All right, I'm a little punchy approaching the long, holiday weekend. Your points are well-taken. I'm going to RT the post to see if we generate any buzz!

I've seen many candidates frustrated by the fa...

2010-06-27T17:47:39.940-05:00

I've seen many candidates frustrated by the fact that they feel torpedoed but can't figure out where it's coming from. I know that hiring managers like to feel empowered by "calling a buddy who used to work at the same company" as the candidate, but that's such a dangerous game. If it gets back to the candidate, he or she may actually have grounds to sue.

So right! I've seen backdoor references total...

2010-06-23T19:49:57.957-05:00

So right! I've seen backdoor references totally sabotage great candidates.
And there's usually nothing a candidate can do... it creates a truly bad situation for the job seeker when they become blackballed in their industry.

i think the New Meadowlands Stadium here on Thursd...

2010-06-18T04:55:42.688-05:00

i think the New Meadowlands Stadium here on Thursday, don't constitute a farewell tour!

Glad you liked the article, Don. We spend so much ...

2010-05-07T23:48:39.550-05:00

Glad you liked the article, Don. We spend so much of our lives working. Finding a deeper meaning in that work seems to me to be one of the best things we can try to do. Thanks for your comment!

Todd - you nailed it. The thing I most find of in...

2010-05-07T23:17:18.367-05:00

Todd - you nailed it. The thing I most find of interest when working with clients, employers, and associates is the deeper meaning in their lives. Our passions drive us and the more that we help others understand what we stand for, and WHY, the better. Thanks for the reminder.

Simon, I really appreciate the comment!

2010-05-06T18:52:53.101-05:00

Simon, I really appreciate the comment!

Amen to this. A purchase decision is a purchase d...

2010-05-06T17:25:49.247-05:00

Amen to this. A purchase decision is a purchase decision, whether it's a product or a person. Someone has to decide if they want to buy you - they pay you and you work for them. The things that influence a decision to hire someone are the same principles as any other decision. They may like you because of your resume and experience, but they won't be genuinely excited for you to join them unless they "feel" you're a good fit in their company.

And if they don't - that's good too. You wouldn't want to work for a company in which you don't belong.

The trick is to always be honest. Tell the truth about the things you live, the things that drive you - WHY you do what you do. If you just say things that appeal to them, you're back at square one.

A special shout-out to talentline411 for sharing the WHY and inspiring people to find the jobs that they LOVE. Thank you for being a part of this movement to inspire people to do the things that inspire them.