I’ve never heard that term before (the title of this post). This CareerJournal article discusses methods for candidates to clean up their digital dirt. I suspect the solutions offered in this article sound good but I doubt they clean up the dirt all that quickly. Google seems to cache information for some time. Still, there are some good tips for using Google and I am a big fan of Pubsub. Now do what I just did, go Google your name!
Continue ReadingNew Google Base Beta
We are rarely on the bleeding edge here at The Hire Sense so maybe this isn’t news. Well, it is news to us. I stumbled upon Google Base this week. It appears to still be in beta test, but it looks like a fairly slick offering from the search juggernaut. You can post an item to a category whether it is from your blog, a want ad, a recipe, tickets, etc. It appears to be a real potpourri of stuff similar to Craigs List. We are checking out their job board to see what type of activity it generates. The site may be a bit too new to have much… Read More
Continue ReadingMonster.com stock options
Looks like monster.com has some internal issues with granting stock options to employees.
Continue ReadingWriting about Fuzz
A couple of weeks ago we posted about a monster.com random interview question generator. One of the strange questions posed to candidates was “Why is there fuzz on a tennis ball?” I kid you not, we are getting hit on that topic. So, being the broad-ranging resource that we are, I had some fun with the search engines and found a simple answer: The fuzz increases the wind resistance, which slows down the ball and helps the players to volley (hit the ball back and forth without stopping) longer. Without it, the ball would fly off the court after every serve! The fuzz also helps players control the ball, by… Read More
Continue ReadingA Worthy Cause – Operationheroforhire.com
Kudos to CareerBuilder.com for launching the website Operationheroforhire.com. You can read the press release here. Essentially, they are attempting to connect soldiers returning home to employment opportunities. We plan on supporting this initiative and hope that you will too.
Continue ReadingTruth is Always Stranger Than Fiction
I kid you not, check out this story from ABCnews.com’s Working Wounded Blog – Biggest Job Complaints. The post references a previous online survey the blogger performed and I’ll steal his thunder and reveal the biggest complaint: …people who steal food from the company refrigerator Are you laughing yet? It’s true. It keeps going: She described in painful detail about how her thief opened a box of chicken wings, ate half of them and then carefully put the bones back in the box and resealed the container. I’m laughing, but I have been a “victim” of this corporate crime myself. The blogger references another study of a similar ilk. The… Read More
Continue ReadingBlog of the Week Honor
We’ve just been informed we have been chosen as the featured blog for this week at the Small Business Blog Directory. Thank you for the honor and welcome to the readers who have found their way to our blog. I hope you enjoy our first-hand accounts of sales hiring today.
Continue ReadingDon’t Tell the Sales Team…
but according to CareerJournal.com, it appears that the classic business lunch is making a strong comeback. As the article states, it may become even more popular if the IRS moves the deduction from 50% up to 80%. Check expense reports for fine wine and fancy meals!
Continue ReadingAverage Work Time Wasted by State
Not kidding. Salary.com has a listing of time wasted at work broken out by all 50 states. I’m not sure what to make of it, but I did find this fact interesting: 4. Wisconsin 2.8 hrs avg wasted salary wasted: $23.8 billion 33. Minnesota 1.9 hrs avg wasted salary wasted: $11.8 billion I will reserve comment since we have customers in Wisconsin.
Continue ReadingTop 10 Cities for Career Advancement
Readers of this blog know that we are suckers for lists. This one popped up today and had to be shared. One thought, the author mentions that the government’s OMB office has split up towns like Raleigh-Durham in to two separate towns. This seems strange – especially living in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. At any rate, here are the top 10 with links to Forbes’ explanation for their ranking: 1. Albuquerque, NM 6. Phoenix, AZ 2. Raleigh, NC 7. Nashville, TN 3. Houston, TX 8. Durham, NC 4. Boise, ID 9. Fayetteville, AR 5. Knoxville, TN 10. Indianapolis, IN
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