Archive for August, 2006

Job Search Invades the Blogosphere

By: Matt, August 30th, 2006

This has been all over the place in the last day or two, but here’s the link to the story that actually has pictures of some of the A-List bloggers that have recently launched job boards to help capitalize on the success of their high-traffic blogs. As you would expect given their typical blog […]

Marketing and the Magic of Honesty

By: Matt, August 29th, 2006

Earlier tonight I happened to be scrolling through my Comcast digital cable menu and stumbled upon the final few innings of the Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers baseball game. Being a lifelong Orioles fan, I decided to check out the game since it was only 4-3 Texas at the time. Before I go […]

Unsure about filing for unemployment compensation? What Would Tom Cruise Do?

By: Matt, August 25th, 2006

As everyone is now painfully aware, Tom Cruise was recently let go by Paramount Pictures as a result of his “disturbing off-screen behavior.” Will he be filing for unemployment compensation? We can look only to the man himself and some of his most “powerful” performances for answers. Tom circa Risky Business would […]

Study: Honey Nut Cheerios® Helps IT Job Seekers Get Hired**

By: Matt, August 23rd, 2006

While the cardio-vascular benefits of this miracle cereal have been well documented, its emergence as a leading human resources indicator has the recruiting world buzzing. Skeptics are quick to point out that the findings of the study may focus too heavily on the heart healthy breakfast staple and that other variables among the candidates […]

A Job Seeker’s Guide to Landing a Silicon Valley Job

By: Matt, August 14th, 2006

In browsing the usual employment-related sites and blogs that I visit almost daily, I find that much of the information is either of no value to a job seeker or it is information that almost every job seeker has seen and/or already knows. Today I found an article that I think offers a little bit […]