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The Daily Rambler...
I logged into my gMail account this morning, and saw this at the top of my inbox and thought I'd share:
Quote of the Day - Charles Darwin - "A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."
Here is a GREAT job if you are looking. Actually it is the BEST JOB IN THE WORLD, according to this CNN Video. Essentially Australia is trying bolster tourism and is hiring someone to be the "caretaker" of an island - and will have them blog everyday about the experience. It�??s open to anyone with ...
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The Every Couple of Days Rambler...
Can you blog on ERE from an iPhone? That would be cool - so, I can do this from the airport or on a train.
I have been traveling - visiting with clients, prospects and strategic partners. What I hear out there is consistent - things are bleak. However, what I also continuously hear is optimism; people aren't giving up. And that attitude is infectious - which reminds me of an article/news piece I heard just before New Years:
If, we apply the study of happiness and its virus like nature - can we ... -
The Daily Rambler...
Calling this Daily is a bit deceiving since I was late getting started yesterday and never got it out. Sorry!Bad news:The job loss rate was worse than expected according to ADP:In all of 2008, employers announced 1,223,993 job cuts, which was the largest number of job cuts announced in a year since 2003, when employers announced 1,236,426 job cuts, according to ChallengerA little self-promotion here - ERE had a write up on a marketing partnership between JobTarget and SHRM ... -
The Daily Rambler
Welcome to 2009! I realize new years day was 4 days ago but for those of us that have desk jobs, today seems like the first day of 2009. Kids are back to school, no one is out on vacation, and the sun is even shinning her in New London, CT.Other than folks in the 4 cities mourning the loss of their NFL teams this weekend in the WildCard games, today has a good feel. I don't know if its the dawn of a new year or renewed focus after some time off, but it feels pretty good ... -
The Daily Rambler (Ending '08)
There is a lot of New Years Eve buzz out there:1. We have hit the bottom - '09 can only go up (http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/markets/2009_look_ahead/index.htm)2. If you think '09 was bad wait until '09 - Bumpy Road Ahead(http://money.cnn.com/video/#/video/news/2008/12/29/news.hougaard.122908.cnnmoney)Its a bit confusing, isn't it? Well at least there is this good news:There will be one extra second in 2008 - use it wisely! Basically this year has a "leap second" which will be set by those who ... -
The (Not So) Daily Rambler
A co-worker asked, "Hey, why aren't you blogging?" So, here I am back at it...As the year comes to end, its time to contemplate our failures and our successes - study them - and then re-group and push forward into the new year. I wish everyone out there a happy, healthy and successful new year!--------------------------------ERE has an article I agree with - Jim Durbin explains that recruiters should apply the tactics used by traditional marketing professionals. Marketing 101 tells us that we need a media mix to deliver our message to our audience - we need to use social media, traditional ... -
Daily Rambler
Good morning. I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot...and missed. I've failed over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed.--Michael JordanToday, I am working with our management team on 2009 strategies and planning. Tonight, our company holiday party.That said - I have failed you, my faithful readers, because I have had no time to read the news. However, this will lead to great success!Anybody else see anything interesting out ... -
Daily Rambler - Read Me
Blogging is like being on the radio - it seems. I am speaking but I have no idea if anyone can hear me.Time's Person of the Year is announced. No huge surprise here: Our president elect, Barack Obama. Anybody worried that we are putting too much of our hope for a better world in one person? Politics aside...can the President of the United States of America, solve all of the problems we face going in to 2009?The markets respected my hope that we have already hit the bottom, by ... -
Daily Rambler
So, maybe the markets are at the bottom? Big news - but no big swings in the DOW. Its either:1. The Bottom2. The Hollidays and investor apathy3. The CalmI am hoping for option 1 - but after that 60 minutes story last week, who knows...Chris Russell put the story up on JobBoarders.com - (WARNING: This is not for the faint of heart). Essentially the story goes - we have only seen the first of three waives of the mortgage crisis - waives 2 and 3 are forth coming.Day two with no ... -
Daily Rambler
A Rambler, according to Princeton's wordnet, is a person who takes long walks in the country or whos speech or writing is not well organized.I meant the former when I started this.So, far the market's are unsure of what they are going to do today. In pre-market trading everything is unchanged from last week - which I expected to be disastrous, but wasn't. The amazing thing to me is that there is still no solution on the table for the auto-industry as of 7:57am - just hope.Dec 15: 7 ... -
Daily Rambler
Good morning all. One of the things I keep hearing is: "There is good news, and there is bad news." Sometimes the other way around. Really this is just a way to try to soften the blows.The Bad News:I have to tread lightly on this one, as OTJ is a respected competitor of mine and I feel for those effected. At the same time - in bad economic times we always see companies tightening their belts. Its motivation to stop what you are doing, look around and ... -
Daily Rambler
I am sitting here wondering why I haven't written in so long. I mean anyone who knows me, understands that I have plenty to say! I guess I just got lazy.So...I am going to play out an idea I have had right here on ERE. I spend about an hour everymorning reading news and discussions on the Internet. Stories I read range from the stock market and our crashed economy to industry specific insights.-------------------------------------------------Issue 1. Vol 1.Goodmorning. Here is what caught my eye today - hope you enjoy!This one has some direct relevance. Who ever ... -
ERE Expo - Day 1
ERE is off and kicking. Workshops are in session and the exhibit hall is set to open in a couple of hours.Last night the awards ceremony was held - and from what I hear it was the most attended that ERE ceremony ever. Neal Bruce of Monster (www.monster.com) was the MC again this year - I hope he enjoyed his 15 minutes, because tonight is the annual Poker tournament and I am fairly certain he won't enjoy the same attention he received last night!Speaking of Poker- Jason Davis (www.recruitingblogs.com) has been running at the mouth ... -
San Diego - ERE 2008
It is upon us again - ERE Expo 2008 in San Diego, CA. I am very excited about this year's conference:1. A source told me last night that this is the largest Expo ERE has ever had.2. Its not snowing here.3. We are getting our poker tournament off again at this event. On Tuesday night those of us faithful to the mission will take another stab at unseating Jason Davis. (all of our efforts are going to the ERE Fundation)4. Jason says he's been reading books and thinks that will help him to continue his ... -
ERE Expo 2008 - ALL VENDORS READ THIS
ERE Expo Vendors(ATS, Job Boards, RPOs, Advertising Agencies and other service providers)I would like to personally invite you to an ERE Expo 2008 Vendors/Exhibitors only event, hosted by JobTarget?s OneClick. Over the years that I have been attending events I have found that some of my best connections at Expos like ERE have been with other exhibitors, like you. -
JobTarget's OneClick Video/Photos - ERE Expo 2007
Here are some photos from the recent ERE Expo:
Here is a link to the photo slide show? http://oneclick.jobtarget.com/erephotos/
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Congratulations Jason Davis...
I have to eat crow - as they say. Jason Davis has again dominated the ERE Foundation poker tournament this year and beaten us all. Jason is just an amazing poker player.
There it is. Done.
Overall the event was a huge success and we raised a lot of money for the ERE Foundation.Gerry Crispin was the only player on Team JobTarget to place - he played very tight and made to third place.In a follow up I will have pictures of the tourney and the rest of the conference.
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ERE Poker Talk Never Gets Boring....
ERE's East coast expo is a just 23 days away and I am very exited about this event for a number of reasons:1. Seeing what's new at the Expo2. Hearing from the great line of speakers3. Meeting new people in our indsutry4. blah, blah, blah......Most of all I am excited to end the poker banter. Jason Davis called me today and must have thought that by telling me how well he did in a recent tournament that he could intimidate me some how. Ha!Davis - here's the deal: I have a team ...
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