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Archive | April, 2005

google’s video uploads and a possible new future for resumes

15. April 2005

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Google has just launched it’s beta video upload solution. Google allows owners of video to now upload their videos, eventually  making them accessible via search. Cool stuff, but here’s what really caught my attention: Google will allow publishers of video to get paid for their content if the choose. Think about that for a second. The seeds [...]

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mba’s are mia

14. April 2005

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BusinessWeek had an interesting article this week on the decrease of new applicants to MBA programs across America. The article cited 1) costs, and 2) internal promotions as the two major reasons for this trend. The improving economy and the increase in retiring execs are largely a reaction to No. 2, if I had to take [...]

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joel cheesman podcast interview

13. April 2005

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I was interviewed this week by Recruiting.com’s Jason Davis. Kudos to him and his site for providing this service. I look forward to hearing future ‘casts and interviews with online recruitment’s industry experts. Click here to access the podcast, or access it directly below: MP3 File

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boo! another hotjobs contest

13. April 2005

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about a contest Monster was having, rewarding a winner with $20,000 worth of travel fun. I’m not a big fan of contests, believing it does little to drive quality traffic to job listings. Well color me surprised (not), because Yahoo!’s HotJobs has followed Monster with a new contest of their [...]

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.jobs domain is alive, alive!

12. April 2005

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It’s official. The .jobs domain is now a reality. There is so much I have to say about this that I don’t know where to start, but here are a few immediate thoughts: Don’t underestimate the potential of this occurrence greatly putting the current Internet recruiting industry on its head. Employers will actually have to buy into [...]

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internet recruiting lessons in “Googletising”

11. April 2005

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Great article in the Washington Post today about Google’s impact on changing the attitudes of advertising. Click here to see the full article. Here’s a summary: Googletising is a way for companies to reach exactly the consumers they want and to pay only when those consumers demonstrate interest by clicking on their pitches. It is a way for [...]

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google porn and the impact on HR

6. April 2005

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I doubt anyone would contest the statement that pornography has made the Internet what it is today. If not for young males waiting minutes and minutes to see a glimpse of a nipple download onto a computer screen in 1994, the Web as we know it may have been an after-thought. So, it’s no surprise porn [...]

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