Comments on: google exhibiting at a recruiting conference near you http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/15/google-conference-interview/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: RecruiterRick http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/15/google-conference-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-28469 RecruiterRick Mon, 28 May 2007 18:14:46 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/15/google-conference-interview/#comment-28469 I once talked to an owner of a niche staffing firm who told me "if you think you're all things to all people than you probably ain't sh!t to anyone". I think his overly dramatic point was if you're going to be in a business - FOCUS on it. Google has their hands in so many cookie jars - not sure they'll be able to give the recruiting world what they need - which starts with full attention to their offering. I once talked to an owner of a niche staffing firm who told me “if you think you’re all things to all people than you probably ain’t sh!t to anyone”. I think his overly dramatic point was if you’re going to be in a business – FOCUS on it. Google has their hands in so many cookie jars – not sure they’ll be able to give the recruiting world what they need – which starts with full attention to their offering.

]]> By: Greg Paskill http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/15/google-conference-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-27912 Greg Paskill Wed, 23 May 2007 18:36:15 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/15/google-conference-interview/#comment-27912 I have such mixed feelings about this report regarding Google and recruiting. If it means that today's technology can indeed expedite candidate and employer to come together in ways they've never imagined, I'm all for it. If it means, however, that more and more layers of techology equate to more and more layers of bureaucracy to get considered as either an employer or candidate, then I'll advocate staying low tech. Spending time to develop a video about a dream job or a Second Life is time I can use to call a manager who cares about making money by next quarter. Moreover, if anything needs further investigation it is why certain talented people have deliberately decided to work for any other place besides Google. That can be very telling too. I have such mixed feelings about this report regarding Google and recruiting.

If it means that today’s technology can indeed expedite candidate and employer to come together in ways they’ve never imagined, I’m all for it.

If it means, however, that more and more layers of techology equate to more and more layers of bureaucracy to get considered as either an employer or candidate, then I’ll advocate staying low tech. Spending time to develop a video about a dream job or a Second Life is time I can use to call a manager who cares about making money by next quarter.

Moreover, if anything needs further investigation it is why certain talented people have deliberately decided to work for any other place besides Google. That can be very telling too.

]]> By: Dave Mendoza http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/15/google-conference-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-26965 Dave Mendoza Tue, 15 May 2007 22:08:29 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/15/google-conference-interview/#comment-26965 Awesome interview Joel Awesome interview Joel

]]> By: Vito Lomele http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/15/google-conference-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-26883 Vito Lomele Tue, 15 May 2007 10:15:15 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/05/15/google-conference-interview/#comment-26883 Joel, very interesting interview - thank you. But what happend to the killer question about "Google VS vertical job search engines"? :) Best, Vito Joel, very interesting interview – thank you. But what happend to the killer question about “Google VS vertical job search engines”? :)

Best,
Vito

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