The Rise of the Recruiting Celebrities

On November 17, 2008, in All, Industry Analysis, JohnSumser.com, Networking, by John Sumser

Idiot Savants (November 17, 2008) Today’s piece is a response to a deliciously funny article by my good friend Ami Givertz. In “Speaking In Tongues“, Ami compares charismatic snake charmers and healers with the current crop of celebrities in the Recruiting Industry. Josh Kahn makes similar points in his article “Caveat Lector“. Josh is at [...]

 

Networking Works Better, Marty

On April 22, 2008, in All, Job Boards, JohnSumser.com, Networking, by John Sumser

In this article (Why Networking is Overrated), Marty Nemko advises job hunters to focus on creating a winning “application” rather than networking for a gig. “If you don’t have a great network and dislike schmoozing, you’ll land a job faster if you devote most of your job search time to writing top-of-the-pile applications for well-suited [...]

 
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