Radical Transparency

On February 5, 2009, in All, Daily News, Industry Analysis, JohnSumser.com, Networking, Online Community, by John Sumser

Radical Transparency at Bullhorn Live (Feb 05, 2009) I got back from the Bullhorn Live (User’s conference) late yesterday afternoon. Las Vegas remains the same. Bullhorn, however is really experimenting with some interesting things. Fresh from a $26 Million Venture Capital infusion, the company is out to develop a category killing scale and footprint. They [...]

 

Stumping Google

On November 26, 2008, in All, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Personal Publishing, by John Sumser

081126 Stumping Google (November 26, 2008) In the office, we all use Gmail. The  array of features and overlay applications make it a "must use" tool. Google is seeping into the corners of our lives. They have become our partner and we didn’t even notice. The holidays and shifting economic times make for a difficult [...]

 

080923 A Great Job Board?

On September 22, 2008, in All, Job Boards, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, by John Sumser

(Sep 23, 2008) Jason Davis started a great conversation over on RecruitingBlogs.com. Take a look at "Building a successful Job Board". Like most discussions that try to generalize about a big idea, you run into trouble quickly on this topic. Success is one of those ideas that is entirely in the eye of the beholder. [...]

 

080922 Recruitfest

On September 22, 2008, in All, Industry Analysis, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Recruiting Wisdom, by John Sumser

I spent the end of last week in Toronto at Recruitfest. A one (plus) day get together for members of the recruiting industry, the conference was designed as a networking event. Jason Davis’ brainchild, Recruitfest tackled

 

080908 Old is the New New

On September 8, 2008, in All, Daily News, Futures, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Social Software, by John Sumser

(September 08, 2008) Reading through the industry news this morning, I had the weirdest sense that it was 1993 all over again. That winter and early spring, versions of xMosaic found their way onto computers. At first, it seemed like a non-event. The first web browser was an text based exercise in hyperlinking. Formatting was [...]

 

080906 Dallas Recruiting Roadshow

On September 6, 2008, in All, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Recruiting Roadshow, Sourcing, by John Sumser

(September 06, 2008) On September 25, 2008, the Recruiting

 

080902 Bozo Filter

On September 2, 2008, in All, Daily News, Futures, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Recruiting Wisdom, by John Sumser

(September 02, 2008) Good conversations have give and take. It’s hard to do that when there’s a lot of shouting. It’s hard to do that when manners get left at the door. “An ad hominem argument consists of replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking or appealing to a characteristic or belief of [...]

 

Status Report .3

On April 11, 2008, in All, Industry Analysis, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, by John Sumser

It’s time to get back to business. Today, I launched a regular happening on recruitingblogs.com. Called Digging Into Recruitingblogs.com, the idea is to showcase the things that make the community the vibrant place that it is. Here’s the introductory article.

 

Status Report .2

On April 6, 2008, in All, JohnSumser.com, Online Community, Social Software, by John Sumser

As I write, it’s beginning to look like Jobster will terminate my editorial responsibilities on Wednesday the 9th. It’s certainly their opion to change horses when and where they see fit. They’ve just done it awkwardly. For the vast majority of my time as the editor of Recruiting.com, Jobster has ignored me. No resources and [...]

 

Inflection.7

The Rapid Multiplication of Social Software Tools and Environments So, now you can join an online social network whose membership is restricted to extremely narrow parameters. It’s so bad that the VCs are complaining. With no observable business model and limited barriers to entry, the proliferation of social software/networking sites is reaching a screaming peak. [...]

 
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