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7/11/2012 12:17 PM
By Peter Weddle
Job postings are not recruitment ads or position descriptions repurposed online. They are not Help Wanted signs hung in a virtual window. They are electronic sales brochures.
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7/10/2012 10:14 AM
For Job Seekers
By Peter Weddle
Employers have changed the definition of “qualified.” Without warning or notification, they have altered what it means to be a "qualified applicant” and a “qualified performer.” What’s that mean? Regardless of whether you’re in transition or in a job, you’re now also in the dark.
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6/12/2012 10:10 AM
MDB Communications is searching for an Account Manager/Chainsaw Juggler.
Position Description:
MDB Communications (www.mdbcomm.com) is looking for a resourceful, strategic, passionate advertising pro to lead one of our high-profile client accounts. The right candidate will be as comfortable contributing to strategic marketing plans as overseeing their flawless implementation, be a confident and compelling communicator, have experience leading a team, and know how to dive in and make things happen.
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By careers on
6/8/2012 6:32 AM
By Peter Weddle:
What’s “economic disobedience?” It’s the practice of refusing to accept the boxes employers try to put us in. These boxes limit our sense of possibility – our hope for the present and the future – and, as a result, they undermine our ability to achieve success.
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By careers on
6/1/2012 1:10 PM
By Peter Weddle
As I’ve noted before, there’s both a science and an art to social recruiting. The science involves the use of social media to identify key prospects through data mining and/or forming candidate networks. Basically, it’s an exercise in using social technology to find people and addresses – specific candidates for specific openings and a viable way to connect with them.
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5/2/2012 2:36 PM
If you're a top performer who loves to sell, build relationships, and work with competitive teams, Vocus has openings for multiple salesteams - including management - and is hosting an Open House on May 9 from 5:30-8:30 pm. You’ll speak with recruiters and hiring managers within sales, marketing, technology, accounting and finance.
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By careers on
4/25/2012 11:11 AM
By Peter Weddle
What’s the purpose of all that effort? Apparently, it’s to increase the odds that someone might tell you about an opening you haven’t seen or recommend you for a job you’re trying to land. The math makes sense but the strategy doesn’t.
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By careers on
4/11/2012 12:35 PM
By Peter Weddle
No one likes confrontation, but sometimes it’s the only way we can make change happen. That’s the central thesis of a book I’ve written about the post-recession job market in this country. It’s not your typical career or job search primer, but is, instead, a novel called A Multitude of Hope.
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By careers on
4/3/2012 6:16 AM
The right connections make all the difference
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3/14/2012 4:22 PM
By Peter Weddle
For decades, economists celebrated the rational person. It was their view that people would always make the intelligent choice – do what was in their best interests – when making a decision that would affect their economic wellbeing. Then, in the 1970s, two psychologists debunked that idea and one went on the win the Nobel Prize, in economics no less, for doing so. Turns out, we humans aren’t as clear headed as we think we are, and that truism offers an important message for recruiters.
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