The presence of fear in promotional tools is precisely the reason that cold calls and direct marketing approaches have such low rates of closing. When you reach out cold to a prospect, your batting average falls rapidly.
Mexico Is Now A Top Producer Of Engineers But Where Are The Jobs? “President Felipe Calder on last month boasted that Mexico graduates 130,000 engineers and technicians a year from universities and specialized high schools, more than Canada, Germany or even Brazil, which has nearly twice the population of Mexico.”
When fax, and then email, became primary business tools, the speed of written communication changed dramatically. No letters had to be mailed and delivered, no memos had to be distributed by hand. For awhile, the way to really get to someone was to fax bomb them late Friday afternoon with something that would require them to work over the weekend.
Buzzword laden HR language is out of control. John Sumser discusses the impacts in our feature post Buzzwords, Buzzwords Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink. Ed Newman drops in to talk about candidate experience and technology and Heather Bussing and John Sumser discuss the Privacy App.
“It has been an incredible journey to participate in the evolution of the HR Technology market, witnessing the early pioneers like PeopleSoft blazing trails, the successes and failures of point solutions, and the expansion and consolidation of the talent management segment.”
“I expect, in the near future, we will start seeing privacy software that either stops information from being collected or gives you the ability to see it and customize it. The only way to effectively deal with technology is to apply technology. Who needs privacy rights, when you can download the app?”
You can get fired for telling your boss to her face “Go to hell. ” But complaining about her on Facebook can be protected speech. So what are employees– rights to say things at work, and when can an employer control what is said? Legal editor Heather Bussing lays out some helpful guidelines.
Feature: This week Heather Bussing issues a spirited critique on the misapplication of technology. From overly complex software like Microsoft Word to vexing web services that solve problems you don’t have – Heather reminds us to look for answers to tough problems outside of technology.
Make sure to read our guest post from Stuart E. Rudner who explains how Employment is Different in Canada and John Sumser has news and reactions to LinkedIn’s new products announced this week at TalentConnect in Vegas.
Make sure to read our guest post from Stuart E. Rudner who explains how Employment is Different in Canada and John Sumser has news and reactions to LinkedIn’s new products announced this week at TalentConnect in Vegas.
By the time you read this, the embargo will have passed and Linkedin will have announced its new product releases. Besides a new version of the Recruiter product with 50 ish improvements, the company is launching four new services
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