Jim Hammock

Jim Hammock (May 06, 2009) Jim Hammock is one of the reasons that our industry is in the shape it is today. A lumbering Texan, with long credits as an IBM Sales Engine and as a fixer for big time VCs, Hammock was the CEO of Hire.com. He was Hank Stringer‘s operating partner for the […]
 

090506 Demographics Links

Topics: All, Daily Links, John Sumser, JohnSumser.com, by John Sumser
Thought For The Day: There comes a time, a level, where all the coaching and training in the world won’t change what is. Key Influencers I’m trying to identify the Top 100 people who influence the shape and content of the HR – HRTech – Recruiting Complex. Please take a moment and let me know […]
 

090504 Driver Links

Thought For The Day: “It is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. You have little competition.” Larry Page The Imagine Cup Microsoft is really setting standards for the cultivation of talent and talent pools. The Imagine Cup is a global competition. Explore this. The Power of False Remembering People defend the choices that […]
 

#TalentNet (#SocialRecruiting)

#TalentNet (May 01, 2009) Last night I had an interesting opportunity. Craig Fisher (@fishdogs on Twitter) asked me to join an event called TalentNet. He wanted me to pick a topic and tweet about it for a half an hour or so. Fisher, the founder of A-List Staffing dosage side effects is a regular presence […]
 

090501 Daily Links

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Thought For The Day: Montaigne‘s axiom: “Nothing  is so firmly believed as what we least know.” Word Cloud for JohnSumser.com E-Sourcing ROI: Searchability vs. Data Depth Boolean Black Belt (B3) does it again. The graphic makes clear where the real value n sourcing is hidden. “The whole point of using information systems to search for […]
 

Wherefore Art Thou HR?

Wherefore Art Thou HR? (April 30, 2009) This story starts with an article called “Mincing Words” that I published over on RecruitingBlogs.com. The piece begins with the idea that our language for the profession and work of HR is damaging. Laced with descriptors of slavery and the ownership of people, the language (Human Capital, People […]
 

090430 Misc Links

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Thought For The Day: I really like twitter. That doesn’t mean it’s useful or important. I was also a big Monkees fan. Free Webinar: How to Build a Lean Startup,  step-by-step. Requires advance registration…from O’reilly Are Job Board Resumes Low Hanging Fruit? I like Boolean Black Belt because he tells the truth. One doesn’t pass […]
 

090429 #Socialmedia Links

Thought For The Day:It’s entirely possible that Twitter is an echo chamber that makes adequate assessment impossible. What then? Will we look back and say that the downturn was so terrifying that we lost our minds and acted like twits. 60% Of Twitter Users Quit After A Month …hard to imagine this is good for […]
 

090428 Media Death Links

Thought For The Day: Marriott Corp.’s recent decision to stop delivering the paper to hotel guest rooms won’t affect the numbers until the next reporting period Today’s links paint a picture of the abrupt end of about 80 years of specialized prosperity for the newspapers. Immense fortunes were made and lost by the moguls who […]
 

090427 Social Recruiting Links

Thought For The Day: “Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” – General George Patton Twitter and B2B marketing: A simplification Harry Joiner offers straight no-nonsense explanations about what works and what doesn’t. He uses Twitter heavily. This is an elegant model for Social Recruiting in a third party setting. Needs a […]