080828 Daily Links (Aug 28, 2008)

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Thought For The Day: It’s the 21st Century, baby. Strengthening the study of computer science. "Recently, our educational outreach group, University Programs, and Diversity and Talent Inclusion teams joined forces to create the Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI). This special institute included an interactive and collaborative CS curriculum, as well as a living-learning residential experience […]
 

080827 Population III

(August 27, 2008) I am going to stick with the pyramid idea just a little longer. The theme is so embedded in our world view that it shapes the way we see, imagine and execute our possibilities. The "Recruiting Funnel", where masses of candidates are winnowed down to a select few, is an example of […]
 

080827 Daily Links (Aug 27, 2008)

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Thought For The Day: You can see the idea of pyramids everywhere you look. 3PMPST ‘Cause, well, that’s what you do.
 

080826 Population II

(August 26, 2008) For the entire history of the human race, with virtually no exceptions. the age distribution of population has had the shape of a pyramid. As people get older, there are fewer of them. The pyramid shape means that there are few old people and lots of young people. The older that people […]
 

080826 Daily Links (Aug 26, 2008)

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Thought For The Day:  Social media can not, and does not encompass any one area of your business – Your advertising lead will use it to advertise WITH your customers, and not at them. – Your HR department will use it to locate the best hires. – Your product development will discover new products not […]
 

080825 Population 1

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(August 25, 2008) Recruiting is a market at the intersection of people and opportunity. People, the supply, and opportunity, the demand, are combined to make organizations more able to fulfill their potential. Recruiters sift, sort and select in order to meet the need of the groups they represent. That sounds painfully obvious. But, that’s where […]
 

080825 Daily Links (Aug 25, 2008)

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Thought For The Day:  There are many distinct types of Recruiting. Announcing two upcoming Recruiting Roadshows – Dallas, September 25 – Silicon Valley, October 23 Is Linking to Yourself the Future of the Web? "… more and more information that was once delivered by independent web sites was now being delivered directly by search engines, […]
 

080822 Idealization

(August 22, 2008) Every morning, I take a five mile walk around the perimeter of Schollenberger Park. It’s a wetlands area with 200
 

080822 Daily Links (Aug 22, 2008)

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Thought For The Day:  Pleasant manners work with even the most irritable of people. Announcing two upcoming Recruiting Roadshows – Dallas, September 25 – Silicon Valley, October 23 Facebook
 

080821 Why Monster Bought Trovix

Topics: All, Daily News, Futures, John Sumser, JohnSumser.com, by John Sumser
(August 21, 2008) Sometimes, a piece of technology emerges that solves a problem you never thought would get solved. When the solution is really good, it opens the door to thinking about other similar problems and their solutions. Shazam is a mind-blowing application for the