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November 2007
How to get out of your Auto Lease or Loan
How to get out of it and make at least $1000. Good article shows you how people are getting free to buy a new car.
Will the next Prius even use gas? (banned commerical)
Will gas stations someday become tourist attractions, relics of the past? This is the commercial that was banned from TV!
Does Google know too much about us?
Article uses the example of the paper boy who should know where you live and that's it. He doesn't need to know how much money you have, your birthdate, etc. Companies and programs are compiling so much unnecessary data at some risk. Good story.
Japanese truck vs. Hemi tug-of-war Video
These guys tie a Tundra and a Dodge Ram back-to-back and let them pull it out. This video is amazing!
Beautiful Hitchhiker or Serial Killer in Disguise?
2 men almost stop to help a beautiful woman broken down on the side of the road, is there something wrong with this picture?
Japanese CEO beats Toby Keith in Arm Wrestling
When a dealership strapped the Japanese Tundra to the all-American F150 (whose spokesman is Toby Keith) they weren't sure who would outpull who. Watch the video!
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March 2007
Year of the New Online Job Search
"In order to keep up with the growth and to best serve all parties involved, a new type of online job search is needed; one that best allows candidates and companies to communicate, one that enables quiet working professionals to conduct truly anonymous searches, and one that creates a clear picture of the job market for candidates and gives companies a true sense of the talent pool.”
The Power of Widgets, According to IBM and Google
"The enterprise network is monetized differently, wherein all its users receive a paycheck to participate. To a great extent, the market economics required to generate widgets (with the Darwinist elimination of many failed concepts along the way, at no real cost to the network) can’t exist on the enterprise network. In-house IT can only create so many custom utilities. Both worlds need each other, and the corporate net can afford to buy the cream of the Web’s produce."
February 2007
Number of Job Haters on the Rise
"A recent survey conducted by Conference Board’s Consumer Research Center revealed that more Americans are fed up with their jobs than perhaps ever before, as less than 39% of those surveyed were satisfied with their current employment. Determining factors for “job-hate” include everything from age (workers under 25 are the least satisfied right now), location (sorry New Yorkers and New Jerseyites or Jerseyians), and income (it seems that large salaries can keep the hate away at least for a while.)”
SOA - Almost As Good As Dovetail
"For the owner of a Clarify™ system, the path is simpler, less politically complex, and branded by name: Dovetail Software. The headache disappears with proposing adoption of Dovetail CRM applications, because they’re specifically designed either to augment the existing install as additional seats, or to replace the Clarify applications across the board. In either case, Dovetail slips into the Clarify environment seamlessly, without a ripple of disturbance. Dovetail interfaces with the database with no change in look or feel, except for the many new features suddenly available."
Breaking Down the Recruiter Bill of Rights (Part 10)
"There’s no question that much of that tirade is justified. There are recruiters that simply don’t do their jobs well, just as in any industry. However, a skilled recruiter can make a candidate’s search faster, easier, and more effective. Candidates have the right to demand respect when respect is warranted, and talented recruiters should have the same right.”
Daylight Savings Time (DST) Impacts Clarify Database (and Rest of World)
"Those who have called Daylight Savings Time a folly from the beginning may snicker at the Congressional decision to alter the dates, but those who have anything to do with software aren’t laughing. Changing the dates of the Daylight Savings Time active period, for the first time in decades, will throw a lot of clocks out of sync."
Weatherproofing Customer Service and Support
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The Adventures of Job Boy (Part V: Information Underload)
"His personal belongings in a small cardboard box, Job Boy walked out of the office for the last time. He was worried, but optimistic. He’d landed an interview with a company that just might be the right match. At least he thought it sounded that way. After all, his Plan B search on the Big Boards had led to a variety of posts that weren’t quite clear on the companies or positions involved.”
CRM 2007: On-Premise, On-Demand, and Services Everywhere – Part 3
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Job Hoppers Unite!
"While it might be nice to walk into a potential employer and demonstrate your undying loyalty and your ability to work at one place for decades, it’s simply not an option for many of us anymore. While some (we said some) recruiters deride the job hopping candidates of the world, it’s important to realize that the corporate landscape and the corporation itself isn’t what it used to be.”
Hook, Line, and Sinker: Job Candidates Targeted for Phishing Scams
"Phishing is no longer relegated to fake credit card offers and emails from phony bankers. We’re now forced to deal with scam postings that look pretty much like the other listings on the big boards. While these opportunities may appear legitimate, it’s important to remember that there’s certain information you should never give to a “potential employer:”
CRM 2007: On-Premise, On-Demand, and Services Everywhere (Part 1)
"Software-as-a-Service, SaaS, is driving – or perhaps riding shotgun with – an enormous, sea change in CRM. The model of “monolithic business function and application” is being broken down into smaller transaction sets and granular processes. The model is using easy-to-build interoperable services that further empower the customer-facing agent, and also deliver real-time analytics that personalize the customer experience.."
"Software-as-a-Service, SaaS, is driving – or perhaps riding shotgun with – an enormous, sea change in CRM. The model of “monolithic business function and application” is being broken down into smaller transaction sets and granular processes. The model is using easy-to-build interoperable services that further empower the customer-facing agent, and also deliver real-time analytics that personalize the customer experience.."
Breaking Down the Recruiter Bill of Rights (Part 9)
"We’ve always said that people should treat others with respect during the job search and that a little humanity goes a long way. Maybe we haven’t said it just like that, but we’re firm believers that recruiters, candidates, and hiring managers can and should treat each other with dignity throughout the process. Follow-up is crucial for all involved, and having the ability to communicate quickly and easily with the other parties engaged in the search will make the process much easier."
CRM Gets SOA Infusion
"At Dovetail Software, the solutions we offer to the Clarify™ user’s installed base, and the scenarios and ramifications we encounter, generally mirror the larger world of SOA. This is a world of cross-platform integrations, and custom services creation that we see in the news feeds and blogs, which is why we’re so interested in events outside the Clarify box. We supply essentially the same revolution to the enterprise with our Web Services and huge library of APIs, and the Dovetail SDK (Software Development Kit) on the .NET platform."
Technology and Talent
"Now, we’re not suggesting that face-to-face meetings are a thing of the past, and we believe that no recruiter should fear the phone. However, effective technology can help recruiters measure talent, communicate with candidates and hiring managers, and improve the chances of finding the right match for both."
The Online Fight for the Future
"More than a decade ago Sun Microsystems proclaimed that “the network is the operating system.” Software developers are of course attuned to the development path and behavior of operating systems, since this is where their users and their applications will work together. It should be no surprise that the Internet, as the largest network ever created, demonstrates almost daily new and original uses of applications. Here at Dovetail we take note of these innovations."
The Adventures of Job Boy (Part IV: Ready, Aim, Fired!)
"The transformation into Job Boy wasn’t easy. His heart just wasn’t in the job search. Then, he saw it. Amidst the countless listings that said relatively nothing about the job or the company they were for, he saw one that hit too close to home. His company was looking for his replacement. His honesty may have bought him time, but it didn’t save him."
The Importance of Knowledge
"Collaboration between teams, departments, and individuals within the enterprise is a growing business goal. Enterprise-wide integration throughout the computing environment is the current IT lodestone, and it delivers the infrastructure for two huge benefits: collaboration, and resource sharing. Within this scenario, the sharing of “known” knowledge, and the discovery and subsequent propagation of “unknown” knowledge can occur."
Working Professionals: Get in the Game
"We don’t believe the needs of working professionals are met by the majority of current job search solutions. We’re dedicated to changing that. Working professionals represent some of the top talent on the market, and recruiters and hiring managers are eager to connect with you. Current searches just don’t provide you with all of the information or opportunity that is out there for you."
