Comments on: Hiring the Best Does Matter

By: Chip Patton

Chip Patton — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 01:39:09 +0000

Eric Sink has a new comment on “Hitting the High Notes” that is worthy: http://software.ericsink.com/articles/Choir.html

By: JS

JS — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 22:17:18 +0000

I’ve just about given up on the recruiters here in Richmond and Glen Allen. To start with, they’re not recruiters, they’re contractors — the correct term I believe — and secondly, they’re contracting for a token number of employers in the local area, which means that they only hire OUT of the local area, not inside.
After numerous changes and ad infinitum renditions to my resume and a few quick phone calls to find out why my resume just isn’t getting through, I’m finding that 100% of time my resume is regarded as “very good” but it’s also getting blocked at the gatekeeping door of the recruiter contractor 100% of the time…
I give up…Guess it’s back to the old job I used to have with a whole bunch of news skills — everything from multiple degrees to technical writing to network engineering and AutoCAD experience…all completely useless…
js

By: js

js — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:15:08 +0000

You should also fire the best to keep your corporate finances in check. ECPI College of Technology and their other branch ECPI Technical College of Moorefield Park, Richmond, Virginia do this every six months.
At a recent stand up in Virginia Beach, Virginia at their corporate headquarters ECPI asked for a show of hands from employees who had been there over ten years. Out of 400 employees, only two had their hands raised…

By: sj

sj — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 23:25:50 +0000

It’s definitely true. I know quite a few people in fredericksburg, virginia who “as work” they put in 40 hours a week on yahoo cards…
Of course, the guy doing it has a master’s degree, but then again his boss isn’t concerned about if he does anything, he got rid of the guy down the hall in front of his office who actually ran the network…