... "... Last week I happened to join the Yahoo!groups moderators' forum and the conversation there is alarming. Yahoo! may shut down Yahoo!groups, which is...
Dear folks, This coming Friday, May 11, I'm leading a free virtual workshop on the creation of talent communities. All are welcome. Here's the registration...
Liz Ryan: How to support a job seeker "My wife is job-hunting, and it's stressful," said the guy on the phone. "I want to be supportive, but she could be doing...
"I'm trying to find a terrific SBP for our Western region," said an HR VP friend of mine. "You're looking for what, now?" I asked. "An SBP," she replied. "An...
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Dick Bruggeman
hhe98@...
May 7, 2012 11:07 pm
Liz, I spent 10 years as the focal point for HR with the Gould R&D Labs. That was just East of U.S. Robotics from 1977 to 1987. Then I joined Motorola in...
I'm with Liz on how awful it would be to lose the treasures of our group threads and discussions if Yahoo abandons Groups! I've been through this myself -- we...
Hello Liz, In today's world is this a trauma or BAU? If a career lasts about 40 years and career services tells a person to expect 8 job changes then the...
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BJ Van Raalte
bjvanraalte@...
May 9, 2012 2:26 am
"Linda Lopeke" smartstartcoach@... linda.lopeke wrote: (snipped) ... I *don't* know how to export/import those messages but since I read the list through...
Hello Helen, I agree with you yet that is the work history that students are taught to expect as they exit college these days. Kindest Regards, Paul Hanrahan,...
Hello, If Liz could move her subscribers to her own blog would that work? An inventory management software package I purchased is supported through a yahoo...
Yes, I was a little confused about how this thread started off on a hopeful note about supporting job seeking spouse, and then spiraled off into a debate on...
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Tonge, Belenda L
bltonge@...
May 11, 2012 11:37 pm
Regarding the original posting, getting laid off can be as much of a trauma as getting into an accident or losing a dear one. The impact can range the full...
There appears to be 2 distinct discussions, one about job hopping within the same career for whatever reason and one about being forced to change careers. ...
Hi, The person in the original story by Liz seemed surprised and hurt by an involuntary job change. Regardless of changing deliberately or not I did not...
Dear folks, Our webinar for the USO, called "Warrior to Workplace: Reframing and Rebranding your Military Experience for Civilian Employers" takes place this...
Dear folks, Some people are having trouble registering for the WARRIOR TO WORKPLACE webinar using the link I sent out earlier. Can you please use this ...
Hello, everyone! I am cohosting an international conference that is to take place next February in Toronto. We are expecting 650-700 attendees and almost as...
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Tonge, Belenda L
bltonge@...
May 17, 2012 3:42 pm
Liz - I just read your post on hiring for Mojo and I want to thank you for planting some more seeds of sanity in the interviewing process. Many companies have...
A friend and former colleague of mine, Dan Pietroske, developed a product that is exactly what you are looking for; itıs called ³Conference Connection.² His...
I am wondering if anyone is familiar with peer to peer lending. There are sites such as Prosper.com. I am wanting to consolidate my credit cards into one...
Okay, I work for a small (4-person) nonprofit. This list helped me when I was new and the employer had trouble finding reasonably priced health care (despite...
I am wondering if anyone from this group has ever had to deal with a former employer who was giving false and negative job references? If so, how did they...
Hi - I recently had demos done by Talent Bin and Entelo, both of whom pull all your public information (such as your Linkedin profile, facebook profile, twiter...
Hi, My associates and I use a technique called "floating a balloon." Floating a balloon consists of you having someone pose as an employer to call your ...
... This strikes me as a terrible idea, likely to be fraught with misinformation. What if your candidate has a common name? I shudder to think what someone who...
Do you pay to be included in their database? If you do, I can't see how this is beneficial to you. Reminds me of those services years ago that would broadcast...
Hi Lisa, I'm very interested to hear what ALR members will have to say about this one. My first comment would be that it is illegal in most states for...
hi. We are heading to France in August for biking trip and then to Paris for a few days to see the "sights". We need some rec's about clean, mid-range...
