I just got back from an interesting talk given by my friend and web developer, Dave Barger at LunaWeb about the importance of social networking sites to the business community.
As we all know, the web has taken off in directions many of us could not have imagined five years ago and from what Dave shared today, there is no end to the connectivity in sight.
Back in the fall I went to a conference that talked about the end of the resume as we know it. Most of us forty somethings gasped and thought, how could it be. But folks in the audience were discussing it again today and this afternoon, ERE had an article by Kevin Wheeler called "Web 2.0 Recruiting is Here" that gave an interesting yet ominous scenario on how different our business may look like in the next five years.
Suddenly the concept of Facebook profiles as resumes doesn't seem that odd and the idea of the "digital portfolio" that college kids have been using for sometime on Blackboard could become the norm for all of us. Get out your video camera and your microphone, future resumes are going to take full advantage of multi-media.
On that note, I'd love to hear from any of you out there already taking advantages of the digital portfolio format.....
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Wicked Weather Cometh This Way!?
We have had many calls today at Recruiting Services Group, Inc. checking to see if we are ok due to the strong storms that blew through here yesterday. We are all ok but of course there is a story to be told.....
Wicked Weather Cometh This Way!?
Well let us mark another save for us here in little ole' Germantown, TN. We had tornados to the left of us and tornados to the right.....but luckily none right above us. Even our own Whitney Hodges was sent to the interior closet for a period of two hours while she rode out the evening of Tuesday February 5th at the offices of Recruiting Services Group, Inc. It certainly was quite an evening for our part of the Midsouth. Even one of our clients had a warehouse in Southaven, MS partially blown away.
Due to this apparent wicked weather that is occurring all over the US and the recent destruction right around us I thought I’d share some of my CERT - Community Emergency Response Training - with all of you that read our Blog.
It is I again, Suzanne, one of the recruiters here at RSG, Inc. I have completed this training program and thought it may come in handy. As recruiters we like to be fully prepared – our motto…”no surprises”.
Here is a list of Items everyone should have easy access to. Both at their home and at the office.
1. Small first aid kit or a make your own that includes; alcohol pads, wet naps, band aids, some gauze, needle and thread, bar of soap, Tylenol, Neosporin.
2. Small flashlight with spare batteries
3. Batteries - assorted sizes
4. Candles
5. Matches
6. Rubber Gloves
7. Small snack foods, power bars, granola bars
8. Deck of Cards
9. Whistle
10. $5.00 in change for phone calls, cell phone may not be working
11. Swiss Army Knife
12. All important contact information written on a piece of paper and placed in a clear Ziploc baggie.
Not to get overly paranoid, but it would not be a bad idea to have a scaled down version of this list when you are traveling as well. TSA will love you, I’m sure!
From tornado alley in Germantown, TN we wish you all a Super Wednesday!
Wicked Weather Cometh This Way!?
Well let us mark another save for us here in little ole' Germantown, TN. We had tornados to the left of us and tornados to the right.....but luckily none right above us. Even our own Whitney Hodges was sent to the interior closet for a period of two hours while she rode out the evening of Tuesday February 5th at the offices of Recruiting Services Group, Inc. It certainly was quite an evening for our part of the Midsouth. Even one of our clients had a warehouse in Southaven, MS partially blown away.
Due to this apparent wicked weather that is occurring all over the US and the recent destruction right around us I thought I’d share some of my CERT - Community Emergency Response Training - with all of you that read our Blog.
It is I again, Suzanne, one of the recruiters here at RSG, Inc. I have completed this training program and thought it may come in handy. As recruiters we like to be fully prepared – our motto…”no surprises”.
Here is a list of Items everyone should have easy access to. Both at their home and at the office.
1. Small first aid kit or a make your own that includes; alcohol pads, wet naps, band aids, some gauze, needle and thread, bar of soap, Tylenol, Neosporin.
2. Small flashlight with spare batteries
3. Batteries - assorted sizes
4. Candles
5. Matches
6. Rubber Gloves
7. Small snack foods, power bars, granola bars
8. Deck of Cards
9. Whistle
10. $5.00 in change for phone calls, cell phone may not be working
11. Swiss Army Knife
12. All important contact information written on a piece of paper and placed in a clear Ziploc baggie.
Not to get overly paranoid, but it would not be a bad idea to have a scaled down version of this list when you are traveling as well. TSA will love you, I’m sure!
From tornado alley in Germantown, TN we wish you all a Super Wednesday!
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