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We must stand for universal human rights

The world has now had a few days to react to Twitter’s recent announcement that they will selectively censor tweets based on the local laws of countries. The responses range from people saying that it’s a non-issue to downright outrage. … [More]

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Who Benefits from Facebook’s $100B IPO?

Yesterday, Mashable published a piece on Facebook’s potentially massive IPO. The numbers are absolutely astounding: if Facebook’s IPO goes as expected, it will raise six times as much money as Google’s. But even more incredibly, this will value the company … [More]

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The Dangers of Startups

A bird chirps and I can hear the distant sound of a soft tropical rain. It’s night there even though it’s day here. One person is beginning their day and the other is exhausted. This is our morning/night meeting and … [More]

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Are We Raising Kids or Machines?

For someone not in the education industry (word used on purpose), I spend a lot of time thinking about education. Just like work issues, the constant and daily reality of school tends to hit you over the head until you … [More]

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Good Headhunting with The Headhuntress

If you’ve been a recruiter before and probably even if you haven’t, watching Bravo’s new headhunting reality TV show The Headhuntress is a lot of fun. The new show documents the daily work of Wendy Doulton, a headhunter in LA, … [More]

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Those Impossible to Find Newbies

Back when I was in technology recruiting, I remember that when a hiring manager said they wanted an inexperienced hire, I would mentally groan. Their words after that were scattered as my brain subjugated its listening function to a frustrated … [More]

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If Jobs were like School

If you’ve watched television in the past week, there is a good chance that you have run across Education Nation, which is a very important summit and debate about our educational system in the US. Education policy of course touches … [More]

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LinkedIn Poll: What Makes you Hire?

My company, Recruiter.com, is a trade publication for recruiters and offers career advice for professionals, so naturally, I think a lot about jobs and hiring. I talk to a lot of recruiters and folks in the recruiting technology marketplace – … [More]

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Competition is King

We were out the other night at Richter’s, oldest bar in New Haven. Or at least, Richter’s WAS the oldest bar in New Haven until last weekend, when it finally turned those taps on for the last time. Yeah, Richter’s … [More]

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My Geo-social Thirteen Minute Mile

If you haven’t seen the Nike+ iPhone running app, you have to check it out. It’s a little app to track your jogs and inspire you to run a little further or a little harder. Since millions of people have downloaded … [More]

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