Upon reading this internal communication, I realized just how much negative press has been devoted to exposing the dark underbelly of corporate greed through the acquisition of private and revealing emails. Rarely does one encounter a news bit that begins with, “Our station has acquired a copy of the internal email…”, and is followed [...]
Business & Economy
A Two Billion Dollar Secret
Why would you want to keep a two billion dollar industry a secret? I hope the answer is that no one would want to, but that sometimes these things happen. The aerospace and aviation industry represents a two billion dollar piece of the Vermont economy, and employs thousands of Vermont residents…who knew.
Part of [...]
The Social Media Expert: Modern American Carpetbagger
I have been bombarded over the past few months by email solicitations to attend presentations or webinars, buy books, and contract consulting services from “leading social media experts”. As someone who regularly spends time in the Social Media world, I’ve learned just enough to know when people are selling me snake oil. I’ve [...]
Human Capital Management
The HR/Recruiting Scourge of Blandness!
Sent to me by Robert Ayers, Senior Acct Mgr for JobsInME, from Peter Weddle’s recent newsletter:
The Scourge of Bureaucratic Correctness
There is today a scourge of bland communication oppressing the performance of corporate and staffing firm recruiting teams. While social media have captured their imagination, the vast majority of recruiters [...]
Human Capital Management
Two Sentence Job Ads Online?!
As a director with the leading online recruitment resources in New England, I’ve reviewed literally thousands of job postings over the past five years. While the use of internet resources, such as JobsInME, has become the norm across the country, both in urban areas and rural, many people writing the ads are still writing for [...]
Business & Economy
Tired of Staff Who Just Don’t Care?
Tired of Staff Who Just Don’t Care About Your Business?
The hospitality industry has historically seen one of the highest turnover rates of any industry. While a large part of this is due to the seasonality of many businesses, a lack of attention to the hiring process is also a major factor. The hard [...]
