From SlashDot this morning: “There’s been another break-in at Monster.com. It’s surprising that there are still unencrypted passwords stored in database despite the previous hack, as is the decision to not email users — presumably so that no one will make a fuss. From PC World: ‘Monster.com user IDs and passwords were stolen, along with [...]
Yet Another Security Breach at Monster
Posted in January 25th, 2009
by admin in Work-related
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What To Do When You Hear, “We’re Not Hiring.”
Posted in December 10th, 2008
“We’re not hiring,” is the HR equivalent of “your price is too high.” In both situations the candidate and the sales rep hang their head and move on. There is no faster way to get rid of a sales rep. And it is the exact same thing with job candidates. If the company or HR [...]
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Gotcha Questions At the Interview: How Not to Handle Them
Posted in November 11th, 2008
by admin in Work-related
Most of us don’t have much experience in interviewing for jobs. We just don’t do it very often. Contrast that with the hiring managers who interview dozens of candidates. No wonder it’s a tense situation at best, and leads to some ‘gotcha’ type questions that can torpedo any chances by the candidate to get the [...]
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The Jed Clampett Rule For Increasing Sales in Tough Times.
Posted in October 9th, 2008
by admin in Culture, Interviews with People Who Have Interesting Jobs, Job Seeker Advice, Work-related
Ok, bear with me. Jed Clampett was the main character on the hit TV comedy in the early 60′s, Beverly Hillbillies. Backstory: Jed was out huntin’ for some food, missed his shot, and up from the ground came a “bubblin’ crude, oil that is.” Watch the 54-second intro clip here: [youtube 2xKAEQNhjHs] Ok, remember that. [...]
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LinkUp Passes 1,000,000 Jobs: Most Un-Advertised Openings Available Anywhere
Posted in October 2nd, 2008
by admin in Work-related
As many of you know, our LINKUP site is an entirely new kind of jobs board. We find jobs that are currently being listed on a company’s own website and place them on LinkUp for you. Years ago, companies would post job openings internally near the coffee pot, rightly assuming that current employees make the [...]
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Best Blog Tool to Build Traffic Just Announced
Posted in September 12th, 2008
A sure-fire way to add traffic to sites and blogs is to provide information of interest to your visitors. The more frequently this information is updated and changed, the better. Your visitors love being fed timely “stuff.” Here is a new offer from us that is FREE and is sure to build YOUR traffic. It [...]
The Star Tribune Won’t Acknowledge JobDig’s LinkUp, But PC Magazine Does
Posted in July 16th, 2008
by admin in Work-related
Getting ink (PR) for a small company is always tough. When you compete with the daily local newspaper, as we do with the Minneapolis Star Tribune, it is nearly impossible. They are a bit sensitive that JobDig is taking market share away with our significantly better value proposition. Which is why when PC Magazine says [...]
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