Good Times, Hard Times and Red Baby Shoes

May 31, 2010

I feel blessed. Her name is Sophie and she will arrive towards the end of September.  As I feel for her movements on the surface of Kelly’s stomach, I’m reminded of how many changes I’ve experienced over the past seven months… and how many more I will go through in the coming years. Kelly and [...]

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The Real Targets of Social Media Recruiting

May 26, 2010

A while back, I had the opportunity to hand feed Ostriches.  It’s quite an experience and I’d recommend you try it… as least once. One thing I learned about feeding them was that an Ostrich knows what it wants and it’ll go for it – sometimes nipping at your fingers in the process.  Naturally, if [...]

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The Hair is Gone

May 5, 2010

At the beginning of April, I put out a post promising to shave my head if we could raise 2k for a friend’s breast cancer treatment. In about 2 1/2 weeks, the money had been raised.  So, without further ado, here is the video of me going bald.  Special thanks to Veronica Ludwig for her [...]

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Job Seeker Wish List

April 30, 2010

Last night, at about 11:30 PM, I decided to Tweet out a question that I’ve been contemplating. “If, as a job seeker, you could have one request (minus “hire me!”) of companies you apply with, what would it be?” I suppose that the question stems from a few thoughts and past events that I was [...]

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The Recruiter Reality

April 13, 2010

From a candidate’s perspective, it may seem that recruiters sit on a perch and simply sift through resumes until the right one magically appears – not so. Recruiters have clients to answer to; clients that hold them accountable for their decisions.  Presenting too many candidates that fall short of the client’s requirements will inevitably damage [...]

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Inspiring Stuff

April 5, 2010

“True friendship isn’t about being there when it’s convenient; it’s about being there when it’s not.” – Unknown Veronica Ludwig is one of my dearest friends.  You know, one of those friends you can count on one hand.  If you haven’t met or interacted with her online, I encourage you to do so.  In Veronica, [...]

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Just Live It!

March 26, 2010

Before leaving for South America when I was 18, I went up to the local music store and bought a guitar.  It was a starter instrument, but I figured it would due for learning.  Knowing that I would have some time on my hands, I wanted to pick up something new – the guitar seemed [...]

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Human Capital Summit 2010

March 22, 2010

I’ve been to more than a few conferences in the past year… in fact, it’s starting to feel a bit like a foggy mess of speakers, social hours and information overload. I don’t mean that in a bad way, but there does come a point when you start to forget and everything starts to mesh [...]

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SxSW and Recruiting

March 13, 2010

It’s a conference like few others – big, bold and full of talented individuals all interested in similar topics. Today was my first day at SxSW Interactive here in Austin, TX. Last year at this time, I was attending Chris Brogan‘s training called Inbound Marketing Boot Camp with Alicia Arenas. It marked an important point [...]

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iRacker

March 12, 2010

I clearly remember the day I swore that I would never again work for another person or company for the rest of my life. *Clenched fist* How does that saying go?  Never say… So what happened? Back in September of 2009, I started working closely with a San Antonio based technology organization called Rackspace.  For [...]

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