accolo blog
Leading-edge thinking and up-to-the-instant news in the Recruitment Process Outsourcing industry and other interesting topics.
Redefining Failure
Wednesday, March 04, 2009 5:05 pm
posted by YoCC
On Monday I sold our family canoe rental business in southern Mississippi—Soggy Bottom Canoe and Kayak Rental—that has been struggling for its 7 years of existence. I bought the place as my midlife crisis (at the age of 26), and…
Respectful recruiting (since 2003)
Friday, February 20, 2009 2:45 pm
posted by YoCC
The following post was written in response to “It’s Time for a Candidate’s Bill of Rights” by Kevin Wheeler. You can read it here.
The idea of regulating the recruiting industry to make people mind their manners…
Accolo Exclusive: People Want Jobs
Friday, February 06, 2009 10:51 am
posted by YoCC
Let me be the first to break some news that you can’t find anywhere else: a lot of people are looking for work right now. Really. I swear.
Allow me to trot out some data to…
It’s Not What You Know, But Who Knows You Know It
Friday, February 06, 2009 10:26 am
posted by Andy Harmon
Social networking, for all the recent hype, is hardly a new concept. One example from Mark Twain can be found in Two Little Tales, first published over 100 years ago. In the story, a man has an idea that will…
Looking for a job? Be the hedgehog, not the fox
Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:10 pm
posted by YoCC
Lessons for the job seeker from Good to Great
In May of 2002 I left my job at JPMorgan. Granted, financial services (particularly telecom investment banking) was on a serious slide, but my job was…
links
links
