Monthly Archives: April 2007

Keep Your Resume Short

Posted on April 20, 2007 by johanna

A capable senior manager has been looking for a new job for a couple of months. He’s a capable guy, and although two months isn’t that long, I was surprised that he’s had no nibbles.Then I saw his resume. His … Continue reading →

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Is Your Hiring Strategy Creating a Mono-Culture?

Posted on April 11, 2007 by johanna

George Dinwiddie pointed me this post, I got rejected by Google – woe is me. Read through the comments; they are as illuminating as the post. Here’s the stated Google hiring strategy, Hiring: The Lake Wobegon Strategy.I don’t see Google’s … Continue reading →

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Is the Hiring Crunch Headed Your Way?

Posted on April 10, 2007 by johanna

On my recent trip to NZ and AU (to speak about project management), I had some informal conversations with people who could not find enough people for their projects.From my non-scientific survey, it appears that we have started a technical … Continue reading →

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