With the city-wide unemployment rate at it’s lowest in sevens years this August, those searching for San Antonio jobs won’t experience any undue difficultly. Spurred by the seasonal hiring related to the school year, only 4 percent of the city’s jobseekers were unable to find work. Educational services alone added 1,200 new employees during the […]

The internet has helped to pave the way for a more globalized community, giving recruiters in Wisconsin access to the same talent pool as those in New York and even Tokyo. With a variety of recruiting software existing to make internet recruiting easier, knowing which program will benefit one’s company best requires a basic understanding […]

Those of you who read Cheezhead already know that Joel Cheesman has acquired Magic Pot of Jobs.
Over the last couple of months, I’ve heard from several of my recruitosphere buddies, wondering what my plans were, whether I’d still be blogging anywhere, etc. (And many thanks for your kind words.) The truth is, I had no […]

So, here’s something I learned during my recent job search.
I’m not cut out to be a recruiter. At least, not like some people are.
Don’t get me wrong. I loved my job. For nearly two years, it was the best job I ever had. But I learned that what I loved about […]

A little side rant before I get to the real content- some of you are so intent to get in touch with me despite the broken comment form (yes, I know, I’ll fix it tomorrow night when I have time) that you dig up my gmail address, which isn’t given anywhere on this site that […]

I’ve been quiet for just about a month now. I had nothing to say that I could safely put out on the Internet. But now I can, so here goes:
It’s official. I’m not going to be a recruiter anymore.
My job took a turn for the, shall we say, significantly less enjoyable […]

I’ve got more to say on the topic of loyalty- for example, how loyalty between managers and team members can be the thing that turns a ho-hum job into a really fantastic experience, but it has been an exhausting day and the thoughts aren’t coming together yet.
Stay tuned, though; it’s coming. It’s […]

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Originally uploaded by I Love Q8.

This is sort of how I’m feeling lately, which is why I’ve been quiet. Trying to take my mother’s advice…

Dear Talent,
The law gives employers until January 31st to send out W-2 forms. They are mailed out at the corporate level, not at the individual branch level. So please do not start calling me in mid-January, panicking that you haven’t received yours yet. Also, please do not schedule your appointment with your […]

By the way, I finally got around to putting up a quick’n’dirty solution for my MPOJ del.icio.us links. You can view my links (and grab the RSS feed) at the Magic Pot of Links. It’s just a list of stuff I’ve been reading and thought was interesting enough to share, but didn’t want […]