Surprisingly, someone in California didn’t get the memo about potential employers checking out social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. The following ‘tweet’ was posted sometime last week:
“Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work.”
Apparently, a ‘Tim Levad’ from Cisco saw the tweet and responded, “Who is the hiring manager. I’m sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the web.”
The research I’ve done doesn’t say whether or not he/she got the job, and in all reality, it could turn out to be just an urban legend. Maybe The Case of the Cisco Fatty will never be solved . . . and, unfortunately, there will probably be a sequel sometime in the near future. Hopefully not by the same author.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
When it's OK to be stubborn . . .
I said I wasn't going to do it, and I'm not going to do it. I've made a commitment to not do it and even though it's hard not to, I'm not doing it. I am NOT doing it. I would encourage you to NOT do it either.
What am I talking about?
Buying in to all the media coverage about our economy. I'm not buying into it. Before I get a ton of emails telling me how tough things are out there I will say this: we've cut back our personal/professional spending too. I get that part (Seriously, I eat bologna sandwiches for lunch EVERY DAY. You can ask anyone I've worked with for the past year, I eat bologna sandwiches EVERY DAY.) We, at The Staffing Company, have decided to create our own economy, and we are doing just that. We are operating under the principle of "business as usual".
And guess what? We do have clients that are hiring. In every industry, including automotive. Our clients know that to stay competitive and productive in our current situation, we need to have the best of the best on our staff. Having employees on our payroll who contribute to the bottom line, and the overall success of the comapny, is what we strive for each day.
In the past couple of weeks it seems like things have opened up a little bit. I know it will continue and pretty soon we'll be adding more and more new positions.
I'm ready and committed. Are you?
What am I talking about?
Buying in to all the media coverage about our economy. I'm not buying into it. Before I get a ton of emails telling me how tough things are out there I will say this: we've cut back our personal/professional spending too. I get that part (Seriously, I eat bologna sandwiches for lunch EVERY DAY. You can ask anyone I've worked with for the past year, I eat bologna sandwiches EVERY DAY.) We, at The Staffing Company, have decided to create our own economy, and we are doing just that. We are operating under the principle of "business as usual".
And guess what? We do have clients that are hiring. In every industry, including automotive. Our clients know that to stay competitive and productive in our current situation, we need to have the best of the best on our staff. Having employees on our payroll who contribute to the bottom line, and the overall success of the comapny, is what we strive for each day.
In the past couple of weeks it seems like things have opened up a little bit. I know it will continue and pretty soon we'll be adding more and more new positions.
I'm ready and committed. Are you?
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