Tammy Green » Archive for June 2007
Once and Future Employees
I had a conversation today with a recruiter from my organization’s HR department. We talked about Linked In and how HR finally plans to look for possible candidates using this service. She was very excited by the number of people from our organization on Linked In and saw it as an opportunity to tap into their networks. I let that comment slip by because I know that my own Linked In network doesn’t reflect my organization’s recruitment needs. That, and I’m not wild about the idea of sharing my connections with the organization. My network is not an opportunity, if you know what I mean. Instead, I asked her if HR had considered setting up a group for former employees. From talking to her and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology Shift
Ready for action
I finally got the bike tuned up and ready to ride! There’s a little shack along the Lake Shore Trail where they’ll tune while you wait. They told me to come back in 1/2 hour, but I stayed and watched the softball game next door and read a little bit of Hemmingway (free books from garage sales are fantastic!) while they worked. It took them 45 minutes and cost about $35. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Offline Life
Pandemic Conference Blog – Tax Dollars Well Spent?
I finished perusing the Department of Health & Human Services conference blog on pandemic flu, and found many interesting ideas around how to run a conference blog: 1. Limited Time Range. This blog was designed to run a few weeks before and a few weeks after the actual event (June 13). This gives them some lead time to build interest, and a small window for maintenance and building new content. I hate the thought that this blog is going away, but I see the reasoning behind it. 2. Conference Presenters are the Bloggers. If you’re going to speak at a conference, then you must be a subject matter expert, right? And if you’re a subject matter expert, then people want to hear … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life
Digressions
I’ve been in a Software Development Frameworks class for the past two days learning about unified process, watefall (boo hiss, don’t do it), and agile. Pretty dry stuff, even if it’s extremely relevant to my current day-to-day work. However, the stand and deliver format was killing me. I absolutely cannot sit and absorb information via lecture — that’s not the sort of learner I am. I think the instructor saw that he was … Read entire article »
Filed under: Offline Life
Gingerism?
I just learned that discrimination against redheads is called gingerism. My whole life, I’ve never heard of such a thing. huh. Read the story on the BBC. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Odds & Ends