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The best jobs to be found are at local and small businesses (especially in Lawrence)
I’ve written before about the hidden job market and I know for a fact this is true in Lawrence, KS: the best jobs often aren’t listed anywhere. Often times you need to search directly and when possible, create a job for yourself. This recent blog post analyzing a study from payroll firm ADP shows that […]
Job References 101
If you haven’t heard, we are hiring again. In fact we are pretty much are always hiring because it’s so hard to find the right mix of technical skills and customer service. As a potential employer, I’m always reading stories about what applicants should do and I’m apparently a top search results for “awesome cover […]
Crowdsourcing Project Results: Some lessons to be learned
In January, I tried a unique way of finding a technician. Instead of giving money to large media companies that charge outrageous sums of money for tiny employment ads, we offered a free iPad or $500 to someone who referred themselves or another person to work for us. That was roughly equal to the cost […]
Why employers ask for social media passwords–and how we work around it
The hot topic of his week was employers asking for Facebook and other social media passwords. I can completely understand why employers want this information. I talked about things applicants often do wrong to tank their employment efforts , but many times it’s more about learning the nuances of the applicant that can’t be derived […]
What is the hidden job market and how do you find it?
Back in the day when tweeting was something birds did and a “Facebook” was a way of finding who was sitting next to you in class, one looked for a job by searching want ads and job boards. That’s so 1998 and I’m a key example of why job seekers need to look for the […]
We’re Hiring!
2010-04-22 Originally uploaded by bgottsab Yes, it’s true. Actually, I’m always looking for the right computer repair person in Lawrence, Topeka, Greater Kansas City and beyond. If they come along, we’ll find a place for them. That’s been my policy ever since I started Geeks on Wheels. Good people, as they say, are so hard […]
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