Let's Get a Job!

I find it harder and harder to find a job as my day of graduation nears. I have created all sorts of accounts to and profiles to get my resume and name out there in the "working world". We face tough times during this time in our economy. And most of us face problems of some sort.

When reading "Working with Financial Recruiters Laid Off and Looking" I was able to relate to aspect of how recruiters always promise to stay in touch with you, but somehow are unable to do so. I understand that recruiters sometimes have a large candidate pool to sift through, but what I don't understand is how they are unable to even write a generic email to the people who did not get the position?

In the second article read, "The Blog is the New Resume" I couldn't help but question if blogs could really tell that much about a person. Blogs can be used to express someones thoughts, tell fantasy/real life stories, or be professional. I feel that a blog can either hurt you or help you depending on the type of employer looking at the blog. While having a professional blog does not hurt having, having a satirical or not serious blog can be construed as childish or unqualified.

That is all for this week

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Cyber Communication

As we have come to notice, the ability to communicate with others has become easier and a lot more impersonal. We no longer have to meet someone face to face to deliver a message and we can now sit on a computer and talk to someone across seas. Not only has communication been simplified but so has the access to information

The transfer of knowledge has become so fluid that it only takes a few clicks of a mouse to access anything your little heart desires. When reading "Corporate Culture, Not Technology, Drives Online Collaboration" and "Students Discovering Online Collaboration" I began to realize how much the methods of teaching and the conduct of business, corporate culture, has changed.

When I was a first grader, we never had tools such as Twitter or social medias to express opinions or communicate to our classmates. Does anyone else remember their early years of childhood and what we had/didn't have growing up?

The Epic Fantasy Team

I'm not going to be talking about my fantasy basketball team....sorry. In fact, I have something a little more interesting to talk about.

When reading "How to Pick Your Million Dollar Crew" and "Collaboration Tools are Ready for the Battlefield", I was surprise to find out the key players of teams and how they can be connected together by the internet to form strong virtual teams.

The first article made it clear that one shouldn't pick a teammate they know, but instead have pick a teammate that has unique talent or personality that differs from the group. Also, the smaller the group the more fluid the transfer of information.

The second article stressed that as long as virtual teams exist, the location of individuals becomes insignificant. Personally, I'm not a fan of virtual teams because of the lack of clarity and emotions that sometimes can not be stressed over distances.

Overall, interesting reads. ESPECIALLY "How to Pick Your Million Dollar Crew"

That's all for this week.

Stay tuned next week. CHANDOO OUT!!