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Support The United Way And Join A Dream Team

PLEASE NOTE: Today (Sept 2, 2010) is the last day to join a team

The Greater Twin Cities United Way has been for the past month or so running a “competition” of sorts to draw awareness to four main issues in our community: Hunger, Literacy, Shelter and Wellness.

They turned each issue into a “team” with captains who are well known local TV anchors and reporters.

Here are the Dream Teams:

Team Hunger sponsored by Land O Lakes

• Captain: Jason DeRusha, WCCO 4 TV

Team Literacy sponsored by Target

• Captain: Vineeta Sawkar, KSTP 5 TV

Team Shelter sponsored by Xcel Energy

• Captain: Jason Metheson, KMSP 9 TV

Team Wellness sponsored by HealthPartners

• Captain: Rena Sarigianopoulus, KARE 11

Beloit College Mindset List: Class Of 2014

Since 1998 Beloit College has put out a yearly list of things that describe what the incoming freshman class at college and universities have experienced culturally.

Having now stepped “Over the Hill” some of the items below freak me out. See when these kids were born I was more than half way through my college days.

As I get ready for another year of volunteering at the University of Minnesota this helps put into perspective why sometimes I wonder if I landed on Mars.

It also puts into perspective how cool and interesting they really are.

Mindset List for the Class of 2014

Most students entering college for the first time this fall—the Class of 2014—were born in 1992.

For these students, Benny Hill, Sam Kinison, Sam Walton, Bert Parks and Tony Perkins have always been dead.

1. Few in the class know how to write in cursive.

2. Email is just too slow, and they seldom if ever use snail mail.

From CNBC: Are CEO’s To Blame For High Unemployment

Most of the time on most days I have CNBC on mute sprinkled with some MSNBC and FOX News (I can’t watch much of either one), CNN and of course ESPN (because we all need balance).

This is a great exchange with James Pethokoukis, of Reuters BreakingViews, and Dan Gross, of Newsweek on why unemployment is where it is, why CEO’s are not hiring, why with reductions in productivity they may now need to (or soon).

An interesting topic to me is how we have workers without jobs yet companies cannot find workers with the right skill sets.

They mention a Michael Moore piece in Daily Beast, here it is Profits Up at GM! And You're Still Unemployed.

Here is a question to you and rather than send me email (which I always appreciate) put your comments below. I am curious about what you think of why companies are not yet hiring and if you were a CEO would you.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Here is the video:

Take This Job And Shove It - Not A Great Exit Strategy

(AP Photo)

This will shock those that know me but I think JetBlue guy, Steven Slater the now (in)famous Flight Attendant who slid down an emergency chute after having a couple of beers and telling everyone what he thought, is an idiot.

This should not be celebrated.

4th Of July 2010 Minnesota Fireworks Shows

 

This is my 3rd year of putting together a list of Minnesota Fireworks show for the 4th of July.

Below are the shows I was able to fine along with links for more information.

While it appears all start times are 10 PM or Dusk please check to be sure.

 

 

Did I miss any? If so, please leave a comment below.

Stay safe. Have fun. And I wish you many OOHH AAHH’s.

Minnesota Full Moon

I have an intense fascination with the Moon. I am not sure where it comes from but maybe because I have been a night owl most of my life it feels like a friend.

You might be wondering, what does this have to do with recruiting? Nothing. Nothing at all.

I noticed last night we are coming up on another full moon and was reminded of this poem:

Some Kiss We Want - “From Soul of Rumi” by Coleman Barks

There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body.

Seawater begs the pearl to break its shell.

And the lily, how passionately it needs some wild darling!

At night, I open the window and ask the moon to come and press its face against mine.

Breathe into me.

Close the language door and open the love window. The moon won't use the door, only the window.

Here some photos from the past couple of months of the Full Moon as I was walking around the neighborhood.

Attention Wannabe Gurus And Experts: White Guys In Suits Needed In China

This is what we should do with all the Social Media (and related) experts and gurus, send them to China. Or at least they will have a place to go once the “shiny new toy wears” off.

Check this from CNBC –> "Fake" Execs Wanted in China

 

Minnesota Business, Technology, Recruiter And HR, Politics And Sports Blogs Updated

What follows is an update (26 blogs) to my blog roll. These blogs are also added to my TwinCitiesBlogs.com project.

Minnesota and US Recruiter and HR Blogs:

• Blue Wave Blog
• Compensation Force
• The Changing World of Employment
• Inflexion Point
• HR Ringleader
• Recruiting Futurology
• JPIE
  

Minnesota Technology Blogs:

• PJBFCP
• Shea Laughlin|
  

LinkUp.com Hosts Social Recruiting Summit TweetUp

 
Minneapolis based LinkUp.com hosted a TweetUp (for the non Twitter folks think Happy Hour or reception) May 16th, 2010 for those attending the Social Recruiting Summit and some Minnesota Recruiters.

 
I wrote about LinkUp in the post announcing the TweetUp LinkUp.com Sponsors Social Recruiting Summit Happy Hour 

I would have to guess but there had to be at least 100 attendees and was held at Crave Restaurant at the Mall of America.

It was a great evening. For me (personally) it was an opportunity to meet friends in person who I have been following online, swapping email with and having phone chats with for years.

Nothing, NOTHING is better than finally being able to shake hands, give a hug and sit down and chat face to face. I know that may sound odd but while online networks are awesome nothing takes the place of seeing a friend in person.

LinkUp.com Sponsors Social Recruiting Summit Happy Hour

Minneapolis based LinkUp.com (and good friends of mine and the local Recruiter and HR community) are hosting a social gathering on the eve of the Social Recruiting Summit.

Details of the event:

LinkUp's Social Recruiting Summit TweetUp

Sunday, May 16th • 6:00 - 9:00pm

CRAVE Restaurant
Mall of America • Park Side Patio
368 South Avenue • Bloomington, MN 55425
(3rd Floor across from Macy's)

For more information and to RSVP click LinkUp Rocks