Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | December 20, 2008 - December 15, 2008 (last one first, links added):

December 20, 2008

• I must be finally starting to feel better. 2 am I am wide awake, cleaning, doing laundry, and creating a presentation about 19 hours ago from web
• Grilling cheeseburgers made more sense a couple of hours age when it was +17. At -3, not so much
• RT: @StevenRothberg Was interviewed by MN Public Radio on the college job market http://tinyurl.com/89fn72
• 80's flashback: Anyone remember The Hooters? I was a big fan. Link to YouTube video of And We Danced
• Go Gophers!!! Men's hoops beats #9 Louisville
• Diggings: This Is What Happens After Decimating A Daily Newspaper Through Endless Rounds Of Layoffs
• Yeah. 4 college football games today. Will not Tweet each one. I promise. But will get a lot of work done today.
• I'm dreaming of a white Christmas... oh sorry, was just looking out the window as I was waking up. Not a dream.

December 19, 2008

• Great conversation RT: @Tavisd Just spent 2 hours on the phone with @MNheadhunter - solving the worlds problems one recruiter at a time
• CIO.com: The Dangers of Getting Contract IT Work Through Staffing Agencies
• I am celebrating my 3,000th Tweet by saying: Governor Blagojevich is a tool.
• Spoke with @NicoleBodem and I think we would both be good philanthropists
• Illinois Governor Blagojevich will soon give a statement. Will not take questions.
• Minnesota Senate race: The election that keeps on giving.

December 18, 2008

• Gopher Football: Live on St. Louis TV, Bryant Allen with offers from MN, KS, MO, IA and WI chooses the University ..... of.....MINNESOTA
• Something I never thought I would say: The Southern California and Las Vegas snow storm heading for Minneapolis.
• JibberJobber: Okay, I’m Sold On Twitter
• Business Pundit: The 50 Best Business Blogs of 2008
• U.S. News: 5 Ways to Fix Your Job Search
• ABC News: Job-Hunting: Are You Scaring Recruiters?
• Neighbor gave me a funny look. Was it because I started the grill in +12 degree weather or dropping a match in because ignitor was frozen?
• Minnesota jobs number: November -10,500 Unemployment rate to 6.4% from 5.9%
• RT: @TalentSynch Funny snow related news in WA "there's no way out of Redmond right now" - sortof like being stuck in a MSFT error loop ;-)

December 17, 2008

• How It's Made just taught me that it takes 30 minutes to make a box of candy canes
• Fistful of Talent: Why Your LinkedIn Prospects Are Laughing At You...
• CollegeRecruiter.com: Gen Y Has Highest Unemployment Rate
• JobMob: The 25-Point Layoff Success Checklist You Hope to Never Need
• OPEC cuts oil production again. Oil prices go down again to 4 year low $40.26
• RT: @ComicTwit How do you know when it's going to be a good day at work? When you see your boss' picture on the side of the milk carton.
• We're tarped. Thank you @jeremylattimore
• Tarp a new 4 letter word? Go tarp yourself. You're a tarper. You're a dirty little tarp. Not quite finding the correct context
• Twitterholic has folks in Mpls wondering who @jjbuss is. Jason Buss is much respected in the Recruiter/HR industry. The Talent Buzz
• MSNBC reporting a train derailment in SE MN. Some of the cars may have gone in the river

December 16, 2008

• Chicago Sun Times: Rahm's calls on tape Rahm Emanuel might be on 21 different taped conversations. So far a "rumor"
• My neighbor is from North Carolina. His first winter, not a big fan. Wally his 7 month old lab LOVES it. Conflict fun to watch
• GL Hoffman of JobDig is on Twitter @GLHoffman and has a new book out called Dig Your Job
• Biased referral for my Recruiter/HR friends. In need of marketing/PR related materials? contact @marenhogan A good person doing good stuff
• Weight loss program, calling it the "DeBettignies Head and Chest Cold" I am down 8.5 lbs in 10 days. Woo Hoo
• Best Buy buy out a bummer but from what I have seen so far it seems that they are doing a good job with the severance package
• Seems to me if one wants to portray themself as innocent, hiring a former O.J. or R. Kelly attorney is not the way to go
• Upgrading myself from crappy to sub human. First time I slept more than 4 hours at one time in a week. My head/chest cold may be breaking
• If you are seeking a senior .Net consultant in Minneapolis contact @AdamBodem

December 15, 2008

• Watching as people walk by with their dogs at a much faster pace than usual. -9 air temp and -23 wind chill a motivator
• Congrats to an old friend @davemn who was one of the ten Minnesota Obama/Biden electors. That must be a cool experience
• -7 air temperature and -30 wind chill in Minneapolis. Laughing at weather dude talking about Dallas 39 and wind chills. Whatever

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | December 14, 2008 - December 10, 2008 (last one first, links added):

December 14, 2008

• Gopher football receives 2 commitments from visitors this weekend. 3* DB and a 3* JUCO OL
• When attending future events I will put in my bag a pair of sneakers so I can show my contempt in real time rather than blog about it later
• Good news: Only rain in Mpls. Little snow to be had. Bad news: -30 windchills tonight to Tuesday morning. Brr, brr, brr
• Simply Hired: Job Searches Increase by Twenty-Seven Percent in November
• Spin Strategy: How looking for a job is like selling your house
• Manpower Employment Outlook Global Survey
• Politico: GOP resumes are piling up on Hill

December 13, 2008

• Best friends these days are lame but helping out: Mucinex D, Tylenol, bed, couch, chair. Upgrading myself from this sucks to mostly crappy
• Heisman Trophy: Sam Bradford of Oklahoma. I had him #3 but flip a coin between he, Tim Tebow of Florida and Colt McCoy of Texas
• Called a friend. Her daughter answers and says, "Uncle Paul you sound poopy" yes dear I do and am feeling poopy.

December 12, 2008

• Mother Nature to Minnesota: "I am giving you 2 days of warm weather. Then a big snow storm and below 0 highs. You chose to live here."
• RT @glarocque Hiring! CONSULTATIVE SALES Understands Tech, Media, Services & Web 2.0 - Recruiting/Sourcing | Referrals? [email protected]
• The Hiring Site (CareerBuilder): Who Would You Follow?
• Was hoping for some good late night TV and found Judge Dredd. Sucked then sucks now. The only good part is any part with Diane Lane.

December 11, 2008

• ABC News, Houston: Holiday gifts for the unemployed @jasonalba and JibberJobber.com mentioned
• Richard Schulze, Best Buy founder, & family foundation donate $40M to the University of Minnesota for diabetes research http://cli.gs/V34UXJ
• AP: Bank of America to cut 30K - 35K over 3 years. Final numbers in early '09. Redundancy (mergers) and economy cited as reasons
• A stop, read, ponder article: The Value of Being Utterly, Gloriously Wrong Thanks @medxcentral for the link
• #RothbergWebinar: Facebook says average age of a user is 25
• #RothbergWebinar: MySpace says average age of a user is 35
• 800 Recruiters signed up for @StevenRothberg on using Facebook.
• Want to learn/want to better use Facebook as recruiting tool? @stevenRothberg doing a free webinar today 1 pm CT
• Weekly jobless claims +58K to 573K. 4 week avg to 540K from 526K. Continuing claims to 4.09M All stats are year highs

December 10, 2008

• Found Twitturly by accident, http://twitturly.com It tracks your Twitter linking history. http://www.recruitingblogs.com/group/followmeontwitter
• Was asked: Is the grass greener on the the side? My reply: If you like to mow, water, weed, rake, fertilize on your own, then yes
• Digital Daily: Take This Yahoo Job and Shove It http://cli.gs/31gQQM 2:53 PM Dec 10th from web
• 9 Recruiter/HR Twitter users added to Follow Me On Twitter group @recrutiingblogs.com
• YourHRGuy.com: The One Thing You Should Do Today

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | December 9, 2008 - December 8, 2008 (last one first, links added):

December 9, 2009

• Things changing too fast for me. Recent additions: Pluto no longer a planet and businesses not allowed to fail. What's next?
• Congrats @marenhogan for recieving a Key Contributor award today from the SHRM chapter in Omaha for doing their newsletter and collateral
• RT @ashleymonseth Corporate PR specialist w/ Social Media exp. needed at Hudson. Job Description now online http://bit.ly/13XyO
• Memo to Illinois Governor: If you are basically selling the Senate seat and you think you might be wiretapped, might just as well use eBay
• RT @TwisterMc The Big Bang Theory cast is on Twitter!!!

December 8, 2008

• Mixed emotions about the #snow. Looks pretty. Have been working from home and not impacted but 2 friends involved in accidents. No one hurt
• RT: @kalisurfer Minnesota - i love this place - 6 months of winter + 2 months of prep +2 months of recouping +2 months of heaven on earth
• RT @mnrecruiters: Check out www.minnesotarecruiters.com and make a donation to Second Harvest Heartland
• Thought I posted this: From CNBC, Tribune Company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. $13B in debt.
• Minnesota friends, check this out http://minn.citytweets.net/ Saw @researchgoddess talking about the Seattle site
• Business Week: The Best Cities for Riding Out a Recession
• Career Hub: Jobless in December? Advice from Recruiting Pros
• Death By Email: 10 Things Never To Put In Email
• RT: @steffenson Ecolab is looking for a Corporate Development / M&A Director. Know anyone like this looking for a job in the Twin Cities?

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | December 7, 2008 - December 2, 2008 (last one first, links added):

December 7, 2008

• Hello Minneapolis. Snow on the ground. Area drivers appear to be learning how to drive on it. Left Kansas CIty 37 degrees. Minneapolis 15
• A few MN friends called me a whiner for talking about the weather in Kansas City last night. Now I see why. It's f'ing cold here.
• Now looking up gas prices to maximize our purchasing power. Looks like Owatonna winds with upper $1.50's KC was $1.39. Most of Iowa $1.69
• Between Mason City and the border. No, knowing we are "almost" to the border does not help.
• My buddy keeps on showing where we are on his Blackberry and GPS. Is this the digital version of, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"
• Heading back to Minneapolis. Had a good time except of the cold weather last night and not close game between Oklahoma and Missouri

December 5, 2008

• Hello Kansas City, road construction and rush hour traffic
• Missouri short on highway funds? I ask because right lane on this part of I 35 has a 3 ft wide repave strip. But not the whole lane.
• CNBC: Huge Job Losses Could Be Signal That Worst Is Over
• Minnesota Recruiters supporting Second Harvest Heartland. To learn more and link to donation page go to www.minnesotarecruiters.com
• Not being over adventerous we chose the modern rest stop.
• Another Iowa observation. Sign says Rest Area ahead. Another sign says Modern Rest Area 19 more miles. What amenities does this one have?
• Just passed a sign: Huge Safe Sale. And I am wondering. Are only the big ones on sale or is it a big sale?
• Hello Des Moines
• Next to rest stop is a sign that says Prairie Area. WTF, why a designated place for a prairie area? The whole damn state is a prairie area
• Who in the Twin Ctities wants to be in a good news TV piece about hiring? Are you hiring FT staff? Send an email ASAP [email protected]
• On the road to Kansas City for the Big XII Championship game. Just crossed into Iowa feeling a little out of place. Iowa has a funk about it
• Jobs report: College degree stays at 3.1%
• Jobs report: Under/unemployed is 12.5% from 11.8%
• Jobs Report: CRAP -535,000. Unemployment rate at 6.7% October revised from -240,000 to -320,000
• Jobs report: Seeing estimates between 275K to 350K. Even a couple near 500K

December 4, 2008

• YEAH!!!! A company that gets it. CNBC with a story that Creed, fragrance company, hiring while sales slow to hire good talent for upswing
• CNBC live in part from the Mall of America. Welcome home Rebecca Jarvis
• Minnesota budget deficit estimated at $5.2B from now to June 2011 not including inflation spending increases. Balance Budget law in place.
• Diggings: November Jobs Data By State From LinkUp.com
• CNNMoney.com: How long will the recession last?
• CollegeRecruiter.com: More Employers Admit to Using Facebook, MySpace to Background Check Candidates
• Standout Jobs: Is Hiring Easier in a Downturn Economy?

December 3, 2008

• WCCO lead in stories: Vikings players and suspension. Recount in Senate race. Porn at work. Suddenly #Victoria's Secret looks smart
• Is Channel 4 "accidentally" doing the 1 in 4 surf porn at work story on the same night as #Victoria's Secret? Hmm... Paging @DeRushaJ
• Oh and I am watching #Victoria’s Secret for the music :)
• It looks like this year #Victoria’s Secret prefers brunettes to blondes. I have no preference, am an equal opportunity kind of guy.
• RecruitingBlogs.com: 52 Social Media Ideas For HR and Recruiting
• Good news for Minneapolis 2 years in a row: Who climbed, fell in MarketWatch city rankings? (Hint Minneapolis #1 again)
• Neutral news (I take this as good news) for Finance: Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index
• MinnPost.com: How should Minnesota's congressional and legislative districts be redrawn?
• Good News for IT: Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report And scroll down to see regional numbers
• Wall Street Journal: How to Handle the Job Offer You Can't Afford
• Good news you ask? Maybe one more. I am not an economist but this may be the bottom. How long we stay and until things go up is the question
• Good news you ask? Bill Gross of PIMCO on CNBC, 30 year fixed mortgages may go down to 4.5%. Umm, that and oil at $50. That's all I have
• Institute for Supply Management (ISM): Nonmanufacturing index fell to 37.3% from 44.4% in October. Worse than expected, 42.7% was estimate
• Labor Department unemployment numbers out Friday. Estimates are 350,000
• Challenger Gray & Christmas: 181,000 announced layoffs in November. 7 year high. 91,000 in financial services with 50,000 from Citigroup.
• ADP Employment Report: 250,000 jobs lost. Estimate was 205,000. October revised to 179,000 from 157,000
• The beginning of three days of horrible economic news has started....

December 2, 2008

• Personal Branding Blog: 5 Tips for Networking With People Who Are More Successful Than You Are
• Forbes.com: A Wall Streeter's Guide To Finding A Job

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | December 1, 2008 - November 22, 2008 (last one first, links added):

December 1, 2008

• Spent last 4 days isolated from the world (laptop & college football not included) allowed me to rest, think, clear my head. Very energized
• National Bureau of Economic Research: Recession started in December 2007. Had been 73-months of economic expansion. Previous was 120 months
• The only good thing about the BCS for college football is the buzz it causes when it continues to fail. U of Texas got screwed.

November 29, 2008

• Big XII has another phenomenal game with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Game on ABC. Bedlam indeed. 44-41 8:00 Q4
• Gopher fans: Oregon vs Oregon St on Versus. If Ducks beat the Beavers knocking them from BCS 2 from Big Ten likely. Gophers then to Phoenix
• Coleman/Franken recount: StarTribune has PDF's of some of ballots being contested http://cli.gs/2P5NLz I think 95% are easy to decide intent
• Unbelievable game between Kansas and Missouri. And hey, for anyone in Kansas City next weekend I will be there for Big XII Championship
• Next set of games: Florida/Florida State, Alabama/Auburn and right now best halftime show with Grambling and Southern bands. A good day.
• Rivalry games: Oldest Lafayette/Lehigh (144). Oldest D1A Minnesota/Wisconsin (118). Oldest trophy, Little Brown Jug Minnesota/Michigan.
• Enjoying Rivalry Weekend. Georgia vs Ga Tech, Virginia vs Va Tech, Clemson vs South Carolina. Expecting a sore thumb by end of day
• Time: The $100,000 Job Search: How the High-End Unemployed Cope

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | November 21, 2008 - November 13, 2008 (last one first, links added):

November 21, 2008

• Owner of the local grocery store sees me, says I look like crap. To get some sleep. I say really I just took a 3 hour nap. He says try again
• Channel 4 breaks news that Denny Hecker is closing 6 car dealerships impacting 400 jobs tonight
• News from Minnesota Recruiters event: Lots of email saying best event yet. 349 lbs of goods donated to Second Harvest Heartland. A good day
• #mnrecruiters @nicolebodem doing a great SEO/SEM presentation. Lots of notes being taken
• #mnrecruiters Made good on my bet with Lois Flad of the UW Business School. Yes, I am wearing a Badger hat.

• #mnrecruiters Back from break. Oberon did drawing for $50 Best Buy gift card. Allan Larson speaking on Deep Structure Recruiting

• #mnrecruiters Video from Second Harvest Heartland has brought tears to many eyes

• #mnrecruiters Rob Zeaske, Executive Director of Second Harvest Heartland speaking to our group @2harvest Thanks to our group for supporting

• If you are in MN, stop what you are doing and see this video from @2harvest http://tinyurl.com/66aan4

• #mnrecruiters asked how much time spend on Social Media. @txaggie94 says "constant partial attention"

• #mnrecruiters Group responded well. Donated food items that filled 3 large collection boxes plus more on the tables @2harvest we did good

• #mnrecruiters A full house at Best Buy. 220+ recruiters. Social Media Panel of @jokahn @txaggie94 @tavisd @steffenson Lots of donated food

November 20, 2008

• #mnrecruiters 8.5 hours until the event. @nicolebodem printing handouts. Big thanks to @marenhogan for the design help

• Wondering where all the #smbmsp tweets are?

• Registrations for event are closed. Space for 240. 260 are registered. 68 still want to. 14 cancelled. That's 342 who showed interest. WOW

• In order to finish work on #mnrecruiters event at Best Buy tomorrow I am missing #smbmsp and @jeffpulver at Best Buy today. Hey friends

November 19, 2008

• I care so very little about Hollywood stars but I am a big fan of Kristin Chenoweth. Tonight she talks about the "cooter smash"
• Leno to Maher: Bush is leaving office, we are screwed. The golden age of Clinton and Bush are over.
• Took a tour at @2harvest and working with @lindsi for our @mnrecruiters event Friday. They are a great organization and easy to work with
• Thinking about an idea for a mentoring program proposed by Jim D'Amico, Senior Recruitment Manager at Schwan's
• RT @mnrecruiters Looking forward to announcing discounts for Minnesota Recruiters members with ERE @ere_net
• Minnesota Recruiters is putting together a food drive with and then fundraiser for Second Harvest Heartland @2harvest
• Thanks @NicoleBodem and @jokahn for your part in the upcoming event. You never get enough credit but I hope you know how appreciative I am

November 18, 2008

• OH NO! MN Rep Michele Bachmann on Hannity & Colmes. Was hoping she would fade away for a while. Now hoping she says something stupid. Again
• @RobertFischer Used to be speakers/sponsors/logistics. Now with the group so big (1,300+ on the email list) lots of admin work, email, calls
• Planning this Minnesota Recruiters event is kicking my butt.

November 17, 2008

• RT @mnrecruiters Minnesota Recruiters event filled at 240. Added 20 more seats 260. Filled those. Now have 40+ on a waiting list. speechless
• RT @mnrecruiters: 209/240 seats registered. Trying to expand to 260. Response has been phenomenal. Formal invite to be sent at Noon

November 16, 2008

• Home Sweet Home. Lots and lots of Wisconsin State Troopers today. Fortunately did not meet any of them.

November 15, 2008

• I did get to Camp Randall at the end of Q3. Just in time to see the students "Jump Around" and for the Gophers to lose. But a good time
• Bummer. Much needed decompress weekend in Madison for the Gopher game has me missing it. Best friend with the flu and not leaving him alone
• Minnesota Recruiters Informal Invite posted at www.minnesotarecruiters.com
• Good time as sober driver in Madison last night. Lots of Gophers fans out and about. Wind chills in the teens today. Layering has begun
• RT @mnrecruiters Informal invite sent Fri afternoon for Nov 21st event. 124/250 registered. Fantastic. Formal invite to be sent Mon morning

November 14, 2008

• Looking forward to meeting @BizWerkerJulia while in Madison. An online recruiter friend I have known for a few months
• Halfway to Madison. Numerous WI state troopers. Minnesota Recruiters event set and about to send invite. (no I am not driving) Go Gophers
• On the road to Madison. Working on the Minnesota Recruiters event.

November 13, 2008

• My head hurts and I am sleep deprived. And I have not left for Madison yet. grr
• Congrats to JobDig and their @LinkUp for being in this ABC News story Finally Found That Job? Start It Off Right

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | November 10, 2008 - November 8, 2008 (last one first, links added):

November 10, 2008

• A cool web site to market of all things a college basketball team. University of Minnesota creates a site for Tubby Smith www.tubbysmith.com
• Been told 3 times by friends they saw me on the Jumbotron at the Dome during Gopher game. I was standing, yelling, not looking happy. (duh)
• Getting an unfortunate lesson in estate planning, wills, lawyers, and county assistance. Make sure you document and make your wishes known
• The MBTI Blog: 20 Signs You Twitter Too Much
• Digital Recruiting: Social Networks - An Inaccurate truth
• Personal Branding Blog: 10 Employer Branding Strategies to Become the Employer of Choice
• MSNBC: To change careers, tailor your résumé
• The HR Capitalist: Parties and Layoffs - Does Having One Mean You Shouldn't Have the Other?
• Very cool. More college friends calling to say will be in Madison this coming weekend. Uh oh...

November 9, 2008

• 83 Recruiters using Twitter now listed on RecruitingBlogs.com Twitter group page found at http://tinyurl.com/497b5s Follow @RecruitingBlogs
• RT @gophers: Gophers lose to Michigan but pick up 3 recruits: Garin, Hageman and Searcy

November 8, 2008

• Will be in Madison for the Gopher vs Badger game next weekend from Friday noon to Sunday noon. If in the area or travelling from Mpls DM me.
• Minnesota loses to Michigan. Not the loss but the way it happened sucked. Could have had more enjoyment sticking my finger in a power socket
• 2 hours to the Little Brown Jug game between Minnesota and Michigan.

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | November 7, 2008 - November 4, 2008 (last one first, links added):

November 7, 2008

• 12 hours to the Little Brown Jug game between Minnesota and Michigan. Go Gophers!!! Oldest travelling trophy in college football
• Here we go. @quick13 has been getting lots of face time promo'ing this piece
• For the local employers and recruiters if you are seeking a CRM Admin/Analyst/Manager with SalesForce and Database skills contact @quick13
• Check me out tonight on Channel 4 during the 5pm news. Turns out the advice I was giving was a question asked by @quick13 Small online world
• Off to Channel 4 studios (local CBS affiliate) to do the Good Questions segment for tonight. Job Search is the topic.
• Memo to D's & R's: Quit complaining about 3rd parties taking votes. Instead have a qualified candidate with a positive message
• Wall Street: GM misses badly. Q2 burned $1B a month. Q3 burned $2.3B a month. At this rate, would not make it to '09
• For me this McCain staffer off the record smack talk about Palin is making them look bad. If true, why did they pick here? Time to walk away
• @dbrauer Not being political and not seeking a conspiracy, how come the vote #'s only going in Franken's favor? Specific precincts?
• Jobs Report: Saying all that, there are sectors increasing jobs. Regions doing well. Parts of the economy doing more business.
• Jobs Report, Unemployment Rate: College degree 3.1%, Some college or AA 5.2%, High School 6.3%, No High School 10.3%
• Jobs Report, Unemployment Rate: Women 5.3%, Men 6.3%, White 5.9%, Hispanic 8.8%, Black 11.1%, Teens 20.6%
• Jobs Report: Unemployment rate 6.5% from 6.1% Highest rate since 1994
• Jobs Report: Oct -240K, Sept revised to –284K from first reported -159K, -1.2M in ’08
• By request about to post a bunch of numbers from October unemployment report
• Light snow in Minneapolis. Looks pretty. Still sucks.

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | November 3, 2008 - October 28, 2008 (last one first, links added):

November 3, 2008

• CNN.com/Technology: #@*!!! Anonymous anger rampant on Internet
• Say it ain't so... Have an email from a "R" D.C. friend who is trying to figure out who will be in New Hampshire in January. Sick and wrong
• A great walk. A very tame Doe hanging out on walking path between St. Anthony Main and Stone Arch Bridge. Not phased by people or dogs
• Off for a walk and clear my brain on a 74 degree day. Have a lot of things to do that I am late on but cannot let this beautiful day pass by
• MSNBC for the most part focusing Obama's victory and administration. FOX News talking about how McCain can still win a close one.
• 65 degrees already in Mpls. 74 predicted would tie a record high. Feels really warm. Friday low of 27 and high of 39 will feel brr brr brr
• MSNBC election fact: First time in 40 years a former Yale student not on the President or VP ballot

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | October 27, 2008 - October 25, 2008 (last one first, links added):

October 27, 2008

• Social Media Breakfast Mpls/St Paul this Friday at Deluxe Corp HQ's. More info www.smbmsp.ning.com to register www.smbmsp8.eventbrite.com
• New home sales: +2.7% in Sept. Median price $218K down 9% from '07. Inventory 10.4 months in Sept from 11.4 in Aug.
• University of Minnesota Homecoming 2008 info: http://www.homecoming.umn.edu/?id=6247
• BCS Poll has Minnesota Golden Gophers up to #17. (not sure how I forgot to mention this last night)

October 26, 2008

• Humor needed? Check out @PowerBaby mmm...spaghetti... http://tinyurl.com/5tgo3w
• ReTweet @Gophers: Minnesota Golden Gophers #20 in all polls (starting to sing The Rouser now)
• Watching McCain on Meet The Press. Must be difficult a week or so away from election day and seeing a defeat on the horizon.
• Uh Oh part 2. Ground now covered with snow. Weather forecast was WRONG and I was a fool to believe
• Uh Oh. Snow coming down faster. Visibility down to .5 mile. Better pack and go quickly
• Snow flurries in west central Minnesota this morning. Wind are 20-40 MPH. Thankfully will be a tailwind on the drive to MPLS

October 25, 2008

• @dbrauer Gophers strength of schedule is #50 in the country, #18 of top 40 ranked teams, and better than 11 of the top 25
• @dbrauer Missed your Tweet from 3 hours ago on Gophers. The O lIne is young, inexperienced, hurt. If they progress enough the O will be OK
• M-I-N-N-E-S-O-T-A ..Minnesota...Minnesota...yyyeeAAHHHHHHHH...GOPHERS!!! (was visiting with my Dad and away from the laptop) 7-1 YEAH BABY!!
• @GraemeThickins I am in the comfort of my Mom's living room in West Central MN. Travelling to Madison and Big XII Championship
• Let's Go Gophers. Moving on over to @gophers for the game

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | October 24, 2008 - October 18, 2008 (last one first, links added):

October 24, 2008

• Mom's dog freaked out. Nasty bark like unknown people around. Not 2 but 4 legged variety. 3-5 deer in the back yard. Pulse rate coming down
• Employment Digest: Follow-Up After the Job Interview
• Brazen Careerist: 3 Things Gen Y Can Expect From The Recession
• What Would Dad Say: Fact or Crap?
• Blue Cross Blue Shield in MN: Laid off 200-250 yesterday. Have not seen an official announcement or news article.
• Seth Godin: Be careful of who you work for
• Oil: <$64 OPEC to cut production 1.5M barrels a day
• CNBC: Mounting Layoffs: Why They're Different This Time

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | October 17, 2008 - October 14, 2008 (last one first, links added):

October 17, 2008

• Yahoo! HotJobs: 7 Tips for Negotiating Your Salary in a Troubled Economy
• JibberJobber: 7 Tips To Manage and Organize A Job Search
• Business Pundit: Small Business Fights to Stay Alive with Decreased Availability to Credit
• Bob Sutton Work Matters: Layoffs and Creativity: Are You Expelling the Innovators?
• Forbes.com: How To Keep Morale High When Business Is Down
• Jeff Dubay of KFAN possible correction: may have been a Sudafed thing "Methamphetamine Precursor Drugs"
• Jeff Dubay of KFAN was arrested Wednesday and released today on a charge possessing more than 6 grams of controlled substance, Meth
• I woke from my nap to a nightmare. Larry King had a panel and there was MN Rep Michele Bachmann and her big grin. Like the Joker. Scared me
• Job Search tip 5: Hard to say this but in this market it is not what you want but what problem can you fix. How you can better the company
• Job search tip #4: Finding a job is a job. Takes work. Can/does suck to do. Make a plan. Track calls, email, resumes sent and to whom.
• Job search tip #3: Because XYZ Company laid off accountants (as an example) does not mean everyone is. Each company is a different situation
• Job search tip #2: Always assume company is hiring until they say no. Jobs not being posted does not mean they do not exist \
• Job search tip #1: If you have increased revenue or cut costs promote that aggressively
• Jobs, MN good news. Have heard many small and mid size companies are or will be adding jobs. Some big companies picking up available talent
• Jobs, not as bad news: MN -2300 in Sept. Less than expected. Unemployment rate down to 5.9% from 6.2% Fin Serv +2200 & Information Serv +600
• Jobs, bad news: Layoff announcements starting to come in from around the country not just banks. CFO Magazine survey says 56% to do layoffs
• A good presentation and great response from IIBA last night. Did not use suck as much as usual. I was nervous with a crowd unfamiliar to me

October 16, 2008

• Google: earning beat expectations!!!
• Wondering if Joe the Plumber has been approached by investors to create a plumbing franchise.
• More info on IIBA event, www.iiba-msp.org and SafeNet Consulting www.safenetconsulting.com
• LinkedIn presentation for IIBA at SafeNet Consulting tonight is done. Until I change it. Again. I hear 115+ attendees expected.
• Economy good news: Consumer Price Index for Sept is flat. Inflation mellowing. Weekly job claims drop 16,000 to 461,000

October 15, 2008

• 2012 unity ticket: Joe Six Pack and Joe the Plumber
• Keith Olbermann: If the Democrats have the White House and Capitol Hill will he be out of a job? Who will he hammer on night after night?
• #debate08 My lean and likely vote: unfortunately another election where I vote not for one but believe the other would do worse job
• #debate08 13 Undecideds: All but 1 leaning and do not see it changing. 8 Obama | 4 McCain | 1 wants to move to France for real Socialism
• #debate08 4 Questions since I missed it: Anything new? Any real answers on economy? Anyone change their vote? Did it suck like the others?
• #debate08 Breaking my silence but only to say I hung out with my grandma rather than seeing/hearing the debate and feel awesome about it
• SEO guru in the HR/Recruiter space @NicoleBodem is celebrating her first day on the job at Arbita www.arbita.net
• Sorry, should have posted this October Beige Book link
• More Beige Book: MPLS district 24% percent expect to hire Q4, 23% expect to decrease staff. Consistent with Minnesota Recruiters survey
• Economy: Fed Res releases October Beige Book. Not all bad. Could be worse. Reads and feels like 2001. Skilled labor shortages in some areas
• @txaggie94 No blame. Giving credit and responsibility to the person who deserves it. Old? Not you. And the college kids call me "fossil"
• Happy Birthday @txaggie94 You can thank and/or blame Katie for introducing me to Twitter

October 14, 2008

• Nerd Guru: Tapping an old network
• ReTweet @nerdguru Five Reasons Software Developers Hate Software
• In 36 hours we lost 38 degrees (sigh)

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | October 13, 2008 - October 11, 2008 (last one first, links added):

October 13, 2008

• @slolee Some of my Recruiter friends not very social media savvy. A couple wondered WTF that was all about. about 12 hours ago from web in reply to slolee
• An "apology" for the Rick Roll earlier. It was the first one I ever did. Seemed well timed. Was a ReTweet. Promise, will not do it again :)
• Career Hub: Top 10 Tips to Recession-Proof Your Career
• cheezhead: top 10 signs that you’re about to get axed
• Obama's $ plan sounds good. Really good. But other than saying because we spend $10B in Iraq then we should here too how does he pay for it?
• ReTweet @mjkeliher I knew this would happen: Joe Biden steps down as Democratic VP candidate, citing health concerns. http://is.gd/3H2
• Wall Street: Dow Ind closed +936 Surely there will be some profit takers tomorrow so this level may not hold but for a day, sigh of relief
• Wall Street: Dow Ind +800 10 minutes before close
• Wall Street: Dow Ind +720 to >9,100 Registers first ever +700 point intraday move
• Petters Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• Wall Street: at the bell, Dow Ind +400
• MSNBC: How to survive and thrive after an acquisition
• U.S. News & World Report: Be Game, Like Erin Burnett

October 12, 2008

• 77 in MPLS. Surely there is a cold front coming our way. This cannot last. And when it ends, that will suck.

October 11, 2008

• Feeling no pity for Wisconsin Badgers fans as they get a butt whooping from Penn State. They are getting restless, www.firebretbielema.com
• @RecruitingGuy My head hurts. I screamed so loud dude 4 doors down ran into the courtyard to see what was wrong. Saw my shirt & gave a Hi 5
• Sorry, I know I promised to keep my Gopher Tweets to @gophers and I did a good job. But last year sucked so bad that this is a huge release!
• Gophers win!!! Are 6-1 and bowl eligible. Congrats Coach Brewster and players. For all the haters from last year SCREW YOU!!! YEAH BABY!!!
• G O P H E R S W I N !!!!! G O P H E R S W I N !!!!! G O P H E R S W I N !!!!! G O P H E R S W I N !!!!!
• RT @MNRecruiters Thank you to 300+ MNRecruiters for answering survey. Results Monday. Preview: News very mixed not as bad as one might think
• Gophers "D" holds Illinois on 3rd and 4th and inches from getting a TD. 14-6 Minnesota. Start of the 4th Quarter
• Halftime with @gophers: Minnesota Golden Gophers 7 & Illinois Fighting Illini 3 Go Gophers!!!
• BEAUTIFUL day in the MPLS. Gophers on ESPN. Tonight LSU/Florida. This is going to be a good day.

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | October 10, 2008 - October 7, 2008 (last one first, links added):

October 10, 2008

• "Sometimes you are the windshield and sometimes you are the bug. I am flying around in rush hour traffic." Me 10-10-08
• Wall Street: Dow Ind traded from -700 to +300. Then a yo-yo at the end of the day. Finishes around -125 as computers catch up to late volume
• Diggings: LinkUp Data Shows Surprisingly Positive Jobs Picture In September
• Forbes.com: How To Steal Your Boss's Job
• jobacle: What Your Office Walls REALLY Reveal About You

October 9, 2008

• Asian markets down 7% - 11%

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too).

With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash moment during the day, of what I am thinking about. You can follow during the day or see the digest below.

Here are the highlights of my recent Twitter activity. If you want to see the full version click MN Headhunter on Twitter

MN Headhunter on Twitter | October 6, 2008 - October 4, 2008 (last one first, links added):

October 6, 2008

• SportsCenter has at least 30 minutes worth of material from the Vikings and Saints game. Vikings win, yeah, whatever. Go Gophers
• Fairview Health Services to layoff 150 to 200 employees.
• Sun Country filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Says will continue to fly its regular schedule
• DOW 10,000: I remember March of 1999 when that was a good thing.
• 54 Recruiters on Twitter group at RecruitingBlogs.com www.recruitingblogs.com/group/followmeontwitter
• My Tweets are worth $17.74/month. @researchgoddess is worth $24.49/month. Once again, not as cool as Amybeth :( www.whatsyourtweetworth.com
• Microsoft hiring freeze: Company denies rumor but says is looking at hiring plans
• eBay layoffs: To cut 10% or 1,000 by reducing temp employees and reducing number of open jobs

October 5, 2008

• 5 nights in a row in bed before Midnight. Likely has not happened since 11th grade. Thinking about reintroducing me to the doctor.

October 4, 2008

• After a rough work week and not feeling well a huge dose of college football has me feeling much better.
• College football has 3 teams in "trending topics". FSU, Texas, and Vandy. Happy to see some college football fans on Twitter
• Gophers beat Indiana 16-7. 5-1, way to go defense. Let me say that again 5-1, way to go defense. My hope for 5-7 or 6-6 was conservative WOW
• O.J. Simpson found guilty on all charges in his Las Vegas trial