Weekend Libation: Vodka Ginger Mojito

Now that the warm weather is here I’ve made the transition from those wonderful brown liquors of bourbon and scotch to those lighter, clear and silver colors of vodka, rum, gin (Hendricks only) and tequilla.  Here is one of my all time favorite summer drinks.  It is a variation of the traditional mojito.
Ingredients:
3 quarter-sized slices [...]

Starbucks RANT!

I’ve been meaning to write this rant (or a form of this rant) over and over again for the past few months. It’s just every time I’ve had a completely terrible Starbucks experience, they somehow redeem themselves sparing them my rage and righteous indignation. Well, my friends…..I’ve finally had it with them, so here goes.
CONSISTENCY. [...]

Is the “Great Recession” Changing Recruiting?

According to both recent market data and anecdotal data from my recruiting friends, the employment market may have bottomed out. It now seems likely that recruiting will start to pick up again within the coming months. I am of the opinion that this “Great Recession” has fundamentally changed the behavior in which companies [...]

Google, Apple, & Yahoo - Anti-Recruiting Pact?

The Washington Post is reporting that the Justice Dept. is investigating whether or not some of the best known tech companies violated antitrust laws by agreeing not to recruit each other’s talent.  Google, Yahoo, and Apple were mentioned in the article.  You can read the article here.

Recruiter Confidence Climbs To Highest Level In Eleven Months

I just read this interesting press release from ExecuNet that says recruiters that seems to indicate the executive employment market is starting to come back.  2 factoids from this release:

The RCI is now at its highest levels since June, 2008.
57% of recruiters surveyed are confident or very confident the exec employment market will improve in [...]

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