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Demystifying the Hiring of Web Analytics Professionals

Corry Prohens — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:23:22 +0000

We have had the privilege of partnering with the Web Analytics Demystified team on several fronts over the past couple of years. First we sponsored their job board for web analytics positions… then we became global sponsors of Web Analytics Wednesdays. Nobody has done more for the web analytics community than Eric Peterson. Eric founded the [...]

More Search Firms = More Resumes??

Corry Prohens — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:20:37 +0000

Here is the situation… Your Web Analytics Manager position has been open for two months and Suzie in HR is not sending the candidates that you need. Apparently these people don’t respond to ads on Monster and Linkedin. You call Suzie and say, “Suzie, this is not working. Why don’t you call some recruiting firms for [...]

Web Analytics Certification Program

Corry Prohens — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:42:37 +0000

Until recently, the only credentialing / certification that was available to web analytics professionals was through the vendors and was obviously product-specific. The Web Analytics Association has been working on a community-wide certification program for a while. A few weeks ago they launched the Web Analyst Certification Program. The program is broken down into three components [...]

13 Tips For Recruiting Top Talent

Corry Prohens — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:41:52 +0000

Companies that are good at recruiting talent have huge competitive advantage in the marketplace. Companies that that recruit poorly damage their brands. With so much at stake it is amazing how few companies invest the time and resources into doing it properly. If you have a team to build or rebuild, or if you just want [...]

Developing Your Elevator Pitch

Corry Prohens — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:51:50 +0000

An elevator pitch is a 30-60 second sound bite that explains who you are and what you do. Per the name, you are supposed to be able to deliver it before the elevator doors open at the lobby. You are supposed to use plain and simple language so that anyone, in any context, can understand what you [...]

Resources for Web Analytics and Digital Media Freelancers

Corry Prohens — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:43:51 +0000

For a variety of reasons (discussed at length in previous posts), there has been a huge increase in the number of freelancers / contractors in the digital analytics world. Now that the economy is coming around and headcount is being freed up in corporate America I am personally curious to see if the pace of [...]

Beyond Web Analytics Podcasts

Corry Prohens — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:06:02 +0000

I am a bit late on writing this, but I wanted to be sure to blog about the Beyond Web Analytics podcasts that I participated in a couple of weeks ago. For those of you that don’t know about Beyond Web Analytics, Rudi Shumpert, a technical web analytics practitioner in Atlanta, started the series last year. [...]

Facebook Fan Page for Web Analytics Contractors / Freelancers

Corry Prohens — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:54:26 +0000

As the digital analytics community continues to grow, so does the need for qualified contractors and freelancers. IQ Workforce has taken an early lead on this front, providing access to some of the most sought-after interim talent in the corporate world. Today we represent dozens of qualified digital analytics professionals across the spectrum of digital media [...]

4 Analytics Positions in San Antonio

Corry Prohens — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:00:34 +0000

In this video, I talk about two contract and two permanent analytics positions with a major financial services firm in San Antonio, TX. IQ Workforce is conducting national searches for these positions and will relocate qualified candidates to San Antonio.

Feb 4 SEMPO NY Meetup

Corry Prohens — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:45:21 +0000

I just attended my first SEMPO NY Meetup. Great experience. The meeting coincided with Social Media Week (Did you know there was a Social Media Week??), so they had a panel of social media gurus from companies like Trendrr (social media analytics), Hootsuite, StockTwits and Collecta. The panel was really good. Sara Holoubek, SEMPONY’s chairperson and Max [...]