Liquid HRtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14782102009-03-03T23:01:40+00:00HR meets Web 2.0: Comments, discussions and reviews of online HR companies and a vision of a more liquid HR economy.TypePadiProfile re-revisited. Does it work?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-634901792009-03-03T23:01:40+00:002009-03-03T23:15:17+00:00So in my last post I reviewed the iprofile CV publication product, and had an overall favorable view of it from a strategic standpoint. So now I've come to the big test: it looks pretty, but does it work? The...Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2009/03/iprofile-rerevisited-does-it-work.htmlLiquid HR Supports Techcrunch and Arringtontag:typepad.com,2003:post-620297042009-01-28T13:30:31+00:002009-01-28T13:30:31+00:00Just wanted to post a reference to Michael Arrington's recent blog regarding threats and abuse he has received as a prominent blogger. Arrington and the guys at Techcrunch are well known in the tech community and have informed and inspired...Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2009/01/liquid-hr-supports-techcrunch-and-arrington.htmlRevisiting iProfile: We're getting theretag:typepad.com,2003:post-618958462009-01-26T00:35:19+00:002009-01-26T00:35:19+00:00Too much time has elapsed since I checked out the iprofile website. I decided to go back on to see whether they've come as far as they said they would when last I talked with them. To refresh, iProfile has...Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2009/01/revisiting-iprofile-were-getting-there.htmlRecruiting with inflated nonsense job titlestag:typepad.com,2003:post-618786342009-01-25T16:40:21+00:002009-01-25T16:40:21+00:00So the other day I happened upon a job posting for a company called Concep. I'm sure it's a lovely company. They were advertising for a "Marketing Executive." For some goofy reason I clicked on the job description, and found...Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2009/01/recruiting-with-inflated-nonsense-job-titles.htmlZubka Review II: The Vengeancetag:typepad.com,2003:post-604580642008-12-26T13:51:00+00:002008-12-26T13:51:00+00:00So I've received emails from Zubka offering me thousands of pounds if I refer somebody in a particular position. With such enticement, I went straight back to the Zubka website and was greeted by a logon screen with such giant...Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2008/12/zubka-review-ii-the-vengeance.htmlWhy the recruitment industry often irritates metag:typepad.com,2003:post-604572202008-12-26T13:20:09+00:002008-12-26T13:20:09+00:00Some time ago - before my day job, I assure you, I was interviewing for various positions, and was called for an interview by one particular company, BMS IT, in the UK. Now, normally I wouldn't name and shame in...Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2008/12/why-the-hr-industry-often-irritates-me.htmlReturn from Sabbaticaltag:typepad.com,2003:post-589164462008-11-22T22:33:00+00:002009-04-07T16:33:51+01:00Apologies for the long absence, readers, but this (your) blogger was out for the summer season + a month or two. In subsequent posts, we're going to go back to basics, walking over some of the old ground to see...Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2008/11/return-from-sabbatical.htmlNaymz.com business model and contexttag:typepad.com,2003:post-487924942008-04-21T19:56:14+01:002008-04-21T19:56:14+01:00So I got the latest invitation several weeks back for Naymz.com. Yet again, I'm sure this newcomer is experiencing that sudden burst of hockey stick growth. The formula goes something like this: 1: Come up with a good concept (yes,...Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2008/04/naymzcom-busine.htmlThe importance of corporate culture in job-huntingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-471683162008-03-17T23:24:50+00:002008-03-17T23:24:50+00:00A lot of candidates never get around to asking the most basic of questions: what's it like to work at this company? Candidates are too busy answering questions, asking specific questions to demonstrate industry knowledge, and in general trying to...Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2008/03/the-importance.htmlNotchup.com: hockey stick or hokey shtick?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-448722682008-01-30T11:16:09+00:002008-01-30T11:16:09+00:00Notchup.com is a new website with a cool idea. Recruiters pay members to interview them for jobs. It targets more senior professionals and sleeper candidates who already have a job, not the desperate jobhunters who are giving their CV away....Mark Radoffhttp://blog.liquid-cv.com/2008/01/notchupcom-hock.html