Archive for April, 2007

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Who’s Got Dibs on a Happy Workplace?

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Got some bliss at your shop? You can win a freezer full of Dibs Ice Cream. Just tell your story about what makes your work environment a cool place to be. Sure, there all all kinds of Best Places to Work contests, but how many times do you get a chance to get ice cream [...]

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How Many Birthday Wishes Do You Send Out Each Year?

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Today is Sarah’s birthday. An important one. A round number. That’s her — a few years ago — doing a back flip. Wouldn’t it be great to have more days like this, jumping on a trampoline instead of walking a tightrope?
Happy birthday, Sarah.
P.S. How many birthday cards or wishes do you send out each year? [...]

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Recruitment by Music Video

Friday, April 27th, 2007

This is so much fun…
Folks at Connected Ventures made a funny video after work.
It shows their office space, their employees, and their culture – all in an extremely positive light.
Comments for the video not only show how well received the effort is, but also how many people wish they could work there.

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There Are Better Ways to Make Career

Friday, April 27th, 2007

I know, you thought I blew it on the headline. I didn’t. “There Are Better Ways to Make Career” is the flawed-English tagline of the most (obscene, creative, bold) recruitment fair poster I’ve ever seen. It’s by the German recruiting agency jobsintown.de.
WARNING: The image is very NSFW. If you’re easily offended, please don’t look. [...]

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For More Creativity, Raise the Roof

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Want to your people to focus on the details? Bring down the roof. Want more creativity? Raise the roof. Those are the findings in paper titled The Influence of Ceiling Height: The Effect of Priming on the Type of Processing People Use that will be published in the August issue of the Journal of Consumer [...]