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Re: Facebook, Dictators, and when to listen to your users - Red Canary

daviddunnem — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:46:28 -0000

"...Gut instinct and feelings need to be kept firmly in check." Is this really what we should come away with? Ray Kroc, Sam Walton and Jeff Bezos were operating on the honed instinct of experience. By re-experiencing your own companies system of operation you can truly begin to enhance the user's experience. And tune your professional instincts to be as accurate and reactive as Kroc or Bezos.

When I started out as a web deisgner I would send my Mother the link to my newest project to see how she would navigate the site. She had very little computer knowledge and [for me] was a great testing environment. If she could effectively use at least a portion of the site I would consider it a success.

Re: One Red Question: True or False, it's hard to tell a prospective 'A-player' from a 'B' or 'C' based only on their resume? - Red Canary

daviddunnem — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:05:05 -0000

I agree, in a downturn economy many companies release "C-Players" or under performers. Being inundated with resumes for every job posting is a little overwhelming, but in the long run more beneficial.

This scenario is preferable to the "lesser of evils" situation where an under-qualified employee is promoted or hired because they are the least under-qualified applicant.

Re: What Workopolis, Casinos and Stock Markets have in Common - Red Canary

daviddunnem — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:19:45 -0000

Job boards like workopolis and it's ilk really just funnel prospects throught to the employer's job listings page. It often seems a way to aggregate marketing data for the job board while "selling hope" to someone looking for that entry level position at RIM.

More than 80% of job placements come through personal networks and friends. Often the hiring company may feel forced to "fill the spot" rather than match up the job to a new hire. This "force" is usually generated by the employee who is either doing two jobs or overwhelmed with the one they currently hold. Chances are they have someone in mind allready to fill the position.

How did you get your job?

PostScript: I apologize for all the parenthesis, I wanted to both reference previous comments as well give the post a more conversational tone.