Web 2.0 Must Have's in 2008

Actually, this is the Web 2.0 that Arrington (as in TechCrunch) can't live without, and it's worth a look whether you are a Web 2.0 Geek or not.

He's noted his Web 2.0's faves since 2006, and it's interesting to see what's survived and what has gone by the wayside.

Gone: Bloglines

Gone: Feedburner

Survivor: Amie Street, Netvibes, Skype, Digg

Back: Delicious

My faves on the list: TechMeme , Facebook, and Google Reader.

Arrington's complete web 2.0 list HERE.

HR Generalist (engineering firm) Seattle, WA

Engineering / Technology firm in Seattle area is searching for an HR Generalist to lead their day-to-day operations at their headquarters location in the Seattle area.

Excellent benefits package and the opportunity to impact every facet of the HR discipline, with direct involvement in benefits - compensation - employee retention and recruiting.

Compensation targeted at level for those with approximately 5 years of HR Generalist experience.

Please forward resume to: TalentResourceGroup@gmail.com - include one paragraph detailing your most significant accomplishment of 2007.

Human Resources Generalist:
This position will manage the day-to-day operations of the HR office, including benefits, compensation, recruiting, and employee retention.

Essential Functions
* Manage the recruitment process for exempt and non-exempt employees and interns and serve as the single point of contact and hands-on recruiting resource for managers and owners.

* Assist with the development and administration of programs, procedures, and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the company.

* Assist with the monitoring of the company wage and salary structure within the company, including bonuses and raises.

* Provide competitive market research and prepare pay studies

* Oversee/conduct new hire orientation

Required Experience
* 5 years progressive HR exp
* PHR preferred
* Bachelor's degree in related field.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, applicant tracking systems, and the internet.

Why Are Blogs Such a Big Deal?

Still struggling with this whole blog-thing?

In 3 minutes, CommonCraft explains blogs in simple English:

RecruitingBlogs.com: Best Recruiting Blogs of 2007

RecruitingBlogs.com has launched the 2007 Best Recruiting Blog Awards, and my WirelessJobs.com site has been nominated.

But really, there's some incredible blogs represented here, so if I don't win the grand prize (a trip to Vegas, sponsored by ZoomInfo.com) I won't be too disappointed.

Below is a final list of all of the Best Recruiting Blogs of 2007 that have been nominated.

Good luck to the bloggers, and a big thanks to RecruitingBlogs.com (Jason Davis) for pulling this together.

Gautam Ghosh
Your HR Guy
Recruiting Animal
The Chad
Instigator Blog
CollegeRecruiter Blog
CollegeRecruiter.com Insights by Employers Blog
Marketing Headhunter
Xtra Cheezhead
Sourcing Corner
Jeremy Langhans
Jobmatchbox
Secrets Of The Job Hunt
Good To Know
Diggings
Staffing Software Talk
HR Search Marketing
The Hire Sense
MNheadhunter
Hiring Revolution
Wired & Hired
Digital Recruiter
Digital Recruiting
Cheezhead
Jim Stroud
Talent In China
Six Degrees From Dave
CyberSleuthing
Job Search Marketing
Recruitomatic
Guerrilla Marketing For Job Hunters
Career Hub
Career Waymark
Penelope Trunk
JibberJobber
WirelessJobs.com
Utah Tech Jobs
Executive Restaurant Recruiter
Sitting Xlegged
Neil Hernandez
Recruiting Edge
HRM Direct
Systematic HR
Workfarce
Social Median
One Louder
I, Donato
Checkster Blog
SalesRepRecruiter
Amybeth Hale Blog

Application Developer (Wireless) - Madison, WI

A large wireless/telecom client in Madison, WI is searching for an Application Developer to join their development.

Face it...the wireless business is cool. And growing like crazy. And they need top developers to keeping pushing the envelope and developing applications that make the wireless junkies go wild.

Hard to resist, eh?

If you want to be part of this wireless craziness, and you've got a year or two of development experience, email me: smithtx@gmail.com (App Developer in subject line).

Look forward to talking,

Dennis Smith
Director, Talent Strategy
WorldLink, Inc.
Editor, WirelessJobs.com


*Here's the full techie lowdown on the skills:

Software Engineering: C, PL-SQL, SQL Plus, K Shell

eSkills: HTML/CSS, Java/JSP, J2EE, XML

Databases: Oracle

Eye Tracking Rules

From Tim, to Seth, to me, to you:

Seth's highlights, in alphabetical order:

• Ads in the top and left portions of a page will receive the most eye fixation.
• Ads placed next to the best content are seen more often.
• Bigger images get more attention.
• Clean, clear faces in images attract more eye fixation.
• Fancy formatting and fonts are ignored.
• Formatting can draw attention.
• Headings draw the eye.
• Initial eye movement focuses on the upper left corner of the page.
• Large blocks of text are avoided.
• Lists hold reader attention longer.
• Navigation tools work better when placed at the top of the page.
• One-column formats perform better in eye-fixation than multi-column formats.
• People generally scan lower portions of the page.
• Readers ignore banners.
• Shorter paragraphs perform better than long ones.
• Show numbers as numerals.
• Text ads were viewed mostly intently of all types tested.
• Text attracts attention before graphics.
• Type size influences viewing behavior.
• Users initially look at the top left and upper portion of the page before moving down and to the right.
• Users only look at a sub headline if it interests them.
• Users spend a lot of time looking at buttons and menus.

• White space is good.

Rich UI Engineer (Contract) - Dallas, TX

Rich UI Engineer - Dallas, TX (Contract)

Self-driven person with good software architecture background in C/C++, COM, .NET, or JAVA-middleware and/or UI frameworks. The perfect candidate will have Browser framework experience (Mozilla for example)

Experience required:

Strong C/C++ background;

Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) and/or CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture);

XML (Extensible Markup Language)

ECMA (Java Script)

Record of architecting and/or leading middleware projects based on the technologies above;

Frosting on the cake:

XUL (XML User-interface Language)

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

XBL (XML binding language)

RDF (Resource Description Framework)

JAVA

Embedded devices experience

Interested? Please forward your resume to Dennis@WorldLink-US.com