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\"Spring<\/a><\/div>\n

The customary updates, previews, and quick-takes!<\/p>\n

More about . . .<\/em><\/p>\n

Facebook:<\/strong><\/a> Big doin\u2019s this month at the world\u2019s second-most-visited website.\u00a0 Now nearing 400 million users, Facebook announced<\/a> it will go for even more dominance by introducing a further array of \u201cways to connect.\u201d\u00a0 We’ll check into the details next month\u2014but meanwhile, those involved with social media should not ignore this development.<\/p>\n

CERN\/LHC:<\/a> <\/strong>What\u2019s been happening at the world\u2019s biggest science experiment? \u00a0Quite a bit, apparently, though none of it easy to understand.\u00a0 Get an inkling by reading about the first (ever!) \u201creconstruction of a Beauty particle<\/a>\u201d on April 21, 2010.\u00a0 The CERN search for a Recruitment Specialist is now closed, though.<\/p>\n

The Return of the Road Show?<\/em><\/p>\n

In my little world, a key indicator of economic health is the number of road shows I\u2019m invited to.\u00a0 In the boom days, I could have had breakfast and\/or lunch courtesy of some vendor(s) at least once a week, just for listening to panel discussions and watching slideshows.\u00a0 And probably gotten a tee shirt in the bargain.\u00a0 (Or a squeezy ball or a festive badge lanyard, or even a logo\u2019d padfolio!)<\/p>\n

No more.\u00a0 Of course I\u2019m not active in the event-rich IT world now, but I\u2019m still on a lot of \u201clists,\u201d so it stands to reason that I would get fewer<\/em> invitations, but not necessarily zero.\u00a0 Yet zero has been the exact number for the last couple of years.\u00a0 Imagine my surprise, then, when I got several very nice opportunities all of a sudden.\u00a0 A couple are in the careers\/recruiting\/HR arena, and I\u2019ll report on those next month.<\/p>\n

Meantime, I\u2019m just wondering if the increase in events reflects\/predicts improving economic conditions?<\/p>\n

Update from the Undercover Employee<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, I\u2019m still undercover\u2014though only part-time now.\u00a0 That gives me an opportunity to continue observing the culture at Company Big without using up too much bandwidth.\u00a0 And the insight for this month is:\u00a0 Keep emails short, or at least give them onscreen readability.\u00a0 There have been dramatic developments at Company Big this month, and the well-meaning execs (those coming and those going) have sent out l-o-n-g messages explaining why, saying good-bye, saying hello, etc.\u00a0 They may think lengthy blocks of text look more sincere than short paragraphs and bulleted lists, but no matter what the subject, an extended message really benefits from some amount of visual organization.\u00a0 For a refresher on effective email, revisit a classic post from 43 Folders<\/a>!<\/p>\n


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(This month\u2019s \u201cbeautiful image\u201d courtesy of Noel Zia Lee<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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