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While You Were Sleeping - Looking Back at Last Couple Years on the Internet

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 14:12.

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=== Originally published at: The Agile Approach ===

In the ’90s romantic comedy that we borrowed the title from, a chain of dramatic events take place, while the main character (played by Peter Gallagher) is in a post-accident coma.

Comatose sleep is a little too dramatic for this, but just in case you spent the last couple of years on a beautiful island, away from the daily strains of the everyday life in the 21st century, let us list some of the major, latest technical advancements for you. For the less-fortunate rest of us, who did not get to lounge on an island, this is a chance to look back and identify new technologies that have changed the way we live and operate, but were not around just couple of years ago.

Twitter

Twitter took off during 2007 SXSW festival. This 140-character-limit social messaging service revolutionized the Internet landscape by inventing, and at the same time monopolizing, a completely new phenomena: Micro-Blogging. The invention was so successful that it went far beyond the initial idea and became the most effective way to share ideas on the Web.

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Recruitment in 21st Century

Wed, 06/18/2008 - 05:28.

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The Shift

Our parents’ generation was different from ours in many respects. The attitude towards employment is a perfect example. How our parents viewed relationships with employers is different than how we view relationships with employers.

When our parents were our age, they typically aspired to have a job that they could keep for the rest of their careers. Those were jobs in which professional growth was gradual and from which he or she retired after a large farewell party and a gold watch. The 21st century has brought about changes. Keeping the same job for decades is no longer indicative of the reliability of an employee. In our ever-changing, fast-paced economy, diversity of professional experience is highly appreciated.

Shifts in employee attitudes and in employer focus have created a different marketplace for jobs. On a typical job interview these days, you will find hiring managers passionately trying to convince applicants to come work for their companies. Their efforts are matched by those of applicants who are trying to sell their skills, knowledge and experience. It is not a one-way street anymore. Recruitment has become a kind of fast lane on a two-way highway.