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| Happy New Year! |
In this New Year, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of
you who read and engaged with Talascend IT and me personally in 2012; be it on
the blog, LinkedIn and other social media, via email, and more. I’d also like
to thank those of you who have felt compelled to share the stories with others.
The beginning of the year is customarily a time for celebration
of what the future holds. It’s also a time for reflection on the past year. Keeping that in mind, I wanted to share the Top
10 posts of 2012 from Talascend IT (just in case you missed one):
Nov 27, 2012 – LinkedIn is a great networking tool. There is a difference
between the number of connections you have and the number real relationships
you have online. I explore the idea further in this post, which climbed quickly
into the top ten.
May 18, 2012 – Even though spawned out of the spirit of competition between
a colleague and myself; the message in this post regarding email ‘dos and don’ts’
was apparently pretty important to our readers.
Dec 10, 2012 – Contingent workers often get a bad rap. Two conflicting
studies on the subject really got me thinking about whether or not there are that many differences between contingent workers and full time employees. Apparently
I am not alone, as this story ended up being one of the top posts of 2012 in
only three weeks.
Sep 4, 2012 – I think if I wrote ‘back it up’ one more time in this post,
the ‘back it up police’ would have come to arrest me. An interesting look into
a subject that affects anyone with anything stored online; from pictures saved
to social media to data saved on the cloud.
Nov 5, 2012 – Simple phrases can make or break a conversation. They can
mean the difference between getting buy in from others and ‘losing them’ in a
business setting. This post combines some of the most powerful phrases my peers
and I came up with in a recent online discussion.
Mar 12, 2012 – The title says it all. Do you do and say things online you
wouldn’t in person? Is the increasingly common ‘take it or leave it’ attitude
towards others a result of social media use? The answers to these question and
more garnered this post a seat in the Top Five of 2012.
May 14, 2012 – An article from Forbes had a very profound message about
how to get the most out of candidates while interviewing. I expanded on the
idea more and received a lot of great feedback as a result.
Oct 22, 2012 – A post I saw on LinkedIn regarding etiquette in
interpersonal and professional situations really struck a chord with me. This
slap on the wrist to myself is an eye-opening look into the dangers of being
distracted by instant communication that today’s technology provides us; and
what it can ‘say’ to others while you’re talking with them.
Apr 23, 2012 – The topic surrounding the decline of job boards definitely
sparked the most interest and comments from our readers. Some praised the data
and relevancy of major job boards. Some feel I am right in my opinion that they
will become less relevant and viable as we move into the future. This blog was
only a few readers away from being #1 in our countdown.
1. The ’Beginning of The End for Job Boards’ Kicks into High Gear…Monster Announces It’s 'For Sale.'
Mar
26, 2012 – This follow up to an earlier prediction regarding job boards’
relevancy in this day and age of social networking caused a lot of discussion;
both online and offline. It was the hottest
topic in 2012.
Thank you again for all of your kind words, comments, and
interesting points of view regarding the posts in 2012. Look for more articles, thoughts, and bold predictions
in 2013, and all of us at Talascend IT will look forward to hearing from you.
Happy New Year! –
JK
Josh Kaplan writes on various subjects including
management, information technology breakthroughs, healthcare IT recruitment and innovations, big data, IT staffing and recruitment, and technical news and trends.
