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The way Boston welcomes entrepreneurs and start-ups keeps surprising me. And I thought Amsterdam was a hub…. Here in Boston, a wide variety of organizations provide office space, advice and create environments for them to thrive faster. Some are initiated by the city of Boston, others are 100% private. On Thursday, the 27th of October, I [...]

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When I started visiting events in Boston, there was always one guy who seemed to know everyone. Whether he was there in real life or joining the conversation on Twitter. It was obvious: he knows what is going on in Boston. I can’t recall where I read about him, but I guess I started following him [...]

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On the 20th and the 21st of July Bill Boorman (@BillBoorman) organized TRU Boston (The Real Unconference) which was held at Bullhorn, a software agency for staffing and recruiting. Those of you who’ve been to TRU in Amsterdam before, probably remember Bill and his stunning appearance.  Well, he still looks good, in a yellow  T-shirt [...]

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Mastering programs like Excel, Powerpoint or languages ​​like Java or PHP, are easily added to a resume. Skills that are crucial anchor points for recruiters. But how to validate these skills? During an interview a recruiter might be able to find out more about to what extent a job seeker is familiar with Google Analytics [...]

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A few months ago, I interviewed Katja Berkhout, Area Director of Boston for the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA). We talked for almost two hours. About her decision to move to Boston with her husband and daughter, cultural differences, her objectives as an Area Director and lots of other things. But what really impressed me, [...]

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A few weeks ago a campaign for the Dutch Railways (NS) which I managed for Co Unlimited received an advertising award: a SAN Accent. This social media recruitment campaign included training nine management trainees on how to blog and use twitter as an ambassador for the company. But what was in it for them? And [...]

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As you may have noticed, I’ve been away for a while. In the first two weeks of May I flew back to the Netherlands, since my family was expanded by two new, little creatures which I wanted to visit. It was wonderful: the weather was great, it felt good to be close to my family [...]

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On the 4th of April I received a long awaited document. My employment authorization document arrived 76 days after I applied. A  few days later, I went to the Field Office to apply for my Social Security Number, which was delivered one week later. In total, it took me a little less than 3 months [...]

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Imagine you’re a publisher with one or maybe two job boards in your portfolio. How do you respond to the way recruiters shift their budget to social media? Do you decrease your prices and wait until this social media hype is over? Or do you integrate Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook in your strategy? Not an [...]

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Last week, I read an article in the New York Times about a phenomenon called ‘sexting’. In other words: adolescents sharing  pictures of themselves via their smartphones. And as the term ‘sexting’ suggests, these pictures usually reveal more skin than is advisable during puberty. Three teens from Lacey were actually charged after texting a nude [...]

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