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PODCAST - Racial Politics In the Workplace

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Racial Politics In The Workplace

Why am I called African-American when I’ve never been to Africa in my life? Karen and Jim both want to know. Should companies be compelled to create prayer rooms for their employees? (Its almost happening in the UK.) And if I am checking my blackberry in the check out line, I should get paid for it. If you use a company phone to send text messages, does the employer have the right to read them? (The answer may surprise you.) All this, plus, a few shameless plugs for new websites! Tune in to another exciting episode of The Recruiters Lounge Podcast.

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01:35 - Name that tune
03:31 - No matter where it happens, it might happen here eventually
04:50 - Still, never heard of them
09:08 - Its not a right for you to pray
13:55 - He loves to berate people who believe in God. Because he is an atheist
17:10 - A lot of rainbow kids in America, but yet there are high levels of (employment) discrimination
20:28 - If I say I am biracial, people say, “What, you’re not proud of being black?”
25:08 - America is the only country to classify people the way we do
27:22 - Those who are not apathetic to the process are vocal and it changes for them
33:08 - Should they say that they worked 2.3 minutes of overtime?
37:12 - Just because you put it in writing and sign off on it, does not make it so.
39:25 - Its my phone! Yes, but its not your messages.
43:20 - Its gotten more confusing because this happened just recently
44:12 - Go to www.twitter.com/jimstroud
44:20 - The other one is called Hirecentrix

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ABOUT THE HOSTS

Karen Mattonen CAC, CSP

Karen is an experienced, successful recruiter who operates her own business and is actively involved in many industry organizations and activities. Her recruiting career began with Snelling Corporation. In 1998, after a successful tenure as a recruiter with Snelling, Karen struck out on her own, founding Advanced Career Solutions (ACS). ACS focuses on recruiting for the HVAC Industry. Karen has achieved accreditation as a California Accredited Consultant (CAC) through California Staffing Professionals. She has also gained her Certified Staffing Professional Certificate (CSP) through American Staffing Professionals. (www.americanstaffing.net)

Karen has a new and future-oriented vision of what recruiting can and should become: a profession we can be proud of for its ethical standing, professional conduct and ability to build great organizations. Her doing-well-by-doing-right philosophy is shaking up the status quo in an industry that needs to be shaken. She does this with conviction, leadership, and a distinctive voice that cries out for change.

Karen was a co-creator of the landmark webinar event – “EEOC Discrimination Debate.” This event featured senior members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and staffing industry experts discussing and debating difficult issues about discrimination in today’s workplace environment. Company executives, hiring managers, recruiters, and human resource professionals from across the United States were invited to participate in the free Webinar and live panel discussion. Karen also served as one of the panelists on the discussion team in the March, 2006 event.

As co-host of the popular podcast “The Recruiters Lounge,”Karen discusses her frank opinions on the recruitment industry with her co-host, Jim Stroud

Jim Stroud

Jim Stroud is a Searchologist with an expertise in the full life-cycle placement of Executive and Technical personnel, Recruitment Research and Competitive Intelligence. He has consulted for such companies as Google, Siemens, MCI and a host of start-up companies. He presently serves Microsoft as a Technical Sourcing Consultant and is a regular contributor to Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog.

Jim Stroud was nominated (and a top 10 finalist) for a Best Blog Award for his blog “Jim Stroud 2.0, by Recruiting.com in 2006 and cited in Bullhorn’s Research Report: Tools of The Trade 2007 as being among the best blogs on the recruiting industry (50,000 staffing and recruiting professionals were surveyed). His podcast series “The Recruiters Lounge” recently aired its 100th episode. His comicstrip series - “The Recruiting Life” has also celebrated its 100th edition and was nominated for Best Ongoing Comic Series and Best Newcomer of 2006 by Gnomz, a community of Comic creators. Jim Stroud also trains recruiters on how to source the internet for passive candidates and has trained recruiting organizations worldwide. His experience in using the internet to find hidden talent spans a decade. Jim Stroud can reached via his website: www.jimstroud.com

Jim Stroud can reached via his LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimstroud

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST

• ANSI.org
• An Employer’s Right to Monitor E-Mail and Text Messages Remains Strong
• LONDON - Employers are urged to create prayer rooms for employees.
• Jim Stroud’s Twitter blog
• Karen’s new venture - Hirecentrix

• The theme music “Baja Taxiâ€? by Brian Buckit and “A German in New York” by Monika Herzig is courtesy of Podsafe Music Network.
• The Recruiters Lounge is a proud member of the Radio Talent Zoo Network

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