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Uncle Sam wants more Chad

Uncle Sam, once again, is not happy with our current one weekend a month (Army reserve status) arrangement so he’s called me back into the active Army for a period of 1 year… or whenever he feels like sending me home.

I started my Army career on active duty back in ‘89, went into the Army reserves in ‘93 and am now inching ever so slowly to my 20 year mark. I’ll be stateside (Fort Benning, Georgia) for the duration of my tour where again I’ll be serving as an Infantry Drill Sergeant training new soldiers.

Thanks you everyone who has already sent me supportive messages and most of all thanks to my boss, Bill Warren, who has committed to paying the gap in my salary while I’m away. This is neither the beginning, nor the end of Bill’s generosity to his crew, which is one of the biggest reasons I enjoy working at, and now getting back to, DirectEmployers and JobCentral.

Last but not least THANK YOU for reading, commenting and being a part of my blog. Yes, I’ll do my best to continue blogging about the industry, providing stats, doing the show and maybe even sharing some funny basic training stories once in awhile. So keep checking back or plug me into your RSS reader if you haven’t already.

- Chad briefing Segeant Major of the Army Preston in 2005 -SMA Preston, Drill Sergeant Sowash & 1SG Adams
- Check out more Army pictures from my last activation at Benning -

Top 10 Best Companies to Work For in ‘08

Earlier this month Forbes rated the Best Cities for Jobs in 2008 and this week Fortune rated the Best Companies to Work for in 2008, which lists their Top 100 employers. So in Letterman-like fashion I’m offering the Top 10 Best Companies to Work for in 2008! Drum roll please!!

1) Google

2) Quicken Loans

3) Wegmans Food Markets

4) Edward Jones

5) Genentech

6) Cisco Systems

7) Starbucks

8) Qualcomm

9) Goldman Sachs

10) Methodist Hospital System

Check out the full list of all 100 companies along with supporting videos such as What makes Google great, Everybody loves Wegmans and “How the Mayo Clinic Cares“.

Google, #1 employer to work for in 2008

Happy NEW YEAR.. Be Responsible..

Hello everyone, I hope your holiday season has been quite festive and bountiful thus far.

On my last post of the year I wanted to end 2007 on a positive and humorous note with more of a thank you, to my friends, through the following public service message, which promotes responsibility and is quite appropriate for all of you planning to attend New Year’s Eve parties. It also provides a helpful, non-traditional, way to take your friends car keys after they’ve been drinking.

Enjoy!


Hooray New Year!

Happy Thanksgiving - Turkey Carving Lessons

I was watching the following video, to sharpen my turkey carving skills for tomorrow, and thought I’d share these tips on how to carve like a professional in under 10 minutes.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!


I Wanna Go Fast!!

My LAWYER is faster than yours! (article)

Dan Jordan lives life in the fast lane, though it isn’t his work as chief counsel for an online job-recruiting (JobCentral) business that takes him on the ride.” - Michael W. Hoskins, TheIndianaLawyer.com


Dan Jordan, JobCentral's version of Ricky Bobby

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