B2B Data Integration and Transformation Blog

I follow several EDI and data integration groups and occasionally there is a topic that gets a ton of comments from group members.  The latest one is whether or not it is feasible to have an EDI or data integration consultant work remote versus on-site.   This is has been an ongoing topic for many many years.  As a matter of fact, my first project after starting Remedi was remote, and that was almost 17 years ago!

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Just last month Natalie Munroe, a Pennsylvania high school English teacher, was suspended for posting less than flattering online comments about her students. She didn't identify pupils specifically, but it didn't take long for her students, whom she described as “whiny”, “belligerent”, and “jerks”, (and those are the nicer comments) to find her not-so-well hidden blog online. Then, faster than a flaming URL, her career and paycheck soon ground to a halt. Read More

Who says that candidates can’t turn the tables and interview a potential recruiter?  Since interviews and even short phone screens should be a two-way street, here are four key questions to ask any recruiter with whom you are considering a partnership.

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So you have an opening in your EDI group to fill, and the resumes are beginning to arrive. What now? Here are a few tips to help make the initial phase of resume reviewing an easier process.

Initially you should really spend only enough time looking at each candidate to determine if enough evidence exists on the resume to warrant going forward. The easiest way to do this is to put that collection of resume’s thru a sorting process similar to the triage system used behind battle lines to treat the wounded.

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