Stories written by Nick Ellis
Nick’s
experience in recruiting
and his passion for social enterprise is the driving force behind Job
Rooster.
Nick draws upon experience as the founding partner of Bright Green
Talent, a
green job placement firm. He previously advised California cities on
the
issuance of over $400 million in municipal bonds as a public finance
investment
banker. He was a New Leaders Council Fellow and a West Coast Venture
Capital
Fellow (2010), and is a graduate of the London School of Economics
(MSc) and
also holds a B.A. from Stanford. As Captain, he led the Stanford men’s
water
polo team to consecutive NCAA Division I championships.
While the President must continue to work with policymakers in DC, he should also send an envoy to Silicon Valley to see how firms like Job Rooster, CrowdFlower, Worker Express, and a host of others are putting people to work every day using cheap, simple mobile phone services.
Stated simply, it’s time for action, and Silicon Valley has a thousand ideas on how we can put people back to work today.
Read more to discover our high-level prescription….
February 9, 2011 | Posted in
Thought Leadership |
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For the majority of white collar workers, it’s hard to imagine a day without checking email. For many blue collar, seasonal, retail, and temporary workers SMS, MMS and texting is the reality. More than ever before, people use text messaging for the majority of their communication while numbers for online communications are slipping. With this knowledge, it’s time for recruiters to take the next step and connect with candidates where they can be most easily reached – their mobile phones.
November 29, 2010 | Posted in
Thought Leadership,
Tools |
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