Comments on: Barcamp Vancouver 2009 rocked http://www.mainwriter.com/2009/10/04/barcamp-vancouver-2009-rocked/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:25:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John McLachlan http://www.mainwriter.com/2009/10/04/barcamp-vancouver-2009-rocked/comment-page-1/#comment-13 John McLachlan Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:51:20 +0000 http://www.mainwriter.com/?p=102#comment-13 I think you summed up the day very well. It was good to hear about a few of the sessions that I wasn't at given that there was so much going on at the same time. This was my first barcamp as well and I found it very well put together for something that's not "put together." I think I found the session on anonymity to be the most stimulating as it brought up the issues of personal freedoms. The session on working remotely was also interesting given that like the presenter, I'll be working from a Gulf Island in a few years myself. Good to meet you, even if for a flash. I think you summed up the day very well. It was good to hear about a few of the sessions that I wasn’t at given that there was so much going on at the same time.

This was my first barcamp as well and I found it very well put together for something that’s not “put together.” I think I found the session on anonymity to be the most stimulating as it brought up the issues of personal freedoms. The session on working remotely was also interesting given that like the presenter, I’ll be working from a Gulf Island in a few years myself.

Good to meet you, even if for a flash.

]]> By: John http://www.mainwriter.com/2009/10/04/barcamp-vancouver-2009-rocked/comment-page-1/#comment-12 John Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:52:03 +0000 http://www.mainwriter.com/?p=102#comment-12 Thanks for coming to my session and the kind words about it! Was greatto see you again (if ever so briefly) after the corn maze too! Thanks for coming to my session and the kind words about it!

Was greatto see you again (if ever so briefly) after the corn maze too!

]]> By: Susan http://www.mainwriter.com/2009/10/04/barcamp-vancouver-2009-rocked/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Susan Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:13:00 +0000 http://www.mainwriter.com/?p=102#comment-9 Hi Glenn. Thank you for clarifying how you check out social media accounts to gauge the right fit when you are hiring a new person to your team. That makes a lot of sense - to look for people with strong "social / emotional intelligence" who will support and energize. Thanks also for reading my post, and for your kind words. It was a great day for me. Hi Glenn. Thank you for clarifying how you check out social media accounts to gauge the right fit when you are hiring a new person to your team. That makes a lot of sense – to look for people with strong “social / emotional intelligence” who will support and energize. Thanks also for reading my post, and for your kind words. It was a great day for me.

]]> By: Glenn Hilton http://www.mainwriter.com/2009/10/04/barcamp-vancouver-2009-rocked/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Glenn Hilton Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:58:54 +0000 http://www.mainwriter.com/?p=102#comment-8 Hi Susan, Thanks for the great summary of your experiences at Barcamp. I can definitely see that you're writer! Thanks also for the mention too. Glad to see that some of the resources we recommended would be helpful to you. One clarification, (and maybe I wasn't as articulate as I should have been in our session), checking Facebook wasn't the deciding factor in my hiring choice. I checked the social media accounts of all candidates for our latest hires. However I definitely gave more weight to those who are active in social media as it gives me a chance to evaluate how they operate in a non controlled environment (beyond giving me a polish resume and list of carefully chosen references). If they're active in social media, if they have lots of significant things to contribute, how much they engage with others, etc. I can also see how they respond to criticism, how they treat others, what their general outlook and attitude is, if they're prone to drama or attract conflict, if they are energizing or de-energizing to others. This is key for me to be able to assess a person's character to gauge if they'll be a good fit for our team. We aren't able to garner this type of information from individuals who aren't on social media or choose to privatize their information. Therefore I'd be much less inclined to hire them. Secondly because social media consulting is a significant part of our client's web presence, we're looking for individuals who are fairly savvy in this realm, people who can step in and speak from experience to help our clients be more successful in their own social media efforts. Hi Susan,

Thanks for the great summary of your experiences at Barcamp. I can definitely see that you’re writer! Thanks also for the mention too. Glad to see that some of the resources we recommended would be helpful to you. One clarification, (and maybe I wasn’t as articulate as I should have been in our session), checking Facebook wasn’t the deciding factor in my hiring choice. I checked the social media accounts of all candidates for our latest hires. However I definitely gave more weight to those who are active in social media as it gives me a chance to evaluate how they operate in a non controlled environment (beyond giving me a polish resume and list of carefully chosen references). If they’re active in social media, if they have lots of significant things to contribute, how much they engage with others, etc. I can also see how they respond to criticism, how they treat others, what their general outlook and attitude is, if they’re prone to drama or attract conflict, if they are energizing or de-energizing to others. This is key for me to be able to assess a person’s character to gauge if they’ll be a good fit for our team. We aren’t able to garner this type of information from individuals who aren’t on social media or choose to privatize their information. Therefore I’d be much less inclined to hire them. Secondly because social media consulting is a significant part of our client’s web presence, we’re looking for individuals who are fairly savvy in this realm, people who can step in and speak from experience to help our clients be more successful in their own social media efforts.

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