Shotgun or laser – the truth about looking for travel tech jobs

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Monster, Workopolis, The Ladders, Dice, CareerBuilder, the list goes on and on – and if you have posted your resume on any of these employment sites, you will most certainly get lost in the shuffle.

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Top ten ways to keep hold of your employees in 2010

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Many people are saying that the hardest issue that travel companies will have to deal with in 2010 is not recruiting employees but keeping the ones they already have.

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TripAdvisor reckons it is the best place to work in the world EVER

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UPDATE: Rather bizarre turn of events two hours after this article was originally posted.



TripAdvisor is either on a recruitment drive or has turned into one of those companies that likes to create quirky and edgy videos to show off how, err, quirky and edgy it is.



Or both.

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Expedia drops MIT graduate day, maybe better chances at smaller agencies

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So 2010 has begun and the hiring landscape is starting to take shape. Things are looking up for a number of people on the market today as well as for MBA interns at MIT.



MIT MBAs make the trek to Seattle, Washington, every year to discuss employment opportunities with a number of top companies that include Microsoft, Amazon and Expedia, to name a few, as well as down the road in California with Google.



Everyone agrees that the job market is looking much better in 2010 but there will still be some hiccups along the way.

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Check the technology of a travel company before applying for a job

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Before getting into the recruiting game, I used to sell software for a living – admittedly one of those software salespeople who didn’t always feel comfortable or knowledgeable about some of the products I was representing.



I am not proud of it, but when one drinks the KoolAid it’s hard to settle for plain water.



Most of the time I was backed up by the company and software I was representing, thus ensuring smooth installs and happy customers.

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