The thing about what makes RecruitingBlogs.com work and everything else I have going on is that there are a lot of people who spend a lot of time working on it. There are also a lot of people who contribute great things because we have a great audience.If we didn’t it would not work

Harry, you are my domain name partner in crime though there is a guy names Miles Jennings who is giving us both a real good run for our money. We have had so many great conversations over the last many years and I think about a lot things differently because of the way you look at things so thanks.

Dan, We will meet one day. I love your frequent blog posts to RecruitingBlogs.com and we feature them a lot. Today we did. Thanks for it and thanks for always complaining and letting us know when the chat is not working. It’s a struggle all the time.

Miles, its a real pleasure working with you. It’s a lot of fun and we are on to some very interesting times. Miles knows exactly when it’s time to say, the conversation has to end now because we can’t do everything. It has been fantastic getting to know you and we are now finally beginning to show the basis of something I consider to be real.

Karla, I’m glad you made the trip to RecruitFest. It was great to meet you and put a face to you. I have a great picture of you kissing my 130 pound dog. It’s great and sugar still talks about you. Thanks for the comment and John has talked to a lot of people and he continues to talk to a lot of people for this series. It’s really amazing.

Gerry, part of my justification in all of the money I spend going to conferences is what I call the Gerry Factor. It represents a decent % of the cost to get to where you are because it’s a great investment. I talked to Joe today. Thanks and I’ll see you in about 2 weeks in Chicago.

Dave, Thanks for that and I don’t know if I buy it. I never get job offers or calls from headhunters. I could not even get into university.

Jim, I like HashLove also and Dave Manaster who runs ERE always says to me that HashLove is by far the best I idea I have had. I hope you are right. It at least has proven that the engine that runs it has other applications which are really exciting. Thanks

Craig, I remember being too intimidated to call you when I first read your name in a press release and your picture was on the page of Halkinion management team. I remember thinking that that is the guy I would love to talk to but I never called because I was afraid. I’m really happy that we are now good good friends with a real history of just the things you said in your comment. Thanks

Dennis, I think you were the third guy I new because of the blogs. You had a black mask on then but it was funny. I loved hanging in Jamaica last year and we did some real business together. Long live Rush and long live catfish. You are a real original contributor and influence to the Recruiting Blogosphere and I bet a lot of people don’t know that. Thanks for being a friend,

Maren, It is 100% my luckiness that I get to work with you and to know you and to call you a friend. For all of you who don’t know who Maren is, she is the Chief Marketing Officer for RecruitingBlogs.com. We have so many projects on the go and Maren is involved in every one of them at a high level. Miles and I are lucky that you have not fired us. I love the creativity that you have and it’s great that you can articulate our daily conversations to others so that things get done. It’s really a new thing for me. Thanks for the comment. I liked it.

Josh, It is the smiles and everything that goes with it. Thanks for writing that and it has been great to know you for all these years. Josh is the VP of sales at RecruitingBlogs.com and so far it’s a lot of fun to work with you and you are really good at what you do. Everyday day because of you there are great opportunities on the table and I love discussing them and being a part of it. The WorkFarce is a lifer and so am I. I Love You

Rayanne, thanks for saying what you said. It has been amazing to become great friends with you. The amount of writing you have shared with RecruitingBlogs.com is amazing. Every single day a featured post for almost 180 days straight. I’m amazed by it. I remember when I was in Jamaica and we launched the Bonus Track, I was panicked because I was so afraid of it not being right. I remember you saying “stop calling me, you are in Jamaica.” It worked great as usual. Thanks

It will be interesting to see how he can monetize this

Thanks Jason and Thanks John for recognising him…..

Jason, keep up your great work and know that a lot of people out there are rooting for you.

John, This is a very interesting project. To study 100 people in the industry must be highly rewarding.

You know how sometimes you hear a song for the first time and say to yourself; “Oh man…That’s a HIT” ???

I’m saying that about http://www.hashlove.com right now. THAT one is screaming “Hit” to me. One of those “wish I thought of it” ideas. Holy crap Jason. I see the skin coming off the ball now. But.. that’s just my opinion.

To your continued success!

Jason means a lot to a lot of people. It goes without saying that he’s been a mentor to me and a source of inspiration that I’ve found in no other person in our industry.

Career stuff aside, they come no better than this guy – keep inspiring us, Jason.

His enthusiasm comes from his firm and unshakable belief that he WILL make an impact and a mark on whatever the heck he pleases. You can probably thank his parents for that one. His insanity comes from the fact that while the rest of us are just getting comfortable with an idea, he’s getting ready for whatever he thinks will be next. He relishes the discomfort. And his “charmed life” comes from a voracious appetite for knowledge and a tremendous capacity to research and dig into anything that fascinates him, for however long it fascinates him.

His ability to “flit” from one idea to the next is tempered by the wisdom and humility that he can’t do it alone and Jason is always telling others how smart and capable they are. I’m happy to see someone telling him for a change.

John this is written with insight and clarity and it’s one of my favorite pieces of the series. That’s probably because both you and Jason have made a tremedous impact on me professionally and personally and I am happy and honored to call you both my friend and mentor.

(As Jason would say)

Cheers!

As we all know he built these massive sandboxes for us recruit-o-types to play in…and most of the kiddies who play, don’t know that it was Jason’s party that we all showed up for.

He has built the stage for so many in our industry to, step up, grab the microphone and have a voice. Community is a good thing…and Jason has a way of not only bringing people together but the RIGHT people together.

It’s interesting to watch Jason work. He makes people happy. He isn’t like most selfish and self-serving entrepreneurs who are out for a buck….or someone who will try to sell you betterment/happiness via a product or service. He firmly believes that if by being right, decent, true and blatantly honest (and often walking away from huge financial opportunities to keep his high-level of integrity intact), that it will be best for everyone…his heart lies with all of us in the community, first and always….individually and collectively.

If you have a chance to check out some of the videos of RecruitFest 2009, I would suggest taking a look at the video of the bash Jason held at his house. Lots of laughing, drinking, singing, networking and an overall undercurrent of happiness.
The person filming finds Jason and asks, “So JD…what is your favorite part of RecruitFest?”
Jason replies, without hesitation and a shine in his eyes, “All the smiles.”

I think that pretty much sums it up.

I love you,
WorkFarce