Julio Garcia

Standout // June 18th, 2007

Finally, a company is looking to change how recruitment is done. Standout Jobs records, edits, and posts company recruitment videos.

Recruitment videos better be the next big thing, rather than yet another job board. This format is exponentially better than job boards because candidates get an idea of what to expect from the start. What to expect from the position, team, managers and company. If there had been recruitment videos from each of the companies I have worked for, I am certain I would not have taken some of those jobs.

Companies really need to jump on this format of recruitment because their current method leaves them and the position indistinguishable to candidates. I often find very similar job postings for similar companies on many job boards. Since most of the jobs and most of the companies appear to be the same, why would (or should) I take a job in Palo Alto when it appears the exact same job and environment and pay rate can be found in San Jose? I wouldn’t.

But if that Palo Alto company created a unique job posting that stood out from the crowed and at the same time had a way for me to see they had a great, relaxed work environment with a knowledgeable and respected team that I wanted to be a part of, then I would take the Palo Alto job, over the dull, generic San Jose one.

The best part of recruitment videos is that even if all companies moved to this format, each video ad will still be unique.

I honestly hope that companies move to this format because it would make the recruitment process, and life much easier, both as a potential candidate and potential fellow employee.

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Netflix To Start Showing Movies Over The Internet // January 15th, 2007

CBS5.com is reporting “Netflix Inc. will start showing movies and TV episodes over the Internet…“. Article says that only a small number of members will have access at the start and that it is being offered at no additional charge. One up that, Blockbuster.

Later: CBS5, for some reason, has password protected the page making it inaccessible. But Hacking Netflix has had access to the “Watch Now” Downloads and has reviewed the service.

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Latest Movie Trailers // July 21st, 2006

Here are some movie trailers that were released recently that I find interesting and plan on checking out the feature in theatres.

The Fountain

Starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz.
“Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.” [- IMDb]

The Prestige

This movie also stars Hugh Jackmam with Christian Bale
“Bale and Jackman will play rival magicians in turn-of-the-century London who battle each other for trade secrets. The rivalry is so intense that it turns them into murderers.” [- IMDb]

The Illusionist

Starring Ed Norton
This is another magician story, but the similarities almost certainly end there. “Director Neil Burger’s screen adaptation of Steven Millhauser’s short story ‘Eisenheim the Illusionist’. Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a magician in early 1900’s Vienna, who falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to a Crown Prince, Eisenheim uses his powers to win her back and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna.” [- IMDb]

Volver

Starring Penelope Cruz
“Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her husband Paco who’s always drunk. Her sister Sole is separated and work clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. The two sisters lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha their birth village years ago. In the village remains only their aunt Paula that continue to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two, like if she is still alive. When the old aunt die the situation change and the past come back (Volver) again, in a twist of mystery and suspense.” [- IMDb]

Miami Vice

Starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell and directed by one of my favorites, Michael Mann
“Miami Vice, as a large-scale feature film, liberates what is adult, dangerous and alluring about working deeply undercover… especially when Crockett and Tubbs go to where their badges don’t count…” [- Miami Vice.com]

The Oh in Ohio

Starring Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton, and Liza Minnelli
“Priscilla Chase seems to have everything going for her - the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect husband - except for in bed, where sex has always left her a bit short of the finish line. When her husband (Paul Rudd) unexpectedly leaves her to regain his manhood, Priscilla embarks on a wild journey that ultimately leads her to love in the most unlikely place…”

Spider-Man 3

Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, and Topher Grace
“After finally winning the love of his life Mary Jane, Peter Parker and his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man must also contend with not only his former best friend Harry, but the criminal Sandman and a strange organism that lives on the emotions of its host body.”
[- IMDb]

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More Fun at Archstone Willow Glen // July 13th, 2006

It didn’t happen at 3 am like last time but the fire alarms went off again for no reason. And this time the alarm noise came in waves, started off at one building, then to another, on to mine, then on to at least one more. I wouldn’t be surprised if the alarms go off again tonight. And I wouldn’t be surprised if the building management gives another another lame response as reported in the comments.

Thankfully I gave my 30 days notice and am finally moving out next month.

( watch your volume levels )

video at YouTube

This one is out my apartment window.

video at YouTube

Special thanks to YouTube for handling my phone’s 3g2 video file format with no problems. And, of course, Corona.

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