Daily Archive for January 2nd, 2008

Sears and Spyware

Published
by
andrewknight
on January 2, 2008
in Ecommerce
. 0 Comments

This post detailing Sears’ use of tracking software is unbelievable! Sears is one of my top 5 competitors so I follow them pretty closely and this is big news. The VP’s response and the counterpoints are even more amazing.

You might have yourself covered from a legal perspective (page 10 of a 26 page privacy policy) but you are undermining your customers. People take privacy seriously. If you are going to install tracking software that monitors all internet behavior it better be explicit, in 20 point font, with a VERY clear OPT IN. With that said, I would never have approved something like this. I wonder what they were doing with the data and if they were getting any value out of it.

It will be interesting to see how long it takes them to pull this down

Updating Your Ressume

Published
by
andrewknight
on January 2, 2008
in Career Coaching
. 0 Comments

During my senior year at BC we had a speaker series where alums would come and speak about various career topics. One of the best pieces of advice I got from that series was to to make sure you update our resume once a year. Updating your resume can seem like a chore, but it is essential to go through the exercise and note your accomplishments. As we kick off the new year make sure you have a current copy of your resume. You never know when a recruiter is going to call you with the next hot job!