“Where’s Tony?” As VP of Client Development for Alstin, I (happily) find myself on the road a lot, talking to clients, prospects, people in the media, etc.–and I attend numerous industry functions each month. On Alstin’s blog, I’ll let you know where I am and what I’m hearing in the wonderful world of recruiting.
Summer is here! My vegetable garden is exploding, the mini-triathlon I’m doing is only (gulp) one month away and this episode of “Where’s Tony” is going to be a bit different…
Where wasn’t Tony? I wasn’t in Princeton, NJ for the end-of-the-year luncheon at NJAHR. An RFP emergency caused me to miss this one. Still, it gives me a chance to plug The New Jersey Association of Healthcare Recruiters, a wonderful organization–and we are proud to count many of its members as Alstin clients. If you recruit for healthcare professionals in NJ, you should definitely check out their new, redesigned website at www.njahr.org.
Why is Tony stuck in Conshohocken, PA? I guess I can’t expect to drive all the time and not put aside some time for service to my car, but 2 ½ hours was more than I counted on. Thank goodness for WiFi. Also, I got a chance to see Nissan’s new funky, retro offering: The Cube.
Why in the world is Tony is Lima, OH? Good question. A mere 9+ hours from Philadelphia and close to absolutely nothing, Lima sits in the northwest corner of the great state of Ohio. We went to visit family and while my brother-in-law jokes that Lima is an acronym for Lost In Middle America, we actually had a great time. The kids were champs during the long drive and I found (as I almost always do) the stereotype of people being friendlier in rural areas to be true.
Is the news still fit to print? As a guy who came up in advertising when newspapers were king, I worry what will happen if newspapers across the country start going under–and not just the big guys, but the suburban and community papers as well. I thought about that a lot while reading the Lima News last week. It’s a small paper to be sure, but it had the right mix of local and national news, strong writing, a good editorial flavor and it really seemed to serve the community well. There’s no doubt that there’s much to be gained in the mobile, “immediate” online world we live in, but there is definitely something lost if papers like the Lima News don’t make it.
Just want to close with two personal observations. On the way back we stopped at Ohiopyle State Park in southwest Pennsylvania, one of the most beautiful parks I’d ever been in. There’s camping, gorgeous bike trails, natural waterslides, whitewater boating and more.
Finally, if you’ve never been to Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece home, Falling Water (also in southwest PA) you MUST see it. I have absolutely no interest in architecture and found the home, the tour and the story behind it all, fascinating.
Until next time, see you on the road!
Hi Tony,
Hope you are well just doing a lot of blogging and researching the social network thing. Drop a line. Like Alstin’s blog.
Brian Jensen