There is a fundamental problem plaguing US innovation engine. It's the employment practices and behavior adopted ever since the recession in 2000.

Employment in US has become a risk-averse practice similar to the practice of medicine. No wonder in a recent survey conducted nearly 50% of doctors claim to leave the practice if they had an alternative. This phenomenon has gone far too long unnoticed!!

We have become a nation of "It’s not just about what you known; It's about who you know" employment practices. A whole new industry has evolved around dealing Human Resources behaving similar to the sub-prime mortgage lending gold rush. Meet the numbers... Even the increasing social networking trends have cultivated a divisive behavior encouraging creating sub-communities within their eco systems. This has created a fragmented gated community employment culture. This environment my friends promotes and nurtures “groupthinking”-detrimental to innovative mindset which manifests from independent thinking.

We at careerspice.com are trying to do something about this despite the uphill battle. We do not subscribe to the “it's not just about what you know, it is about who you know”  philosophy.

We believe “It's about who you are.”

Siamak Z. Salimpour
founder, careerspice.com