Joshua Letourneau

Hey Joshua, thanks for the comment. I appreciate it. I just took a look at your blog and you should put the rss feed from there into your RecruitingBlogs.com profile. Maybe you will get a few extra readers. let me know if you need help with it.

Hi Joshua, I'm new to the recruiting community and I'm looking forward to networking and sharing ideas!

~Cherese~

Hey Joshua. are you looking to pipe content from RecruitingBlogs.com onto yoursites? if yes, you can pick up the feed from either the blog posts or any or all the forum posts. there ios a feed at the bottom of each section. If this is not what you are looking for, let me know. Thanks

Thanks, Slouch - actually, I was hoping to pipe here instead of vice-versa, but I'm open to whatever. I just learned via the "Do you deserve your high school diploma" quiz on Facebook that I scored an 80%, barely passing. Wow :)

ok, you can take any rss feed you want and put it into the rss section on your page on RBC (recruitingBlogs,.com) email me the rss feed as well because over the next few weeks, I am updating the rss feed I have on the front page and I will include yours.

it could be worse

Hey Josh, The event was great. If I have something quick to say or I see something I want to link to with a quick comment, I use the blog section. If I hope to have a discussion, I use the forum.

I have lots of thoughts on the second part of you comment and you bring up some great points. It's a great online discussion to have. I just got back from the ERE show so I need a night to recover. That Gerry Crispin can stay up late.

Hey, the "nub" is off limits! :) I'm hoping it's more like a shiny apple than a garlic knot, though :)

Hey Josh, just thought I'd let you know your radio conversation with Recruiting Animal about hairy candidates made my column this week for RecruitingBlogs.com. Thanks for such a brilliant contribution!

Hi Joshua,

Wishes.

I am looking forward to welcome you as my connection in Recruitingblogs.com and send me a Please Linkedin invite(gopi@tektreesystems.com) if we are not already connected., I am out of invitations.

I'm always open for professional networking especially in IT Staffing.

Let us start our relationship with my Firm Air Handshake.

Thanks in Advance.

Best Wishes,
Gopi.

Link by gopi@tektreesystems.com
Yahoo/MSN/Google - IM: velloregopi
PSave trees. Print Only When Necessary.

I will gladly fire you over the webinar info for audio and pdf when they go live

http://www.talenttech.com/recruiting2.0/

Great meeting you in Vegas Josh! I hope our paths will cross again in the near future. :)
Stay in touch.
Take Care,
Meg

Good to have you in the Break Room. Fun stuff when it really gets rolling. Takes about one minute each to make an entry and then go about your business. It's addicting though.

See you around, Josh.
- Jim

Josh,

I just learned more than I would ever want to know about giraffes on youtube. Mostly disturbing. Thanks for the link!
Cora

Hi Josh,

Great to see you in the break room! Have a great week!

Sally

Josh,

I was reading one of your blog post and realized that because I have received so much from this forum when I've dropped by for a vist that I should contribute something. To Blog. So I simply began to write.

Then I decided I liked what I had written. Then I realized I had written it withi a comments field on your page. The incredible newness of not knowing how this all works.

Please fell free to delete my post from your page. And thanks a bunch for consistently sharing one neat idea after another.

Cheers!
Art

Hi, Clare - you're right about Ryan. He's a huge Autodesk advocate and champion :)

I actually independently recruit (well, I have another partner here), but I'm not dedicated to any one organization at this time.

How do you like it at Autodesk?

P.S. I know little about the lineage of my name as I don't have much family on my Father's side. Can you direct me somewhere?

Greetings

My name is Tom Taylor. I am sorry for the unusual approach but I have no other choice. I am looking for

committed people to discuss Business Opportunity with.

I did not want to send you any details until I had your permission. Hope to have you responds as soon as

possible. waiting to for you positive responds

Sincerely

Tom Taylor

Hey Josh. You won!! cool

shoot amitai a message. he can fix it.

Great Job on the win! I need an Ipod myself, I think you just motivated me!

i fixed the link on the main page

Great Blog Josh... love 3 Doors Down!

Hi Josh - Re your questions about fake resumes and fake job postings. I believe that authenticity and transparency are the new currencies and companies that choose to ignore the value of this will find great stories emerge about them and then spread through the viral nature of the web. I also believe that there should never be anything misleading when it comes to engaging with job seekers and presenting the company brand - its a bad way to begin a relationship, whether it's the company's or third-party's actions. There's a fine line between creative marketing and sourcing and losing your authentic voice.

Great question and good conversation to keep going. btw - would still enjoy finding time to connect.

Excellent points about blogging! I hadn't thought of referring people to my blog to find out more about our company before they get back to me. That's an excellent idea. Thanks again!

Hi Josh! Thanks for joining Talent Talk Cafe today! Great to have you join the conversation - lots of good contributions and sharing!

Hello there, Josh! Been missing your commentary and interaction lately -- but mostly because I've been the one off in a bazillion directions. Hope all is well in your world!

Hi Josh ~ thanks for the link yesterday.. and for the conversation via Susan Burn's Talent Cafe chat. Look forward to hearing more about what you know :) Thanks!

Have a great Wednesday!~

Susan

Hey I like your new picture. It makes you look pretty mean.

Wow, you should be a humor writer. Seriously. Good stuff.
Scott Love
www.recruitingmastery.com

Hi Josh - Thanks for the video.. just watched it - I feel the same way.. It's that inclusive feeling.. that I get that makes this blog site so successful...place to rant ok.. place to learn etc..and share. All the best!

Hey Josh! Relaxing on a Sat morning reading the new Fast Company and who do I see on pg. 14 - Josh Letourneau! Congrats on the feature and work with FC!! Thanks for the marines links as well. Had been to the site before and know they've been doing some cool things but they have really taken it to the next level. Cheers!!

Josh - Re yoga: you may also find it interesting that the teacher I'll be doing the training with is an ex Army Ranger. Here's his site if your interested. He is an amazing guy and I've had the pleasure of studying with him through annual retreats for about 4 years now. www.rolfgates.com

Hi Josh - very happy to connect with you. I look forward to more of your insights. Make it a good day.

Great blog Josh, very good stuff!

Josh - good question on the female, male, generation pull to social. There's more evidence coming out that social is more geared towards women because they tend to be more social. I don't totally buy it and think it is more about areas of interest. I did a study on the demographics of social sites and while most are skewed towards women some are not - badoo, orkut and ning (which is interesting because of the niche sites) are a few examples. Twitter is more balanced than others and attracts a wider age distribution as well. Its easy to say a lot and yes, that appeals more to women, personally, that's not me. There are also differences in preferred content - text Vs video. I think it will be interesting to see how social will continue to evolve and ask great questions like this to better understand the audience and finesse the strategy and approach.

Just shared your IBM video on Twitter with credit to you. When are you going to take the Twitter dive?

cool! I'm following you now. Twitter search doesn't work too well. Also, google your name + twitter to see search results.

Re your list = a diverse took kit. Absolutely all of those tools +Twitter is what builds a great strategy. Managing them all is another story ;-).

Are you going to be at ERE or Kennedy in the Fall? Would be great to take the online conversation offline over dinner and a great glass of wine...or, beverage of choice!

Have a great 4th and enjoy the long weekend!

Very cool - I look forward to it. And would def like to be on a panel with you if there's an opp. Hmmm - missed that ERE comment. There's more and more overlap but I think the audiences are a bit different so the content is different as well. I am a bit biased as I've always felt very fortunate that ERE came around when it did and that I've learned so much from the contributors...and have enjoyed contributing.

Josh,

I've enjoyed your last couple posts, very good dialog and honest. It would be great to connect and follow your posts in the future.

Jonathan

Hey Josh, Thanks for your feedback in the Rant string. I appreciate it.

See you around.
- Jim

Hey where is the original comment on the defence of salesmen posting? I was going to use it in a follow up.

Hi, Animal - I realized I never read the original post you had referred to . . . and when I did, I realized the post's content wasn't about being a salesman versus not being a salesman. It was more about making good offers that show a candidate respect instead of closing them at their bottom dollar. Things rings a bell with me because I have a client who will cut throats to save $1000 on a deal. Every placement is a battle with them because they're so cheap.

In all honesty, my life would be a lot easier making placements if clients weren't always trying to make offers at the exact point of perfect pricing (i.e. $1 less and they don't accept; $1 more and we are throwing money out the window . . . etc.). Entry-level TPRs don't understand this, and many entry-level HR Recruiters don't either . . . I often see ourselves being labled as trying to 'get more' out of the hiring company to increase our fee. Nothing could be further from the truth. I mean, 25% on $2000 (to make a candidate very, very, very happy and feel they have a solid offer from a company that loves them) is peanuts to us . . . but makes all the difference in the onboarding psychology of the candidate. Would you agree?

However, if I remember right, what I was alluding to is how great recruiters are salespeople, first and foremost (although, again, I don't think the original post was about salesmanship - it was more about doing the right thing and not trying to squeeze every last penny out of an offer; know what I mean?) The analogy I made (if I remember right) was how great recruiters understand that they have to hustle . . . they have to stay on the grind . . . just like lil' Duffle-Bag Boy on the corner slingin' rocks. Now, that's not to say we have to *act/behave* like a dealer (used car or drugs, etc.) . . . but it means we have to always have our wheels turning mentally . . . and we have to be as opportunistic as we can.

Anyway, in closing, I realized I should have read the original post before posting a jokin-response first! I say that because I was more playing with you (knowing you'd laugh or refute me :) ) instead of actually reading the original post first. Shame on me for that :) I was moreover trying to get a joke going with you! :)

Thanks so much for the kind words!

Hey Josh - missed you today. Re CRM - that was the outcome from the last TTC discussion - not simply a personal endorsement. The group identified technology as the most important influencer/sign of progress in staffing. The conclusion today in digging deeper into CRM was the importance of the "AND". CRM is a single tool. We didn't dive very deep but my takeaway is that if recruiters - corp and 3rd party, want to differentiate their brand/company and job seeker experience to improve hiring there needs to be better communication, relationship management and information. CRM is the tool to make that happen. Adding CRM to a recruitment strategy addresses this more so than anything else today. Its not a replacement for the basic tools but facilitates. Of course, having a solid strategy, process and talent philosophy in place is not an option. CRM does not solve the absence of these things and how they play out in the hiring process.

Sorry I missed your note. Yeah, my dog is is very cool looking. He turned out to be wicked agile and smart ...I think he believes he is one of those border collies.

I just accepted your linkedin invitation. Glad to find you here. Please add me as friend so we can keep up with each other's news.

To your success,
Maya Walker

I am the “Admin” for the Recruiters On LinkedIn group, www.recruitingblogs.com/group/linkedin. You have recently joined and this is a "welcome" to the group and "here is how it works".

Over the past year I have been experimenting how best to facilitate members being able to connect with each other. Some want to connect with everyone and some are looking for a few meaningful connections.

1-2 times per week I send a group introduction message with 10-15 new members and reintroducing others.

What this means for you is simple, do you wish to be introduced to the group?

You have 4 options from which to choose:

(A) “Open Networker” with name, email address, and LinkedIn URL as you want to connect with anyone and everyone.

(B) “General Introduction” with name and LinkedIn URL as you are specific about who you want to connect with.

(C) “Lurker” no announcement will be made as you want to be on the sidelines connecting with people as you wish.

(D) “Super Open Networker” which is (A) plus having your contact information on the group page.

A caution on the “Open Networker”, you may be inundated with invitations to connect. For some this is exactly what they are hoping for and others this could be a pain.

I do ask, if you receive invitations from members you do not want to connect with that you “Archive” the message versus “I don’t know” so the sender is not penalized by LinkedIn although how you handle this is up to you.

Again your options are (A), (B), (C), (D).

Please include your LinkedIn URL and email address you prefer to receive invitations and send to paul@mnheadhunter.com

Thank you for your time.

P.

Josh - Good to connect with you here. Hopefully we will get an opportunity to catch up in person sometime this year. As for my response, I just felt that Jim's post was way out of line, and way out of proportion to what Bob had wrote. Bob is a good guy and doesn't deserve to be called out like that for what is really ultimately a difference in opinion.