Martin Ellis

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Hello, Martin!

I am getting a feel for this place and I can see that not only are many of the 'recruiters' here way junior to me in terms of depth of experience, they also lack certain basic recruitment skills that were taught me long ago. They seem to not know the very basics of executive search.

Too much emphasis on Internet bells and whistle and not enough emphasis on being able to read people and know how to recruit without having a remote control.

For example, I am privy to a retained search being conducted for a firm needing a physician for one of its hospitals.

The retained search is using a publicly available data base, social media for hanging their banner and mass communications which in the old days used to be referred to as Direct Mail.

It has been almost ninety days and they have forwarded no recruits since no one [qualified] has responded to their advertising.

In the meantime, they have not spoken with a single physician at all the local hospitals in proximity to the client's hospital.

I happen to know of at least two such physicians who could be recruited but no one at the retained search firm has bothered to speak with them in favor of running ads.

In other words, they have not even bothered to pick up the phone in the course of their search.

Oh, and someone posted a while back she likes to open all email that comes to her, even if it wastes her time.

She then described a series of conversations that followed where it was clear from the start there was no reasonable cause for her to be in the conversations.

Then she posted all this, asking for an opinion.

When I suggested she needs to manage her time better, she was offended.

So, you can see, I'm making friends here. LOL!

If you want to really laugh, check out this shallow post by someone at LI:

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140306120617-32175171-...

Not only is it incredibly shallow for an 'Influencer', you ought to see the number of people who are responding by saying what a great post it is!

I'm getting more 'connect' invitations just by calling the guy on his lack of depth.

What is with people like this, Martin? Here is a guy who has real experience and he posts guidelines that are fit for a high school graduate.

If I had not seen this with my own eyes I'd not believe it.

Be Well,

Paul

Thanks for taking the time, Martin.

I will check out the Mitch site, thanks very much.

I will tell you my secret:

I have been considering a cable TV show for some time; about Employment.

I have it loosely formed in my mind what the format would look like.

When I brought this up, it was suggested I start by blogging.

To start blogging, I need to know what that is and how it shows up.

So I have been coming here to see how blogs look (mediocre) and am checking out other blogger sites to see how I might want to set up my own.

So that is why I am here, really. Not to learn anything about my recruitment business since I believe I know as much and more about executive search/employment, etc. than most anyone except you, of course.

But I want to see how these people are blogging, what blogs look like, etc.

So being here is really research.

Reading the 'blogs' at LI is research, too.

So that is my actual agenda.

I am getting the feeling I am stepping on toes here, especially for those who probably feel they have staked out a territory and standing here and are not liking my 'controversial' approach.

C'est Dommage. Oh, wait, I can do better: Hard Cheese. Right? LOL!

Anyway, thanks for the referral and any other bloggers you feel are quality, please let me know so I can take all their best ideas and incorporate them into my website down the road.

Just kidding. Sort of.

You know, I have been getting invites to connect at LinkedIn by people who like my direct style and when I "call it like it is".

I hope that will work when I start up my own site.

Thank you again,

Regards,

Paul

LOL, Sorry, Martin, it only just now occurred to me to let you know my intentions.

I think that is because I see now we are like-minded so realizing this, it then occurred to me to throw my cards down on the table so, frankly, you could advise me if you are so inclined.

I checked out the Mitch site, briefly. I will go back and study his model/format.

I bookmarked the Sausage site, also and will check it out, too.

Yes, I was told about WordPress but have not yet looked it over. I will get to it, thanks.

As well as yours, too.

Now, here is a question if you are inclined-

I was told it is absolutely necessary to have a PAYPAL button at my blog site so people can contribute.

When I said this is a very distasteful thought and is quite offensive, she replied that only if I have such a device will I be taken seriously.

??

Whenever you have time, I need to run and will be back on the machine later today.

Thank you again, Martin. I appreciate your input.