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Blog Post: Telecommuting – a new way to better recruitment and retention

What is telecommuting?

The definitions of telecommuting are quite diverse these…

Added by Irina Nagy at 5:38am on July 22, 2013

Blog Post: Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Conclave 2015 – Mega Sourcing Contest: The Mega Sourcing Contest (#sourcingcontest) that was conducted as a part of Talent Acquisition and Sourcing Conclave (#TASCON15) held recently was a smashing hit, no doubt. The organisers…; Added by Yusuf Pathan at 5:29am on May 13, 2015

Blog Post: R U LinkedIn? pt 1: One of the first things I did after setting up my desk and my computer was to start an important task in my new venture- Commence with the social networking. That meant to me…; Added by Daniel J Smith at 12:34pm on December 16, 2010

Topic: Social Recruiting! Do we Recruiters really have time?: seminars about the strategies of Social Media and I’m buzzing. Social Recruiting is definitely the answer; I mean, it’s a no brainer. ’56% of candidates now turn to social media first when commencing their job search’ and 61% of individuals expect companies have a social media presence…’ all sounds great!! However let’s face reality, most Recruiter’s are under pressure to hit their KPI and revenue targets i.e. several hours on the phone daily, interviews, CV / Resume sends, client visits, placements, stand-up power hours etc … it’s fast paced and high volume! So, where am I supposed to get the time in Social Recruiting? I can’t afford to mess about with creating discussions, blogging, tweeting, following, poking and all that nonsense (BTW, I'm writing this post on a Saturday - out of hours :)). I’m expected to hit the phones, quickly fill the roles and subsequently hit that placement bell and chalk it up on the sales board. Recruitment Consultants are trained to “pick up the phone, qualify, pitch and ABC ‘Always be closing’”, it’s the traditional recruiting way, right? See that is the problem…unless Managers, Trainers, Recruitment Business Owners are able to implement a social recruiting strategy into the recruiter’s daily structure… then happy days! I can put down the phone for a couple of hours a day without being penalised for not being on the phones and start becoming a social recruiting Jedi. So I ask my fellow recruitment consultants; Do you get the time to implement Social Recruiting into your daily structure, if so, how do you find the balance? Do you get support from your Management Team to implement social recruiting or do they feel it’s a waste of time and shout over to you "'Hey! Get back on the phones and stop tweeting! "?…; Added by Paul at 1:12pm on February 6, 2016

Comment on: Blog Post 'Getting Our Vets Back to Work': private contracting firms to create and/or provide job assistance training (resume, interviews, etc.) for separating military service members. Some of these private contractors reap good $$ in providing these services. These services are located on military bases all over the country to be local to the job-seeking vets. The problem I observed 10 years ago when I first started my job assistance business and worked with veterans is that they were directed to these local firms and anyone else providing services was deemed "a scam". Now, where did they get the consultants, counselors, etc. to staff these government-contracting firms? From what I saw, they were primarily ex-military. So, the perception by job-seeking veterans is that you needed someone with military experience to help a vet find a non-military job. This is the problem. It's the last thing you want to do. It's better to hire a firm where the counselors/consultant have NO MILITARY EXPERIENCE. Why? The military veteran will be forced to align himself/herself with a new work context that is verbally and non-verbally communicated by the non-military job counselor. I succeeded helping vets because I didn't start my job assistance service until after 3 other post-military careers and 15 years away from the military. One of my first experiences of helping vets was a helicopter mechanic from Ft Hood TX. He saw my job advice articles on militaryhire.com and emailed me. His complaint was that he could never get an interview after looking for months. I asked to see his resume, which was created by the private contractor offering career transition services on the Ft Hood base. It was awful. It regurgitated his military record. It was unsearchable and not targeted for the job he was ideally suited. So, he whined about paying my to rewrite it. But since I guarantee results, he ponied up the money. After rewriting it, he then went back to this private firm and had them look at it. THEY REWROTE MY REWRITTEN RESUME AND DESTROYED IT! So, the veteran was totally confused. Then I proposed to him this deal: I told him to use the private firm's resume to find a job. I will use my rewritten resume. If he could get a job with their resume, I would refund his money. The game commenced. In 48 hours, I got him an interview. Four weeks later he came back to me asking me how to negotiate a higher salary. The moral of the story: get the military service providers out of helping the ex-military find a regular job. Randall Scasny http://fs5consulting.com…; Added by Randall Scasny at 9:02am on May 2, 2012

Blog Post: How to save on time, money, efforts in Recruitment?

Working with recruitment agencies to find the right candidates for job vacancies is increasingly seen as a cost-effective and productive way of working for many companies.

The old…

Added by Raman Ramamurthy at 8:41am on February 23, 2012

Blog Post: The Twelve Days of The RecruitFest - A Holiday Song: Remember - you have to sing it aloud to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

If I missed you and you want to be in the song, let me know -…; Added by Steve Levy at 7:13am on December 17, 2008

Blog Post: Keith Mabbutt joins TheNeedleOnline.com (Video Interviewing Platform) based in the UK

For Immediate Release:…

Added by Ryan Leary at 9:44am on August 13, 2013

Blog Post: The Trusted Recruiter: In his well-known book, The Trusted Advisor, David Maister explored the paradigm of that very important business relationship, using the professional services paradigm as a basis. His book covered…; Added by Charles Van Heerden at 7:51am on December 10, 2009

Blog Post: Recruiting is Like Dating, How to Make Pop Culture and Business Meet: I was recently sitting at my desk, going through the day as I normally would, shifting through the endless sea of resumes that covers my desk, interviewing, responding to emails, and the…; Added by Krista Ardhuerumly at 4:05pm on April 17, 2009