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Blog Post: Actions have Consequences, choose wisely: The source for many of my posts over the years has been the local churches announcing their upcoming sermons for the Sunday services and this one is no different. Originally I thought about this…; Added by Daniel T. Bloom at 10:24am on May 22, 2014

Blog Post: How to Use Marketing Principles to Improve Employee Satisfaction: If you run or own a business, then making sure your employees are happy is one of the most important things you can do. Without happy employees, your profits will…; Added by Devin Caldwell at 6:11pm on March 14, 2018

Blog Post: A Tidal Wave of Change (Part II): Even with all the recent economic disruption and financial turmoil, companies must prepare for an oncoming tsunami. Companies need to rethink their relationship with employees. They need to change…; Added by Geoff Clendenning at 4:04pm on January 19, 2010

Topic: Sourcing 1.0 vs. Agent Orange: "Be Prepared to Re-Examine Your Reasoning": y the same to organizations looking to re-architect their recruiting model/function . . . or to those who have attempted to shift their model and have little to no results to show for it. Agent Orange was deployed to remove foilage from trees in an effort to better identify the NVA and Viet Cong - in essence, however, they weren't hiding in or under the trees . . . they were hiding under the ground. The corollary is that recruitment models have shifted to accomodate Sourcing 1.0 (Sourcing as Name-Generation Assembly-Lines), however the coinciding effect has been greater fallouts, no increase in QOH or decrease in QOH, in addition to less relationship-building (i.e. "candidate development"). Sourcing 1.0 is, in my best estimation, the following in military terms: "Good initiative. Bad judgment." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnfI-lW_asw Joshua Letourneau Mg Dir, SSF (Strategic Sourcing Framework) LG & Assoc Search / Talent Strategy BLOG: www.lgexec.typepad.com…; Added by Joshua Letourneau at 12:55pm on April 30, 2008

Comment on: Blog Post 'The future death of social networking': e commenting stuff what drives recruiting? No. It is social networks that are leveraged to connect with candidates. The future of the social network is going to be inside the CRM. Why? It is painful to try to participate in the social networks of choice and do your daily business. While I like RecruitingBlogs, I may login twice a month. For example, imaging you participate in 3 ning networks. Why not mash up all the articles, only from the people you want to follow, inside your CRM? There will be a natural evolution of RSS type readers for the full content of social network. Next step is to mash up that SocialRSS (did I coin a phrase?) into your CRM. One point of access, one point of login. It is a simple thought exercise in practicality. I am not trying to give the answers here. I am not even trying to make people think. For me it was a thought exercise that I thouroughly enjoyed. What I learned in the process was invaluable. The conclusion of my thought process ended up being the article title. Clear, but maybe not as linear as some would prefer.…; Added by Donato Diorio at 2:52pm on June 18, 2010

Comment on: Blog Post 'Ok, I've Finally Had It': ve the need for the skillset on a permanent basis) so we "partnered" with a contract recruiting firm. These types of firms have popped up all over the Atlanta area in the past year, as many agencies, like ours, are working on project based work more frequently now and are in need of project based resources. The contractors are paid by the firm, and the firm in turn invoices my agency. The contractors are local, however, it appears that the firm is farming them out to more than one client at a time - in essence double or triple booking them. From what I can tell, the resource over-commits his/herself somehow and isn't able to meet contractually agreed upon deadlines and deliverables. You might say, well just fire them, but it's not that easy as we are in turn running the risk of failing to deliver to our own clients, because of it. It's just a vicious cycle, a waterfall that unfortunately we are in the midst of right now due to choosing to partner with the firm.…; Added by Ragan Kellams at 3:51pm on October 18, 2010

Comment on: Blog Post 'Preparing for Counter Offers before they Occur!': " from their existing employer. Emotions will fly once he/she resigns. Company's do not like to be "fired" it is not something they expected and usually cannot control. In essence "firing" the employer is exactly what a candidate is doing when they resign. Sometimes panic sets in and emotions come to the surface. Supervisor's scurry to get approval to match the offer while rallying the department troops to woo the departing employee (your candidate). They tug on the candidate's emotions, asking them why are you leaving?, don't leave - we are all like family here! It won't be the same without you! You will have to start all over again at that new company, etc., etc. Bottom line, resigning and giving notice can be fearful for some people. Take the fear out of the equation early on in the process. Tell your candidate to expect a counteroffer and prepare them to begin to "emotionally detach" from their employer and their co-workers. Remind the candidate (often throughout the process) of all the reasons why they want to leave in the first place. Moving on is really in "their" best interest.…; Added by Tom Byrne at 5:06pm on November 18, 2010

Comment on: Blog Post 'What Does a Space Station Picture of a New Mexico Wild Fire Have to Do With Rec…': image. WOW! Indeed. As a student of photography, for too many years to mention, a cardinal rule for getting the money shot is POSITIONING. Essentially, being at the right place at the right time...with a loaded/working camera on hand to take the shot. On that premise--I've always envied the unique platform astronauts have had in their picture taking efforts and results relative to positioning. To this day, one of the most stunning and unique pictures ever taken was the one taken of the earth from the moon. How cool was that in terms of being at a most unique place to take, at the time, one of the most unique pictures ever taken...at the time? In many respects I apply the same homage to "positioning" in recruiting effectiveness, as well. Being at the right place at the right time to apply one's skills in the recruitment process." So, Tim--thanks for reminding me of the WOW factor in a photo and in recruitment.…; Added by Valentino Martinez at 9:59pm on July 2, 2011

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You're representing an A candidate. Let's say this person is a hard to find Ruby on Rails or PHP/LAMP Software Developer who has the kind of…

Added by Mark K. Goodstein at 3:08pm on June 22, 2011

Note to recruiters: I wrote this for job seekers, but I think you'll find it interesting.

If you’re part of the 97% of the US population with a cell phone, you most likely use it…

Added by Jeff Dickey-Chasins at 9:09am on August 15, 2011