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Blog Post: Starting a Recruitment Agency: It All Starts With Attracting The Best Recruiters: Starting a recruitment agency, looking in from the outside, can seem like a simple thing: the staff sit at their desks and answer…; Added by Nicky Coffin at 3:10pm on May 30, 2013

Topic: Technolog-Me!: ng technology and the session immediately to follow was titled Nothing to Fear - in reference to facing down what scares us as recruiters about technology. I have stared down technology for the last several years. I came to this biz knowing not very much about computers, about the internet, about software, hardware - you name it. The dive in has been scary but also a thrilling ride. I remember, specifically, learning how to attach a document to an email. I practiced several times, I didn't want to forget how. That is all it took - I was hooked. I knew then that my life would forever be changed by the world wide web, even though I didn't know a thing - yet. I started a family website using a template, where we could share stories and exchange pictures. I had a terrible time engaging my family. This was pre-myspace, pre-facebook. They felt it was too time consuming for it to be of much worth. It soon fell by the wayside and dried up like a dead tulip. I tried to lead discussions with other women about where technology was taking us - in PTA, at my college. I was on a Board at a local theater seven or eight years ago. I recorded and distributed the notes/minutes from our monthly meetings. I remember the first time I brought a lap top to the meeting to directly type the notes into a word doc instead of spending hours later transcribing my handwritten scribble. I received a few funny looks until I forwarded the minutes to the entire board immediately following the meeting. Then my logic was made clear. I sat in a marketing class, clearly ticked off that NO time was being devoted to eMarketing. I could not understand a private university not investing the time or my tuition dollars on what we needed to know today, not practices from twenty years ago when the professor had been a marketing director for Proctor & Gamble. See? Even universities fear and drag their feet. I even went to the Dean to raise a formal complaint. I was there for a business education, not a history lesson. Teach me, I begged. I have learned that I can Google anything I want on Bing (that's a joke.) You can find any lesson on YouTube; my daughter has learned how to play the piano by watching YouTube how-to videos. My son has mastered levels on xbox live by connecting with other gamers that gladly share tricks live through web-based games. We can choose to deny the impact of in-the-air software or the changes to business that new media has brought about, but really, what would be the purpose? This isn't a fad, it isn't going away. Business will not go back to the way it was last year, let alone ten years ago. Business will continue to evolve right on the heels of technology. So I say bring it on and Techknowledge-Me! © by rayannethorn …; Added by Rayanne at 2:48am on June 2, 2010

Topic: A Virtual Approach To Recruiting: e being forced to reassess employment options as industries, and locations they are willing to work. In today's economic climate a college degree does not guarantee a job, but there are many employers out there who are actively and aggressively hiring college level talent. UBM Studios Unicruit understands how difficult it is to find employment and has created a revolutionary approach to career fairs targeted at university recruiting. The Unicruit virtual career fair essentially brings the career fair to the employer and job seeker. Today's youth live and interact in a virtual world and they rely on an immediacy of information available at their fingertips. They text, Tweet, Facebook, and it only makes sense that employers looking to attract the best and the brightest would adopt an online strategy to meet and interact with students where they live each day, online. In an effort to introduce more students/graduates to more employers, Unicruit is hosting the Diversity Virtual Career Fair -- a fully interactive, 3D virtual career fair for college students and alumni from all over the country. This event will take place on March 3rd and is FREE of charge for college students and alumni to attend. The virtual career fair presents an excellent opportunity for participating employers to showcase their organizations to thousands of students and alumni. Each employer will have a customized virtual booth that will include full branding, videos, presentations, job postings, chat, resume exchange and video interviewing. More than 40 employers will participate such as Verizon Wireless, Geico, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Procter & Gamble, Hertz, Aon, Memorial Sloane Kettering, General Electric, Waste Management, Sears, Progressive, Vanguard, ADP and many others. The virtual career fair is just like a traditional career fair, except that it will take place online! It allows students and alumni an opportunity to visit employer booths, view and apply for jobs, upload resumes, chat with recruiters, network with peers and video interview, all from the comfort and convenience of home. Because the career fair is virtual, it is cost effective; time efficient and environmentally friendly -the job seeker will only need a high speed internet connection to participate. And since no travel is required - the virtual fair opens the opportunities for individuals all over the country and provides employers with a wider talent pool to choose from. Imagine being able to recruit at dozens of campuses in one day. Now imagine being able to do so without spending one dime on airplanes, rental cars, or hotels. What would that do to your bottom line, your work/life balance, and the environment? That is exactly what the employers who participate in the Unicruit virtual career fairs achieve. Here's a link to a short video that show you how it works. You can register for this exciting event at: Diversitycf.com. We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events! If you are an employer wishing to participate in this revolutionary approach to recruiting, simply send an email to kobrien@unicruit.com. Kevin O'Brien is the vice president of business development for UBM Studios. and prior to joining UBM in 2010, Kevin enjoyed a 15 year career in the virtual communications industry.…; Added by Kevin O'Brien at 11:32am on January 25, 2011

Blog Post: Why should you use an executive recruiter to help you find a job when you can do it yourself? Food for thought...: In these modern times of online advertising, digital media and social networking there are many new ways of finding the job of your dreams. You can make dozens of online applications for roles…; Added by Yvette McHugh at 6:30pm on January 17, 2012

Blog Post: Temp Staffing Strategy: Walmart's BIG Gamble

Walmart Stores, Inc. has a new staffing strategy and that is…

Added by Tim Spagnola at 10:02am on June 14, 2013

Blog Post: Gamble In Vegas, Not On Your Technology: “Vegas, baby! Vegas!!” – …; Added by Jed Hamilton at 12:03pm on October 4, 2013

Blog Post: Is Your HR Department Winter-Ready?: With the turning of the seasons comes a new budget for many companies –…; Added by Raj Sheth at 12:16pm on October 13, 2014

Topic: Subsidizing Failure: How The "Big 3 Paid Billions to Keep Downsized UAW Members on Payroll": hat where we are today, at this point in time is the result of a constant give-and-take process over the years. I'm sorry, but of you want to challenge that it's challenging one of the basic fundamentals of the American Free Economic Principals......NEGOTIATION. I would put forward that what we have today are companies that have taken the easy way out for so many years (we all remember the "cliff-hanger" negotiations periods with last second saving settlements) coming back to haunt the people who agreed to the decisions. Let's not take out the issues of the auto industry on the people who "built it" to what it was in our "shining hour' as a country and world power - the 50's through the 70's. Those are the people whose pensions, and other negotiated rights we are talking about. In the earl 70's, America was sent a message by OPEC that we were too dependent on OIL as a future for our continued economic development or transportation underpinning. We heard the message and started to make changes. But then the price of OIL went down and, as true AMERICANS, we responded to prices, rather than values (long term), and we began the era of the SUV and the HUMMER. Perhaps I should further explain where I am coming from: I have a degree in Industrial Relations, and was constantly arguing with my Professors about the value of unions. I had, been in a "union shop" environment in a company in high-school. My advancement at that company was, because of lack of seniority, most often opposed by the unions. As a pre-college graduate, I was involved in a couple of situations where the companies I worked for went through union mobilization campagnes. In one the vote was 35 to 1 pro, with me being the 1. I had argued in college for the management to have the necessity of saying NO to union demands. That was not received well by the professors who kept insisting that the business must go on...even if it could/was shown not to be sustainable into the future. Well, as with the credit issues around housing, AMERICA is finding out that the future is NOW. I don't, as a long-time anti-unionist (although I can/have seen appropriate places for their required existence), see why the current crisis is on the backs of the union members who negotiated positions for concessions, and are now being asked by outsiders to those negoatiatons to "give back" without the companies doing the same up front. I also have a couple of other problems with your position. You don't seeme be holding the top management of GM with their responsibility in killing the electric car industry as it started in the early/mid 70"s. Where would they be today if they had supported and forwarded that effort? You also don't deal with the issue that Chrysler was bought by "venture capitalists" who were saying by putting their money down, that they could "fix it"....Are we do now bail out their gamble? America faces severe challenges today. I think it's time for us to really deal with the issues at hand honestly, fully holding those who got us here accountably. There will be no simple answers. I can almost certainly say that I don't think that Americas problems are the results of the people on the bottom rungs of the economic/industrial ladder. As a 40+ yr experienced person involved in the staffing function, I think Management must look in the mirror and AMERICA is looking to them to lead us out of this situation. We do not have the time to play scapegoats now. We need new ideas on how to go forward, un-encombered with the ideas or ways of the past. A. Leo Mc Kiernan…; Added by Leo Mc Kiernan at 3:47pm on December 12, 2008

Topic: Boliven JobsPlus - Social Network and Job Posting Site: uiters, hiring managers, as well as executives and in‐house counsel reach 50,000+ top professionals, students, and “passive” job seekers and service providers. NEW YORK, New York – October 27, 2009 – Boliven, a leading open innovation professional network, is happy to announce the launch of its newest product, Boliven JobsPlus™. Recruiters, hiring managers, as well as executives and in‐house counsel can now post full‐time, fellowship, internship, and service provider opportunities for free, and members can freely search and browse thousands of high quality, high‐paying job and work opportunity listings from the world’s most innovative companies and institutions. “JobsPlus™ is different from traditional job boards and posting services for three reasons,” explained Thomas Lehrman, Founder and President of Boliven. “First, JobsPlus postings reach not only professionals and students actively seeking jobs, but also the so‐called “passive” job seekers, professionals who are currently employed or already serving established clients but who may have an interest in a new work or client opportunity. We reach this unique audience by displaying JobsPlus postings next to relevant search results of our 50,000+ unique monthly visitors – whether they be using Clinical Trials, Legal Proceedings, Publications, Patents, SEC Filings, Trademarks, or our other searchable database products.” “JobsPlus™ also enables members to post not only full‐time opportunities but a diverse range of short term opportunities, such as fellowships, internships, and new service provider opportunities through a single, easy‐to‐use tool. Finally, a JobsPlus™ posting automatically targets potential candidates and service providers in the Boliven Network by geography, profession, keywords, and other member attributes, enabling recruiters and project managers to fill positions and opportunities much more quickly with the top talent already in our network.” What Makes JobsPlus™ Different? Free job posts – JobsPlus™ allows members to post one free job posting and earn job posting credits for new members they invite who join the Boliven Network. There is no limit to the number of credits a member can earn. Alternatively, members will soon be able to purchase JobsPlus postings. 50,000+ leading IP lawyers and R&D professionals each month – The Boliven site currently has over 50,000 unique visitors each month, and the Boliven Network includes members affiliated with leading universities, law firms, companies, and government agencies, including Cambridge, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Stanford, Yale, Covington & Burling, DLA Piper, Foley & Lardner, Kirkland & Ellis, Nixon Peabody, Ropes & Gray (Fish & Neave), DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech, General Electric, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey, Microsoft, Nokia, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, and U.S. Department of Energy Laboratories. Full-time, part-time, fellowship, and new client opportunities – Our members are at different stages in their careers with some seeking internships, others full-time opportunities or fellowships, and still others seeking client leads. JobsPlus™ makes it easy to post a wide variety of salary, commission, or short-term work opportunities that are then efficiently presented to our network of leading students, researchers, and professionals. Geographic, profession, and keyword targeting – A JobsPlus posting reaches the right audience within our network of leading professionals and institutions because we place listings based on the kind of professional most likely to fill it, their location, and keyword information that appear in member profiles. About Boliven Founded in 2007, Boliven is an open innovation professional network built on the trusted foundation of over 100 million peer-reviewed and public record documents. Boliven helps users discover and develop new client, partner, and career opportunities through Your Innovation Network™, the professional network users have already built but never knew they had. The Boliven community includes leading inventors and scientists, IP law partners, technology executives, technology licensing directors and professionals, students and research fellows, and technology venture investors from among the Fortune 100, top 200 law firms, top 25 research universities, and leading technology-focused venture investment firms globally. For more information, visit www.boliven.com Media contacts: Thomas Lehrman Founder and CEO (646) 710-3902…; Added by Helena Martinez at 2:30pm on December 3, 2009