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Comment on: Blog Post 'WHAT, Pray Tell Were You Thinking?': 35 in recruiting. I have seen bad economies, booms, and long periods of business as usual. Never have I seen a period of time where people have done the weird shit across the board they are doing now. Here is an off topic example. A week ago I was driving down the freeway, I ran over something that split a tire, put a dent in my right front door panel and a piece of it flew up and hit my windshield so hard it cracked the windshield. Never saw anything but must have been metal of some sort to do the damage it did and blow a new tire to the point that it was flat by the time I could get off th freeway. I file an insurance claim get a call fron the customer service claims person. It goes like this. Claims rep: "what happened? Me: I go through the bove drill. Claims rep: we're you hurt? Me: no, just the car, Claims: any dizziness or headache? Me: the tire may have been dizzy and the windshield could have a headache but not me. Claims: what did you run over? Me: I don't know it must have been something heavy and sharp to do the damage it did, but I didn't see it or I would have avoided it. Claims: we're you in a rural area? Me: Amarillo, Texas is pretty rural but as I told you, I was on the freeway, that would be I40 inside the city limits. Claims: did you suffer any bruises or neck or back injuries? Me: no lady, as I have told you three times or four. I ran over something. I was inside the car, not hanging out the window looking for stuff on the freeway. Claims: could it have been those metal vehicle stops used by police? Me: no dear, I was not evading arrest, I was in the middle lane on a Sunday afternoon, on my way to the mall. Claims : could it have been those things on the side of the highway? Me: no, not unless they have stared putting "drunk bumps" in the middle lane inside the city limits. Claims: we're you drunk or drinking? Me: no, the last time I went shopping drunk was last Christmas. I bought a horse so I never shop drunk anymore. Claims: could you have run over n animal? Me: lady I think I would have noticed an animal on I40 in the middle lane on Sunday afternoon inside the city limits. I also can not imagine any animal that could cut a truck tire, put a dent the size of softball in the door and a piece of it hit the windshield hard enough to chip the corner and cause a crack to go half way across. If there is such an animal one would think I might have seen, fur, feathers or fins flying after impact. Claims: how much damage is on the front bumper? Me: none, I ran over something, I didn't hit anything. Claims: do you need a rent car. Me: no I still have the horse I bought last Christmas. Claims: so the horse was not hurt? Me: no but thank you for asking? Claims: is there anything else we can do for you? Me: No, just tell me where the appraiser is located? Claims: oh sure, has the horse been taken to the vet? Me: lady, the horse is fine, I'm fine, the truck is not fine. Claims: what is the make and model of the vehicle? Me: Cadillac EXT, 2008. Claims: is that an SUV? Me: no, it's an EXT. Claims , is that an SUV? Me: no, it looks like a chèvre avalanche. Claims: I thought you said it was a Cadillac. Me: Click, dial my agent, " hey Matt where do you get these weird people who work in your claims center. It is everywhere, somebody tell me is it. Terrorist Attack?…; Added by Sandra McCartt at 12:29pm on June 20, 2012

Blog Post: Oh Joy: The 12 Days Of Sourcing

Tis the season for listicles and best-of's, right?

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Blog Post: 4 Tools Every Contractor Needs to Safeguard Their Company

Owning a contracting company involves a lot of hard…

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Blog Post: Sometimes it's the little things, or How a runaway grape ruined my tea break: So I’m sitting at my desk, drinking my 9:00 a.m. Lady Grey tea, black with one sugar, and munching on some green grapes. This little break is Nancy Nirvana where I enjoy delicious fresh fruit and a…; Added by Nancy Ford at 3:02pm on June 24, 2008

Blog Post: Tylenol Anyone? I've Got a Desk-Splitting Headache!

As if last week wasn’t bad enough, yesterday our…

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Comment on: Blog Post 'You recruited them, laid them off, now they're in hock': and signed up for subprime loans even though they didn't have legal work in the US. (Believe me I used to work for a subprime company I came across a bunch of cases.) But to the Recruiting ethics issue. I think this one is a two parter - how you sell the candidate and who you choose as a client. I myself have struggled with this one as well. I have worked with a company in the past that honestly made me feel like a snake oil salesman. In the end I decided to steer certain people away from my company that I felt didn't have the scruples or thick skin to handle the place. I actually told a candidate: "You're a really nice person, and speaking as a friend, I think you should look elsewhere. Trust me - you would not be happy here." If you oversell you are just going to cause more turnover and headache for yourself, and you are doing a disservice to the candidate. You don't have to scare people away necessarily, but don't try to sugar coat a piece of crap either. As to client base - I think we have to make the decision to be ethical people even if it might hurt us in the short run. I think this lack of personal ownership and 'mercenary mentality' is why we are in the current economic crisis. For me the question isn't, "Will this company let me represent them?" Rather, "Do I want to represent this company? Do I want to risk damaging my reputation in the community by representing them." **By the way the person I said that two nine months ago not only thanked me profusely, but contacted me a few days ago to retain my services as a resume writer and job coach.…; Added by Jennifer Berry at 10:25am on February 12, 2009

Comment on: Topic 'Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v2.08: The Death of Sourcing': e candidates. So, I ask: "Is sourcing a means to an end or and end in of itself?" Candidates sourced from a job board will be approached very differently because they are hyper-active whereas candidates sourced from Amazon because if their interests in subject matter a) and/or skill set b) require an altogether different type of overture. Where is there any mention of how the job profile, demographics, supply and demand affect sourcing and sourcing strategy? Under what circumstances do we go for abundant active candidates and conversely the passive and disinterested folk? How do these decisions impact our choice of sourcing tools and techniques? Or is it just Broadlook, LinkedIn and/or calling Betty? I have retraced the comments and I may have missed it but has anyone mentioned the fact that sourcing strategy is determined by a whole lot more than available technologies and preferred techniques? Are posting jobs online and in print no longer legitimate sourcing strategies or are we to take it that these legacy approaches are, in every circumstance, dead? What about radio, job fairs and employee referral programs, outplacement programs, transitioning military and sticking leaflets on windshields in mall parking lots? Are these forms of sourcing dead too? Maybe it's recruiting itself that is terminally ill. Or maybe its just how to put things in the broader context of recruiting process and so-called "best practice." One thing's for sure, narrow-minded empiricism, cognitive bias and thinking inside the box [make that a coffin] is alive and kicking on RBC. Is it any wonder that reading this entire thread would leave one whose job it is to actually recruit with a pounding headache?…; Added by Amitai Givertz at 7:11pm on March 8, 2009

Blog Post: Key Findings for a Chief Human Resources Officer to Know: Recruitment is a big game. Just like any game, where different individuals from different groups are fighting each other to grab a piece of place under the sun, recruitments make a company…; Added by Lucia Adams at 5:13am on July 20, 2018

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I have spoken with a few managers out there and learned that workplace…; Added by Corey Harlock at 3:43pm on February 1, 2010

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