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Blog Post: Job seekers - how much $$$ do you really want?: This blog, the second of a two part series, focuses on candidate salary requirements and how job seekers should handle salary issues before and after an…; Added by Jon Prete at 3:48pm on April 29, 2011

Blog Post: Management Training For Recruitment Companies 7 Core Skills Your Recruitment Managers Must Have Part 2: In our last article about management training for recruitment companies we looked at three basic skills. These were, the ability to…; Added by Nicky Coffin at 10:10am on June 4, 2013

Blog Post: Want to write better job posts in 2010? Here's how.: I've been meaning to put together my thoughts about writing recruitment advertisements, or job posts as many call them, for some time. After all, I have written thousands of them down the years…; Added by Alasdair Murray at 9:56am on December 19, 2009

Blog Post: Redefining You!: At one point or another, I am pretty sure all of us have experienced the "edge of the seat," "nail-biting suspense" of being on…; Added by D. Drayden at 1:08pm on July 8, 2009

Topic: Born Under the Sign of the Turd - rewind: turd." Frankly, yes - I have wondered that and often. But then I look around and realize that bad luck is all relative. It's the whole "one man's junk is another man's treasure" scenario. Life can suck and usually does. But it all depends on how you look at it. I work hard. I play hard. And I really just want the simplest of things: I just wanna be happy - and I just want my children to be happy. I have never cared to be rich - just wanted enough to get by. I never wanted to be famous - unless it meant I was accepting an Oscar at a televised awards ceremony. And I never wanted to rule the world - just my own family or my own business. Relative is relative, I know. If you get a splinter, what do you have to do? Well, you can leave it alone, it will most likely fester and become bothersome or worse, infected. Then you could take an antibiotic and the infection will go away, but it will still be bothersome. The most logical solution is to bite the bullet and dig out the splinter. That's what I usually do anyway. It's kind of like taking care of that zit in the middle of your forehead - everyone's gotta do what they gotta do. Sometimes, the splinter still gets infected or the zit comes back. It's easy (and even feels good sometimes) to cry about it, whine about, scream about it, stomp your feet about it, or even throw things. I've done them all. But the best thing is to remove it - again. Your splinter might be a family feud or an ex-spouse. It might be a cranky and unsatisfied boss or client. It might be a difficult project or recruitment. It might be a tax or IRS issue or simply finding work. Or, it could be a car accident you can't forget. But do what you can to find peace or simple happiness. That may mean forgiving or forgetting. It may mean simply letting go. It isn't easy - it can be downright hard. And trust me, I can be stubborn and want to hang on to anger or hurt. It's so much easier to do than letting go and, gulp, experiencing growth. Damn, I hate it when that happens. How about this? I'll try if you try. Have a great weekend! Rayanne Thorn, @ray_anne is the Marketing Director for the online recruiting software company, Broadbean Technology. She is also a proud mother of four residing in Laguna Beach, California, and a daily contributor for Blogging4Jobs. Connect with her on LinkedIn. …; Added by Rayanne at 12:33am on November 18, 2011

Blog Post: The Mobile Generation Is Waiting: By the level of noise and chatter focused on the mobile recruiting trend over the past several years one would think that corporate talent acquisition teams have made great strides in adopting and…; Added by Jed Hamilton at 4:57pm on September 18, 2014

Blog Post: The Information Technology (IT) Gap in The U.S.: An under-representation of cross-diversity in the IT Workforce

Keywords: IT workforce, IT professional skills gap, under-represented groups, virtual social…; Added by Phil Robles at 10:00pm on August 15, 2008

Blog Post: Will Virtual Reality Have an Impact on the Future of Veteran Hiring?: By definition, Virtual…; Added by DeMario McIlwain at 3:11pm on March 22, 2018

Blog Post: Interview pointers, and things to do to "prep' yourself for that meeting

With the economic climate lately, and job loyalty forever changed, more and more people are in a job-hunting position. Those that are able to line up interviews need to be as prepared as…

Added by Aurelio Sisto at 9:41am on May 30, 2012

Comment on: Topic 'Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v2.08: The Death of Sourcing': cruiting, account managing or doing PR and sales. So maybe I am not the right person to be commenting because I have has little use for the different titles. A reminder that I only recruit in IT and only in Minneapolis so maybe that impacts what I see. I am not sure I have a position or not on the topic but here are perspectives from where I sit: I continue to be surprised at the number of people making $50K+ a year not on LinkedIn. Staggering may be the better word. I am a huge fan of LinkedIn as a recruiting tool. The issue with LinkedIn is two parts: - Users, sure you can find their name, location, industry and employer but their profile is not complete and you have no idea what they do - Recruiters, most are on there and do not know how to use the system and are annoying non Recruiters. Most have no clue what they are doing or the damage they are causing. Oh, and many of their profiles suck too I am shocked at the number of companies asking me to do a tutorial for them on how to use it. Is it really that hard to use? I am seeing a lot of people in IT saying they see no value in being on LinkedIn. Marketing folks too saying they have other places to “show off”. I have people asking me on Twitter why I am suggesting that when they do not have a link to put in their profile they should use their LinkedIn URL. I have been doing a job search presentation or two a week for the past three months and it has opened my eyes very wide to what candidates think of the recruiting process, job boards, LinkedIn, Social Media, etc. I suggest that we need to understand what they think and how they react to what tools we use or want them to use. Yes candidates are becoming easier to find but if you talk with them you will find many are not enjoying being found. Now I may think that is a mistake on their part but this is how many that we are trying to get to feel. I am shocked at the number of LinkedIn profiles that have not been updated or just abandoned. If companies are not able to keep their recruiters for a period of time then the relationship with the employer may/will be gone. The recruiter will still have them but the company will be out of luck. I know of a Recruiter being sued by a former employer saying that the LinkedIn profile of the Recruiter is company property as it was created, built and maintained mostly on company time with company email. Will this be a growing trend and if so, how long until the community organizer is sued? I do wonder how many of the social networks on Ning (anywhere) are active. I wonder how many members of any social network are active or engaged. How many social networks are run by a somewhat capable community organizer. Being a community organizer is difficult. Very, very difficult. Communities take a mighty long time to build and one major miss step in the process can bring the end of it. Relationships absolutely matter but what will you do to locate those to have a relationship with? I am really big on Social Media, social networking sites, LinkedIn and community building but I do suggest that a “balance diet” of the previous plus email, phone use including cold calls, networking, newsletter, RSS feed, job boards, optimized job ads, blog, talent pools and whatever I am forgetting are all needed tools. The tools mentioned all have different results depending on the person using them, skill set/industry of the candidate pool and location. I think our industry should spend less time making gadgets and more time on training recruiters to speak and relate to people. Yikes, looks like I have a lot on my mind...…; Added by Paul DeBettignies at 9:54pm on February 27, 2009