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Blog Post: Your Professional CV: How to get Shortlisted in the Competitive Job Market

With more and more competition and a lower…

Added by Chloe Hashemi at 7:05am on July 25, 2016

Topic: Client Control: I want what you want: aging as he is, his witty subtlety usually borders on sarcasm. You gotta be quick, in mind and spirit to keep up with Steve. His consultative nature quickly disarms you, as does his wit and speed. You better be quick. Steve's experience includes having to lay-off up to 7,000 employees. Not an easy task when you care about people. His determination to justify each lay-off proves his desire to do right by people. And it may just be why he so enjoys recruitment. It feels better. His engineer mind is like a strategic trap to the unsuspecting soul, so be prepared, if possible, for anything. In the middle of a phone conversation he stopped and revealed, "This is the corner I was standing on when the first tower fell." Referencing 9/11, he clearly holds precise moments close and uses them to interact and create impressionable bonds. One is the loneliest number, for sure. Ask any recruiter that has worked out of a home office on their own. "I was bordering on recruiting eccentricity," aren't we all? Steve takes those times and attaches them to his stories and creates a brand that is impressionable and right off the bat, you know where he stands. Laying this level of vulnerability before a client is captivating and he calls it "Zen Recruiting." The old quality over quantity thing rings true in his words, "Getting that important face time, that is how people get to know you." And trust you. If a client doesn't trust you or your ability, what do you have? Whatever it is, you won't have it for long. Looking at things analytically allows for improvement. The single most important thing a recruiter can do? Establish your brand. When speaking with clients, Steve will assure them with, "You are not hiring me to be an external recruiter, you are hiring me to be an employee, with a lot at stake." He is passionate about making this point, "I recruit for a company as if I were the CEO out there recruiting for his own company. I am the company. What we do (recruit) has a strong impact on the company. Getting commitment to this suggestion from the Hiring Manager can be a little tough. Steve likes to remind that, "You hire people to solve problems. " Figure out what the problems are and, voilá! you have a job description. Simplified conversations about the job lead to better understanding about the type of candidates this Hiring Manager wants. Better communication, imagine that? "Positivity is just as contagious as negativity." Words that describe a way to engage individuals in every aspect of your life. Former engineer, current recruiter/consultant, and, get this, active lifeguard (since 1977). You get the impression that doing something for the sheer joy of it takes on a whole new meaning. There are no assumptions, there are no competitions or metrics, just simple joy. Take it, lead with it, and drive this message home with clients- I am the company, I am here for you, and I want what you want: the right hire.…; Added by Rayanne at 2:58am on March 10, 2009

Blog Post: The Future of IT: IoT, AI, and Machine Learning: The tech landscape evolves at a breakneck speed, with constant technological…; Added by Kore1Staffing at 10:36am on May 2, 2018

Blog Post: Your Professional CV: How to get Shortlisted in the Competitive Job Market

With more and more competition and a lower…

Added by Chloe Hashemi at 7:05am on July 25, 2016

Blog Post: Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v1.30: Predictions

Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v1.30: Predictions

(Dec 19, 2008) As the year winds down, prognosticators all over the world run their greedy little hands together. Now is the time for…

Added by John Sumser at 12:23am on December 19, 2008

Topic: Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v1.30: Predictions: nce no one has been speculating about the future of RBC, it seems like a good time and place to get the ball rolling. I'm going to give you ten predictions about social media, Recruiting and RBC. I encourage you to disagree or forecast some of your own weather. I'm reminded of an old saying, "The best way to predict the future is to make it." Like life, these predictions are contradictory. The Economic ClimateJanuary's news will make this fall look like the good old days. Companies who were too kind to do a holiday season layoff will clean house by mid month. By the inauguration, newspapers will be selling at record breaking levels. Then someone will notice that the only place where the news is really bad is in the media. Lots of recruiters will get dislocated next year (but that's because of the changes in recruiting, not the economy.) How Many Friends?The tension between exclusivity and popularity will increase for high volume networkers like Recruiters. More and more often you will hear stories of people who stop networking in their private lives. Keeping the personal and the professional distinct will be understood as a virtue. (Sadly, I won't be very good at this new trend) The Network Is MineThese days, the basic notion is that the network is ours. We are the community. Ownership of the community comes in two flavors, formal and informal. Formal ownership involves the ability to terminate or transform the community from a structural standpoint. The informal ownership are the people who make the community lively and active. At RBC, the two overlap pretty well. If you look around, economic stress is causing some very generous people to start extracting their pound of flesh from the community. As the example gets set, people will come to understand the community as a series of overlapping entities. Each of us are at the center of our own universes. Ultimately, the shift from "we" to "I" will hurt the sense of community. I Own My Own NetworkIt's easy to imagine everyone having their own Ning account (or equivalent). It makes some sense to consider an organization that is contribution based. Those who contribute more get more back. By building gated Ning communities, we could each control the flow of value from our own networks to RBC and vice versa. Each of us will own our own toll road into the community. People Will Go Rafting In The Information RiverAlthough Twitter is flawed, the phenomenon is not going away. RBC activities will decline as members try to deal with info flows from the 1,000 people they follow. Ultimately, the survivors will flourish by cruising the waves of information. Very strong social connections can be leveraged using Tweets. DefriendingI have thousands of connections on LinkedIn. That makes it my own personal resume database. It also makes it unlikely that I will build warm relationships there. The places where I have really strong relationships will involve prioritization. So, you can expect to see a movement towards network exclusivity, particularly in the over 40 crowd. Email Dies Quickly, Traffic Falls Off, Aggregators RuleNo one can really keep track of all of this crap. FriendFeed, which does an admirable job of aggregating the river, will start to look more and more like outlook. You have to be able to take the information out of reverse chronological order if you want to do something with it. Once the short communique (tweet) flaws in accountability and distribution are fixed, Email will be on its last legs. Mine already is. All Business Models Fail Because They Involve The Use Of RelicsWe simply don't know how to think about this stuff yet. Inevitably, we wrap old ideas around our new experiences. Advertising is on its last legs. The most perfectly customized ad is the precise information I need. So, every aspect of mass distribution will be wrenched from the advertiser's hands. It's going to take a little whle for a groundbreaking community like ours to figure out how it pays for itself. The New Definition Of Friendship Starts To EmergeLots of people are talking about the lack of nuance in the space between contact and friend. I think there is even more variance in the idea of "types of friends". You can jump start a strong relationship quickly with social media. There is no name for that. In the long haul, this is all about how we spend our attention. With a relatively finite quantity of attention to spend, prioritization will continuously try to be the issue. Slouching Will Be Ruled Unconstitutional in Two North American CountriesObviously, this is the most important trend. It's related to the legislation requiring mandatory jail time for 50 year old white men who make gang signs. Recruiters seen in black stocking caps (uh, how come I never got one?) will have 30% shaved off their fees. The next RBC fashion trend? Suits and paisley ties. So, those are my ten. What do you think the next year will hold for the business, social media or RBC? …; Added by John Sumser at 12:18am on December 19, 2008

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