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Blog Post: 11 Refreshing Ways to Bring Out the Awesomeness in Life: 11 Refreshing Ways to Bring Out the Awesomeness in Life

I often get caught up in the hectic nature of life. I get bogged down with things to do and the drive to be productive. It’s hard…; Added by diana at 3:04am on November 5, 2008

Topic: Can I Quote You? Part 2: fortune of interviewing. Enjoy! "Corporate recruiting = post and pray. That drives me nuts. I am a proactive recruiter. When I identify good candidates, I am invested to get them invested." ~Becky Metcalf, Former Bully ;-) "It's the strong recruiters with the relationships built over the years that will last. It will be the scramblers that will fail. You have to know how to sell and understand really what recruiting is. A recruiter is a recruiter is a recruiter. Forget that you are a specialist in this or that and remember that you are, above all, a recruiter. Your specialty is that you are a recruiter. 'Get your job done and get it done cost-effectively,' keeping your ego in check is also necessary for continued success. I got over my cheap self years ago." ~Sandra McCartt, a recruiter since Lincoln was a cadet "A lot of the companies that post IT positions, the HR departments, they look strictly for word match because they do not know IT. For instance, if the candidate needs to know a particular programming language, HR simply matches words. But I can look at a job description and résumé and be able to tell almost instantly whether or not the person is a fit. I can see what an HR professional cannot. Not only do I see what is there, but I see what isn't there. If a particular skill or ability is missing from the résumé and that seems out of place to me, I make a simple phone call, and ask the right questions to discern the candidate's ability because I know the job, I know the terminology and that sets me apart." ~Michael Crooks, Director of IT turned Recruiter "All the things that are going on, how can we attract candidates like never before? How we grow, how we engage? I am looking ahead five, ten, twenty years down the road." ~Joel Cheesman discussing why he launched mJob, almost as "cool and progressive" as his blog. …; Added by Rayanne at 2:18am on May 28, 2009

Blog Post: 6 Secrets Your ATS Provider Doesn't Want You To Know: So you've just spent a stack load of $$$$ on…; Added by Nick Leigh-Morgan at 12:14pm on November 11, 2013

Blog Post: Most Common Recruitment Startup Mistakes – Part One: Added by Rhys Jones at 4:43am on January 15, 2016

Blog Post: How to maintain customer retention: Whether you’re a customer or a client, you are constantly wanting more from those who are providing you a service. This means that it’s crucial for organisations try to go above and beyond in a…; Added by Caitlin Purvis at 10:24am on November 6, 2018

Comment on: Topic 'What do you look for in recruiting software ?': lies – you get what you pay for! First, I want to disclose that I work for a recruiting software company. Our goal is to make simple software. We sell to corporate clients, mainly small and medium sized businesses (for now). When we refer to simple, we are referring to improvements to the user experience that enable people to be more productive. Simple, to us, means easy to use. For example, we have built the most advanced resume parsing engine on the market and we are releasing a feature in a couple of weeks that will allow users to drag and drop documents and even email into our web-based platform. Until recently, the technology was not quite there to pull this off. This simple feature will make life easier for our users. If software is easy to use, more users will choose to use the system thereby increasing adoption and ultimately your ability to capture accurate metrics. With more accurate metrics, measurement is more insightful. When software is too complicated for hiring managers and other critical users to adopt easily, they tend to work around software nullifying the validity of any analytical data captured. Joe brings up another great point about web-based software. Make sure you are buying a native SaaS application not an ASP or an on-premise application. Simple and SaaS are converging quickly. SaaS applications are available from any computer or any device—any time, anywhere. Because most people are familiar with using the Internet to find what they need, SaaS apps tend to have high adoption rates, with a lower learning curve. Additionally, SaaS applications are subscription based. No license fees mean lower initial costs. Having the application provider manage the your infrastructure means lower costs for hardware, software, and the people needed to manage your system. Recently, I have seen a couple of free applicant tracking systems and even seen a free open source ATS. Having complete demos of many and having seen the screen shots of the others, I can tell you that Joe is right. You get what you pay for. And, we are not talking the difference between a Toyota and a Lexus. We write a blog about simple software here. http://www.newtonondemand.com/blog/ Joe Cordo said:Buyer beware on perceived simplicity. The devil is in the details on this decision. First, many products appear to be easy to use and they may be easy to learn, but ask yourself how many clicks you need to make to parse resumes, add contacts and track activities. Second, don't ask yourself what your business needs today (though tempting), but instead ask what it's going to need when the market comes back later this year or next. Buying a low end, cheap solution keeps your business from growing because it doesn't enhance the way you do business. It reinforces bad habits. More sophisticated solutions push you to be a more effective recruiting executive because they give you more information to work with and their tracking and measurement capabilities are far superior. This is especially true if your firm has multiple recruiters. Third, most of the major products purport to be Internet-based. Ask the right questions. Is there software that needs to run on your PC? Do you need to keep Microsoft Exchange or Outlook running? Can you run the software on multiple devices and from any location, or are you chained to your laptop? These costs and inconveniences add up, especially if you need IT staff. They are not free, and all of a sudden the low cost solution you were buying is close in cost to the best product in the market. I remember several years ago when my wife and I were shopping for a new car. It came down to the Toyota Highlander vs. The Lexus RX350. The difference was $10K in price. Since we keep cars for at least 10 years, I encouraged her to get the Lexus. She chose the Highlander and regretted it ever since. Her statement to friends of ours over dinner a couple of weekends ago was telling, "I live in my car, I am kicking myself every day." You live in your recruiting software every day, and the difference between the car example and choosing a great product is this - a great product over a good one can easily improve your productivity to help you get a minimum of 3 more placements every year per recruiter. That far exceeds the cost of any perceived price difference in the software and the payback is there in weeks. …; Added by Joel Passen at 5:33pm on May 1, 2009

Blog Post: Banning Salary History Requests - A Recruiter's POV

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Much has been made about New York City's upcoming ban on private employers requesting…

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Blog Post: So, An IT Recruiter Walks Into a Bar...: I originally posted this in 2013, but it is still relevant…; Added by Jackye Clayton at 11:07am on November 4, 2015

Blog Post: Why Smart Businesses Love Hard Times: Halliburton should be hurt by low oil prices.…; Added by Paul Petrone at 11:38am on November 18, 2014

Blog Post: Big tech goes bargain hunting: By Michael V. Copeland, senior writer

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(Fortune Magazine) -- These are the days that bring out the power shopper in Larry Ellison. With so much…; Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey at 2:46pm on November 6, 2008