Best of 4/9/10

TGIF! We have some great posts for you today. Some from our incredible team at UK RecruitingBlogs and some stateside wisdom as well. Haven't been able to keep up with the litany of brilliance coming from our community? No problem, check the Community Updates Section for posts, forums dicussions and featured videos you may have missed.

KPI's are bad for recruitment... By Gareth Jones: Before joining the recruitment industry wholeheartedly, I, like many others had a pretty rose tinted view of how recruitment worked. It wasn't until it became part of my career did the realisation hit me that far from the focus being on relationships and service, it was instead on sales, closing the deal and hitting KPI's.

Do you "KIS" with your candidate's resume? By Ron Cottick: I have been around the business for a long time. Early on and being far less intelligent, something debated to this day I might add, I was quick to use the resume given to me by candidates to present them to my clients. I did little to nothing to change anything on the resume

The 2% Difference By Mark Bregman: I have consistently contended that executives who tolerate “B” and “C” players on their teams give up a lot. Let me now quantify it:

Who Wants To Join a Winning Team? By Mervyn Dinnen: When leading talent looks for something new, what challenges do they look for? Here’s a current story from sport that interests me (not just because I support the team he plays for!) and illustrates the dilemma.

Maybe you've seen a group of good looking folks at the top of your member page or right up there on the home page. Click on their smiling faces and you'll be able to see the full list of RecruitingBlogs.com's Top Bloggers for March 2010. We'd be nothing without our contributors and we KNOW it. So check them out, read their blogs and maybe even post one your own. Thanks Ladies and Gentlemen!

It's not conference season until Rayanne kicks it off! And she does today in her post Conference Me In.

Speaking of conferences (or UNconferences, as the case may be) RecruitCamp's setting the stage for some amazing speakers on April 21-22. Check out this video and prepare yourself for a day of learning and networking. Hear practitioners and bloggers alike talk about what's coming down the pike in social recruiting.

Have a fantastic Friday and we'll see you again on Monday morning!

Last updated by Slouch Apr 9, 2010.

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