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August 10, 2008

That was the week that was...Week ending August 8, 2008

A round-up from the recruiting industry’s group blogs, portals and individual archives...

The vacation is finally over. back to bloggin'...

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase...

Meet Pat Cronin, Vice President of Volt Professional Search

Tutorial Tuesday...

Susan… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on August 10, 2008 at 7:53pm — No Comments

She Sells Seashells by the Seashore - "Virtually"

Yes, she sells seashells by the seashore virtually….

Please don’t expect an e-Card or evite from me in the near future. I am kind of “old school” in this sense. I enjoy a hand written card, note or mailed invitation. In fact, most of the events and parties that I attend sent me an invite in the mail. For the most part those evites that clutter my inbox generally go unread.

Being “virtual” these days does have its… Continue

Added by Heather Gardner on August 10, 2008 at 6:55pm — 1 Comment

Since when did it become unacceptable to have pride in one's country!?!?!?

Alright, it's 2am and I'm watching the men's volleyball game between Venezuela and the USA, and I just read this question on LinkedIn: What do you think about NBC's decision to delay broadcasting the opening ceremonies to the Olympic Games by 12 Hours?

Some guy responded with this:

"As with most media in the… Continue

Added by Amybeth Hale on August 10, 2008 at 2:46am — 1 Comment

The more things change - the more they stay the same

Although this is certainly not my first venture into Blogland, it is my first post to RecruitingBlogs.com. Hello!!

My name is Maria and I am the Recruiting Services Manager for a boutique HR Consulting firm called Solutions Partners.

When I sat down, deciding how to introduce myself - it got me to thinking...Hmmm, where do I begin? When did I begin working in this business we call Recruiting, aka, Staffing, aka Talent Acquisition?? Well - it was a long time ago. Yessirree.… Continue

Added by Maria DiLisio on August 8, 2008 at 10:04pm — 5 Comments

Paying Referral Fees

Okay, so I recently changed my long-time standpoint on this.

If I'm recruiting for a real Purple Squirrel or asking a LOT from potential candidates (for example, I'm currently performing a confidential search for a client in which I cannot divulge the company, the location or the specific job title - and neither do they in the phone screen) I think ultimately it's worth it to make a spliff available if someone helps close a deal by directing me to my superstar.

However,… Continue

Added by Art Pitcher on August 8, 2008 at 4:25pm — 1 Comment

Gary fowler

My very good and very old friend Gary Fowler just joined RecruitingBlogs.com He is a third party recruiter in the semiconductor industry and one of the finest as well. His company is called Analog Solutions I flew to Tennessee for his 50th birthday party and have visited with him many times over the years. He has been to my house a number of times as well. Welcome Gary, ready for round 2?

Added by Slouch on August 8, 2008 at 4:14pm — No Comments

Dennis Rodman, a sales instructor?

“Dennis Rodman was in the National Basketball Association for several years, playing hard and posting impressive rebounding numbers. But he received little publicity and few, if any, endorsement contracts. Then he created a USP (unique selling proposition) for himself – bizarrely bright, multi-colored hair and outrageous tattoos. With that came notoriety and a fortune in publicity and product endorsements.” Jay Abraham --Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got

It is hard to… Continue

Added by James Carchidi on August 8, 2008 at 1:09pm — No Comments

2 Minutes on Social Media and Recruiting

I had the pleasure of sharing a table with Bill Vick yesterday morning over a cup of coffee. It's funny....Bill flatters all of us by inviting us to be interviewed for a spot on on XtremeRecruiting.tv,when, actually, he knows more about recruiting than most of us will forget in our life-time.

It's a rare find - a big-billing recruiter who is as kind and considerate as he is humble (our industry… Continue

Added by Dennis Smith on August 8, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

August 8, 2008

TGIS (Thank Goodness, Its Sumser!)

Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com

Returning from a whirlwind of events, this week John returns to do some thoughtful number crunching:

It's 080808. Today, 6,000 Chinese couples are getting married to take advantage of the auspicious date. The Olympics start today. The date was picked for its inherent good fortune. That's the thing about numbers. They help further understanding. Repeatedly measuring the same thing…

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Added by Amitai Givertz on August 8, 2008 at 8:58am — No Comments

Employment Branding - Jobsabode.com

There is little doubt that employment branding is one of the hottest topics in recruiting these days. Unfortunately, what a lot of firms implement in the name of branding really has nothing to do with employment branding.

Defining Employment Branding

Employment branding is unique in that it is the only long-term recruiting strategy. The viral-based perception management program designed to attract top-quality applicants is based on the premise that the organization is well-managed in… Continue

Added by Pranav srihari on August 8, 2008 at 7:24am — No Comments

Take Your Job Search to the TV

Over in the states, Job Search TV hopes to reinvent the traditional job search by using a dedicated television channel to broadcast ads. The offering differs from many of the ‘video products’ currently circulating the online recruitment world, with the format modelled on a [more]

Added by Julian Stopps on August 8, 2008 at 5:12am — No Comments

Digging Into RecruitingBlogs v1.14

I missed a couple of weeks in order to avoid offering version 1.13. I'm not superstitious, exactly.

In that time, we had a very successful Recruiting Roadshow in Minneapolis. Special Thanks to Jason Davis, Dave Mendoza, Maren Hogan, Steven Rothberg, Jason Buss, Paul DeBettignies, Kelly Wackerfuss, Don Ramer, Josh Kahn, Toby Dayton and George LaRocque. Paul DeBettigne's mom made a special guest appearance. One of the featured speakers was the former editor and CEO of the Minneapolis…

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Added by John Sumser on August 7, 2008 at 8:47pm — No Comments

Let's Turn Recruiting Bloggers Into Syndicated Columnists

As a community, the recruiting blogosphere is very fractured. Even in our social networks, niches are carved out and everyone fights for a little piece of the pie. This is normal in network development, as the amount of information available allows us to specialize, and that leads to fragmentation.

But it shouldn't stop us from working together. I think it's important we work to get voices from the recruiting blogosphere into the mainstream media. Our content is good, and those that… Continue

Added by Jim Durbin on August 7, 2008 at 8:09pm — 5 Comments

C-Biz

Anyone have any experience with C-Biz software.....and what do you think?
Looked at a demo today.....considering it...for a start up operation...
Thanks..

Added by bob on August 7, 2008 at 5:46pm — 4 Comments

Hi am a recruiter

Hi friends,
Am fresher for this blogspot pls co-ordinate with me.

Tnks & Regards
Roy

Added by S E A Roy on August 7, 2008 at 4:14pm — No Comments

1Job & WorkCircle stand up to be counted – who’s next?

Last quarter UK vertical search engine WorkCircle took the step of being audited by ABC Electronic, the industry auditor. The move follows 1Job’s audits in both November last year and January this year. The audits underline just how far vertical search engines have come since their original inception into the UK job advertising market.

The advent of the vertical job search engines has…

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Added by Julian Stopps on August 7, 2008 at 11:29am — No Comments

Unemployment woes: decisions, decisions, decisions

As the economy has continued to worsen more and more IT pros have been hit by the reduction in force, downsizing or outsourcing bug that has again stricken corporate America.

On the positive side we see many opportunities out there and short stints on the unemployment line for most candidates as long as they are flexible to the shifting market (dollars & relocation are the biggies).

However, with such high activity comes a problem once you finally receive an offer. How… Continue

Added by bill martineau on August 7, 2008 at 9:16am — No Comments

August 7, 2008

Third Party Thursday

Closing the gap between Search and Hired!

Margaret points out a number of compelling reasons why as an industry recruiting whole needs to get better, fast.

Recruiting is where it all begins. There is no employee development program on the planet that can rebirth a poor manager with poor competencies into a great leader if they fundamentally do not have the right behaviors, values and motivations. When then right core traits…

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Added by Amitai Givertz on August 7, 2008 at 9:10am — No Comments

What's New

Hi All,

I'm doing some research within the recruitment sector and wanted to know what currently are 'hot' topics for you guys. Look forward to some responses! Thanks

Added by Katherine on August 7, 2008 at 6:53am — 2 Comments

Missed Opportunities: Talent Intelligence During the Onboarding Process - Jobsabode.com

IT is widely accepted that, in small pockets around the world, the second iteration of the war for talent is well underway. Emerging companies in China, for example, are invading small rural villages in an effort to convert agrarian citizens into knowledge workers, and professional service firms are eagerly grasping at once undesired college new grads.

It would be logical to assume that growth-oriented firms would be devising new methods to uncover hidden sources of talent and fend off… Continue

Added by Jobsabode.com on August 7, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments