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Employer Branding; 3 Steps to a Competitive Edge

Candidates Shop Employers!

Prospective employees are increasingly behaving like consumers when selecting an employer. Candidates research, compare, and shop prospective employers via the Internet in their search for employment. Knowledge has made them very savvy consumers/candidates.



What do candidates learn about your company on the web? Do you have a compelling message in the employment marketplace?



A…
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Added by Safari Solutions on August 13, 2007 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Spotting Remarkable People

Remarkable People

Remarkable people have the "juice." They are the "go to" folks who can fit in a variety of slots and come out hyper-productive. They multiply team effectiveness. They adapt and change rapidly. They view their early learning experiences (college) as the days when learning was slow. They consistently outperform and out-think their peers. And they are hard to identify unless you have seen many of them.…

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Added by Safari Solutions on August 13, 2007 at 3:43pm — No Comments

Hook Top Performers; 4 Best Lures

Attract the Best . . . Forget the Rest

Tired of talking to mediocre candidates? To attract higher quality candidates . . . offer a better opportunity! More than a new title or higher compensation, a better job opportunity includes aspects such as increased responsibility, creativity, and ownership of results. Top performers seek challenges while average performers prefer safe havens.



4 Ways…

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Added by Safari Solutions on August 13, 2007 at 3:42pm — No Comments

Six Sources to Top Talent...

Job Boards: Monster vs Niche

When job boards first emerged there were only a few industry giants. Now, the market has exploded with new players! With over 4,000 job boards, it is easy to get confused on where to spend your advertising dollars.…

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Added by Safari Solutions on August 13, 2007 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Simple Ways to Impress Top Talent!

R-E-S-P-E-C-T Your Candidates!

Treat candidates with respect. It costs nothing, yet has big returns. Openly demonstrate that you value their time. Provide relevant, timely information to candidates about the hiring process and their status. Even if they are not hired, they will maintain a positive impression of your company which they may share with others. …



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Added by Safari Solutions on August 13, 2007 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Attracting and Retaining Employees

Safari Quiz
What is one of the most important aspects of attracting and retaining employees?

A. Advertising
B. Salary
C. Hiring Manager
D. Company Policies

http://www.safarisolutions.com/answer7-07.html

Added by Safari Solutions on August 13, 2007 at 3:37pm — No Comments

Finding a Job Online is like Finding a Date Online

Our idea for roundpegs.com marries a lot of the ideas that work in the online dating model. In reality, finding a job and developing a career at a

company is very
similar to finding a date and a building a relationship with someone you meet on a dating site online.

Some of the…

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Added by roundpegs on August 13, 2007 at 2:50pm — No Comments

On money can't buy you love...

Quote for the Day: Monday, August 13th, 2007



"Social networks work for cause-driven organizations because they focus on friendraising before fundraising. They create the necessary social capital that makes raising budgetary capital more efficient,

eliminating the need for street teams, cold-calling or mass-market

appeals.



Friendraising before fundraising creates better friends who will lend you their time, their…

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Added by Amitai Givertz on August 13, 2007 at 1:26pm — No Comments

We have a winner to Challenge 3#

I wanted to send a quick note to let everyone know that we have a winner to the 3rd Sourcing Challenge. Please stay tuned for more details shortly.

Congratulations to each and everyone of you that participated in all the challenges and the final challenge was the closest finish of the three.

We look forward to seeing you all at …

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Added by SourceCon Dude on August 13, 2007 at 8:41am — 13 Comments

Insurance Becomes a BIG Issue in Recruitng Business

Are you properly insured? If you are a sole proprietor or small LLC your opportunities to do business are about to shrink unless you are covering your business in a blanket of insurance.…

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Added by JR Fent on August 11, 2007 at 1:44pm — 2 Comments

Job Boards Aren't Working

Why Aren’t Job Boards Working?

  • too many results that aren’t a good fit
  • keyword searching provides inaccurate, irrelevant matches
  • finding a match is too time consuming
  • limited ability to pre-screen online

Anyone have any more ideas why job boards aren’t working online right…

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Added by roundpegs on August 10, 2007 at 9:09pm — 3 Comments

Challenge 3# Clue 2

It is Friday afternoon and I am feeing good. So I am going to drop a few more clues that will keep you up into the small hours this weekend.

  1. Sarah loves photography
  2. Go admire her handiwork
  3. She is actually quite popular both professionally and personally
  4. Could you solve the…
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Added by SourceCon Dude on August 10, 2007 at 5:30pm — 6 Comments

First week with Google Analytics on RecruitingBlogs.com



I put google analytics on RecruitingBlogs.com at the beginning of this week. The following are stats from the last 4 days.

1,600 Visits…



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Added by Slouch on August 10, 2007 at 3:06pm — 2 Comments

Promo Codes for ERE and OnRec expos

Going to these recruiting events? Save $100 on Onrec - San Francisco or 10% for ERE - Wash. DC.

Added by Chris Russell on August 10, 2007 at 10:34am — No Comments

On why some recruiters have a bad reputation...

Quote for the Day: Friday, August 10th, 2007



"Recruiting has a fairly bad reputation. It is often spoken of as a profession where people stretch the truth, promise what they cannot deliver, and act only in self-interest with candidates.



Candidates tell stories about recruiters who were initially friendly and helpful, promising them assistance in negotiating for a position, and who then quickly ignored them when the client did not express interest. Some…
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Added by Amitai Givertz on August 10, 2007 at 7:00am — No Comments

Challenge 3# Hint!!!

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Added by SourceCon Dude on August 9, 2007 at 7:53pm — 7 Comments

Finding my voice

I’ve been engaging in something this week that a lot of people find to

be, well, let’s see… vile. Yeah. That’s a good word - a lot of people

look at what I’ve been up to as vile. I don’t think it is, though. I

think I’m actually providing a service. I am giving people an

opportunity to do something that they might not be able to do

otherwise… I’m trying to help them find a new, different, exciting,

COOL job.…



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Added by Katie Tierney on August 9, 2007 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Recruiting Related Ning Sites

I am amazed at how many Recruiting Related Ning Sites have popped up lately. If you have one, please let me know. I would like to do two things.

1. Get a listing here on RecruitingBlogs.com of them
2. Pick up the feed from them and mash them all together so I can offer up one feed.

Thanks

Added by Slouch on August 9, 2007 at 1:44pm — 5 Comments

The Craigs'list' effect

Whats in a name? MyList YourList and Craigslist. Read more.

Added by Chris Russell on August 9, 2007 at 12:20pm — No Comments

Computational Biologist- Role-New techniques??

I recently worked on Computational Biologist role- Europe.



Search was only limited to Deep Internet Research.



Sources i used are listed below …



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Added by Naaash on August 9, 2007 at 10:07am — 2 Comments

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