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Short Video on You Tube - How to write a good CV

This is number 4 in a short series of 4 videos I've made giving inside advice on how to write a great CV. Take a couple of minutes and have a look at this one on You Tube where I share some of the knowledge I have with you, and check out the other 3 if you like this one.
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Added by Rowena Simpson on March 30, 2010 at 5:43am — No Comments

Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time

I was thinking about putting this up on my career advice blog for job seekers--but thought it was better for my fellow recruiters. Hope you can relate

A few days ago I was talking to a man who was referred to me by a social media friend. He was interested in having me help him find a job. We spoke about his background, and possible jobs.

His background was not similar to positions I recruit on regularly so I gave him a little advice about who he should contact for jobs. I… Continue

Added by Amy Gardner on March 29, 2010 at 6:24pm — 9 Comments

Where to Start in Social Recruiting

"If you could only have one social network to use as your main tool in recruiting, which one would it be?" This question was deftly posed to the panel by Chris Hoyt, the ending keynote speaker for the event at which I presented last week. I was on a Dinner with the panel, keynotes, and Jobing Product Manager Brett Farmiloe (@thatpassionguy) panel for Jobing.com's Spring Symposium with some colleagues,…

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Added by Craig Fisher on March 29, 2010 at 5:23pm — No Comments

No Longer With the Company

With trepidation, I dialed the telephone number and asked to be connected to a candidate that I’ve been

working with for the past three months. Upon hearing the candidate’s name and

without hesitation, the receptionist replied: “Oh, he’s no longer with the

company”.

As I hung up…

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Added by Ken Forrester on March 29, 2010 at 4:39pm — 12 Comments

Helicopter Management - Are You Holding Your People Back?

We all know about helicopter parents – those nuts who start off doing their kids' homework and end up filling out their job applications – but what about helicopter managers? I don’t mean micro-managers who follow their team members around breathing down their necks. I mean the supervisors who fail to realize that it’s their job to develop the leadership skills of their staff; who hold onto every task that requires collaboration or decision making for themselves rather than… Continue

Added by Katy Tynan on March 29, 2010 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

How a Big Girl Pill can make you Better at Your Job.

Sometimes things don’t go the way you expected them to. The time, effort and personal investment we put into something that simply ended in nothing more than a simple “that’s it” in the story of life can be an emotional toll. The high you ride when things are great and moving along in the right direction often opens its way to a melancholy state of contentment where you are sure they are moving still – but not sure if its the direction you want to be headed until the anti-climatic end to things… Continue

Added by Sarah White on March 29, 2010 at 2:07pm — 1 Comment

Social X For Recruiting...

I had the honor of being asked to speak as the keynote at the Dallas Recruitment Symposium presented by… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on March 29, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Quotas: The Messy Truth

As a recruiter, you've more than likely run into a hiring situation that involved a quota.

Whether you support the idea of hiring quotas or not - they are a lightening rod issue. The problem they try to solve is legit: the representation of minorities, and in some cases, women, pale in comparison to the population at large in a given community. The way in which hiring quotas attempt to solve the problem is one of the more debatable practices in the… Continue

Added by Sean Ryan on March 29, 2010 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Work your ATS like a Rib Bone

Being a Native Texan, I have eaten my share of ribs and I can tell you that they are one of the more expensive items at your local BBQ establishment. So, when I order them, I make sure I get all the meat off of them. With that being said, there is no easy way to segue from a discussion of Ribs to Applicant…

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Added by Kevin Womack on March 29, 2010 at 11:30am — 9 Comments

Social Recruiting: Evolution or Revolution?

While considering how best to categorize Social Recruiting, I began to consider, “Is this new trend: revolutionary or evolutionary?” For some, using social media tools for recruiting is simply a natural evolution. Whereas, other believe that it is a revolutionary change.

Revolution

From sharing job postings with your network to finding prospective candidates on Twitter to blogging about the job search, proponents of revolution argue that while recruiting has…

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Added by Omowale Casselle on March 29, 2010 at 11:13am — No Comments

Recruiter Education and Certification

Hi all, Fisher College of Boston, MA (www.fisher.edu) is the lead sponsor of a newly formed non-profit named: National Association of Recruiter Certification and Education (NARCE). The goal of NARCE is to provide a standardized educational and training program for all types of professional recruiters both agency and HR. There will be an online meeting next week to introduce and…

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Added by James R. Cote on March 29, 2010 at 10:26am — No Comments

Twitter Job Search Guide (podcast)

This groundbreaking guide from three leading career experts will show you how Twitter can energize your job search and advance your career in just 15 minutes a day. Join millions of users who in few characters than a standard text message have exponentially increased the size of their personal and professional networks by changing ideas, demonstrating… Continue

Added by Chris Russell on March 29, 2010 at 8:10am — No Comments

Raising your Recruitment ROI

What is even better than phenomenal value? Double it! Bayt.com has done just that and doubled the value Bayt.com Employers and Recruiters can enjoy online! As of this month, Bayt.com job postings are valid for 60 days rather than 30 days with no limit to the number of applications employers can receive online. What has historically been a phenomenal value investment for employers… Continue

Added by Mona Karaoui on March 29, 2010 at 7:57am — No Comments

Job Respect or Cash, You Choose...

When you struggle to find a job, keep a job or to perfect the job you have, you may find yourself battling the forces of good and evil. Whether you are in the workplace, the interview room or the board room, you are faced with the inevitable choice of whether to put up or shut up. Sometimes it’s not even a matter of whether you are good at or even value for the job you do. What matters…

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Added by Lisa Kaye on March 29, 2010 at 1:50am — No Comments

What makes you more employable in 2010? #6

Trait #6 Negotiation…

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Added by Stephanie Bressan on March 29, 2010 at 12:11am — No Comments

Method in the Madness - How the # takes a life of it's own

Last week I went to a breakfast meeting to see a presenter that I’ve been hoping to meet for some time. The breakfast was organized by Word Of Mouth Uk, (W.O.M.UK.), an organisation you should check out if you are London based. The speakers were Scott Gould and Drew Ellis, the brains behind conference movement…

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Added by Bill Boorman on March 28, 2010 at 7:54pm — No Comments

Culture with a little C; don’t let it undermine your business

Probably the most common definition of an organization's culture is "the way we do things around here." If you're an executive describing your culture, you're most likely referring to your mission, vision and values; and your core beliefs and what they represent. Something like: "We have a culture of accountability, high quality customer service, respect for employees and a commitment to community service." And you, yourself, may exhibit and experience all of these characteristics. But what…

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Added by Kathleen Quinn Votaw on March 28, 2010 at 7:50pm — No Comments

Search for Recruiters on Twitter Using Google

Check it out and let me…

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Added by Irina Shamaeva on March 28, 2010 at 5:01pm — No Comments

Rules to Recruit By!!!

Rules to Recruit By!!!

In no particular…

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Added by Dean Da Costa on March 28, 2010 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Double Submittals

I've seen an increasing number of double submittals lately. As the job market begins to pick up, I believe that we will see a lot more of this going on. I've received questions about the causes and solutions of this problem and wanted to take a minute to address a few of the issues surrounding this drama fest. When recruiters realize that their candidate just got double submitted, they begin to hear that "fingernails on the chalk board" sound. It's a situation that hurts both the job seeker and… Continue

Added by Ryan McMillan on March 28, 2010 at 1:21pm — 17 Comments