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Start your morning right with some Recruiting Power Protein

Forget that pathetic packet of coffee over in the break room and try some of my Recruiting Powder Protein. Just pour some of this into your water bottle every morning. Don’t be alarmed if some powder floats up enveloping you in a cloud of recruiting goodness. Take it in. Breath it out. Ahhhh.

As you take a swig, seven minerals blast through your bloodstream. Bam! You just got 15% of your recommended daily intake of Fistful of… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on January 11, 2010 at 8:48am — 1 Comment

Have You Figured Out Your Value Added Proposition? Don't Know What VAP is? You should...

I have been speaking and emailing with quite a few job seekers recently about their luck on their job searches. I keep hearing over and over that they are not having a lot of luck. They are getting interviews, which tells me that they have the requisite skills to do the job and that their resumes are making a fairly decent first impression. The fact that they still do not have an offer leads me to make a few conclusions - 1) They are up against really stiff competition and time and again, the… Continue

Added by Rachel Salley on January 10, 2010 at 2:10pm — No Comments

Irritating co-workers. The definitive list.

I originally wrote these observations with the intent of making some kind of HR Top Trumps game out of them. I thought it would make a nice leave-behind gift for recruiters, but as I am no illustrator I stuck to the verbal descriptions.

Let’s face it, From the person who stinks the office out with their lunch, to the colleague who hijacks the office diary to sneakily block book dates for the coming year's vacations, to the very helpful character who leaves guidance notes…

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Added by Alasdair Murray on January 10, 2010 at 10:00am — 5 Comments

Getting Back Into The Game

I left recruiting after the hurricane hit New Orleans. It was a good decision at the time; however, it is time to get back into the game! Since I can start from scratch, I am researching what area I want to concentrate in. Obviously I am trying to find the industries where the highest paid recruiters focus on, any suggestions? You can post or email me at bear.norris@ymail.com

Thanks,

Bear

Added by Bear Norris on January 10, 2010 at 3:29am — No Comments

2010 Job Growth Prediction

As a professional recruiter since 1981, I have now experienced four recessions that impacted my profession. As a result of my experience, I have developed the “Recruiter Economic Barometer”. It may not be as scientific as other economic barometers but it has proven very effective.

Typically when companies are anticipating a slow down or hiring freeze, they either assign their corporate recruiters to other duties or lay them off. The contingent recruiting industry tends to wash the third… Continue

Added by Bill Humbert on January 9, 2010 at 3:04pm — 5 Comments

The Changing Nature of Employment in the Great Recession

I recently saw the Great Depression film "The Grapes of Wrath," and while I had seen it before, this time I was reminded of what's going on in employment today. The movie starts off with Henry Fonda returning to his family farm after having been away for a few years, only to find his home abandoned. He soon learns that his family, as well as all of his Oklahoma neighbors, have been evicted and are leaving for the promise of jobs in California.

We then learn that the families in… Continue

Added by Jay Fenello on January 9, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

Facts about Executive Search Firms and Health Care Recruiters

If you are job hunting, you should send your resume to recruiters.

Different recruiters know about different positions. They do not usually know about the same ones. This is particularly true with retained firms. By sending your resume out widely, you will be placed in many different confidential databases and be alerted of many different positions. If you send your resume to only a few, it may be that none you send to will be working with positions which are suited for you. Throw… Continue

Added by IBW Recruiters on January 8, 2010 at 7:45pm — No Comments

Looking for some meaningful reviews of Jobscience.

Most of what I can find online is a very effective marketing blitz. We are strongly considering Salesforce.com and I want to understand how Jobscience stacks up with Maxhire, Bullhorn, etc. If anyone knows where I can find a real constructive critique of Jobscience as a Applicant Tracking System for contract and full time staffing, please let me know.

Added by Michael Jablon on January 8, 2010 at 4:35pm — No Comments

Social Media in Organizations: Opportunities and Challenges: A Free Two-Part Webinar Series

Changing technology in digital communication in general, and social media in particular, has tremendous implications for organizations and how they function - not just externally (with clients, customers, and other stakeholders), but internally as well. The impact of social media cannot be overestimated - even if you don't believe a digital revolution is underway, the technological advancements currently taking place will have a significant impact on how organizations function in the… Continue

Added by Heidi on January 8, 2010 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

New to RecruitingBlogs.com

Hey everyone, new to the blog. Looking forward to the ride.

Added by Rex Rolf on January 8, 2010 at 2:10pm — 2 Comments

Entering 2010 As a Former Employee

Over the past few weeks, I met with a number of unemployed and unplanned new consultants / freelancers. Many of these people were simply looking for a new job but they almost all came armed with business cards for their new "consulting practice," and of course their resume. After thinking about several of these meetings it made me wonder about these people and others like them, "are you a former employee who wants to be one again or are you an entrepreneur trying to make your newest venture… Continue

Added by Justin Driscoll on January 8, 2010 at 1:47pm — No Comments

Irrecoverable Knowledge within Irrecoverable Social Networks?

Ok, so being a novice, I am unsure whether I should repost a post from my original blog . . . or just transpose it here. I'm a newbie with this, so please forgive my stumblings before I figure it out :)

A good friend and National Defense recruiting guru, Christopher Young (@chrismarkyoung), forwarded me an NYT article today, "… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on January 8, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

The Five Day Digital Detox

Happy 2010! With the turn of a new year and decade, many people set resolutions which commonly revolve around fitness and health. I, like everyone else, have a few of those, but have also been thinking about my career goals and what I would like to accomplish professionally in 2010.

In the last year the business world continued its exposure on social networking sites such as Twitter and… Continue

Added by Andrea Persico on January 8, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Create an online community to be the hub of your social recruiting strategy

As I indicated in my popular post - The Social Recruiting Battlegrounds in 2010 - building your own online community will be a crucial part of successful social recruitment strategies in 2010 and beyond. Now whether you choose to do this via,… Continue

Added by Andy Headworth on January 8, 2010 at 9:11am — No Comments

This is the reason why I got into HR in the first place.

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Added by Paul Jacobs on January 8, 2010 at 7:11am — No Comments

Talent +Hard Work +Character = Success

Well, it’s NFL playoff season and while it’s a bit cliché, sports really are a good metaphor for life and career. It’s not enough to be talented and it’s not enough to just want something. Now, I’m going to come clean here and proclaim myself a Green Bay Packers fan. I like other teams but as a native New Yorker I’ve seen teams leave my city and that’s something that the Packers won’t do. And it’s such an underdog of a small market compared with the rest of the league.

But aside from… Continue

Added by James Seetoo on January 7, 2010 at 8:24pm — 2 Comments

Where's the Sense of Urgency?

Making the placement process, specifically the offer process, all come together can be a delicate ordeal, but during the crunch time that was the holiday season can make it a potential nightmare if something goes wrong.

As a 3rd party recruiter I’m accustomed to sometimes having to push the process forward from time to time, but typically once a company has actually made an offer HR is all on board with the process and moving full speed ahead as to satisfy their customer (the hiring… Continue

Added by bill martineau on January 7, 2010 at 5:58pm — No Comments

December Jobs Report Will Be Far Worse Than Expected

Minneapolis, MN, January 7th, 2010 – The Department of Labor will release its jobs report for December tomorrow, and the data will undoubtedly show that the economy is a long way from healthy recovery mode. Economists are expecting that the U.S. economy actually added jobs during the month, marking the first monthly job gains since December of 2007. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index, which rose again in December, adds a faint glimmer of hope that this might be the… Continue

Added by Molly Moseley on January 7, 2010 at 3:06pm — 3 Comments

Employability self-assessment

In my previous blog post I raised the issue of employability. Whether you are happy with your employer or you feel it’s high time for you to make a change in your career, I recommend you to evaluate and maintain it. Note that in tough economic times it’s crucial to adapt to them and stand out of the crowd.

In order to assess your employability you should proceed to… Continue

Added by me_in_HR on January 7, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Are you in a race today?

“It’s kinda like a race – but without cars and stuff.”

This is how my soon-to-be 9 year old son summed up what my day looks like today. I was grabbing my first cup of coffee (trying the Hawaiian Kona from Sam’s Club – first bag – it’s kind of mild…..) and he asked me what was happening.

He’s seen me in action enough to understand what I do. (He’s either going to follow in my footsteps or be an astronaut.)

When he… Continue

Added by Jerry Albright on January 7, 2010 at 8:02am — 2 Comments