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Tuesday Morning Quarterback on the Unwanted, Under Appreciated, and Poorly Assessed

Some folks enjoy Gregg Easterbrook's writing and some don't. His lens is often the contrary view, which can be tiresome (like anything) if thats his only approach. OTH its a pretty good way of looking at things (per Socrates).

I am reminded by TMQ of my never ending battle with Wendell Williams (and other Assessment mavens) that circles around the idea that individual… Continue

Added by Martin H.Snyder on January 30, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Thoughts on Enhance Media's - Online Recruitment Conference London

Some quick thoughts on the really quite good - Enhance Media's Online Recruitment - 2009 - The Year Ahead Conference.

Great turnout. With bad news aplenty in the industry, it's nice to be reminded that online recruitment advertising remains a massive opportunity (we still think at least £200+mm in the UK) with many smart people involved. Companies are still recruiting, but to a lesser degree, and there is greater pressure on them to be… Continue

Added by william fischer on January 30, 2009 at 9:49am — No Comments

Customer Focus

Let's get straight to the point: Action is the only precursor to success!

So, here is a pithy way for you to get focus on your customer - and thereby be focussed on improving your business.

Take a leaf out of the book from Marriott: Imagine there is no desk. That's right, imagine, you no longer have a desk. What do you do? Well, how about understanding that in nearly all businesses, you do not meet new prospective buyers from behind your desk? You must get out and market,… Continue

Added by Ric Willmot on January 30, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

Anyone Know Anything About Jobs.com

What was the story behind Jobs.com, prior to getting purchased by Monster. Anyone got some scoop, public or private?

Added by Jim Durbin on January 29, 2009 at 4:47pm — 3 Comments

Candidates are taking it too far!

I can't take it anymore! What the heck are all these candidates doing? In their desperation to find the next great opportunity, they are casting their net too far, too wide. I am becoming inundated with candidates unqualified for positions I've posted. And I only have a couple of posts out there, thank goodness!

One example is "mba requirement" and tons of bachelor's candidates flood in, a software sales opportunity and suddenly retail sales candidates are applying. I do not reply if… Continue

Added by Annie Daub on January 29, 2009 at 4:46pm — 2 Comments

On the lighter side...

Wow - lots of action over the last day or so for Rick P. (Jack Roth?)'s new service to sell job leads to folks. The response hasn't been good for the most part and although he did open the can of worms, it still seems like a lot of negativity for one post.

Enough of the bad.

I have a new position to work on! Everybody knows that automotive companies have been slow lately so once I filled the last of my previously approved positions I thought it would be months until I got… Continue

Added by Gino Conti on January 29, 2009 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Looking for a Hogan BA - Immediate Requirement !

Hi Partners,

We have an urgent requirement to be filled out for the following position. Kindly forward any of your consultants who fit the bill.

Position: Hogan BA

Location: San Francisco, CA

Qualifications

•Heavy experience and exposure with Hogan (banking applications). (Minimum 3 to 4 years of Hogan experience client is looking for)

•Client is currently searching for Hogan Business Analyst/Consultants that have experience working… Continue

Added by RT on January 29, 2009 at 4:37pm — No Comments

This was my first ever blog post

On November 16, 2004, I wrote ERE's first blog post. I remember Manaster calling and asking me if I wanted to have a blog on ERE. I had been a rabid discussionnaire since the beginning and was never at a loss for words so I agreed.

Just so you can see how far I've come - or possibly regressed - here's my virginal post...

The Case for Character

Sometimes I think there are really only two questions that recruiters need to ask - sorry… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on January 29, 2009 at 4:20pm — 12 Comments

50 Top B-Schools Together in One Place

Post Jobs to the New & Improved Wharton, Kellogg, Chicago, Stanford, Michigan and Columbia Job Boards at Once

Wharton, Kellogg, Chicago, Stanford, Michigan, Columbia and 50+ other schools have just unveiled a new feature for their MBA job boards called MultiPost, powered by MBA Focus™, that will immediately advance the way recruiters find candidates and fill jobs.

What is MultiPost?

This new service… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on January 29, 2009 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Finding contract recruiting positions

I have over 12 years of recruiting/staffing experience and am looking to move into a contracted recruiter position that I can do from my home office. Does anyone have any advice on how to go about getting started?

Added by Diana Petelle on January 29, 2009 at 3:15pm — 1 Comment

Applications Architect/ERP Portal Developer needed

Hi Partners,

We have an urgent requirement to be filled out for the following position. Kindly forward any of your consultants who fit the bill.

Position: Applications Architect/ERP Portal Developer

Location: Miami, FL

Duration: 3 months with extensions

Description

Work closely with Basis lead to design and support the SAP ERP landscape.

Collaborate with M-DCPS IT to ensure seamless integration with the existing enterprise portal… Continue

Added by RT on January 29, 2009 at 2:19pm — No Comments

These days every candidate counts! Recruiters have to react fast if suitable candidates apply for a job. softgarden now provides a newsfeed module to show information about the entire recruitment pro…

These days every candidate counts! Recruiters have to react fast if suitable candidates apply for a job. softgarden now provides a newsfeed module to show information about the entire recruitment process quick an easy at the main page of taloom. Intelligent linkage within the newsfeed optimizes the usability and accessibility of relevant hiring information!

taloom newsfeed e.g. shows information about

* new relevant… Continue

Added by Dominik Faber on January 29, 2009 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Web Applications Programmer needed urgently

Hi Partners,

We have an urgent requirement to be filled out for the following position. Kindly forward any of your consultants who fit the bill

Position: Web Applications Programmer

Location: Miami, FL

Duration: 12 months

Education: Associate degree in a technically related field

Description:

Web Application Programmer.

Development Support.

Java programming language and associated integrated development tools. -… Continue

Added by RT on January 29, 2009 at 12:52pm — No Comments

h1 transfers

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Added by asha on January 29, 2009 at 11:40am — No Comments

And they still want guaranteed bonuses

I had lunch with a friend this past Monday. He's simply one of the best software developers I ever met and he credits me with saving his life - back during the summer of 2001, I recruited him to a software company I was helping to build and it was down to me and eSpeed. Being quietly persuasive must have helped because the eSpeed offer was for more money.

A few months later, many at eSpeed were murdered on 9/11 at… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on January 29, 2009 at 11:20am — 5 Comments

Looking for PDMS ADMINISTRATOR

PDMS ADMINISTRATOR

Location: Connecticut

Duration: 6 months

Job description:

I am currently in need of a PDMS Catalogue & Specification Administrator (Piping ) for a 6 month contract in CT! Our client does NOT need a PDMS Designer or engineer, but PDMS Administrator with the specific PDMS version of "catalogue & specifications" also known as PDMS 12.0 or (Aveva PDMS 12.0 ) as well as a and oil/ power/ gas/ energy background. This package is used for… Continue

Added by fccc on January 29, 2009 at 10:14am — No Comments

Corporate Recruiting VS. Agency Recruiting

Over the last 5 years, I have worked in the Agency/Executive Recruiting Space. I have several contacts who are on the corporate and Agency side. According to my sources, there is more opportunity on the Corporate side. My question to my fellow recruiters, when is it a good time to explore the corporate side?

Added by Phil Chernesky on January 29, 2009 at 9:58am — 3 Comments

Strategic planning

teamwork. key word of the day - week - month -year.
as the economy freaks out even more, i find the significance of working together to have more value than not.
i'm always looking for guidance, advice and a meaningful way to collaborate ideas. how about you?
thoughts?

Added by James Levin on January 29, 2009 at 8:28am — 5 Comments

Gatekeeper as Friend

Did you all see Greg Pankow's article yesterday (1/28) here on ERE about using VoiceMail systems to get directly to the person(s) you want to talk with without having to talk to the Gatekeeper? It's terrific and you can find the step-by-step instructions here.

But what happens when you don't mind talking to the Gatekeeper - the Gatekeeper as friend - and all you want to know is who are all the… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on January 29, 2009 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

Millions of Jobs to be "Created," Will We Get To Help?

I keep hearing that the current Obama administration is claiming they will create up to 3 million jobs within the next year or two. My question is, “how much of that pie can we expect to serve?”

If it’s mostly government jobs that are created, then we might miss out. If it’s private sector jobs that are created, then we could be in for a wild ride. I’m curious what others think? Which direction do you think this is headed and will we have the opportunity to be a part of… Continue

Added by Kevin Panet on January 29, 2009 at 4:15am — 2 Comments