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Chrome Gets Fed... and Stumble(d)Upon

Even as a huge fan of Google's Chrome browser I'm always looking for great ways to customize my experience and use the browser to it's fullest potential - at least for what I do. My real goal is to find quick and easy ways to streamline my job and the job of my team by maximizing the power of various web based tools, applications, and software suites. So when Chrome came out I was both excited and a bit… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on January 20, 2009 at 9:21am — No Comments

Careers in Qatar

Doha, January 2008. Chronos Consulting engaged in massive construction recruitment project in Qatar ! Check our websites for roles. www.chronosconsulting.com

Added by Dr Simon Harding on January 20, 2009 at 8:37am — No Comments

A First Hand Review of Bounty Jobs

I was happy with Bounty Jobs from the client side (see below for my feedback and critique of BJ). IMO the BJ concept is break through but still early in development as has a lot of room for improvement. I think to some degree you are splitting hairs by seeking to determine the total number of placements done by the BJ community. If you can do a few extra deals a year through BJ that is a no brainer for a free service. What reason can you give not to have BJ as one tool/platform you utilize. Of… Continue

Added by Greig Wells on January 20, 2009 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Looking to cut cost?

We are in a time that every dollar spent needs to be spent well. Many recruiters have had to cut costs by losing staff and having to do the legwork themselves. What if there was an option to take the legwork away and have someone else do it for a fraction of the cost that it usually would.

Outsourcing may be a scary word that sounds like it can be used only for big business. The option of outsourcing that I offer is different. I am talking about minimal training and management with maximum… Continue

Added by Anthony Jame on January 20, 2009 at 4:56am — No Comments

January 19, 2008

Mendoza's Monday Member Showcase

This week Dave gives us an intimate portrait of a recruiter who shares more than his eclectic tastes but also his incisive wisdom:

"I try to learn as much from everyone I work with as I can get. Your talents can only get better through knowledge and practice."

Meet Jeff Newman, Empathetic Eccentricity: Passion in Recruitment, Punjabi… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on January 19, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

I've joined the ranks of the Unemployed Technical Recruiters! Youch!

I've just joined recruitingblogs.com and am so happy that a network exists for networking with fellow recruiters. Unfortunately today was the day that the recession made a direct impact on me, I was laid off due to budgets/cutbacks, etc. I would very much like to network with fellow recruiters in my position to put our heads together and effectively survive this recession. I am a senior technical recruiter who has worked in agency settings both as a recruiter and a recruiting manager. I am… Continue

Added by Scott Hendrickson on January 19, 2009 at 9:09pm — 2 Comments

Thank You to SmartRecruiters.com!

I'm so pleased to have been awarded the prize in the Smart Recruiters contest!

Jason called today to let me know the good news.

I'm honored to have been selected and look forward to a Master Chef coming to cook for 6 of us in my home.

Thanks guys.

P.S. I checked out the free ATS (applicant tracking sytem) software) over at SmartRecruiters.com and registered. It looks promising.

Added by Diana Luger on January 19, 2009 at 5:53pm — No Comments

Payrolling Service for Contractors? Suggestions?

If I were to start my a new firm and payroll contractors, where would I turn?

Does anyone have any suggestions for people to call, and what kind of rates to expect and cash upfront I would need? Especially in this economy.

Added by Jim Durbin on January 19, 2009 at 4:57pm — No Comments

healthcare candidates

How do all you you find your healthcare candidates?

Added by Sandy Peyton on January 19, 2009 at 3:16pm — 2 Comments

I need few good Resume Writers to join my team. (Telecommuting)

SmartTechPeople.com is now one of the fastest growing online communities/job boards for the technical community. It is used by tech professionals, recruiters, and HR Managers all over the world.

SmartTechPeople.com is owned and operated by Melendez-Yard Multimedia Inc .

Job Summary:

Work from home part-time writing resumes and cover letters for our clients. Ability to write stellar resumes and cover letters,… Continue

Added by Simone Yard on January 19, 2009 at 11:43am — 8 Comments

An endless source of nurses - RBC style

Psst...listen up. This is a super secret way to get to know nurses and potentially to know them as sources. Ready???

We'll open a RBC HotAndCoolScrubs.com online store where we'll sell scrubs and offer free monogramming. The designs for these will come from our friends and family, kids, politicians with time on their hands cause they're in jail, monkeys who paint, and most of all from members of the RBC community because for certain, the RBC Art Therapy Program will… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on January 19, 2009 at 11:23am — 3 Comments

INTERNS: Build Your Talent!

Should you "build" or "buy" talent? It is the ultimate dilemma for entrepreneurs. Busines owners don't have time to train newbies (build), and they can't afford to hire experience (buy). So what do they often do? They hire mid-level people with average talents; obtaining average results.

The accounting and legal professions have perfected the "build" model. Every year they hire interns that turn into direct hires. They train and mentor the heck out of them; thus always having a… Continue

Added by Ann Clifford on January 19, 2009 at 10:29am — No Comments

Why employee performance appraisals are ineffective, sometimes?

One of my HR Community friends, Basheer wrote to me:

> Dear Mr. Gireesh Sharma,

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> When most people consider traditional performance appraisals a time consuming and expensive task, I also believe they are ineffective in the present work culture of organizations.

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> I…

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Added by Gireesh Kumar Sharma on January 19, 2009 at 10:05am — No Comments

Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Recruit Thru Social Networks

Barack Obama used social media to get himself into the White House and thousands of companies are using social media to create brand awareness and an online buzz. However, social media can also be used for many other purposes as well. If you work in Human Resources, you may be thinking, “I dont want to get to the White House — I just want to recruit some employees”. Social networks are an amazing channel for finding potential employees and increasingly becoming an even expected way of finding… Continue

Added by Ayelet Noff on January 19, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

A dip in the Hudson demonstrates why experience counts

Ms. Higgins said one reason everyone survived was that the plane carried "very senior flight attendants." All were in their 50s, according to US Airways. "This is a testament to experienced women doing their jobs, because they were, and it worked," said Ms. Higgins, who has worked for several federal agencies since 1969.

Hey Recruiters - ARE YOU LISTENING?!?!?!?

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Added by Steve Levy on January 19, 2009 at 7:35am — 4 Comments

You can't grow by cutting back

My mother's car broke down in the Brisbane CBD at 7 am on a Monday morning. Now there's a stress test you can't pay for at the Wesley Hospital! The automobile club were dutifully telephoned, and as expected there was a delay. After a short while, the roadside assist mechanic arrives, checks for the basics, only to conclude the vehicle will need towing.

After three hours of standing in the heat, pent up frustration and umpteen telephone calls to Colin on the customer service hotline;… Continue

Added by Ric Willmot on January 19, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v2.03 Verbal Summary

(Jan 09, 2009) It's not the shovel, it's the garden.

Have you been following the defriending trend? The notable tip of the iceberg is the Burger King campaign offering a Whopper in exchange for deleting friends on Facebook.

In an industry known for indiscriminate and promiscuous linking (Recruiting),…

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Added by John Sumser on January 19, 2009 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Interview time is story time

Job hunting can be a very difficult time for candidates. Looking the the right job, dealing with recruiters, getting the interview, and finaly receiving a suitable offer.

Most jobs end up having only a few candidates make the shortlist for the interview stage. For a candidate getting to the interview stage means they are one or two steps away from a potential offer, they just need to pass the interview and not crash and burn.

The best way to get through the interview is… Continue

Added by 2Vouch on January 18, 2009 at 8:01pm — No Comments

Dr Jeckell and Mr Hyde.. or more millennial... THE HULK.. Are we the same beast at work and at home?

Am I a different person at work and at home? Should I be? Isn't being me the thing I do best?

At the start of my career I used to laugh at some girls in my office, who had an official phone voice..... you know the types, they would be talking to you normally, the phone would ring and then the voice would lower, their vocabulary would dramatically increase and the… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on January 18, 2009 at 6:20pm — No Comments

Is your Recruiting Team ready for tomorrow?

Is your Recruiting Team ready for tomorrow?

Many Recruiters and Recruitment Managers do not see that the recruiting profession is changing. The skills that made Recruiters successful in the past will not bring organizations to the front of the war for talent in the future and the Recruiters of tomorrow will not find success using the same techniques that make them successful today. The Recruiter of tomorrow will embrace online social networking and viral marketing techniques. The… Continue

Added by Mike Astringer on January 18, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments