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Recruitment interacting with HR - response to Recruitment International

Why do recruiters not interact with HR more?

By interact, I mean outside of the recruitment process. As David Head of Recruitment International raised in his September issue, why, for example, does the CIPD conference have not one recruiter on the speakers list? Strange seeing as recruitment (including succession planning, employee relations etc) makes up a large part of their role.

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Added by Leah Mahtani on September 14, 2010 at 5:02am — No Comments

Looking for some Recruiters to help out

I have a new site http://www.thejobroute.com.

We started off trying to answer the question "what can I be when I grow up?" and quickly moved into "How do I change my career?" We came up with a solution and put it into play.

The concept is simple. take 10 million resume's, explode them into milestones (I was a dishwasher, then I was a salesman, and then I was a senior salesman, now I am a CEO) and put this progression into a massive… Continue

Added by Tracy Lauren on September 13, 2010 at 4:27pm — No Comments

Job boards to review

1 great job site - Job Exchange USA
	We…

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Added by C. B. Stalling!! on September 13, 2010 at 3:22pm — No Comments

What Einstein Can Teach Us about Recruiting

I know that sometimes it feels like we are all moving at the speed of light while dealing with massive amounts of info and expending a great deal of energy. We have requisitions needing attention, candidates wanting updates and upper management looking for better talent and quicker results while spending less. But Einstein’s famous formula E=mc2 is not what I am referring to.…

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Added by Nick Tubach on September 13, 2010 at 1:15pm — 3 Comments

They are just not that into you

I had coffee last week with a candidate who was really frustrated because he had applied for lots of positions and not been contacted.

I asked him to tell me about one of them. “Well, it was a mechanical engineering position in a manufacturing company.”

“What were they looking for?” I asked.

“An engineering degree and 5 years of design experience in a plastics manufacturing environment. It was perfect for me. It’s exactly the kind of company I want to work for.… Continue

Added by Laura Machan on September 13, 2010 at 11:39am — 1 Comment

PLAN PLAN PLAN

How many of us think we plan for success. I want you all to try to do something for the next 5 days. I assure you it will help you be more productive and make more money.....

At 430 PM eveyday. Take 20 minuets and write down 25 people or client you need to call the next day. And call them,. Do this every day and tell me how you did at the end of 5 days.

Added by C. B. Stalling!! on September 12, 2010 at 10:29pm — 3 Comments

"What does the recruitment industry compete on?"

Recently I was asked "What do you think are the key factors that the recruitment industry competes on?"

My Answer:

You have to think about what you are competing for. Are agencies and…

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Added by Gary Franklin on September 10, 2010 at 4:30pm — 11 Comments

Resume Designing - Is it lying?

I have been debating résumé designing with a close colleague who has been in a very difficult employment situation. This colleague has an abundance of experience across a number of industries but has recently found themselves at a crossroad. Faced with the challenge of determining if they want to remain in the same profession and line of business (Corporate/Government), or return to their previous… Continue

Added by Lisa Switzer on September 10, 2010 at 12:50pm — 6 Comments

Job Fairs: Five Tips to make them USEFUL!

1. Leave your expectations at home: This is meant to be pragmatic, not pessimistic. Do not expect that every job fair you attend will consist of on-the-spot interviews and preliminary job… Continue

Added by Laurie Bell on September 10, 2010 at 12:47pm — 2 Comments

Recruitment Marketing Articles of the Week 9/4/10 to 9/10/10

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about…

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Added by Chris Brablc on September 10, 2010 at 10:08am — No Comments

Fill Job Vacancies With Worker Happiness

Click the image to see a larger version of this info graphic, courtesy of CNNMoney:

If this info graphic is to be believed – and I do – the four best jobs in America are:

Systems Engineer
Physician Assistant
College…

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Added by Tim Giehll on September 10, 2010 at 9:39am — No Comments

If you build it, they will come!

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

As I was surveying the Twittersphere this morning, I came across a great tweet by the Job Board Doctor (…

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Added by Chris Brablc on September 9, 2010 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Take this job and shove it!

The job market has been brutal for a while now. Unfortunately, layoffs, downsizings and closings have all been a major part of today’s society. The unemployed have taken jobs they are over qualified for just to make ends meet. It’s been a trying couple of years. We’ve all been affected in one way or another.

Not surprisingly, recent studies show, the employed are…

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Added by Shannon Russo on September 9, 2010 at 11:49am — No Comments

The Candidate's Experience: Is it just Smoke and Mirrors?

I'm planning to be at RecruitFest in Boston on the day before it opens (I'm taking Amtrak up from NJ). So, Wednesday night (perhaps at a wine bar) and, again Thursday during the day I'll be looking for a lively discussion on the pros and cons of the Candidate Experience. I might bring a poster like the one above. Then again, maybe not.…

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Added by Gerry Crispin on September 9, 2010 at 11:30am — 26 Comments

Be the needle in the haystack...

A few days ago, I told my husband the story of my brother and his unique approach to interviewing and finding a job. With perseverance, creativity, preparation and bit of luck, he landed the opportunity of a lifetime!

Like so many other people adversely affected by the staggering economy, he was laid off several months ago resulting from a reduction in force. Adding insult to injury, the layoff occurred two weeks before Christmas, and the family’s holiday cheer evaporated…

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Added by Laurie Gentile on September 8, 2010 at 2:54pm — 5 Comments

Are You A Top Performing Recruiter?

Here is a list of five habits that I have witnessed in Top Performing Recruiters:

1. Top Recruiters spend more time asking questions and listening than they do talking.

2. Top Recruiters probe deeper for more information, rather than jumping to conclusions.

3. Top Recruiters know how to sell by turning their candidates into solutions that will solve their hiring managers’ problems.

4. Top Recruiters have positive attitudes, care about people, and… Continue

Added by Craig Silverman on September 8, 2010 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

ECO101 - Is Your Company In Demand?

In the Davis Household, the start of the NFL Season is always a momentous time for our family. As we've been watching HBO's Hard Knocks (I'm a huge…

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Added by Jonathan D. Davis on September 8, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

The Sorry State of RSS Feeds in ATS

For the past 6 months I have been scouring the web looking for RSS feeds to index on my green job search engine, GreenJobSpider. What I have seen shocks and dismays me.

As I troll targeted company career pages in search of the elusive feeds, two things strike me as lacking in the world of applicant tracking systems (ATS).

1. Most ATS simply dont even provide an…

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Added by Chris Russell on September 8, 2010 at 8:26am — No Comments

Need a Job? Top 20 Best Online Job websites

Monster:

The premier global online employment solution for people seeking jobs

http://www.monster.com/

Yahoo Hot Jobs: Leader in the online recruiting industry:

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

Indeed: Indeed.com is…

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Added by Gavin Redelman on September 8, 2010 at 3:00am — 5 Comments

Independent recruiter or agency recruiting? How to prospect effectively...

I was reading an article today about 'how to become a great recruiter' and the differences between corporate recruiting and agency recruiting. There are many parts when one goes independent rather than working at a big corporate office in an agency setting. The first and most important fact of being an independent is that we have to get our own clients in order for us to survive. No more depending on xyz recruiter sitting next to me in the next cubicle that he can feed me job orders so I can… Continue

Added by Brian Pho on September 7, 2010 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments