These days we are told that we live in a "global village" and that everyone is contactable 24/7 with and via a myriad of devices ranging from letter, telephone and telegram to e mail instant messegner and many others. yet in buisness many people still seem to do things the hard way, lots of paper and lots of contact with lots of people.

I remember ( yes I am that old !!) when computers started to play a major role in my job, this was initially selling hard copy recruitment…

Interviews can be a very stressful time yet it doesn’t have to be that way when you understand what the objective is from the employer's perspective. Let me explain.

Employers are trying to hire candidates that match their requirement. They usually take time beforehand and make a list of required key skills and nice to have skills. Questions are usually formulated to

access and rate the information that will be obtained in an interview.

What the employer…

My presentation from the recent Talent Net Live Social Media Recruiting Conference is attached (btw, the conference was incredible and standing-room only). Big thanks to Fishdogs for pulling off the best conference I've been too in a long…

Amanda Sachs, Senior Director, WW Customer and Partner Experience, Microsoft Corporation, will be a speaker at the marcus evans Customer Experience Management and Retention Conference on 15-17 September, 2010 in San Francisco, CA.…

It looks like the economy is starting to get a pulse again, making employer branding a top priority. Whether the marketplace is raging hot (think 2007) or on life support (think the last 2 years), employer branding is extremely important. How people are treated in the recruitment process should never be underestimated.

Whenever I am introduced to someone outside of work I try to find out as much as I can about them, what they do, where they work, do they like what they are doing. I

do this because…

At Cytiva, we sit on a lot of facts and figures that we use in our white papers, webinars, and in generally trying to spread the word of better people practices through technology.

But they tend to exist in silos across our “marketing assets.” How’s that for jargon?

Several days ago, I got inspired to tie many of these talent management facts together to tell the larger story of how business has changed. And how leaders and people managers have to take…

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

I was flipping through the channels last night and I came across Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Every week…

Last week I was honoured to present a keynote address to the RCSA National Conference in Hobart.

All subscribers to ‘The Savage Truth’, will receive the digital version of my presentation over the next few days (subscribe here to ensure you receive…

I get an email from a friend or client and there is no phone number with it. It drive me crazy.

If there is a phone number I most likely call them back ASAP. But if I need to go look it up I may not. I think all email should have the following

Chris Stallings

Recruiter

XXX-XXX-XXXX

chris@seephotonow .com

You thoughts?

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

In honor of Dave Letterman’s bit on The Late Show, I’ve put together a top 10 list of my own. Here are the 10…

When was the last time you really sat down and looked at you résumé? Remember finding a misspelled word or typo after having hit the "send" button - no turning back now. It can't really matter that much, can it? Well that depends, do you really want to be considered for the position...because you just made it easier to screen you out. Yes, that's right that little document is that important. Of course I respect…