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Association of Employment Professionals Summit is coming

Mark your calendars and register at http://www.aoep.com/

This is an incredible event, reasonably priced and a breadth of knowledge share. Come and learn from experts, experience with peers, and take away tools for future of employment.

Here is the information:

Click the above link for more detail on speakers & sessions and to register.

$85 Early-bird discount applies if pre-registered and pre-paid by… Continue

Added by Susan Hand on August 26, 2010 at 10:54am — No Comments

Are You Delusional???

Are You Delusional?

I was watching…

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Added by Lea McKay on August 26, 2010 at 10:34am — 2 Comments

Firms helping firms: a collaborative network

Whether referred to as splits or recruiter networks, there has been scattered buzz around the true value of agency to agency collaboration in the staffing and recruiting industry and the quality of supporting tools out there.

After meeting with a significant number of agency recruiting professionals over the past several months, I’ve generated the following takeaways:…

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Added by Rob Kornblum on August 26, 2010 at 9:05am — 2 Comments

Video Resumes Could Kill Your Job Search

Video did more than "kill the radio star". They could also seriously handicap your job search if you are not careful. Read this brilliant article by SmartMoney that in my opinion perfectly frames the discussion about the value (or lack thereof) of video resumes.

What really burns me is that there are companies out there who are completely taking advantage of…

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Added by Beth Gilfeather on August 25, 2010 at 3:04pm — 2 Comments

DOT JOBS: A Weapon of Mass Distraction

Stay Focused on Building Your Employment Brand

You need to ask the following question for each and every recruitment dollar you spend; is this developing candidates or is it a distraction? Put the .JOBS expansion in the distraction column.

Here’s the deal. Before, only employers' names can grab the .JOBS domain. For example, yourcompanyname.jobs. Now, the .JOBS domain will expand to industry and geography based names. For example, humanresources.jobs or… Continue

Added by Neil Costa on August 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Back to the early days of recruiting

I use to work for a firm in VA. We had training from 8am to 830 eavery day. Then we got on the phone and called from 830 to Noon Candidates we wanted to talk to.

We were then allowed to check and return messages. Eat lunch and then from 1230 to 4pm we would get back on the phones for more power calling.

At 4pm we had to plan our next day and write out all the people we needed to call tomorrow. I did make alot of placements doing that. When I have trouble makeing…

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Added by C. B. Stalling!! on August 25, 2010 at 11:31am — 2 Comments

The Social Journey

It’s easy to fall in love with social media – recruiting – (insert word of choice). Let’s face it; you’re able to connect with a bunch of like-minded individuals, the tools are ever evolving, and, if that weren’t enough, it’s a great conversation topic.

I remember the day it clicked for me. At that moment, it wasn’t about LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, blogging or any other popular social tool. It had much more to do with the Internet as a whole…

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Added by Michael Long on August 25, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Social Recruiting: Failure is an option

You grow up most of your life hearing your parents and partners, teachers and TV stars, mentors and managers - remind you that failure is not an option! The fear of failing is scary. It is human nature to be successful.

But atimes, one may have to fail (probably a few times) to get things right. And the same goes with introducing social recruiting into your hiring strategy. One of the reasons that deter some UK companies from social recruiting, is the thought of… Continue

Added by Vic Okezie on August 25, 2010 at 8:06am — No Comments

So You Do Read Cover Letters!

Originally posted on the SmashFly Intern Blog.

In my last article (which you can read here) I asked recruiters a few questions, one of which asked if they read cover letters. The answer to that question from those who participated in… Continue

Added by Sean McManus on August 24, 2010 at 7:41pm — No Comments

The Need for Speed

‘I feel the need…the need for speed’ (Tom Cruise, Top Gun 1986)

Whatever artistic merits ‘Top Gun’ may possess, there is little doubt that it remains an iconic 80s movie, with a number of quotable lines, not least the one above. With the ‘greed is good’ business decade well and truly in full swing by 1986 there was little doubt that speed was intoxicating. Everything needed to go faster, to happen quicker, from the time it took your car to accelerate to the length of wait for… Continue

Added by Mervyn Dinnen on August 24, 2010 at 5:37pm — 4 Comments

Avoiding Hiring Mistakes with Lauren Friese, Founder of TalentEgg

I met Lauren Friese a couple of years ago, when she was first starting…

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Added by Ben Baldwin - ClearFit on August 24, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Job Ad Distribution: Things to Think About Today!

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

One of the first and most important parts of a successful…

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Added by Chris Brablc on August 24, 2010 at 4:05pm — No Comments

Eany, Meany, Miney, Moe, which staffing Model should we use!!

Eany, Meany, Miney, Moe, which staffing Model should we use!!

Staffing models, wow there are a lot of them,…

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Added by Dean Da Costa on August 24, 2010 at 1:41pm — 2 Comments

D M J R M Part II

Last week I posed the question “Does My Job Really Matter?” and received a number of well thought out responses including one suggesting that if I held up the letters D M J R M to a mirror that I would have the password to my CRM system. Still didn’t work.

But one respondent felt that making your job matter was…

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Added by Nick Tubach on August 24, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

The Bridge of Engagement- Translating Engagement into Meaningful Customer Experience!

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Added by Peter Lanc on August 24, 2010 at 12:40pm — No Comments

How to Take Your Place in Careers Recruitment in Australia

It’s well known is that the careers recruitment industry in Australia is booming. It’s an industry alive with activity as at no other time in previous generations. Today, you rarely hear about anyone who receives the fabled gold watch as a token of thanks for 50 years devotion to a company. We change jobs with higher…

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Added by Stephanie Bressan on August 24, 2010 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Four More Reasons the Right RPO KO’s In-House Recruitment for Mid-Size Businesses

Despite common thinking and modern myths, Recruitment Process Outsourcing can be a perfect fit for a mid-size organization – a company with as few as 100 hires annually. The days are gone when the arguments against this kind of professional partnership could stand up to strong argument.

In the first installment of their executive brief, “An Eight-Round Knockout: The Right RPO KO’s Mid-Size In-House Recruitment… Continue

Added by Shannon Russo on August 24, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Building and using job boards are two different things

I’m building a marimba. I’ve been a musician for years (although not a marimba player) but have never – until now – built an instrument. Believe me, building is different from playing. It helps to be a musician if you are creating an instrument – but the mindset is quite different. You’re worried about the ‘how’ – i.e., how high does that key need to be above the resonator to amplify without…

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Added by Jeff Dickey-Chasins on August 24, 2010 at 9:13am — No Comments

Candidates with polished resumes or Candidates without resumes BUT has experience....

Recruiter 1: "I cant present this - this resume is garbage. This is a very good client of mine and I cant afford to screw up!".

Recruiter 2: "Even though his resume is garbage, he does know your competitors and he does belong to xyz association and he does deal directly with your client's competitors and he is eager to talk to your client. What more do you want?"

You don't know how many times I ran into this situation when trying to perform recruiter splits. Why do recruiters… Continue

Added by Brian Pho on August 23, 2010 at 5:30pm — 9 Comments