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Balance Thursdays - Does Less Stress Equal More Productivity?

Work/life balance. We all want it but how do we acheive it? Let me tell you about a little experiment we're trying in our office this month called Balance Thursdays.

I've been commuting to Toronto… Continue

Added by Tim Collins on June 11, 2010 at 10:22am — No Comments

The Impact of the Social Graph on Recruiting

For far too long, marketers, advertisers, and recruiters have undervalued the way actual decisions are made. Witness the interrupt driven nature of product advertising and job postings. The assumption is that by placing information in front of customers or prospective candidates, we will automatically convince them to buy our products or apply for work at our organization.

Real World Decisions

In the real world, this is not how things works at all. Most…

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Added by Omowale Casselle on June 11, 2010 at 9:49am — No Comments

Digital Technology and Recruitment Agencies – RIP or Rejuvenation?

Even before “To google” became a verb, digital technology formed the pervasive backdrop for economic activity. Nowadays, even the most savvy recruiters are challenged to keep pace with the new functionality and devices that are constantly appearing in the marketplace. However, many recruitment consultancies appear to be adopting a “business as normal” approach without recognition of the tide change that digital technology brings. Companies who continue on, without addressing or integrating new… Continue

Added by Adam Lewis on June 11, 2010 at 2:30am — 3 Comments

How to Track Your Job Search Progress - Nayeem Chowdhury

I remember when I used to apply for jobs, I would think I was applying to company websites that were like black holes. When recruiters used to call me back, maybe after a month or two after an application, I would have no idea who it was and what it was for. Here is a job search tracking spreadsheet I created to allow me to track my progress and the same time follow up with the recruiters I worked with to increase my network, display my persistence, and can refer back and prepare for an…

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Added by Nayeem Chowdhury on June 10, 2010 at 5:08pm — No Comments

What Are the Top Career Attractors to Candidates in the Oil & Gas Industry?

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What Are the Top Career Attractors to Candidates in the Oil & Gas Industry?

Added by Nayeem Chowdhury on June 10, 2010 at 1:28pm — No Comments

Optimizing Recruiter Workloads - (When is it to many Reqs????)

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Added by Nayeem Chowdhury on June 10, 2010 at 1:21pm — No Comments

Five Free Tools for Recruiters Using Twitter

Hey, Recruiters.

Last week’s post, Top Three Concerns of Recruiters Using Twitter (Resolved) generated a lot of interest and conversation. If you’re still concerned… Continue

Added by Ali Webster on June 10, 2010 at 12:24pm — 2 Comments

Recruiting Stratiges

Google or Yahoo to “Stumble” upon our site when they input a search word such as a company name that we’ve done business with, or project name that we have worked on, or anything associated with one of our press releases about a project etc.

US Patent Search: provides name and location of person that worked on the patent and often their company. Sites allow for keyword searches in most cases and will provide the patent owner / submitters name, company and location.… Continue

Added by Nayeem Chowdhury on June 10, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Call me Old Fashioned ......

When I interview experienced prospective hires I used to expect them to be well prepared,well presented and engaging,but this is rarely the case so now my expectation is low.Surely that's

not right! Shouldn't it be the opposite? Shouldn’t it be second nature for

recruiters to be great at interview?

ReThink is growing fast and hiring lots of people…

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Added by Stefan Ciecierski on June 10, 2010 at 10:13am — No Comments

Innovation Step 1

"Step 1: Get out of the fetal position!"

I am asked on occasion why companies talk feverishly about innovation but hardly ever (if ever) put solid innovation schemes into play.

FEAR is my answer. Pick whatever flavor you like:

Fear of failure

Fear of loss of… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on June 10, 2010 at 7:44am — 5 Comments

The ‘Three Commandments’ of high performance recruiting. A lesson from Japan

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I am writing this on a plane on my way back from a week visiting the Aquent offices in Japan. It was a great week, and the business is tracking well, but as I had not been to Japan for a while, I spent my

time meeting with virtually every recruiter, looking at activities and shining the light on efficiency and productivity…

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Added by Greg Savage on June 10, 2010 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

The Middle East Job Index | April 2010

May 09, 2010

The Middle East Jobs Index Survey (JI) is conducted to gauge perceptions of job availability and hiring, to identify job trends and to provide an understanding of the key skill sets and qualifications required in the Middle East job market. This Jobs Index is the first Jobs Index of its kind in the Middle East & North Africa region and the region's definitive benchmark guide to who is hiring, when they are hiring and what positions employers are looking to fill over… Continue

Added by Mona Karaoui on June 10, 2010 at 6:41am — No Comments

What to look for in a prospective employer

Question from Job seeker

I am soon to graduate with a MBA from one of the UAE’s Top academic institutions. I can confidently say I have attained an excellent education background, impeccable communication and analyzing skills backed with internship experiences at Top Multi National companies in the Middle East. I have already started applying to jobs in the UAE and have 2 to 3 offers waiting in line. I am not sure though, what is it that I must look at first when trying to… Continue

Added by Mona Karaoui on June 10, 2010 at 6:37am — No Comments

Women in the Middle East Workplace: Standing Tall

The latest HR research survey from Bayt.com and YouGov Siraj titled ‘’Women in the Middle East Workplace’’ indicates that woman across the region are standing tall, taking an active role in the workforce, climbing the organisational ranks in every industry and making a very active commitment to their careers.

Several encouraging findings emerge from the survey. Women largely feel they are as ambitious or even more ambitious than their male colleagues, they largely plan to work to an… Continue

Added by Mona Karaoui on June 10, 2010 at 6:21am — No Comments

It's a Garden Not a Grocery Store

Over the last two weeks I have used this analogy when talking to recruiters within my company that recruiting via the social networks is more like a garden and not a grocery store. It seems to have connected with them and I know there are hundreds of other analogies out there describing "social recruiting" and this one just came out of my mouth during a conversation. My point is when a recruiter is using the social networks to find candidates and…

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Added by Mark Sullivan on June 10, 2010 at 12:22am — 5 Comments

What would we have learned if we had interviewed Mark Twain?

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Added by Peter Lanc on June 9, 2010 at 5:56pm — 3 Comments

Recruitment Marketing with Geo-Location: Where are your candidates coming from?

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

Big Brother isn’t the only one that can keep tabs on where you are in the U.S. More and more companies and recruiters are jumping on the bandwagon and tracking where the candidates that apply to their positions are coming from geographically. But the real…

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Added by Chris Brablc on June 9, 2010 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Using Facebook to promote your business

I was wondering what recruiters thought of creating a web page on facebook in order to get the talent they are looking for.....I am a nationwide direct hire recruiter for I.T., Engineering and Accounting/Finance. Being that our company isn't a temp firm, I'm wondering if I should add this as one of my networking tools. Any thoughts?

Added by Maria Casanova on June 9, 2010 at 3:48pm — No Comments

The Dash

There are a few things in life that are just beyond our control, and then there is the rest which we have a "say" in. Obviously we didn't have any say in the fact that we were born. We couldn't choose the day, the time, or our parents, etc. Everything was basically out of our control. Eventually we will all die, and if let alone to nature we really don't have much say in that event either. It's what happens between those dates, the dash, that we have a major impact on. This is the story that we… Continue

Added by Matthew Hakaim on June 9, 2010 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Interview with Peter Weddle

Peter Weddle is one of the true “gurus” in the recruitment industry. In addition to his hugely popular newsletter, WEDDLE’s , he is the author of over two dozen books and has been a columnist for both the Wall Street Journal and CNN.com.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about how many feel that HR is losing the battle of delivering a positive candidate experience. When I read in Peter’s newsletter his thoughts on…

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Added by Tony Rosato on June 9, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments