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Never have another offer declined again!

There is very little in the world of recruiting that is more disheartening or frustrating than having an offer declined. After all the work that was done to source the candidate, sell them to the customer, arrange interviews, and negotiate an offer, the whole deal falls through and you're back to zero. It stings, most notably in the wallet area for my compatriots on the independent/agency side. As a result, developing a method to boost offer acceptance is key for any recruiter.

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Added by Gino Conti on March 26, 2009 at 9:12am — 5 Comments

Business , convinience and spice

does business necessarily have to be bundled with spice ??

Added by Ravi on March 26, 2009 at 1:51am — No Comments

So... how was your day?

So today, it turns out, is one of those days where things just fall into place. A day where birds chirped as I woke, interview feedback was great, fabulous news came for a long time candidate (an offer 2 years in the making) and to top it off I logged on to RBC to find a lovely spotlight piece by Rayanne for Bonus Track that made me blush.

I even got a chance to catch some snippets of the… Continue

Added by Becky Metcalf on March 25, 2009 at 9:51pm — 7 Comments

KUMAR'S LIST OF CONSULTANTS

Hi Friends,

Please find the attached list of my consultants available. If you have any Tier1 or Direct Client Requirement please reply to kumar@marvelinfotech.com or you can call me @ 732-709-0329.

CONSULTANT LIST

CONSULTANT NAME SKILL SET LOCATION EXP

HK DOT NET NJ 6 Yrs

CP DOT NET NJ 6 Yrs

SB EMBEDDED DEVELOER IN 9 Yrs

PC WEB DEVELOPER NJ 5 Yrs

SV COGNOS DEVELPOER IL 9 Yrs

BG INFORMATICA DEVELOPER NJ 6 Yrs

NG COGNOS DEVELOPER NJ 9 Yrs

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Added by kumar on March 25, 2009 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Construction recruiting

My partner and I own and operate our small company specializing in construction recruiting. He has 30+ years experience in construction and started this company a couple of years ago. My experience is primarily in the healthcare industry. I joined my partner about a year ago after needing a change from my medical transcription career. We work really well togeter in the company and in life. Over the past year our industry has been hit really hard by the economic crisis. Many of our clients who… Continue

Added by Michele Knudson on March 25, 2009 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Who Are You Online?

We’ve all heard the stories and realize the importance of building your online brand and presence. I think a fair question would be how do you measure what this really does for your career and your job search? If you are looking at this from a business point of view, you may wonder what is the ROI, or more accurately, ROTI (Return on Time Invested) in building that online presence. Why do it?

For clarification, I’m not talking about your XBox 360, WoW or PS3 presence. I’m talking… Continue

Added by Duane Roberts on March 25, 2009 at 3:02pm — No Comments

What about my bling bling?

Every time I’ve had an interview, I’ve taken my earring out of my ear. The last interview I had, I wanted to leave the earring in but after speaking with my wife, I decided it was best to remove it. I guess I was concerned and a bit apprehensive about the image it would convey. But the question is, should I have been? Should we be so worried that we remove an earring or hide a tattoo before an interview?

Given the tough market that you face, I would propose that you as a job seeker… Continue

Added by Duane Roberts on March 25, 2009 at 3:02pm — No Comments

What’s the BIG DEAL about your RESUME?

Honestly, ask 10 different people for an opinion on your resume and you’ll get ten different answers. So what’s the big deal anyway? The big deal is this - like it or not, the resume is your “golden ticket” (ala American Idol) to getting that interview. You have approximately ten seconds of a recruiters attention span to showcase your qualifications and land that interview. If there is not enough compelling and relevant information that fits the need they are looking to fill, you’ve lost them.… Continue

Added by Duane Roberts on March 25, 2009 at 3:01pm — 2 Comments

The Career Traffic Jam

This is not a news flash-the party is over. Long gone are the days where you work for one employer your entire career, collect a pension and retire with your golden ring. The economy and market changed several years ago to one that saw employees jumping ship like a game of musical chairs and employers snatching from competitors like thieves in the night. The end result was job seekers with an over-inflated view of their true worth in the marketplace and companies that were mistaken in their… Continue

Added by Duane Roberts on March 25, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Are you really “looking” for a job?

There are a lot of people who say they are looking for a job. The questions I’d have for these folks would be:

Are they prepared for the job when they find it?

Do they really know how to look?

It’s easy to confuse being busy with being productive. When you are engaged in a job search, you must be sure you are doing activities that are going to help you achieve the goal of finding employment. Looking for a job is not necessarily one of these activities. You need to be… Continue

Added by Duane Roberts on March 25, 2009 at 2:59pm — No Comments

How New York is killing the economy

In their infinite wisdom, the MTA of New York voted to affirm a doomsday plan and budget that will significantly increase commuting costs around the metro New York area - just another obstacle that recruiters in the area need to address.

This is another brilliant plan by overpaid bureaucrats that once again fails to address the need to re-engineer thousands of processes in favor of 25% fare hikes. I guess… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on March 25, 2009 at 12:45pm — No Comments

Some Thoughts on Social Recruiting

In case you have not heard, there is a Group on Twitter #socialrecruiting. This appears to be have been spawned by @dmanaster of ERE fame and @scottbaxt as far as I can determine. Another great site for this @socrecruiting. Follow these people and Sites.

This is a terrific and timely idea for the… Continue

Added by Dave Graziano on March 25, 2009 at 10:08am — 9 Comments

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Added by Atanu Mondal on March 25, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

AGM Retail Banking -Doha Location

Hi i am looking out for an AGM Retail Banking.15+ years of exp in setting up core retail banking ops, branch network , heading all verticals.Location-Doha for one of the leading commercial bank in Doha.Position will be only for a Europe,US , Australian,UK and Canadian nationals only.

In case you can refer anyone , please drop me an email on sarita@mploy.co.in and sarita.mploy@gmail.com .

Added by Sarita Golwalkar on March 25, 2009 at 8:38am — No Comments

Dear AIG: I Quit!

If you're not a link clicker, at least click this one and read the letter from Jake DeSantis to Edward Liddy, CEO of AIG.

With the global recession pressing down on every aspect of our lives, it has become painfully obvious that most recruiters and hiring managers have very little skill in selecting people based upon leadership needs or potential.

Perhaps the solution is to select solely on the ability… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on March 25, 2009 at 7:17am — 1 Comment

Who's the Boss?

Dear Claudia,

My company just went through a series of layoffs, and in an unexpected turn of events I have been promoted to replace the manager of our small recruiting team. One of the remaining recruiters is really angry that I was given the promotion; she’s been with the company longer, and says she was being groomed for the job by our old boss (who was let go in the last round of layoffs). As you might imagine, between the layoffs and the politics our office is not a fun place… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on March 25, 2009 at 7:16am — No Comments

AMDOCS Project Manager - CONTRACT - Toronto, Canada

I have a client requiring an AMDOCS Project Manager.
Experience required with:
Ensemble
Enabler
Websphere

Please send me a word version of your resume ASAP.
kevin.b@talgroup.net

Added by Kevin Bradbury on March 24, 2009 at 3:56pm — No Comments

LinkedIn Tips and Tricks

LinkedIn Tips and Tricks

I wanted to share my experience and some quick LinkedIn tips with everyone in this first blog post. It all started when I was new to recruiting in the nuclear industry sector. My biggest challenge was in finding candidates for expatriate assignments. I immediately started scourging the job boards and turning them upside down for the right candidates for my highly specific jobs. To add a cherry to the cake, the skills criteria for candidates were… Continue

Added by Sophia Simon on March 24, 2009 at 3:06pm — 10 Comments

Successful Recruiters Needed

My name is Simone Y., and I own an operate a Social Networking Community/Job Board for Technical Professionals called www.SmartTechPeople.com . We are adding a "Recruiter Spotlight" section to the site and I would like to spotlight Successful Tech Recruiters .

If you are interested we will send you a questioner to fill out about yourself and your company, we will then invite you to the site to create a profile, which will be linked to the article, we will also list all of your open… Continue

Added by Simone Yard on March 24, 2009 at 2:07pm — No Comments

Financial Solutions for Business Executives WorldWide

ABNA offers an immediate solution to businesses world wide facing cash flow challenges. By complementing your current internal receivables process, we offer solutions at no upfront cost which will increase your yield, reduce your DSO and offer a centralized solution to any partial/overflow/full AR Management needs you may have, or assist with past due collection efforts where your in house efforts could be spent in a more effective avenue.ABNA International has offices, collectors,… Continue

Added by Jennifer Stacey on March 24, 2009 at 1:44pm — No Comments