I have spent the last few days in NYC, and I have to say I was impressed. I felt safe and enjoyed the sites. Someone on the subway even did a good deed. Someone with me dropped her purse on the subway and did not see a credit card had fallen out under a chair. He picked it up and handed it back to her.

Also, there are some extemely talented people still available to recruit in this town!

I may have some news in the coming months, I went to Silver Cup Studio productions as well…

I have taken a hiatus from my daily post on RecruitingBlogs.com and The Recruiting Network but will get back to Quote for the Day and News to…

Yes, being unemployed creates a different set of rules in which you should manage your job search, and lets be clear it is the candidate who needs to take ownership and run the show. Steps include:

• Assess and understand your skills in the market place and your flexibility (see blog: decision making 101)
• Create your first draft of your resume
• Call a…

I sent a resume with my candidates permission to a client that I have worked with for the past couple of years. I sent the resume on a (maybe there is a fit) without an actual job order from my client.. My client has given me permission to do this. My contact in HR replied " thanks for thinking of us. I am always willing to see good candidates. Nothing available now."

Anyway, I received an email a couple of day's later from the candidate asking me who I sent the resume to at the…

Declining an Outlook meeting invite without looking at the date. Sorry, I can't make this meeting tomorrow because blah blah blah reason...even though the meeting invite states the meeting isn't until October. READ THE DAMN DATE PEOPLE! If people would slow down for 5 minutes and read instead of being Mr./Ms. Johnny/Janie On-The-Spot, Fastest Mouse-Clicker West of the Mississippi, Ms. Cleo of Outlook Invitations, I wouldn't have to write this. But no, it must be a race to see who can respond…

The born team have launched a new information product this week, the born Job Advertising Index.…

Bled my soul

September 18th, 2007 · No Comments

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I’m back jack….

September 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Sometimes…You Can’t Fight your inner Farce

September 7th, 2007 · 1…

Is re-recruiting your current employee’s part of your employee retention strategy? If not, it should be, according to Michael Jalbert, president of Management Recruiters International.

“Employers should be applying the strategies and tools of external recruiting to their current employees.”

Loyalty is a good trait to have but it is unrealistic to think that your employees will be loyal in such a…