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Could anyone help out with this question? Any good Sales Pitch for Account Managers in IT

Hi All:

Any ideas for the following scenarios:

1. You meet the IT Hiring Manager of a company you are prospecting to in the elevator, you have already left voicemails for him and you now have a minute or so in the elevator with this Hiring Mgr. This Hiring Mgr knows your name already from your voicemails. How would you sell your services and perhaps arrange a meeting with this Hiring Mgr.

2. You are given a referral by a consultant who just came off a project… Continue

Added by Sonal D. on February 20, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Urgent Requirement for C++/Unix programmers in Seattle

Please contact me @ Sajith.P.Vasudev@Gmail.com

Added by Sajith Vasudev on February 20, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

How To Hire Great Recruiters

Over on my blog, www.bearingfruitconsulting.com, I have been presenting a series of posts on How To Hire Great Recruiters. Check it out if you are interested!

Added by Michael Homula on February 19, 2008 at 1:52pm — 2 Comments

Can you help me with this definition please!

I believe that this word is the most abused word in the world of recruitment - it is the word, urgent.

The strict definition of this adjective is 'Requiring immediate attention'. Isn't it very strange that this appears lost on both clients and candidates alike!!! (Can you tell this really annoys me?)

So, I would really like to hear from you with any 'recruitment orientated' versions of the word urgent please!

Added by Andy Headworth on February 19, 2008 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments

Stop Waiting For Your Life To Begin

Here’s an excellent excerpt I found from Dan Miller who is President of The Business Source and Founder/Author of 48 Days To The Work You Love:

This morning I received a life coaching request from a 28-yr-old, working in the area of professional specialty that match his academic degrees.

In response to the question: “Why are you looking for a change?” he wrote: I am very unhappy with what I do. I am usually a passionate person and like for what I do to have meaning and to… Continue

Added by Jeffrey K. Radt on February 19, 2008 at 11:20am — No Comments

The Agency Worker’s Bill

The Agency Worker’s Bill is being voted on this Friday (22nd Feb 2008) in Parliament and it seems to be raising a bit of a stir in the recruitment world (both online and off-line). I don’t claim to be an expert in employment law or employee rights (technology is my speciality), but it seems fairly obvious there is an issue up for debate here. The trade unions seem to be pushing hard for the bill…

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Added by Julian Stopps on February 19, 2008 at 4:55am — No Comments

Podcast 46: The Ultimate Interview

The latest born podcast is out, jam packed with the week's online recruitment news. This week's show includes fraudulent CV alert, VisualCV launches and Duncan Bannatyne joins us for the launch of BeMyInterviewer (well, sort of). All this news, and more, this week on…

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Added by Julian Stopps on February 19, 2008 at 3:49am — No Comments

Social Network Recruiters: Coming to an Office Near You?

Are we on the verge of seeing a new job in HR -- for Social Network Recruiters? Some think so, but I see more opportunities to blend jobs of social media / community / social network marketing with HR to really have success in a Web 2.0 world.

http://blog.standoutjobs.com/social-network-recruiters-coming-to-an-office-near-you/

Added by Ben Yoskovitz on February 18, 2008 at 4:27pm — No Comments

Is There a Pedophile In Your Cubicle?

Author’s note: Names and places have been changed to protect the guilty and the innocent.

Things were humming along just fine over at Company Z. Until, that is, after the company picnic.

Over the weekend, the company picnic at Tilden Park in Berkeley near Wildcat Canyon was a great success, well planned, well-attended, with all kinds of fun and games for adults and kids alike. There were pick-up softball games, touch football, a chance to… Continue

Added by Maya Walker on February 18, 2008 at 3:19pm — 4 Comments

This is a first---candidate pulls out of process because the work space is 'grim'.

This is a first for me and I don't think there's much I can do to overcome this candidate's objection.

I've been working on a needle in a haystack search for one of my favorite clients. They are looking for a project manager with very specific web experience and I finally found someone that seemed to be a strong fit, both experience and personality wise. Everyone I've ever sent to this company has wanted to work here....until now. This candidate gave me very detailed feedback, loved… Continue

Added by pam claughton on February 18, 2008 at 2:51pm — 4 Comments

Listen to Chad & Cheez!?!?!

Well it's no secret, Joel and I have been trying to sync schedules, for about a month, to launch a new podcast show.

What to expect from the Chad and Cheezhead Show?

Well I wouldn't set your expectations too high, but… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on February 18, 2008 at 11:14am — No Comments

Recruiters get an awesome new tool - Video Career Profiles

Well guys I posted a couple of days ago on RDC about a drawing we were holding at Interview on Demand, where the first 50 recruiters that signed up and purchased a video interview would be entered automatically for a free iPod Touch.

Good News! You still have…

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Added by Carl Chapman on February 17, 2008 at 11:45am — 1 Comment

Rejection Letter?

I had to share this with everyone. No matter how many times I read this fictitious letter it cracks me up!

http://recruitnik.blogspot.com/2008/02/rejection-letter.html

Added by Recruitnik on February 16, 2008 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

What do you want?

I've created a new forum discussion on how RecruitingBlogs.com can serve all of our needs. I hope you will all join into the discussion.

Added by Donald L. "Skip" Conover on February 16, 2008 at 9:29am — 2 Comments

HR's view of web 2.0

I just wrote a post about a new study I found about how HR is tackling the issue of social media and web 2.0 for recruiting. Enjoy.

Added by Chris Russell on February 15, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Undercover Video Camera Exposes Valentine's Day at WorldLink

Added by Dennis Smith on February 14, 2008 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

JibberJobber Blog Interview: a job seeker advocate interested in the relationship with recruiters

Jason Alba is Owner of www.JibberJobber.com and writes a blog on his site. Recently he posted our interview as a job seeker advocate interested in the relationship with recruiters. I hope you take a look at this short two part series:

part one is here: http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/1128

Jason also is Author of "I'm on LinkedIn - Now What??" and Co-author of "I'm on Facebook -- Now What???"… Continue

Added by Heather Gardner on February 14, 2008 at 2:16pm — No Comments

How to Stage a Resume

Here is an article that I wrote recently to help candidates submit a resume that gets attention.

HOW TO STAGE YOUR RESUME

by

Steven J Pruner, CyberDivan Recruiting

Use curb-appeal and staging to sell yourself in…

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Added by Steven J Pruner on February 14, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Why recruiting searches fail

Recruiters are great (can you tell I’m a recruiter). Seriously though when companies need people, people that they can’t find or find fast enough companies call their trusty recruiter, and expect that they will fill the need quickly. Of course sometimes it works just that way…other times…not so much. The question that needs to be asked is why did it fail?

As we know sometimes the company picks the wrong recruiter (your competition), they utilize the wrong search…

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Added by bill martineau on February 14, 2008 at 12:50pm — 2 Comments

It's Alive (New Website) + SourceCon2008 Confirmed

I am pleased to announce that SourceCon has a new website and layout with some really cool features such RSS feeds for the new SourceCon newsletter called "The Source" and Sourcing challenges. Go check it out - www.thesourcingconference.com

We have also secured the location for SourceCon2008 again at the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead Atlanta with conference dates of the 17th-19th of August.

Stay tuned… Continue

Added by SourceCon Dude on February 14, 2008 at 11:10am — 2 Comments