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Think Like A Candidate

The primary reason quite frankly I got into recruiting is that my experience with most recruiters while I was an employee doing marketing and business development (for 18 years) stunk. Really, getting a cold call from someone who wastes your time and doesn't have a clue what the difference between someone doing Business Development and Sales was pathetic.

So, my suggestion is to always put yourself in the candidates shoes. Be prepared. Don't waste their time. I think a lot of being a… Continue

Added by Robert Greene on August 1, 2008 at 3:58pm — 2 Comments

Useful Resource or "W_o_T"

Good feedback!

I was introduced to a service last week:Go here or http://tinyurl.com/joboards

Without completely throwing my services under the bus, I want to say that I think might be a good "Take it with a grain of Salt" or " You get what you pay for" type of service.

I value my time and the time I leverage through trading partners/split recruiters. More often than not, I would say that the time we spend (not just quantity, but quality)… Continue

Added by James, CPC on August 1, 2008 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Made anybody's day lately?

I got an email today that "made my day."

Yeah, I know, it's not all about me, but I really dig it when somebody takes the time to send a nice email, note, thank you card, whatev. It shows there's still a few good souls out there in the world who perceive the value of:

- passing on a kind word

- encouraging a stranger in their endeavors

- appreciating the efforts of others and taking action to tell them.

I got one of those today. Jeremiah Reyes took 2… Continue

Added by Dennis Smith on August 1, 2008 at 1:31pm — 4 Comments

Extensive Training - a must

I learned that in the executive recruitment industry the more you train the better you get at sourcing , selecting and just at understanding who makes a good lead and who does not.

Antal International Network is a company that provides all the necessary training from audio materials, to video, and power point presentations and especially live training with a professional trainer Helene Buchanan-Dunne:

* President at Buchanan-Dunne Associates

Excellent… Continue

Added by Ciprian Gherghescu on August 1, 2008 at 1:27pm — No Comments

Love is the Killer App

I'm in the middle of reading a book by Tim Sanders called, Love is the Killer App (how to win business and influence friends).

It's been out since 2002 - I actually picked it up at Half Price Books (which tells you a little about my personality). But here's the best part, it's autographed by Sanders on the front page… Continue

Added by Dennis Smith on August 1, 2008 at 11:02am — No Comments

Observation: Does A Candidate's 'Short-Name' Tell Us Anything?

I understand this may be an unusual post, so bear with me for a moment. I've recruited a great deal of 'Elizabeth'-named candidates. Most reply with 'Liz' after establishing some dialogue and a relationship. You know what I mean -- after a couple conversations, people let down the whole-name barrier and let the gate down slightly. For example, my friends call me Josh, but my whole name is Joshua (which is what I use on my email signature.)

However, today, I had a candidate reply back… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on August 1, 2008 at 10:50am — 1 Comment

Rudyard Kipling's "If" - Thought I'd Pass On As A Reflection of a Headhunter's Life

A friend of mine passed this on the other day, and although I don't have much use for poets personally, this isn't bad. It reminds me of the life a true Headhunter (an entrepreneurial one) lives as you walk in many different circles:

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you

But make allowance for their doubting too,

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on August 1, 2008 at 10:37am — 1 Comment

The Truth about Interview Travel Expenses

The force of globalization and increased movement of workers, coupled with the general lowering of travel costs would indicate a willingness of companies to incur in travel expenses to invite a candidate for an interview, when they are unable to fill a position locally and out-of-state or foreign applicants have the required skills, such as experience in a specific industry or company.

However, reality is different.

Most often than not, companies remain silent on the issue… Continue

Added by Ryan on August 1, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Free Webinar: How to Use Facebook for Recruiting

Facebook and MySpace are two of the most popular sites amongst U.S. college students and recent graduates and dwarf the traffic from any job board, including sites such as Monster, Careerbuilder, and HotJobs. Yet very few employers are using the social networking sites for recruiting and very few of those are using them well.

I regularly speak at recruiting conferences and am quoted by national print and… Continue

Added by Steven Rothberg on August 1, 2008 at 10:16am — 4 Comments

Join me at my new group for North AND South Carolina Recruiters/Sourcers

http://www.recruitingblogs.com/group/northandsouthcarolinarecruitersgroup

Added by Ed Bales on August 1, 2008 at 7:44am — 1 Comment

Candidates Want to Know

It´s time we face it.

Candidates do not like to apply to postitions when companies advertise vacancies in a vacuum.

Often, companies do not state the name of the company or the salary range for the vacancies they advertise. Insted, they use words such as "Multinational Telecom Company", or "Magic Circle Law Firm" and are silent or vague when it comes to salary. This is often rooted in that companies, or their human resources consultants, want to attract the best candidates… Continue

Added by Ryan on August 1, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Tech: A girl´s Best Friend

Women have been struggling for decades to achieve equal status to men when it comes to the workplace. The statistics are way too familiar. In the US, for full-time, year-round workers, women earn around 33% less than men for the same job. For women of color, the gap is even wider.

Women are also more likely to work in more precarious forms of employment with low earnings, little financial security and few or no social benefits. This results in that women also tend to own fewer… Continue

Added by Ryan on August 1, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Monster’s Rollercoaster Reports

A variety of reports/announcements coming out of Monster this morning. Overall the news is a bit of a rollercoaster, some positive ups and a few not so great downs, here’s a quick summary of the e-recruiting giant’s [more]

Added by Julian Stopps on August 1, 2008 at 4:32am — No Comments

The Future of Jobster.com

Ask a job seeker where he or she would start their online job search. Jobster certainly wouldn’t be at the top of their list, since it primarily branded itself within the HR and Recruiting community. I quickly started 3 job searches on Google using a keyword and location, and a Jobster result did appear on the first page of results in 2 of the 3 searches. In all 3 results I clicked on the first job in the site. All 3 were aggregated from other sites, and 2 of the 3 came up with “Sorry, this job… Continue

Added by Jason Buss on July 31, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Accounting and Finance Recruiters in NYC & Philly

We are looking for qualified candidates to join our recruiting teams in our Philadelphia and New York City Offices.

For additional details or to refer an interested friend or colleague, please contact me at jthew@source1-financial.com.
Thanks for your help.

Added by Jennifer Thew on July 31, 2008 at 3:40pm — No Comments

Warning Signs to Look for When Interviewing A Candidate

So they look great on paper, but do you really know what’s going to come walking through your door? Pay attention to these warning signs when interviewing your next candidate:

Interview Warning Sign #1: Appearance

This is an easy one. If they arrive at the interview in a gym suit, overalls, mini skirt, etc., you may want to rethink your candidate choice. If they can’t put any effort into their interview attire what makes you think they are going to put any effort into… Continue

Added by Tanya Willette on July 31, 2008 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Government Recruiters - New Group - Join Us!

Hello everyone, join our group, Government Recruiters! Share leads and candidates and do splits!

Added by PJ Cunningham on July 31, 2008 at 1:17pm — No Comments

LInkedIn - Are you kidding me???

OK. So I'm done complaining about Linked In. General concensus indicates I'm simply missing the boat on this. So I've decided to do something about my meager 42 contacts. Today!

Sign on. Great. I see some of my contacts are as promiscuos as ever! Nothing new there. Also it was nice to be reminded of a contact at a client I've just heard is hiring. Maybe I'll give her a call. (If that's still cool.)

Back to adding new contacts. Let's see. Oh boy - Linked In has offered to… Continue

Added by Jerry Albright on July 31, 2008 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

You're Getting Noticed - Like it or Not...

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

I’ve heard it said that branding is all about getting yourself noticed. I’d tend to disagree – at least I’d tend to disagree today. It’s my opinion that personal branding only begins with getting noticed. If done right, personal branding efforts (for employment) should continue down a path that leads potential employers to see you as the only viable option they have for a job they’re looking to fill (or to create!)

But first let’s have a quick chat about getting… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on July 31, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

In Defence of Salesmen, Part 2

(Audio version here)

Last week, I criticized a young, corporate recruiter for slandering salesmen on his blog. Well, he got in touch with me because he didn't like hearing me say his philosophy is well suited to cult members and cream puffs but not strong women and real men.

And you know what that means? That even after listening this little punk still didn't get it. So I'm going to have to teach him another lesson, today.… Continue

Added by Recruiting Animal on July 31, 2008 at 9:00am — 21 Comments