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The Stimulus Bill Scorecard

What will be the impact of the recent $818 Billion stimulus bill?

Safety-Net Spending; Cost: $164 billion; Stimulative? Yes

Making-Work-Pay Tax Cut; Cost: $144 billion; Stimulative? Toss up

Energy Efficiency Retrofitting-Environmental Spending; Cost: $90 billion; Stimulative? No

State Stabilization Fund; Cost: $79 billion; Stimulative? Yes

Education Spending; Cost: $79 billion;… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on February 4, 2009 at 12:25pm — No Comments

Animal show postponed to 12:30p.m. EST due to technical problems.

Animal Show - 12:30 EST - Feb 04, 2009A
GUEST: Jenny DeVaughn

Added by Maureen Sharib on February 4, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Two Fundamentals to Hiring Top Talent

To hire top talent you must have something valuable to offer them. You probably think I am talking about valuables like salaries and benefits. No, these are not valuables, these are basic need requirements. Valuables are more substantive and far more important.

The valuables I’m referring to are 1) A sound business model, and 2) Great leadership.

No one wants to work for… Continue

Added by Ann Clifford on February 4, 2009 at 11:59am — No Comments

Getting by on half a mill

omg how do they do it?

Added by Steve Levy on February 4, 2009 at 11:59am — No Comments

"We love our employees"

Ami offers his insight into kids and recruiting; naturally, his comments made me think. How often do companies refer to their people as part of a family?

We treat our employees like family:… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on February 4, 2009 at 11:55am — 2 Comments

Hello, may I speak to Shana?

What happens when Slouch makes calls from Las Vegas and calls your number thinking he is calling someone else...

Added by Steve Levy on February 4, 2009 at 10:54am — 4 Comments

Anybody using Google Latitude?

Google Latitude, a Location Based social network for the phone - are you using? How?

Added by Maureen Sharib on February 4, 2009 at 9:57am — No Comments

Come to EliteSplits.Com for Split Placements and Full Fee Placements

Split placements and full fee placements anyone?

EliteSplits.Com is the fastest growing split and full fee placement network is now open and offering a FREE 30 day recruiting trial membership. The site helps recruiter’s to network with other member recruiters, candidates & employers, to make split-placements and full fee… Continue

Added by Chris on February 4, 2009 at 9:06am — No Comments

Quit your complaining - It's time to get serious!!!!!

For the most part I decided to take the last part of 2008 off. I hung out on RBC…….learned to Twitter…… built my Linkedin network to a sizeable number (Thanks Dave!)…..and for the most part – watched our profession gradually curl up into a little ball – wondering if/when it will be OK to come out. I would venture to say I’ve seen more “Is our profession dead? ” posts than “Hey – guess what? I’m winning!” posts. I'm not just talking about RBC - I get around to them all - ERE, Fordyce, etc. So… Continue

Added by Jerry Albright on February 4, 2009 at 8:30am — 7 Comments

Happy Birthday Newman

Really Kramer, it's my birthday today.

Let's wish him a Happy Birthday - RBC style today: Leave a comment here or on RBC his page

Added by Steve Levy on February 4, 2009 at 7:35am — 2 Comments

Rise of Online Journalism: Blogs Come of Age

"...has online journalism merely grown to be important enough that it's time that reporting and professionalism standards need to rise?" More here.

Added by Maureen Sharib on February 4, 2009 at 6:43am — No Comments

CA: Over 50% unemployment in recruiting?

Poll created (Yahoo NoCA group) for pulse on recruiter job…

Added by Maureen Sharib on February 4, 2009 at 6:39am — No Comments

Erratic Ramblings on HR & Employment

What does workforce planning really mean? Talent management? Recruitment and retention?

Could we amend our thinking around what retention stands for?

Bernard Salt spoke at the recent "State of the Industry" dinner for the Recruitment & Consulting Services Association in Melbourne, at which I was a special guest of CEO Julie Mills. Bernard recounted a story whereby a lawyer had in years previous, lamented at how they would invest… Continue

Added by Ric Willmot on February 4, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Sourcing & Recruiting on LinkedIn and Facebook

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Sourcing & Recruiting on LinkedIn and Facebook

This morning I was on an online chat about sourcing using social networks mostly focused on LinkedIn and Facebook

(To get more information about these sessions go to

http://magicmethod.ning.com)

The question came up, which is best. It made me think of the episode of… Continue

Added by Marcus Ronaldi on February 3, 2009 at 8:52pm — 2 Comments

When does the recruiting process end?

I recently had a candidate accept an offer to join my company in our Mississippi location. He has already signed the letter, put a down payment on a new residence, and has returned his direct deposit form. However, I still get calls nearly every day asking for one last bit of assistance, advice, or direction. This got me to thinking - when will my commitment to this soon-to-be employee end?

First, we need to recognize that there are varying degrees of responsibility in the recruiting… Continue

Added by Gino Conti on February 3, 2009 at 4:22pm — 2 Comments

Recruitment, still a desirable career?

Imagine if Tarantino had never left that video shop - if Elvis’s parents had bought him a bike instead of a guitar - if Johnny Depp had stayed in school…Careers can define people; all they need is someone to point them in the right direction.

One of the major rewards of working in recruitment is getting the chance to be that someone; making a difference to your candidates - whether by increasing their salary, moving them closer to home, or cutting down their hours so they can spend… Continue

Added by Kevyn Robins on February 3, 2009 at 2:40pm — 4 Comments

Searching for an entry-level Finance position where I can gain experience and utilize my education.

I am seeking an entry-level Finance position with a Corporate or Financial institution. I am a recent MBA graduate. I will accept full-time, part-time, contract, or internship work. My current objective is to gain experience in the Finance industry. My longer term goal would be to advance to a position involving my financial analysis training.

I prefer a work environment where I have frequent interaction with associates and or customers. I work well with people and I am anxious to… Continue

Added by Ashok Vikraman on February 3, 2009 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Self-Talk, Skills That Can Get Us Through Tough Times

I recently had a bit of a health emergency that had me experiencing severe abdominal pain. I’m fine now, but the pain was severe enough and lasted long enough that I ended up in an emergency room in southern California along with gun shot and stabbing victims, hit-upside-the-head-with-a-bat victims, and drunk/belligerent passed-out-on-the-street-and-hit-my-head victims. Then there was me. And the poor man next to me who'd had a heart attack. Oh and the girl who severely sprained her ankle on… Continue

Added by Nancy Ford on February 3, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Alternative revenue stream for recruiting companies with turnkey outplacement services

When it rains, sell umbrellas. You can quickly create a new income stream by offering online outplacement services to client companies using the leader in self-directed e-learning career tools. This program started in the higher education segment with over 600 universities and has been adapted for recruiting firms. You get a private branded one-stop-shop with everything from assessments to video resumes. Very slick. Check it out and let me know what you think.

See… Continue

Added by Todd Lempicke on February 3, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

There's something real scary at Monster

The New York-based company said Thursday net income dropped 37% in the fourth quarter, to $28.6 million, or 24 cents per share, missing Wall Street's target of a 27-cent per share profit, according to Thomson Reuters. It cited the impact of the weakening economy on online recruitment services.

I really enjoyed reading the last sentence ;) because it took a high-paying PR person to come up with the phraseology...…

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Added by Steve Levy on February 3, 2009 at 11:13am — 2 Comments