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Green Jobs 2.0

By Roy Notowitz

Lately, the mythical silver bullet for our ailing economy has taken on an emerald hue. While “green jobs” have been heralded as a source of employment, the true complexities of “eco” are just starting to take shape. As you read this, the outdoor apparel and footwear industry is in the midst of a major collaboration to measure, define, and refine each stage of the design, manufacturing, and delivery process. The result –and consequential shift- promises…

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Added by Roy Notowitz on December 2, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Is Bigger Better?

When I hear a founder touting on how much headcount they have or will be increasing to I sometimes wonder about their definition of success. There are many different verticals and industries out there and some industries measure their success in much different ways. The common thread in every…

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Added by Timothy Yandel on December 1, 2010 at 9:18pm — No Comments

Interview with Laura Harlos, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air

“Our resource groups have really helped us understand our customers, and on a new level…on a better level.”

Laura Harlos…

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Added by Soapboxholland on December 1, 2010 at 5:14pm — No Comments

Are you looking to integrate your recruiting strategy into the mobile space?

I am looking forward to attending recruitDC tomorrow morning #recruitDC #Jobs2Web



About RecruitDC



recruitDC is bringing together the best and brightest in our local recruiting community to share our challenges with meeting demands that change daily – even hourly! The DC area is unique in recruiting – we have low unemployment even during a recession, we have many industries that cross cut geography and we…
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Added by Jay Perreault {DCTechRecruiter} on December 1, 2010 at 11:36am — No Comments

All hail the lowly job alert!

Not long after job boards were unleashed on an unsuspecting world, the folks managing these sites noticed an interesting phenomenon: job seekers would spend a considerable…

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Added by Jeff Dickey-Chasins on December 1, 2010 at 9:18am — No Comments

Competing on price in recruitment is a slippery slope to oblivion

Last week I blogged on how competing on speed and volume alone was not the way to be successful as a recruiter over the long term. Today I turn the attention to price.



The question of fees and margins in our industry is a sensitive and difficult one. The fact is that clients resent our percentage-based permanent fees structure, and it’s easy to see why. What is…

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Added by Greg Savage on November 30, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Reality Potions and their Risks

Derek Jeter is one of the most well-known and well-respected players in all of Major League Baseball. This year, at the age of 36, his contract is up for renewal. As the Captain of the Yankees, many fans expected the Front Office to give him whatever he wanted so that he could finish out his Hall of Fame career in pinstripes.…

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Added by Jonathan D. Davis on November 30, 2010 at 9:01pm — 11 Comments

Reference checks do they really work???

Reference Checks do they really work???

This is the 2nd…

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Added by Dean Da Costa on November 30, 2010 at 1:57pm — No Comments

Why Social Recruiting Fails!

Social Recruiting has been a really hot topic in recruiting over the past year with a variety of opinions on either side of the fence in terms of it being a viable recruiting strategy going forward or a fad that will die out in the next few years. I for one, think that social recruiting or the act of utilizing social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to engage and recruit qualified candidates can be an important part of your overall…

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Added by Chris Brablc on November 30, 2010 at 11:28am — 5 Comments

The importance and benefits of interviewing – it’s not a tick box exercise!

Interviewing is such a crucial part of the recruitment process; but I feel some of the most important aspects are often not covered in enough depth or are missed out entirely.



I believe that as a recruitment consultant the most important part of your job is to understand your candidate’s skills, experience,…

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Added by Alex Brock on November 29, 2010 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Recruiters Looking For Splits - Thumbs Down

My worse fear was no response, when all I asked for when I referred a candidate was a simple yes or no - at RecruitersLookingForSplits.

Splits for Enterprise Software Sales positionsPosted by Chris on November 19, 2010 at 3:06pm in Recruiters Looking For Splits

If you cannot get a response to a simple question, then what's the point of saying you are interested in doing splits.

Nobody is that busy, that they cannot respond to a peer, especially when they asked for…

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Added by Dick Smith on November 29, 2010 at 2:26pm — No Comments

Hiring Better Than Yourself

Many hiring experts advocate hiring people with greater capability than yourself, as a way of growing your department, company, even yourself. Yet, in 25 years of headhunting, I’ve seen many high level executives be intimidated by the real go-getters. The one word feedback I sometimes get after submitting an “A+” player is “arrogant.” Yet, I have often perceived the… Continue

Added by Mark Bregman on November 29, 2010 at 12:57pm — No Comments

StaffingU: What to Do With Uncertainty

When faced with uncertainty, people often play it safe. They cut expenses, make conservative choices, and even neglect to do the things they know they’re supposed to do in order to take care of themselves and businesses.



Now is a good time to take a chance. If you’ve been thinking about hiring additional staff to capture more business next year, stop thinking about it and take the chance.…

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Added by Scott Wintrip on November 29, 2010 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Social Recruiting: The Replacement for Cold Calling

By Justin Miller



Article Originally Posted on RecruitingReach.com

A Blog that Caters to the Marketing Aspect of Recruiting



I think it goes without saying that probably the hardest part of the job for recruiters is making cold…

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Added by Justin Miller on November 29, 2010 at 11:00am — 73 Comments

War on Work- which side are you on?

I watched this TED Talk recently, and though it's more than two years old now, the message from Mike Rowe, producer and host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, resonates strongly enough to still be talking about it today. Rowe outlines what he calls America's War on Work, supporting this theory with numerous examples of how we, as a culture, have marginalized manual labor and those who do it, thereby creating a culture that turns down it's nose as those who are out there doing the ugly jobs… Continue

Added by Jason C. Blais on November 29, 2010 at 8:11am — 8 Comments

On the Trail for “Qualified” Candidates ...!

You just got off the phone from a Client who has not had the need to call you in 8 months a…

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Added by Paul Alfred on November 28, 2010 at 12:30am — 15 Comments

Farewell Post-It, you’ve been a great friend.

by Laura Schmitz

Many of you know by now that I am a loud and proud proponent for paperless processes and functionality. Do I have some deep-rooted resentment for the post-it

note? A debilitating allergy to envelope glue? A fateful and

traumatizing fax incident in my past? No, no and…

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Added by Angela Pitts on November 27, 2010 at 1:20am — No Comments

Let's All Go to a "Tweet Meet"...

One of the important things I’ve seen in the last while, is networking with others is a contact sport. At the end of the day, though we all have the same agenda,…

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Added by Daniel J Smith on November 26, 2010 at 11:37am — No Comments

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