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I. THE ROLE OF PARENTHESES IN BOOLEAN SEARCHES

AM I SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU 5 MILLION DOLLARS OR 6 MILLION DOLLARS??

You’ve heard it said when looking at your paycheck, or looking at buying that new boat, “It’s just a matter of ‘zeros’.” Well sometimes it is just a matter of ‘parentheses’.

It makes a difference how you group the numbers below by putting in parentheses:

1+2x2=$5 million? $6 million?

1+(2x2)=5 Here we did the “multiply” first, and… Continue

Added by Hasan Mirza on May 29, 2008 at 10:23am — No Comments

May 29, 2008

Bill Vick's XtremeRecruiting.tv

A change to the formatting this week as the XtremeRecruiting.tv crew are taking a well deserved break.

For those of you still chugging away, taking a little break of your own...

Maren Hogan - Marketing Pro

Dave Mendoza recently profiled Maren in his regular Monday feature. Slouch [aka Jason Davis] paved the way for her to visit ERE. Maren is now a… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on May 29, 2008 at 7:12am — No Comments

K P O - JOBSABODE.COM

The advancement of the Indian BPO sector has given rise to yet another movement in the global outsourcing scenario viz., Knowledge Process Outsourcing or KPO. The exploits in outsourcing business process operations to India has boosted up many firms to start outsourcing their high-end knowledge work as well. Low costs powered with operational efficiencies, access to a highly talented manpower and superior work quality are all fundamental expectations in offshoring high-end processes to… Continue

Added by Maheshg on May 29, 2008 at 6:44am — No Comments

Salary Negotiation Tips - JOBSABODE.COM

1. Show your experience and know-how Put your past experiences on the table and let the employer see exactly why you're fit for the position. Hands-on experience is a very efficient salary-negotiating tool.

2. Put numbers where your mouth is Flashing your past job titles isn't enough; you must also demonstrate exact figures of what you've accomplished. Show your employers that you've increased department sales by 20% and doubled your productivity in 6 months.

3. Don't ask about salary… Continue

Added by Maheshg on May 29, 2008 at 6:39am — No Comments

Interview Tips- JOBSABODE.COM

Interview makes every one’s palms sweat and head itch but you certainly don’t want the stress to overwhelm you. We guide you to ride and win the race in a smoother and efficient way. Our step by step approach will be a guiding hand for everyone irrespective of their qualification and experience.

Dress suitably – Be sure in wearing a comfortable, clean and formal outfit.

Memorise your Resume – Make sure you remember every item of your resume, try to have paragraph’s worth… Continue

Added by Maheshg on May 29, 2008 at 6:38am — No Comments

Tips for Resume building. - JOBSABODE.COM

Tips for Resume building.

You are probably already flooded with innumerable tips on how to build an effective resume. However, the following points should provide a practical and at the same time, a time tested approach to resume building.

Simple - KEEP IT SIMPLE, remember language should be used to express not to impress. Highlight your important achievements and strengths subtly. Please remember resume should emphasize your ability underlining… Continue

Added by Maheshg on May 29, 2008 at 6:37am — No Comments

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT - VIVEKANANDA - Flourishweb.com

1. Every action or thought of ours leaves an impression in our mind. The sum total of all our impressions is what determines our character.

2. Perfect love, the heart never reacting, this is what builds character.…

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Added by Maheshg on May 29, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Personality development Tips - Flourishweb.com

1. If A equals success, then the formula is A = X + Y + Z

2. Where X is work ; Y is play and Z is keep your mouth shut

3. "I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."

4. Satisfy the urge to change someone else… Continue

Added by Maheshg on May 29, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Executive-Level Manager

This is my first blog, so I hope it is correct.

Does anyone need a high level Executive Manager in the NYC/NJ location?

He is looking for (General Manager/vendor manager/vp/director, global operations) position for a software company in the tristate area.

If interested and would like to see resume, please let me know

Thanks

Fern Piraino
fpiraino@igius.com

Added by Fern Piraino on May 28, 2008 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Senior UNIX Systems Administrator

Hi,

I was wondering if you can review the below mentioned details and let me know your interest for the same.

My Client is looking for a Senior UNIX System Administrator with current TS/SCI w/ Poly that will provide leadership in the daily support, design, and integration of UNIX LAB environments serving the National Intelligence community. We are looking for an individual that has strong Solaris 10, Trusted Solaris 8, Sun clustering experience. Experience with LDAP, zone… Continue

Added by Amit Gupta on May 28, 2008 at 3:49pm — No Comments

On Blogging & Recruiting (or is it, Recruiting & Blogging?)

Good post on the The Fordyce Letter by Dave Staats about blogging and recruiting.

The ensuing comments even… Continue

Added by Dennis Smith on May 28, 2008 at 2:58pm — No Comments

The Ten Commandments of Recruiting

Recruiting is like sales and marketing rolled into one. If a company has a great brand, a great job, and a great hiring manager, not too much marketing or recruiting is required. But if your company lacks one or more of these factors — or if you're targeting hard-to-fill positions — then stronger recruiters are required.

Use the following "10 Commandments of Recruiting" as a guide to assess yourself, your team, or any new recruiter about to be hired when these strong recruiting… Continue

Added by Hasan Mirza on May 28, 2008 at 1:26pm — 2 Comments

If Content Is King, Newspapers Win

We’ve been watching the job board market closely over the last twelve months, mainly driven by our interest in the born index but also a general curiosity. We’ve notice a number of interesting themes emerging [read full post]

© Paolo De Santis |…

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Added by Julian Stopps on May 28, 2008 at 1:26pm — No Comments

Podcast 58: Happy Holidays

The latest born online recruitment news podcast is out.

This week: Reed's latest audit results, our review of new site launches and Web-Based-Recruitment's interview with Broadbean.

All this news, and more, this week on…

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Added by Julian Stopps on May 28, 2008 at 1:04pm — No Comments

New Beginnings

I am writing to this today to formally announce that I have left Paramount Recruiting Partners, LLC as a Founding Partner and will be joining my other prized possession – Kingmaker International, Inc. – on a full-time, permanent basis as President/CEO. Whereas Paramount Recruiting Partners, LLC was akin to a crown jewel, Kingmaker International, Inc. is the crown itself!

This decision… Continue

Added by Jeffrey K. Radt on May 28, 2008 at 12:55pm — No Comments

Lunch n Learn - June 4th - Uptown Charlotte - Don't miss this!!

Hello,

I just wanted to take a moment and let you know about next weeks Lunch n Learn.

Our NCASP Legal Advisor, Jeff Patton, will be sharing his knowledge of relevant legal issues surrounding the Hiring / Recruiting process. This will be an excellent event for those rookies who “Just have to know” or some of our more experienced professionals who want to stay up to date on new changes.

If you did not get a chance to meet Jeff at the NCASP Conference in… Continue

Added by Ravelli on May 28, 2008 at 12:47pm — No Comments

My Pet Peeve

I hesitated posting this because I'm complaining and I don't like to complain (at least not publically). But I know I'm not the only recruiter out there with this problem so I thought it might not be a bad idea to start a dialogue.

Ok, so what's this pet peeve of mine? Resumes. More specifically, poorly constructed resumes. Even more specifically, poorly constructed resumes being used by third party agencies primarily marketing sponsored candidates. Let me quickly state that this… Continue

Added by Dave Templeman on May 28, 2008 at 12:46pm — 2 Comments

Director/VP Sales (Optical Networking/Semiconductor) & VP Sales & Marketing - Potential SPLIT on East Coast!!

Good Morning Everyone, this is my first post, my name is Greg Schmidt, I run a retained and contingent search firm on the west coast. I have two very Sr. Sales folks that are actively looking right now!! (only for about 3 weeks).

VP Sales-optical networking/semiconductor, RF, Telecom, E-Commerce (presently in Pennsylvania willing to relocate) --15+ years

VP Sales/Mktg. - Forutne 500 type with .com and direct marketing experience (presently in Georgia, willing to relocatre)… Continue

Added by Greg Schmidt on May 28, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Tech Recruiter in TX ... John Deere tractor skills not necessary

Technical Recruiter Job in Frisco, TX - email Dennis, @… Continue

Added by Dennis Smith on May 28, 2008 at 12:17pm — 1 Comment

Animal Show NOON New York Time

TOPIC: Relations with other recruiters on LinkedIn

GUESTS:Harry Joiner Marketing Headhunter.com

Susanna Boyd, Candidate Research.com

Steve Burda, LinkedIn super networker

TIME: NOON Eastern Daylight Savings Time

ALL CALL IN AND… Continue

Added by Recruiting Animal on May 28, 2008 at 10:55am — No Comments