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Show me the JobFax!

If you’ve turned on a television in the last 18 months you’ve probably seen the commercials encouraging consumers to ask car dealerships to “Show them the CarFax” before purchasing a used vehicle. A CarFax report is a certified report detailing the history of the vehicle. The report covers several important topics such as if the car has been in any accidents, service records, ownership history, and if the car has had any title issues. This product has gained quite a bit of momentum in the past… Continue

Added by Eric Osterman on January 3, 2010 at 10:12pm — 1 Comment

Back to work!

I’m scheduled to get back to work on Monday, January 4th. Big deal, huh? I’m returning after a month of medical leave. During this month, I’ve had to re-learn the most basic, fundamental human function: breathing. Due to an “interesting” sequence of medical events, I required extensive surgery on my right lung in early December. As a follow-on, I literally had to re-establish (re-learn) a consistent, “normal” breathing pattern. Something that most humans do 15-20 times per minute for their… Continue

Added by Frank Zupan on January 3, 2010 at 12:22pm — 9 Comments

Guide to Hiring a Freelance Business Writer

Why Hire a Freelance Business Writer?

While running the writers’ website, Writerfind.com, I often get asked “Why hire a writer” and “What can a writer do for my business?” Here are some answers, based on my own experience and that of professional writers who are asked this question.

Any company, whether large or small, can benefit from hiring a freelance writer. A large company, which already has staff for marketing and communications functions, can supplement staff when… Continue

Added by Nicole Bishop on January 2, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

2010: Year of the Recruiter

Am I too late to start planning of 2010?

Well, seeing I survived another NYE I thought it was prudent to think of 2010, and what it will bring, personally and professionally.

Personally will be very interesting, child numero 3 is coming around April, Zach (almost 6 as he always is telling me) is starting school full time

(just plain scary) and Talia… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on January 2, 2010 at 8:38am — No Comments

10 Job Hunting Tips for Recent College Graduates

You're a recent college graduate, you're eager, you're hungry, but you're unemployed. Now what?

1.Make sure your resume is posted, or refreshed, on the to major job boards(Monster, CareerBuilder, HotJobs), school job boards, and association sites.

2. Make sure relevant key words, including courses are on your resume in the format that they would be searched. Employers use search tools to find candidates. If you don't have the keywords if the exact way they are searched your… Continue

Added by Fred Dimyan on January 1, 2010 at 7:10pm — No Comments

Online Recruiting Continued

There are many benefits to be had by recruiting online:

1) Wide geographical reach

2) Speed

3) Lower Cost

4) Automating the Process

5) Interaction with candidates

For more specific info on these 5 benefits check out www.hrmguide.co.uk/recruitment/introduction_to_online_recruitment.htm

Once you’ve tried it out, you’ll be unlikely to revert to print-only… Continue

Added by IBW Recruiters on January 1, 2010 at 1:41pm — No Comments

True or False: Your Resume Should Be Your Most Frequently Used Job Search Tool. False. It’s Your Bio…Read on to Find Out Why.

Most job seekers understandably think that their resume is their most important written job search tool. Why? Because most people associate resumes with landing their next job. Resumes are important, even critical, to your ultimate goal of landing your next job. However, resumes are best used only when you are applying for a specific position. After all, that’s the purpose of a resume – to articulate your background, skills, abilities and credentials – with the hopes of garnering an… Continue

Added by Matthew Levy on January 1, 2010 at 9:33am — No Comments

2010 and recruitment - the year of lost opportunities

As the recruitment market picks up in 2010 and companies start hiring again, we’re going to see recruiters getting busy. They will do exactly what they were doing prior to global financial crisis. Nothing much will change.

In parallel, we will see a tremendous amount of innovation in the social, mobile, real-time, and collaborative technology space. We will see more and more of the potential job seeker market participating in the social and mobile web. The small cluster of prominent… Continue

Added by Paul Jacobs on January 1, 2010 at 4:46am — 1 Comment

New Year Wishes from Gaurav Mittal CEO ITCONS e-Solutions Pvt Ltd - A Recruitment Software Solutions Company.

WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

May this New Year bring prosperity, love, happiness and delight in your life!!!

Feel the Freedom of hiring with Recruitment Automation SaaS based/ In-house deployed Resume management software solutions products like Resume Parser @http://onlineresumeparser.com &

Applicant Tracking System @… Continue

Added by Gaurav Mittal on December 31, 2009 at 10:56pm — No Comments

Social Networking and Global Flesh Pressing in 2010

Talent professionals in social media love labels. Thus, those of us who use social channels for recruiting and networking together have brilliantly entitled our scene "Social Recruiting". We've been doing this "social recruiting" thing for years with LinkedIn and recruiting networks like RecruitingBlogs.com. But with the explosion of Twitter,…

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Added by Craig Fisher on December 31, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

The Time I had to “Curb my Enthusiasm”

This is not my usual kind of post but I had to share it with someone so you, my recruiting friends.

This morning, December 31st, 2009 I had a total Larry David moment. I seriously could hear the light little tune that is a staple of his show running through my head. Please try to hear that in your head as you read this.

The other guy, I have never seen him before in my life but let’s call him Larry, arrived at the gas station before me and attempted to use…

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Added by Randy Levinson on December 31, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Closing Out '09 With A Little Dose Of Optimism

As we close out the year I thought I would share some of an article that a colleague sent to me yesterday and my reaction to it. The article below describes a measured, but more positive outlook for the coming year.

Survey adds to positive hiring outlook

by John Zappe Dec 29, 2009

There’s a bit more to celebrate tomorrow night than the start of a new year. A report from CareerBuilder today says more employers are looking to hire next year; fewer… Continue

Added by Todd Kmiec on December 31, 2009 at 10:22am — No Comments

My HR Word Search for 2010

If you like word searches, you will love this one! All words are HR related and contain "O".
Enjoy and Happy New Year.
http://bit.ly/5U7QPT

Added by Yonica S.Pimentel on December 30, 2009 at 8:38pm — No Comments

New Years Resolutions for those of you that use Twitter.

Here are my top 10 resolutions for all the tweeters I know:

1. People – DO NOT put “Please RT” in your tweets. If it is interesting, I will RT. If it is interesting and you ask me to RT, I won’t cause that’s just how I am.

2. The authenticity debate ends. No one is actually authentic unless you see what they do in their own house all alone when no one is watching. You are who you are.

3. #FF AKA #FollowFriday will actually have different people every week. I get it, you… Continue

Added by Sarah White on December 30, 2009 at 4:17pm — 1 Comment

Keeping It Simple in the New Year....

With the New Year upon us it’s time to clear the way for the new by discarding the old. Time to clear out the closets and rid yourself of what no longer fits. Grab that hefty bag and start emptying out draws, shelves and purge anything and everything in your life that no longer serves you. When you start the New Year with a clean slate in every aspect of your life, you send yourself and the universe a message that you are making room for the new. It’s time to simplify your life and your job… Continue

Added by Lisa Kaye on December 30, 2009 at 12:45pm — No Comments

Getting Hip to Social Media

Social media is becoming ubiquitous. Websites like Facebook and YouTube are among the most popular websites racking up millions visits - ok, and they're also among my most visited websites too. But beyond the entertainment factor, I'm realizing more and more that social media is an indispensable part of any serious job search. As a recruiter seeking a position right now, this is especially the case for me.

Why should social media be an integral part of your job… Continue

Added by Victoria Schanen on December 30, 2009 at 10:41am — 4 Comments

Motivation - We aint dead yet

It's not dead yet! Don't be de-motivated just because of the time of year.

What's your motivation? What gets you up in the morning? Why do you do what you do?

Are you self motivated? And if you are how do you do that? Can you motivate others consistently?

This time of year is an interesting study into the psyche of the world as I know it. Things are supposed to slow down, it's the way of the world. People are being merry, thankful and looking… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on December 30, 2009 at 8:31am — No Comments

You have just been “Bought” online!!!!

Well guys (gals too) – how does that sound? Weird? Unreasonable, so on…. Search Engines like Google and Yahoo has just figured out that it is possible too. And why not? It is web 2.0 and everything is so easy.

I recently put my name on google.com “sarang brahme” and was surprised to see my name in their sponsored listing section. For people who do not know what is sponsored listing in Google (popularly called ADWORDS in SEO language) – these are the paid listings which have been… Continue

Added by Sarang Brahme on December 30, 2009 at 1:38am — No Comments

Germs, Viruses, Geeks, and a Recruiting Freak

Sometimes my wife calls me a freak. I respond to her in body building pose and shout “Freak of Nature! Yeah baby, yeah!” That usually ends it right there.

Come to think of it, I am freak. Yeah, I’m a freak around the office. I open the bathroom door with a paper towel, drink a lot of crap that has vitamin C, and I use a gallon of anti-bacterial hand sanitizer every day.

I’m freak. A Germaphobe. When someone sneezes, I want to be wearing a fraking face… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on December 29, 2009 at 11:03pm — No Comments

Job Seekers: Stop Complaining and Do Something!

My Look Ahead For 2010: Quit Bitching About The Economy And Do Something

29th December 2009

written by Margo Rose

I just got off the phone with Steve Levy, and he said something that really stood out, “The Best Way to Predict The Future Is To Invent It.” When he said this to me, it swept the cobwebs out of my head like a vacuum and made me realize: If you don’t like the current economic temperature-quit kvetching an do something about it.

Yes 2009 sucked… Continue

Added by Margo Rose on December 29, 2009 at 4:45pm — 8 Comments