Recruiting Blogs (24,182)

Everything I ever learned about recruitment advertising I learned from real estate brokers

Selecting the right key words is critical to achieving visibility in online searches. Ms. Kory recently learned that rather than pull in buyers, creative copywriting can keep them away. "I have a wonderful apartment on Central Park West that has park views," she said, referring to a two-bedroom prewar co-op apartment currently listed at $4.15 million. "I was so tired of using the words 'park views' that I decided to write 'park vistas.' But it didn’t show up on any keyword search. People… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on March 1, 2009 at 4:57pm — 2 Comments

How to Turn Down Economy Nightmares into Successes Using Social Media

Social media is changing the way we do business and achieve success. Whether you are marketing a product or service, recruiting talent or involved in a political campaign you have to be aware of the changes in successful marketing strategies. Social media is all about stimulating conversations and creating relationships. Successful campaigns are using social media but how is it affecting our marketing strategies in this down economy?

Ira Kaufman noted in his post… Continue

Added by Patsy Stewart on March 1, 2009 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Recruiters sending out resumes in Silicon Valley

It is hard to think of any job-hunting skills that Alexis Lovell lacks. As a recruiter for Silicon Valley technology companies, and before that, for retailers, she has advised job candidates on résumé preparation, personal presentation and interview skills for the last eight years. Networking strategies and trolling social networks and online job sites are the tools of her trade.

Yet none of those things is helping one candidate in need of a job these days: Ms. Lovell… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on March 1, 2009 at 2:33pm — 1 Comment

Peeling back layers

Forced from executive pay to hourly wages

We've all heard that a good number of the unemployed decide not to seek part-time work because it might interfere with their job searches. But Mr. Cooper rises every day at 4 a.m. and, after a time of prayer, devotes two hours to his job hunt on the computer. He prints out a detailed call list of prospective employers to take with him, squeezing in phone conversations… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on March 1, 2009 at 2:16pm — No Comments

Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me

First John Dickerson rants about Obama and his budget and then offers up this about Twitter:

One day we're going to wake up and every Twitter post will simply be, "Me, me, me, me." Outside will be a howling wilderness of shriveled civilization bereft of ideas and reason.

I already see it happening except… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on March 1, 2009 at 1:41pm — 2 Comments

Recruitment: size matters?

Golf scores, gas bills, Dr Evil's sidekicks...bigger isn't always better. Unless you work in recruitment, that is.

Take a closer look at any rec-to-rec's books or website, and among the straightforward consultancy and managerial roles, you will more than likely find a number of stealthily exaggerated opportunities. 'Worldwide Operations Director' may seem like a prestigious position, but why does it only require six months' branch managing experience? If you Google the employer… Continue

Added by Kevyn Robins on March 1, 2009 at 10:39am — No Comments

Openings for SAP EHS CONSULTANT in banglore....

There is a requirement for SAP EHS Corporate Trainer in JK INITIAL INFO SOLUTIONS PVT LTD........

Professionals who have undergone SAP EHS training program and working as a SAP EHS consultant in any of the company for around 2-5 yrs can contact us ...........

sukanya
9343380263
initial info solutions
e-mail: initialindia@gmail.com

Added by sukanya on March 1, 2009 at 12:49am — No Comments

Massachusetts DUA: Unemployment Insurance Hearings

Today I experienced my very first unemployment insurance hearing. I was representing my company against a claim made by one of my former consultants. The following document is a must read for anyone looking to file for unemployment. It is essential that both employers and employees understand just how vague the law delineates why someone may or may not file for unemployment.

http://www.mass.gov/Elwd/docs/dua/P2594_508.pdf

Essentially, if you quit, get fired, or refuse a… Continue

Added by Gene Leshinsky on February 28, 2009 at 7:22pm — 2 Comments

It's WHO You Are Coming Out Of The Recession That Matters!

I was speaking to my mentor and coach the other day about the long hours that I have been working and as the words came out of my mouth I caught myself and shifted the context from mild complaint to abundant gratitude.

Even though I am only 44 years old, this is the 4th recession I have been lucky enough or crazy enough to participate in during my career in Talent Management. I began my career in 1983 and Chicago at that time was crawling out of a recession. In my ignorance I thought… Continue

Added by Margaret Graziano on February 28, 2009 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

"Everything is hard before it is easy"

Everything is hard before it's easy" - Thomas Fuller.

Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

I'd love to hear your responses and thoughts about this.

There's a rhythm to this statement which I find to be very profound and simple to digest. The statement or idea, "Everything is hard before it's easy" is applicable to most everything in life that's new to us whether we are learning to walk, communicate, find our way or prospect for a new client. If we… Continue

Added by Michael North on February 27, 2009 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Don't be a lemming...just like me

Lately candidate treatment, technique, and discussions of the like have been pretty hot, and two posts in particular got me to thinking. One was Becky's admission to on-the-job bullying, and the other was Dan's response touting the virtues of being true to yourself. The more I thought I about it the more I realized that I actually had a very hard time coming to terms with these issues when I first began recruiting.

When I accepted my first job as a recruiter I actually had no idea… Continue

Added by Gino Conti on February 27, 2009 at 2:43pm — 1 Comment

Thoughts on where we are..........

I am very confused. Not that is not a normal state of mind for me lately, but more so than ever. My confusion is about the current state of our profession. There are many excellent Recruiters, Talent Acquisition Specialists and Sourcers employed and looking for employment. From the many on line resources we have access to we all see much of the same information regarding all of the open positions in virtually every occupation. We are all overwhelmed with 24x7 information from all media with… Continue

Added by Dave Graziano on February 27, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Perpetual Motivation

I once heard a motivational speaker talk about how she continually stayed positive- in the face of adversity, in spite of the doom and gloom life (and the evening news) often brings, and despite the propensity we all have to enjoy some good old-fashioned negativity. After all, it is difficult enough to remain optimistic and thoroughly positive every day when life is bouncing along normally, but is much more challenging in extremely difficult economic times and intense market downturns, such as… Continue

Added by Jason Weaver on February 27, 2009 at 2:02pm — 1 Comment

25 Random Things... about IIPE (moving the FB trend to RBC)

25 Random Things ... about IIPE (moving the FB trend to RBC)

1. Despite IIPE being headquartered in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico- not one member of the IIPE team is a native to Playa Del Carmen.

2. Karen Russo, CEO has been recruiting for over 20 years.

3. IIPE meetings usually take place after the work week; on the beach... we all actually really like one another and don't mind spending a Saturday on the beach to strategize.

4. The IIPE team speaks… Continue

Added by Kristen Durkin on February 27, 2009 at 12:01pm — 1 Comment

http://www.indeed.com/p/viewjob.php?pid=864382884537522&id=490529

Added by James, CPC on February 27, 2009 at 11:17am — No Comments

Furloughs Only Work for the Military

The global economy has gotten so bad that Japan and some countries in Europe have tried to save jobs by implementing "work-sharing" programs. Here in the U.S., employers are equally concerned with keeping employees on staff, while still cutting costs. Their response is to implement furloughs. Furloughs are unpaid days off and Dr. John Sullivan, in his article for ERE, Employee Furloughs Can Be a Bad… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on February 27, 2009 at 8:42am — No Comments

Social networking Status: Dismissed

A 16-year-old girl from Essex was fired after she described her office job as "boring" on her Facebook page.

In the last five years social networking has exploded into everyday life with most people now having a Facebook, Myspace or Bebo account. Users of these sites will however been thinking twice before sounding off too much about their everyday life.

This week a 16 year old girl from Clacton working at a marketing and logistics has been given the sack for suggesting… Continue

Added by Matt on February 27, 2009 at 8:33am — No Comments

Staffing Swagaholics

It's a common sight at conferences whether it's ERE, ASA, local staffing conferences or job fairs - droves of people with "bags of swag". Along with this phenomena, comes the related "swag swap" where you get together with colleagues and make strategic trades of promotional products for their most important clients (translation get the stuffed toy for their son, daughter, nephew or niece). There is nothing like watching staffing professionals in tense negotiations, "I will give… Continue

Added by Moshin Manji on February 27, 2009 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

Web 2.0 in Recruitment presentation

Hi guys, thought I would share my presentation on Web 2.0 in Recruitment that I did for the Inspecht HR Futures conference in Melbourne Australia today http://hrfutures.inspecht.com.au

You can download the pdf here http://www.recruitmentdirectory.com.au/Blog/web-2-0-in-recruitment-a115.html

If you know slideshare.net - the presentation… Continue

Added by Thomas Shaw on February 26, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Persevere - Providing Good Customer Service Even When It's Outside Your Purview

Establishing a new telephone account the other day, I noted that there was going to be monetary credit if I simply logged on to the cell phone company's home page and filled out a simple survey. Obviously I am going to take full advantage of such an offer, so I dutifully went online, filled out the survey, clicked their "submit" button and then checked my account balance. No credit. "Okay," I thought, "maybe it takes 24 hours for their system to credit the account. I'll check… Continue

Added by Nancy Ford on February 26, 2009 at 3:03pm — No Comments