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Ding Ding

Dear Claudia,

If a candidate and a hiring manager were duking it out in a boxing ring, and the match was tied in the final round, and you had to decide the winner, who would you choose?

Relish the Thought

Dear Relish,

Oh the visual – I shudder at the things recruiters come up with when they have nothing better to do.

Read the rest of my response and add… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on December 24, 2008 at 1:00am — No Comments

MERRY CHRISTMAS To ALL......Forget the Work and Feel Fragnance of Festive Season

Hello................

Christmas is a time for magic and dreams come true. Hope yours is filled with lots of fun and sparkle too! Merry Christmas to you ...

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh, hey!

Dashing through the snow.....

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh, hey!

Dashing… Continue

Added by Deepika Chaudhary on December 24, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

A December To Remember & A New Year Full Of Promise

Recently, I gave my family as a Christmas gift a copy of my childhood journal kept from the time I was a wee lad.

I reread, and reread and as I prepared this gift it occurred to me that I have seen so many blessings this past year.

2008 will be the year I remember where I turned a corner professionally. I had all the mortar and bricks to build something great, but 2008 was where crucial life decisions, professional turning points, and a foray into and a return to staffing… Continue

Added by Mike Rasmussen on December 24, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

What makes me a Smart Recruiter.

One of the things I love about Recruitingblogs.com that it gives people a chance to connect with one another to form a community. Within this community, we have access to information such as updated industry practices, new technologies, and of course recruiting blogs. It’s a great format to blog about our profession and it also gives people opportunity to comment on these blogs. Most of the blogs are thought provoking such as this topic.

When JD suggested this topic, I had to step… Continue

Added by Sally Raade on December 23, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

What makes me a Smart Recruiter

1. To start with, the name of my company speaks for itself!

2. I have a smart Partner, Julia Tverskaya , who is a great recruiter and also an International Master in Chess.

3. I network with other smart recruiters here and I love it. I think JD has done a great job… Continue

Added by Irina Shamaeva on December 23, 2008 at 7:56pm — 2 Comments

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Happy Holidays,
Ken

Added by Ken Keating on December 23, 2008 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Thanking RecrutingBlogs.com

Hear I am sending my sincere holiday wishes to Creators, Contributors and Members of RBC.

2008 has been a great year for me and I am hoping it was great for all of you too.

I became a member to RBC in 2008 and gained a good knowledge from you guys, not only on recruiting but in general aspects of life as well.
Now, it gives me a great feeling of to announce that I am an active member of RBC and I will continue to be for a long long time.

Added by Kunal on December 23, 2008 at 5:16pm — 9 Comments

Turn the lights out when your finished, 2008 is done

Well, that's it isn't it? Work for 2008 just about done. What a year it has been..... changes, growth, finding a voice and confidence in the world and learnt by the bucket load.

I've found this blogosphere and am really enjoying contributing and learning from peers and industry experts, not just from my chosen field, but for life in general, I am constantly amazed at the information available through this wonderful medium.

I've seen myself grow, personally and… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on December 23, 2008 at 4:33pm — 1 Comment

New Year resolutions/Taking Control of Your Career

In January, many people welcome the New Year with a list of resolutions including a promise to improve their professional lives.

In addition to losing weight and spending more time with family, many people will vow to improve their professional lives in the coming year. According to research, one of the top 10 most popular New Year's resolutions is job-related. However, in the busy months that follow, many of these goals are forgotten and never achieved. Here are 10 keys you need to… Continue

Added by Kunal on December 23, 2008 at 3:47pm — No Comments

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Added by Dennis Smith on December 23, 2008 at 2:30pm — 9 Comments

The best way to target your interview answers without sucking up to the interviewer: Know Thyself

I often advise candidates on targeting their answers in a job interview. But sometimes this gets misinterpreted. It's something hiring managers will complain about occasionally, "I think the candidate was just telling me what I want to hear." Avoiding that seems to be a very slippery slope, and a very fine line when trying to do your best in a job interview.

It is always a good idea to ask the interviewer what they feel are the most important qualifications to have in…

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Added by Craig Fisher on December 23, 2008 at 1:41pm — No Comments

What makes me a smart recruiter

Great topic and great posts thus far, here are some things I think are essentials...

1) Being Proactive versus reactive - you must guide your candidate and client through the process and talk about things like other interviews and counteroffers long before those things come up. Get up front contracts with your candidates and clients on common struggling points- if you have the same thing repeatedly costing you from success- you MUST learn and keep that from happening by proactively… Continue

Added by Rob Clarke on December 23, 2008 at 12:33pm — 1 Comment

Five reasons why I consider myself a SMART recruiter

1) Passion - I have a great deal of enthusiasm for life and work and I truly try to spread my energy to others; so my clients and candidates will naturally want to be around me and follow me;

2) Professionalism - I always need to have a great grasp of what my client and candidate needs are and I will ask challenging questions to get to that level of knowledge;

3) Creativity - I have a good sense of imagination and ability to adapt and invent; to research, create networks… Continue

Added by Lorena Perry on December 23, 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

What makes me a Smart Recruiter

5 top reasons...

#1 I differenciate by being an International Swede in the middle of Spain - excellent for International clients to use us.

#2 I deliver high quality services - to keep the client base.

#3 I respect the canidates- that motivates them to recommend and refer us.

#4 I really try to understand my clients business and challenges and I really want ta make great win win situations for the client and the candidates - smarter and more… Continue

Added by Johan Redtzer on December 23, 2008 at 10:31am — No Comments

Overview of Ryan Mac Donald and Power I.T.

Power I.T. Overview:

We provide staff augmentation for Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States. We specialize in custom recruiting for specific technical, industry skills and focus on providing a individual that can impact the revenue growth of a company far beyond their initial technical skills they posses. We look for a match between the employer and that candidate. We go far beyond just the technical skills the person provides or the technical environment that the… Continue

Added by Ryan Mac Donald on December 23, 2008 at 10:14am — No Comments

Great blog on Cheezhead.....

This is today's blog post on Cheezhead.com.

While it is the end of the year and it is natural for us to look at the calendar year ahead, I believe a few things are important in the recruitment process. First are my comments that are directly related to the blog post.

The big take away for me is the fact that recruiting must be a collaborative conversation… Continue

Added by Recruiterdude on December 23, 2008 at 9:08am — No Comments

Loss of jobs

What areas of the country can you tell me are being hit the hardest in terms of white collar loss of jobs?

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Added by Patrick Ryan on December 23, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

What Makes Me a Smart [Sourcer]

I look for and see the "ghosts" in the systems.

I listen for and hear the silence in the noise.

I approach each and every job pretty much the same way organizationally.

I am extremely proactive.

I try to keep things simple.

“There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.” ~ Sun… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 23, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

What Makes me A Smart Recruiter

There are not only 5 things that makes me smart recruiter. I would like to mention at least 5 out of that.

1) I know how and when to use the resources.

2) I always look for the new innovative ways/ideas for finding best profiles.

3) I am good in relationship building, i keep contact with the consultants as well as with vendors.

4) I like to learn new things so whenever i find something that i do not know, i make a note of it and later on i search and… Continue

Added by Swati Datta on December 23, 2008 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Being a Servant-Leader in recruiting

Robert Greenleaf, former Director of Management Research at AT&T, noted that:

The servant-leader is servant first...It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first, perhaps of the need to assuage an unusual power drive or to acquire material possessions.

In recruiting, and I've noticed that this occurs both on the… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on December 22, 2008 at 10:42pm — 2 Comments