Recruiting Blogs (24,196)

The Three W's of Online Recruiting

What: Online recruitment through the Application Tracking System is becoming a global necessity for the corporate world today. Businesses of all sizes are increasingly moving their work concerns online. The Application Tracking System is an online software application which has proved to be an efficient, cost-effective mode of recruiting. A pool of resumes come through this system and form a database for the employers for any particular job opening. The applicants visit the job board of a… Continue

Added by HDot on August 16, 2009 at 2:40pm — No Comments

Creating an iphone enabled job site

Original blog post here (with images)

Last week, we released our white label iphone job search applications and since then, we have had a number of queries as to how you can create… Continue

Added by Thomas Shaw on August 16, 2009 at 10:34am — No Comments

Why did you apply for this job?

As unemployment continues to grow while companies cut their costs and look for more ways to save during this time of need, the job seekers seem to be more indiscriminate when applying for a job than ever. Consequently, employers are flooded with hundreds of applications for any position available. Read more...

Added by me_in_HR on August 16, 2009 at 1:55am — No Comments

Material Planner

We are looking for a Material Planner in Morgan City Louisiana. For more information please email me at oii_reuben@live.com

Added by Reuben Robicheaux on August 16, 2009 at 12:21am — No Comments

Back to School Time - SEO Style

Although SEO seems to be the new buzz in recruiting web 2.0 strategies, it has actually been used for years as a tactic to increase sales for online businesses.

SEO and how it fits into the recruiting industry is greatly misunderstood. I completely agree with Marvin in that SEO is not enough , but it makes me wonder who said that it was the golden ticket to begin with.

SEO Is… Continue

Added by Nicole Bodem on August 15, 2009 at 7:14pm — No Comments

Google, The parasite we have created

Webmasters hate them but to help make a little money webmasters use there google ads. We dont charge google for the ad placement . We use google ads to get less then 3% of what google actually makes on the ads. When someone clicks on the ad someone else is paying google of up to $5.00 per click depending on the keywords they have selected. Talk about scams.

The people of this country made them what they are today do you think they would give back to help webmasters .? Not a chance in hell.… Continue

Added by mike lynn on August 15, 2009 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Hi I'm new - site looks interesting!

Any advice for a newcomer? Thanks in advance!

Tina

Added by Tina Lasher on August 15, 2009 at 3:22pm — No Comments

Hiring Heats Up!

Hiring is heating up and I am not the only one taking notice. In a recent distribution I received from ONREC Expo 2009, the rise in hiring currently taking place was noted:

“Your organization may not be in hiring mode yet, but be advised: Your competition has either started recruiting or is making plans to add to staff.”

You will receive numerous benefits from an attendance at industry conferences such as ERE, ONREC Expo, Recruitfest, SourceCon, etc. These conferences are… Continue

Added by Miranda Hinshaw on August 14, 2009 at 2:24pm — No Comments

U.S. Worker Productivity Up, But That Raises Some Questions And I Need Your Input

I have question. Well, actually more than just one question. And I'm going to need your help. You might have all or part of the answer. Well, maybe more a solution than an answer. So, I would like to start a discussion on the Shaker Blog with your ideas, concerns and suggestions making a major contribution to the dialogue.

First, here's what has me thinking and somewhat worried.

U.S. worker productivity surged in the second quarter at a 6.4% annualized rate, the best… Continue

Added by Mike Temkin on August 14, 2009 at 2:23pm — No Comments

Recruiters'!

The one thing you'd take with you if the office burns down!

It's a rocky road out there, but the Professional “hard-core” Recruiters amongst us will remember that's why we love the job, the highs and lows of Recruitment are our drivers.

So to all those Roller coaster riding, margin making, bonus spending, candle burning, hard hitting Recruiters you cannot be without The Recruiters' Book by Graft.

The Recruiters' Book will help you get organised and liberate… Continue

Added by The Recruiters Book on August 14, 2009 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Where on Earth is RecruiterGuy?

Recently I've fielded quite a few emails and questions about where I'll be speaking again or which events I'd recommend. While I do not profess to be the worlds best speaker or the best judge of what events someone should or should not attend, I thought it would be easier to add a quick calendar to the site that will include both.

Obviously I was excited to speak at the… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on August 14, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

What I Learned & Taught at Camp (Google)

So I'm back from the Social Recruiting Summit that was held on the Google campus in Mt. View, CA. And while I had a great time presenting to the attendees on the subject of mobile marketing for recruitment, I found that I had an even better time interacting with the people I've known online for over… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on August 14, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Do job applicants always tell the truth?

A common concern when hiring a candidate is whether the applicant has told the truth about various aspects of their background. It is not unlikely for applicants to feel that they are more likely to get the job if they distort their age, cover-up gaps in their work history and claim to have educational qualifications they do not actually have.

While there has been relatively little research on the accuracy of… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 14, 2009 at 8:43am — No Comments

Career Transition Companies - are they the right solution for IT Specialists?

The title of this blog is indeed the question I want to raise today. Are career transition companies (the outplacement firms that companies who are downsizing will sometimes engage to help those employees who have been, or are about to, get laid off) really offering the right solutions to IT professionals looking for work?

I had the honor of meeting with a very senior candidate recently, who is going through the career transition process. In fact, the candidate had their workshop… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 14, 2009 at 8:40am — No Comments

Increasing Returns by Understanding Talent

The VCs must ask themselves if their companies are run by management teams that are capable of driving companies as the recession eventually bottoms. Studying the shift in the current unemployment rates in the US, HireLabs can forecast a recovery in the international labor market - lead by the US - sometime around Feb 2010.

Very few CEOs of venture-backed companies have the experience of riding a company out of a recession successfully. The first sign that a management team is not… Continue

Added by Saleem Qureshi on August 14, 2009 at 8:35am — No Comments

Looking for Sr Test Engineers

Mandatory Skills:

 3+ yrs experience in IT

 Good experience in Manual Testing & Product Testing is must.

 Excellent at writing Testcases

 Good experience in Database Testing and writing simple queries

 Understand the various Testing processes and terminologies.

 Perform various levels of testing (stress, Functional, system, regression, user acceptance, etc.)

 Log necessary, timely, critical Problem Reports into the defect tracking system.

… Continue

Added by Sabareesh on August 14, 2009 at 7:49am — No Comments

Why Your Job is like a Hollywood Movie

Image by Jason Drakeford via Flickr

How to interview like you are in show business!

My wife Kyle recently attended a writer’s workshop in Portland, Oregon where she got the opportunity… Continue

Added by Michael VanDervort on August 13, 2009 at 10:08pm — 2 Comments

The Four Least Wanted - how to counter and neutralize poor candidate etiquette

I recently read an article written by Jonathan Littman and Mark Hershon, summarizing their new book called “I Hate You.” This comedic take on a traditional workplace self-help book shows you how to identify the “Ten Least Wanted” --the people you hate in the workplace--while revealing the strategies to neutralize them.

It got me to thinking about identifying candidates in a similar light. In uncertain and stressful times especially, people aren’t on their best behavior, and this poor… Continue

Added by Mindy Slobodkin Fineout on August 13, 2009 at 6:00pm — 11 Comments

Announcement: "You’re Next Job Search/Networking Event" (San Diego, CA)

Hello and good day!

Brian will be lead presenter at http://www.opportunitiesknocking.com/events.shtml?id=2

Do you need a Headhunter?

The program will help you learn how to find a Recruiter that can introduce you to appropriate candidate employers, and give you insight into "The Mind of the Recruiter."

* Why you work with a Headhunter?

* How does the job search typically flow when you use a Headhunter?--start to finish?

* How to locate… Continue

Added by Brian K. Johnston on August 13, 2009 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Feedback Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Recruiters crave feedback during the interview process, and why not? As contingency recruiters we are always accessing where our energies and efforts have taken us on a recruiting project and deciding if we need to continue recruiting, move towards an offer between both parties or simply move on to a new project altogether. However, most people mistakenly assume that feedback is only for the recruiter’s benefit when in reality it should be a prime concern for both the company and the candidate… Continue

Added by bill martineau on August 13, 2009 at 11:18am — 2 Comments