Once upon a time we lived in the wild west of salary negotiation where many companies had no real constraints placed upon what they could do for a potential employee, but about a decade ago most companies began to put in place internal equity processes so that they could control rising costs, leverage pay (get the most “bang for the buck”), and to insure that no discriminatory hiring practices were in place (nobody likes a lawsuit).

Now I agree that companies need to have these types…

I attended a recruiting event last night. I don't remember who said the following statment but I was shocked that anyone would say such a thing regarding our profession or industry.

"We are a support group for the company" by referring to their internal recruiting organization.

My thoughts....

Recruiting is the lifeline of any company. Without a steady flow of new talent and the management of talent, any company will not succeed to its highest potential. Recruiting is…

The second pre-conference I attended was Kevin Wheeler's presentation on Techniques & Tools to Adapt Technologies for Workforce Planning. His approach to workforce planning is not tactical because ........

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I enjoy what the staff over at Common Craft is doing to explain new technology in good ‘ole plain English. But this video, below, goes far beyond the call of duty to provide serious Halloween survival information EVERYONE…

On the Radar: Tuesday, October 30th, 2007



Following up on last week's blip about GoogleTutor.com another learning tool for sourcers, researchers and bloggers:

Google Guide is an online interactive tutorial and reference for experienced users, novices,…

On the Radar: Monday, October 29th, 2007



Great series of posts on Toby Dayton's Diggings blog:

Tip #1 For Effective SEO for Corporate Career Sites

SEO…

The latest episode of the born online recruitment news podcast is available.

This week we are joined by Stephen O'Donnell from AllJobsUK for the announcement of the NORA winners.

Also in the show: It's all about CV databases for Trinity…

On the Radar: Friday, October 26th, 2007

RB Digital Rodeo suggests an audience for recruiting video:

Social media is more than just social news sites and social bookmarking, it’s audio, video, and it’s conversation, creation, and co-creation - “mash-ups.” Video should fit into your marketing efforts.…

In this week's podcast I reported on the TMP UK Virtual Careers Fair, which was held last week. This post takes our coverage a little further, including a video tour < read more and view the video tour…

Sitting down in the bar, at the Planet Hollywood Resort, to enjoy a few drinks and conversation with our member companies and the topic of annoying vendors cropped up. This is not a new topic and will…

Kudos goes out to the ERE staff on last week’s conference in Washington D.C. I was able to catch some great speakers, connect with friends, network, and have Jason Davis take all my chips again in a semi-friendly game of poker. (Proceeds to the ERE Foundation)

On the Radar: Thursday, October 25th, 2007

On Blog Herald:

Six Apart will provide a webinar titled Enterprise 2.0: Using Social Media in the Workplace, on Tuesday, October 30th at 10:30am PDT. The free live webinar will be conducted by Forrester analysts Charlene Li and Rob Koplowitz. In addition, Anil Dash, Chief Evangelist of Six Apart, will present case studies and be…

On the Radar: Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Tutorials, tips and advice for Google users! Includes a handy-dandy Google Tutor’s Google Search Manual and something for everything else, from Adsense to YouTube.

Check the site out . If you like…

With all of the hype currently surrounding Facebook, I thought I’d see how things were stacking up for the job boards that have embraced the social network.

In the UK, Jobsite and JobTonic have taken the plunge, with CareerBuilder set to release a UK centric version soon. In the states, CareerBuilder, Jobster, HotJobs and Indeed have joined the Facebook party;…