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The Best Linkedin Invites Ever Written - For Recruiters

I was on the sofa picking my nose and watching MTV, when my Dad shouts, “Get a job!” I reminded Pops that I needed a car to get to a job. He reminded me (again) of my dusty moped. Again, I pleaded how hard it was to maintain a studly image riding a Moped.

“Get a job or find another home!” He ordered.

16 years of building my image – A collection of the finest samples of cologne, Polo collar turned up and advanced technology in Acne medication – all for naught.

It… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on March 13, 2009 at 8:00am — 5 Comments

Bert and Ernie go to the unemployment line

You know it's bad when our beloved Sesame Street stalwarts are tossed out to the streets. Yes, Bert and Ernie have been given their pink slips.

When icons are impacted, it is no longer an issue of whether one political party is wrong or right.

Added by Steve Levy on March 12, 2009 at 9:21pm — 2 Comments

Dave Mendoza BobbleHead Style

Do you have a bobblehead that looks like you? I don't either but Dave Mendoza does

Added by Slouch on March 12, 2009 at 5:55pm — No Comments

Incident and Problem Manager

Hi Folks,

Anyone know of a Problem and Incidnet Manager looking for a Hot opportunity??

Added by Latika on March 12, 2009 at 5:04pm — No Comments

Chasing a Chinaman Through New Jersey (revisited)

I wrote this blog on my personal myspace page last summer. At the time the company I was working for was going downhill rapidly and I had only been there for a year. I read Claudia's Discussion about the meaning of success and it made me think how far I've come and what a journey it has been. I think one of my strengths as a Recruiter has been being able to identify with my candidates. I've been job hunting more than I care to think about in my life and it's always fresh in my mind how scary… Continue

Added by See_Jane_Recruit on March 12, 2009 at 2:44pm — 1 Comment

Infusing Humanity Back Into Business

My friend Karen Swim, who is one of my favorite people on RB, recently wrote a blog post entitled Paying The Bills, Feeding The Soul about humanity and connectivity in business, a topic which is of the utmost importance to me. I hope you'll all read it. My comment ended up being a post all unto itself, so I've pasted it here, with some… Continue

Added by Christian Fauchald on March 12, 2009 at 2:05pm — 3 Comments

March 12, 2009

Third Party Thursday with Mark E. Berger

Mark reminds us that after all these years [1999..2009] people still recruit Java dudes.

Get Mark's entry here...Number Range Searches in Google (aka Numrange)

Bonus Track

Rayanne causes a chuckle quoting Joel Cheesman: "The phone is bigger than any other medium."

Check your Inbox Joel, you're sure… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on March 12, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Walking the Line Between "Contact" and "CyberStalking" in This New Age of Social Networking

In today's ever-evolving world of email, blackberries, iphones, twitter, ning, facebook, myspace, linkedin and a plethora of other social networking mediums, it's important to understand that although there is a lot of information readily available about people, there are still lines over which we must not cross when expanding our social networks.

I attended an all-day session of the Recruiting Roadshow that was held in Portland and sponsored by Adidas. One of the key ideas that was… Continue

Added by Nancy Ford on March 11, 2009 at 8:46pm — 1 Comment

The Real Pipeline...........

Mergers of late… and of the years past were touted to be all about the pipeline. But is the pipeline the specific compounds that have been moved forward or the physicians and scientists that created them.

I would contend that the select group of intelligent and experienced individuals, who worked so diligently to select just the right compound, are the real pipeline, the real value of pharma and biotech companies.

When the headcount reductions come who will be there rebuild the… Continue

Added by Denise Milano Sprung on March 11, 2009 at 8:02pm — No Comments

Looking with VOIP System Tester with SIP and H. 323 Experience in Middletown, NJ

Hello All,

Please see i am looking to fill this position with my Telecom Client.

Location : MIddletown, NJ

Duration : 9+ Months

Design test cases from requirements sources, design and implement test lab environment, interact with vendors to resolve MRs.

Skills :

1) Voice Service / Product Testing

2) SIP / H.323 Protocols

3) Layer 2/3 IP Networking

4) Verbal / Written communications

5) SIP / RTP Trace… Continue

Added by Sunil on March 11, 2009 at 6:55pm — No Comments

Employment During a Recession?

Employment During a Recession?

It seems the news is the same every day “Recession!” “Poor economy!” “Stock Market down!” But what can you do to make lemon-aid out of lemons during these turbulent times? Especially in regard to employment?

First let’s look at it from the employer’s perspective:

During economic good times, the best performers are quickly snapped up by those “employers of choice” who can pay higher… Continue

Added by Margie Tosch on March 11, 2009 at 5:44pm — No Comments

A kick in the BUTT is exactly what my CAREER Needed

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So on Friday my contract recruiting position ENDED and I became unemployed. During this economy, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that even the most successful companies need to take a look at their books and where it…

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Added by Heather Gardner on March 11, 2009 at 5:37pm — 2 Comments

UAW cuts hourly rate to minimum wage!

You'll believe anything!

But they did agree in negotiations with Ford to reduce it to $55 per hour with benefits.

This reminds me of a few months back when lots of Lehman Brothers software developers hit the streets and really believed they were worth the $200K+ base they were earning; when sussed out, it was clear that skill-wise they might be worthy of $100K here in NYC.

For so long the… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on March 11, 2009 at 4:04pm — 11 Comments

Waterboarding techniques in recruiting?

"While other forms of intelligence-gathering have benefited from research and technological advances — intelligence officers can intercept telephone and Internet communications or use satellite images to find people — interrogation has suffered from a lack of innovation. And our military lacks an elite unit of highly trained interrogators to call upon when high-level people in terrorist organizations are captured. Too often, the questioning is left to whoever is closest at… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on March 11, 2009 at 1:15pm — No Comments

March 11, 2009

Claudia's Wednesday Wisdom

"Struggling" asks about success and Claudia let's them off the hook, waxing philosophical.

Read it here...Wednesday Wisdom: The Quest

Bonus Track

Rayanne goes classical, waxing philosophical herself by quoting:"The unexamined life is not worth living."

Sock it to me, Ray-Ray...… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on March 11, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Don’t Hide During the Recession

How’s the view from under your desk these days? I know who you are!! Get out from under the desk. Yes, there is another recession and you’re nervous about keeping your job, yet hiding is not going to help you. Actually, it’s the worst thing that you can do. If your company doesn’t want you, can’t afford to have you -- they will find you no matter where you are. The better strategy is to make yourself a valued player and decrease the odds that you will finally be listening to recruiters when… Continue

Added by Karen Russo on March 11, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

Recruiting Survival Kit

I wasn't thinking and ordered onions on a sandwich the other day. A couple of hours later, I could smell my own putrid breath. I almost had to work out of the bathroom to cover up my halitosis. To make matters worse, I had some meetings and a candidate was on the way. Something had to be done.

I reached for my survival kit. Actually, it’s a desk drawer stocked full of stuff. Here is what I keep and you should to: A toothbrush, toothpaste (d-uh), pressed shirt, deodorant, cologne,… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on March 11, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

The Quest

Dear Claudia,

I’m trying to sort something out and I’d like your thoughts about it. I’m a classic Type-A personality: I like to be in charge, and expect to succeed at everything I do. My family was pretty poor when I was growing up; my parents struggled to feed us kids, and lots of times we went without. As the oldest, I worked three jobs through high school and college to help out; it was difficult, but I graduated with honors, and eventually started working in a recruiting… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on March 11, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Is it me the one you want? Let me hear it.

Candidate: It sounds interesting, but I am not quite ready to make a move.

Recruiter: Oh, that´s too bad. Let me ask you something. Do you recall meeting someone from this firm last Friday at the conference?

Candidate: Oh yeah, what was his name...

Recruiter: Was his name Timothy Gray?

Candidate: Oh yeah, I think so, yeah... That´s the name.

Recruiter: Well, you know, his office is right across your building. He was very impressed by you. And you know what else, he is… Continue

Added by Catia Yun on March 10, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Mega Pharma.....

So here goes my first attempt to “blog” I have thought about it numerous times but was just not compelled enough to venture into this new world.

Well the news of recent days in the industry I specialize in, the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry has compelled me to try.

The economic climate and merger as a solution mentality has now created what I am terming Mega Pharma. These new companies will be too big to be simply be called big pharma.

Will these new… Continue

Added by Denise Milano Sprung on March 10, 2009 at 8:22pm — 6 Comments