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Let the Games Begin! A whole new Recruiting world awaits....

Let me explain something here to the guys. When you get married, Game Over.

I was playing a video game. It was 2 AM. I was using my Plantronics headset with mic shouting at my team of online gamers (mostly college kids) when all of a sudden my wife pulls the electrical plug.

We were on the last level to slay the Dragon monster and she drops the power strip in my lap. Friggin’ unplugged and offline, my team lost hours worth of… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on May 21, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Account Executive- Public Sector

We are (www.technodyne.net) looking for an account executive

TechnoDyne is a growing, privately held, IT Consulting Company located in Wayne, NJ. We are looking for an Account Executives with 5+ years of experience to join the team!

These are full time sales professional positions that will be working from home office. They are expected to spend the majority of their time in the field selling in front of the customer. Required to visit our corporate office in Wayne as and… Continue

Added by Ravi Revuri on May 21, 2009 at 10:18am — No Comments

Need Some Help

Its a little unnerving not to understand twitter and its working... whats with, someone's following you... sounds like I am being stalked... anyone care to explain the concept and make me feel at home here? I post stuff but no one replies! What am I doing wrong.... I try to work with splits.org and reply to posts... same results... no replies... its sad....I try to log on to chat... same thing, no replies... how depressing....but I'm not about giving up... so heres me asking for help... you can… Continue

Added by Louella Machado on May 20, 2009 at 5:29pm — 1 Comment

Should Employers Know What You Post On Your Personal Sites?

According to a study by Deloitte LLP, a majority of employers feel that they have a right to know what’s being posted on personal social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. A rant or negative opinion about a company can end up damaging reputations and divulging secrets valuable to competitors. But most of us can’t help but check up on our personal sites. The most common reasoning for staying active in personal social media goes something… Continue

Added by Louis Bina on May 20, 2009 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Effective Networking in your Underwear

It sounds like everyone’s worse nightmare…. You go to the office and suddenly realize you’re just wearing underpants, or worse nothing at all. I think we’ve all had that dream, am I right?

BUT, in reality it doesn’t really matter how you’re dressed to affectively present yourself in the BEST positive light. From the comfort of your home (wearing whatever), simply get involved and BRAND yourself as the expert that you WANT to be.

Here’s how I roll in my… Continue

Added by Heather Gardner on May 20, 2009 at 3:22pm — No Comments

BYOBM - If you've got it, flaunt it!

Spring has sprung! Birds are chirping, pedestrians are darting out in front of my car, I narrowly avoid running into people on bikes – seriously some of you people are slightly dangerous. Ahhhhh…. Summer is on its way. And to top it off I’m seeing signs of an upswing in the market. WOO HOO!!

Recently, I was fortunate enough to take part in a few events focusing on job hunting, technology, new products, etc. at the Microsoft building in Cambridge, MA. Can we talk about how… Continue

Added by Kelly Moeller on May 20, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Dating Scammers now using ere.net

Hello Everyone;

I often receive tons of email scams (nigerian, russian women, UK lottery winnings) But this is the first to utilize ere.net.

Read below.

Perhaps not a (fake) member and spidered the email addresses from ERE.

Happy Memorable Day, please pray for our troops!

SalCPC

kelly williams sent you a private message, "hello":

my dearest new friend,

it give me a great honor to contact you after viewing your profile which interest me in… Continue

Added by Salvatore Petrara, CPC on May 20, 2009 at 10:49am — 5 Comments

The marketing tightrope

Marketing a job board is akin to walking a tightrope with two contentious children hanging from either end of your balancing rod. On one side you have your employers, wanting more exposure, better candidates, and yes, their logo in a prominent location. On the other side you have your job seekers, wanting some sort of response from employers, a really great (or at least well-paying) job, and lots of stuff for free.

The challenge? Too many job seekers and you’re most likely spending… Continue

Added by Jeff Dickey-Chasins on May 20, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Has the Cellar been reached???

The Employment Guide, job fair employers, and job-seekers at Citifield have given us reason to believe that the sky is the limit once again for this great nation’s economy and job market. On Thursday, May 14th 2009, at 8am people weren’t lined up outside of the Mets new stomping ground to catch an early game. No, the line was full of Job-Seekers galore looking to hopefully help in the lowering of the tremendous 8.1% unemployment rate (www.labor.state.ny.us/) in New York. Upstairs waiting in the… Continue

Added by John Vincelli on May 20, 2009 at 9:03am — No Comments

www.recruitmenow.com.au

At last, the convenience of one pond to fish from...

The No.1 career site in Australia and New Zealand exclusive for Recruiters.

Come on in and have a splash around...

Added by Michael Dimopoulos on May 20, 2009 at 5:59am — No Comments

The F in Recruiter

When you think of the common traits of a recruiter, you typically think about many; driven, motivated, gregarious, talkative, hard working....the list can go on. This list will be full of strong adjectives and can become quite the long list.

I have boiled the traits of a recruiter down into two: Fight or Flight.

A fighter is in it to win, takes the punches, takes his/her bumps, rides the coaster up and down. When pushed/backed into the corner, this person will come out… Continue

Added by Alex Putman on May 19, 2009 at 9:44pm — 2 Comments

Finding a new job with web 2.0

A lot of buzz has been generated around the term, "web 2.0" lately. Over the past year or two, the term was coined to define the evolving nature of how we interact with each other through the internet. With the advent of blogging, social networks, and other interactive features, we can easily connect with people all over the world. When is the last time you looked in the newspaper for a job? Probably not recently. In fact, web 2.0 strategies are spilling over into the job hunting and recruiting… Continue

Added by Michael Meisner on May 19, 2009 at 4:46pm — No Comments

Market Bouncing Back, Complete Recovery in Sight!!!

You are reading further than the initial headline for a reason. You want to believe. You want a little taste of something that has been sadly absent from business in America of late, positivity. Yesterday, I had a person tell me that he thinks that the United States may never recover, that we may never get back to where we were. The timbre of business conversations harkens back to the “Dot Bomb” fiasco several years ago, only magnified. The damage to the American psyche intensifies every day we… Continue

Added by Kendall Messner on May 19, 2009 at 3:55pm — No Comments

I really didn't want that job anyway!

Let’s just cut to the chase - interviewing and looking for a job can be extremely tough. If you have approached your job search in a professional manner you have already:

- researched and learned all you can about the company, interview team and hiring manager.

- properly formatted your resume and made sure it presents you in the best light for the position you are interviewing for.

- bought a spiffy new suit and even got your car cleaned (see previous post - Stop… Continue

Added by Duane Roberts on May 19, 2009 at 2:34pm — No Comments

Networking using LinkedIn®, part 2 of 2

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OK, so last time we spoke about setting up your LI account and basics you need to get going. Today, we will talk about some basic hints on using it to find a job.

We will assume you have gotten some recommendations and have made connections to whomever you can. One thing I didn't get into last post was "open networking", because I didn't… Continue

Added by Bill Meirs on May 19, 2009 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Are YOU an HR InSider? - Check out our NEW Podcast Series

Coach Colette and the team at InStep Consulting recently launched our NEW podcast series called InSide the HR Studio. This series features conversations with senior corporate HR leaders who provide an insiders perspective on career transition and success.

The current guest… Continue

Added by Colette Ellis on May 19, 2009 at 12:01pm — No Comments

I have a puzzling Love/Hate relationship with Twitter....please help!

Let me start by saying I'm a Twitter fan, and think we've only begun to scratch the surface of it's potential.

That said, as my Twitter base grows and I politely try to follow back the majority of people that for some reason have decided to follow me, I've run into a frustrating situation.

I'm following close to 1000 people and it's beginning to feel very disconnected, like we're all talking at each other.

This is no doubt mostly my fault as I don't spend a ton… Continue

Added by pam claughton on May 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Involuntary P/T workforce - a leading indicator

Involuntary part-time workers account for "...almost one in three of all part-time workers. Almost all the new involuntary part-time workers were formerly full-time workers accepting cutbacks in hours. Part-time employment invariably rises during recessions, but...the magnitude of the rise in this recession has been unprecedented since records were first kept in the 1950s. It also suggests that the jobs numbers and unemployment rate underestimate the extent to which employers have cut costs… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on May 19, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Question to self.... are you a fraud?

It's been an interesting day. A busy busy day, which started in a flurried search for a phone hiding in my car and ending with me questioning my very worth... as I said... interesting day.

The flurry of the morning was compounded by an innocuous little quote in the book I'm reading. Now I won't quote it directly as it is fiction, and I cannot be bothered… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on May 19, 2009 at 9:29am — 1 Comment

Senior C# Software Developer opportunity- contract to hire-US Citizens/GC holders

Please visit my blog http://itrecruiterspot.blogspot.com/

My LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rrevuri

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Senior Software Developer

Location: Secaucus, NJ

Duration: 3-6 months Right to Hire

Rate: $DOE

Salary Range: $110K-$140K

Senior Software Developer

The Senior Software Developer will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of components of system… Continue

Added by Ravi Revuri on May 19, 2009 at 7:27am — No Comments