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Attracting and Retaining Top Talent – A View from Human Resources

Article Title: Attracting and Retaining Top Talent – A View from Human Resources

Author Byline: Liz Handlin

Author Website: http://ultimate-resumes.blogspot.com/2008/03/attracting-and-retaining-top-talent.html

About a week and a half ago I had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion at a luncheon hosted by the Austin Technology Council. The topic was “Shortage in the Emerging Workforce: Evolving to Attract and Retain Talent” and the panel was comprised of some of the… Continue

Added by Holli Maestas on April 4, 2008 at 9:15pm — No Comments

Sourcing 1.0 - It All Started With A Quest For Names . . . Long, Long Ago In A Galaxy Far, Far Away . . .

And it went a little somethin' like this . . . (this is that part of the story where you look at the attached pop-up picture . . . or go to my original blog where you can possibly make out my sanscript under each 'pictorial representation') . . .

Now, the average layman might look at the above and say, "What if, just what if, some of the better people in the talent pool didn't have names or profiles on the web? . . . or what… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on April 4, 2008 at 8:59pm — No Comments

Mommy-wars:Traveling

As I dropped my daughter off at day care this morning, the Mommy-wars reared its ugly head to me. My daughter was abundantly clear that she did not want me to leave her there this morning (despite loving her daycare). James Dobson was on the radio talking about how many children go home to an empty house after school. Should I be at home with my daughter? Would she be better served by me spending the day at home with her, rather than me working and her playing at daycare? I honestly believe the… Continue

Added by Wendy Dailey on April 4, 2008 at 3:44pm — No Comments

Current Search Efforts - Legal

In Chicago, I have several legal opportunities available.

Intellectual Property Legal Secretary

I work with several law firms in the Loop who are searching for basically the same type of candidate. This person would:

* 2+ years recent experience as an IP legal secretary

* Have knowledge of either Patent Prosecution, IP Litigation/Trademarks, or both

* Be able to successfully pass basic Office application tests

* Have a typing WPM of a… Continue

Added by Marina Hartung on April 4, 2008 at 1:27pm — No Comments

How Many Names? Updated 2008

I get asked quite often, “How many names do I need to order to make this telephone names sourcing thing work?” The answer is deceptively simple: “Usually 30-50 names will effect ONE IMMEDIATE HIRE. Usually,” I warn.

It’s a big “usually”. It depends on the veracity of the names sourced, of course; but it also depends on the skill level of the recruiter. I can only bring you the names – what you do with them is entirely up to you. In most fields, though, 30-50 names of the truly… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on April 4, 2008 at 1:20pm — No Comments

Current Search Efforts - Engineering

I am currently conducting searches for several key positions for one of my main clients.

Lead Chemical Process Engineer

* BS minimum in Chemical Engineering

* Experience working with Biofuels, Food processing a HUGE plus

* Extensive experience

* High Level Project Management Experience

This is someone who can come in and run their department. Position is in the Midwest.

Sustainable Design Engineer

* BS in Engineering… Continue

Added by Marina Hartung on April 4, 2008 at 1:19pm — 1 Comment

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: CHAPTER 3

This chapter titled The Success Delusion, or Why We Resist Change concludes Section One of this book.

One thing that really struck me from this chapter was the powerful statement the author makes about how all of us in the workplace delude ourselves about our achievements, our status, and our contributions.

* We overestimate our contribution to a project

* We take credit - - partial or complete - - for successes that truly belong to others

* We… Continue

Added by Jeffrey K. Radt on April 4, 2008 at 11:32am — No Comments

Measuring the value of blogging and social networking

Steven De Poortere is talking about interesting stuff on his ERE blog today, where he explores the possibility of measuring the success of blogging. Interesting concept, as blogging (and social networking for that matter) can be really time intensive for the average recruiter. So what is the ROI for those activities? Visibility, certainly. But how do you measure the… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on April 4, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

April 4, 2008

TGIS (Thank Goodness Its Sumser!)

John Sumser unravels the world of recruiting and puts it back together again...

Composed as ever John took yesterday's switch in programming in his stride. While the Recruiting Animal ranted and raved about the perceived snub, having to reschedule his radio show for today to accommodate his guest, our luminary-John continued with… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on April 4, 2008 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Do Bald People Make Better Recruiters and Sourcers?

Clarification: I'm talking cranial hair - you guys are terrible!

So do bald people make better employees?

What if you're simply on your way to being bald? (this is a gender-neutral question) :)

- What if said employee was bald by birth?

- How about if they would be bald, but choose to shave their heads? (I believe I may fall into this category!)

- What if they should shave their heads as opposed to exhibiting their current level of baldness? (Ladies,… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on April 3, 2008 at 9:41pm — 3 Comments

Personality Testing

Any advice for a third party recruiter that identifies the ideal candidate(1 phone interview, 2 face-to-face) for client on a contingent basis only to have the client administer a "personality test" that has "no wrong answers" and you guessed it, the candidate failed. The personality test is from MSI, get this, I took it and failed as well, come to find out that 8 questions out of about 90 determine the "truthfulness" of the entire test. These questions are based on absolutes, for example: Do… Continue

Added by Jonathan Fest on April 3, 2008 at 7:03pm — No Comments

How do you find an applicant tracking system?

Hi All,

Quick question for all of the recruiting blog memebers...

How and where do you go for information regarding applicant tracking systems?

Many thanks in advance!

Alisha

Added by Alisha Smith on April 3, 2008 at 6:40pm — 4 Comments

Winner of the GPS system from ERE drawing (from the Broadlook booth)

and the winner of is...

www.broadlook.com

Added by Donato Diorio on April 3, 2008 at 5:18pm — No Comments

Service Sales openings in Chicago Area with Global Company.

I'm sourcing for a couple Service Sales openings in the Chicago Area. If you are interested or have anyone to recommend, please contact me and we can discuss in detail.

-Gia Fisher
giovanna.fisher@jci.com

Added by Gia Fisher on April 3, 2008 at 4:22pm — No Comments

The (Mis)Information Age

The Information Age can be such a wonderful thing. Well, most of the time anyway. With information shared, referenced and linked so quickly via the internet, sometimes the effect can be less than desirable. Whether it’s a major media outlet or a small web site, things slip through the cracks. Other times, the errors are even bigger.

Take the recent example of an article I read in a local paper about whether relocating for a job was worth it (original article here). The article was picked… Continue

Added by Jim Martineau on April 3, 2008 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Economy, economy, economy...it's time to get positive!

Ok, I've got to say that I'm a little tired of hearing about the economy on the news. Newspapers and TV news love to report the doom and gloom about the economy, especially since it's an election year. "It's the economy, stupid" right? Well, wrong if your a recruiter that's worth their salt.

I lived through and cut my recruiting teeth during the real recession in 2001...9-11 and the dot com bubble burst stopped the economy dead in it's tracks...and yet, my business… Continue

Added by David Sprinkle on April 3, 2008 at 11:10am — No Comments

There is no "T" in Bachelor!

I am just having a rant about people who don't use spell check before they send off their CV's. We did a search on our DB the other day and out of 5000 records 30% of people had put a "t" in the word bachelor. I say to them if you have a Bachelor qualification get it out and look at it before you send in your CV!

Added by Jo-anne Freeman on April 3, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

April 3, 2008

The Recruiting Animal's Morning After Show

On Wednesdays he barks, on Thursday he bites!

We have a programming change today because this week we have something "Extra-Extra!"

Making one of his very rare broadcast appearances, industry icon and internet ol' timer John Sumser will be sitting down with the Recruiting Animal to talk about, well, its hush-hush so you'll have to tune in. Bearing in mind that… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on April 3, 2008 at 7:30am — 8 Comments

Go and Get 'Em!

Google Cutting 300 Jobs at DoubleClick

In the first sizable layoffs in its history, Google is cutting about 300 jobs from the American operations of DoubleClick, the advertising technology company that it acquired recently, according to a person with direct knowledge of Google’s plans.

The cuts represent about a quarter of DoubleClick’s… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on April 3, 2008 at 6:32am — No Comments

Why Life Management? What is wrong with our current lives?

Life - It is all that takes place from the first breath we take to the last breath. This is the shortest and the most effective definition of life. Everything that happens does happen for a reason and mostly there are always four or multiple of four factors that affect us or help us. Like the four seasons, the four planetary positions, the four directions and so on. Let us divide our lives into 8 broad areas. These are:…

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Added by Amit Bhagria on April 3, 2008 at 2:31am — No Comments