January 2009 Blog Posts (361)

Facing The Challenges of Our Economic Times: The Power Of Persistence, Tenacity, and Grit

We live in times of deep turmoil where the world is topsy turvy, and each new day brings with it a realization that to be good, is not good enough, simply just doing your best may require more from you in order to make your best a true indicator of your complete prowess.

I have found that the old vantage points can still provide a definitive outcome of sheer power, but to get to the pinnacle of success in this environment requires more persistance, tenacity and grit than at any other… Continue

Added by Mike Rasmussen on January 27, 2009 at 2:00am — 2 Comments

50,000 Jobs! Could This Be a GOOD Thing?

The NBC Nightly News reported that the US economy lost 50,000 jobs . . . TODAY! (That's right, in ONE day!)

This is frightening and disturbing news. For those who are currently unemployed, I'm certain this adds to the frustration and fear that they must be feeling. For those of us who still have our jobs this continuously bleak economic news gives us cause to look over our shoulder and wonder, "might I be next?" And what does it say about opportunities recruiters?

But what… Continue

Added by Sean Harry on January 26, 2009 at 9:45pm — No Comments

Finding a Job in Ukraine through the Internet

Finding a Job in Ukraine through the Internet

This article is to help those looking for work in Ukraine through the Internet. Admittedly, this is not an easy thing to do, but hard work and persistence can bring results.

First of all, as far as I am aware, there are almost no useful websites with Ukraine job postings specifically for foreigners. There are a few with sporadic postings such as EscapeArtists.com. You can find other similar sites with almost… Continue

Added by Dr.Larisa Varenikova on January 26, 2009 at 8:45pm — No Comments

healthcare recruiting

I want to do splits with other recruiters working healthcare. Anybody interested?

Added by Sandy Peyton on January 26, 2009 at 8:45pm — 1 Comment

Part II - The Very Cranky Bear - A child's tale re Consulting and/or Customer Service

Another of my favourite books I read my kids every night is "The Very Cranky Bear", by Nick Bland, my son received this book from Santa this year and it quickly became the most requested book in the… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on January 26, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Planning to expand my network to 2000 contacts..

Hello all,

I am planning to expand my linkedin connections to 2000 connections please invite me to make it done by this month end!

Please find the below link:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevcoduru

Thanks for your help!
- Rajeev.

Added by Rajeev C on January 26, 2009 at 5:20pm — No Comments

How Good Is Your Mission Statement?

Many executives lose interest in them. Some communicators dismiss them. And a few people have called for their death. But a mission statement and its various counterparts — purpose, vision, core values — provides a brief description of a company’s purpose and answers why the organization exists for the publics it strives to serve.

As Philip Kotler once put it, the mission statement acts as an invisible hand that guides employees to work independently and yet collectively toward the… Continue

Added by Rich on January 26, 2009 at 4:06pm — 4 Comments

Job Orders and Bedside Manner

There’s nothing more basic—or more vital to your success—than the ability to write a strong, clear and qualified job order or search assignment. After all, you’re only as effective as your ability to fill jobs. And the best way to fill jobs is by having a compelling story to tell your candidates, and a clear mandate to do YOUR job to the best of your ability.

Writing up a great job order is part art and part science. The science revolves around information: getting a description of… Continue

Added by Bill Radin on January 26, 2009 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Recruitment Video is an important part of an Employment Branding Strategy

Recruitment Video is an important part of an Employment Branding Strategy

Video is the #1 form of Internet communication and can be one of the most effective medium an organization uses to build its employment brand. Recruitment videos posted on an organization’s career site, distributed via podcasts and posted on YouTube and social networking sites can create excitement for the organization by allowing potential candidates to experience an organization’s corporate culture, values,… Continue

Added by Mike Astringer on January 26, 2009 at 2:26pm — No Comments

Indeed surpasses Monster AGAIN!

Hitwise data showed Indeed surpassing Monster's traffic back in late 2007. Now comScore data has followed suit with a list of the biggest gains in the job search category along with the lone Monster… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on January 26, 2009 at 1:42pm — No Comments

Conversational Recruiting... via Twitter?

Let's talk a moment about Twitter - the infectious micro-blogging service that has taken the internet by storm. If you've managed to get this far and be completely in the dark as to what exactly Twitter is I'll simply point you here, here and here. Today's article isn't about breaking down the basics of the 140 character heavy hitter. It's more about how some recruiters are taking hold of… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on January 26, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Part 3: Why Online? - The Web Evolution

So we have discussed a few topics so far focusing on statistics of South Africans online, and how the media landscape has changed with the evolution of the web.

Today, we cover an very important topic - where is the web today, and where has it come from?

This can be explained through helping you understand the buzzwords “web 1.0″ (where the web has come from) and web 2.0 (where the web is going).

Thanks to wikipedia for the following definitions:

Web… Continue

Added by Matthew Gray on January 26, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Resume Blasting - Mistake

Resume Blasting is something that I have a strong opinion on - that is NEVER do it. It looks desperate, something that a less qualified candidate would do in a shotgun approach to offload their resume to as many sharks as possible. Does one really think that works? A recruiter or HR manager receives an email from one of the blasting services - something that is non personal and gives little attention to the person whose resume they are sending. Better yet…..the professional using the service… Continue

Added by Jason Monastra on January 26, 2009 at 9:33am — No Comments

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Added by PhSharon on January 26, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Recession? Recruiters of "BASIC NEEDS" - Healthcare

Recruiters, come on........!

I was visiting a few websites and reading papers. Initially it looked like we have come to a closed street with no U-turn. There are hardly a few new jobs, and hundreds of candidates available. Then where would the recruiters stand in such a condition? Recruiters' priorities have been switched to search the clients and jobs openings, instead of discovering new candidates which is not good, not good in any way! Then where should I stand with??? With the ones who… Continue

Added by Simon Jones on January 26, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

What's doing?

What will you be doing today to attract more clients, increase revenues and build your business?

Here are twelve ways to do what has to be done to achieve those goals:

1. Send a letter (not an e-mail, a letter in the post) to three potential clients that would gain value from your expertise.

2. Make the three follow-up telephone calls to the three people you wrote letters to last week.

3. Arrange to speak to a group of people. Some of my clients and… Continue

Added by Ric Willmot on January 26, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

How to make your job board Search Engine Optimized

There are lots of discussions over the web about SEO, its advantages and practices. In this article I’d like to share my experience, I’ve got during customizing job board software for my clients, in using SEO specifically for job sites.

Search engine optimization is one of the most important issues taken into attention when promoting job board sites. It allows job seeker to find relevant job postings on your job site via search engines, such as… Continue

Added by Rodion on January 26, 2009 at 2:22am — No Comments

Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v2.04

Digging Into RecruitingBlogs.com v2.03 Who's the Techie

(Jan 23, 2009) It's a downturn. Skinnying back means letting go of the niceties of outsourced web work. This week, I've been learning how to do my own IT. I used to do it; made enough money not to and have started again.

It's easier to be your own tech guy today than it was 15 years ago. HTML nearly writes itself. All you have to do is figure out the nuances of a couple of pieces of software,

I'm using Google Apps,…

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Added by John Sumser on January 25, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Job Application of the Future?

This parody of a job application is pretty good - it's a lot of inside baseball, but you folks tend to be pretty good at that sort of thing.

They're missing one line - Have you ever been paid to work on these accounts (not including AdSense, PayperPost, or Reviewme.

http://applicant.com/job-application-form-20/

Added by Jim Durbin on January 25, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

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Added by Nancy bentley on January 25, 2009 at 10:49am — No Comments