January 2013 Blog Posts (182)

How Obamacare Could Increase the Demand for Healthcare Contractors

While employers across the nation are grumbling about healthcare reform, you may just end up rejoicing if you are working the healthcare niche.

A recent Staffing Industry Analysts report predicts that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), better known as…

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Added by Debbie Fledderjohann on January 11, 2013 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Job Boards for Software Engineers

Hello,

I'm technical recruiter working for a software company and I'm looking for some job boards that focus just on software engineers.  I have used StackOverFlow in the past but I'm looking for some more.  Has anybody used any different ones.

Thanks.

Added by Mike on January 11, 2013 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Free Sourcing From TheLadders - RBC OFFER

We have had a lot of requests to repost this offer so here it is!....see below

Hi Everyone!

 

Each month we like to send free tools to the RecruitingBlogs community so that everyone has the opportunity to search like a pro. If you haven't heard, TheLadders now has a completely free way to source candidates at any level. …

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Added by Noel Cocca on January 11, 2013 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

5 Best Recruitment Marketing Articles of the Week 1.5.13 to 1.11.13

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about mobile recruiting, recruiting models, technology trends, social recruiting and resolutions.

 

Here are the articles that interested us this week (in no particular order), enjoy!:

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Added by Chris Brablc on January 11, 2013 at 11:30am — No Comments

Artist, Leader or Entrepreneur?

I recently attended the #TonyRobbins Business Mastery course at the Excel in London.  It consisted of 4 days packed with information, tools and techniques on building and growing a business that is continually innovating and performing at its peak, and the best ways to create an exit plan for yourself; be this through creating a leadership team that will enable you to step away from the day to day running of the business, or the…

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Added by Michael Bowden on January 11, 2013 at 10:40am — No Comments

Ideas to help commuters pass the time

With the market varying in certain areas, some candidates have had to find other locations for positions that either match their skill set or match their lifestyle requirement. There are more consultants who will take a longer commute over less money. Once that long commute becomes tiring, they may begin to start their job search all over again. To help consultants entertain themselves during…

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Added by Ashley Barker on January 11, 2013 at 10:12am — No Comments

How Not To Run A Business – Lessons From The U.S. Government

Scott discusses the three C’s that are lacking in the U.S. government.…

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Added by Scott Wintrip on January 11, 2013 at 8:34am — No Comments

Knock, knock, who's there... candidate knocking em dead or knocking self out of consideration?

While a best-selling author with a history of 35 years in career management is clearly not an easy target for critique, I feel I must call out the obvious negative reaction this blog’s advice could bring if followed. From what I gather, the intent of this information is to aid experienced job applicants in addressing presumed ageist perceptions or alleged age-bias in interviews.

However, it appears to be coming from a very misguided and perhaps out-of-touch with a real life…

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Added by Kelly Blokdijk on January 11, 2013 at 12:34am — 5 Comments

5 Reasons Candidates Want Recruiters Using Social Media

One of our clients was reading through our social recruiting blogs this month, which lead to a discussion on the topic during a check in call. We went back and forth on the benefits and best practices for recruiters, and then spent some time talking about why candidates are in favor of companies using social media for recruiting.  While it might be obvious, some things just need to be said.

Here are the top 5 reasons candidates want recruiters on social media:

1. Easy…

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Added by Christopher Young on January 10, 2013 at 9:30pm — 5 Comments

Defining Your Personal Brand

Everyone knows what a brand is… most people associate it with a product or a company like Cheetos® or Nike®.  We have been talking about Corporate Brand in the recruiting industry for quite awhile and now Personal Brand has become just as popular.  You hear it on everything from the Wall Street Journal to America’s Next Top Model.  What exactly does Personal Brand mean and do you really need one? 

 

I teach a workshop on personal branding so I read a lot of articles on this…

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Added by Leslie Mason on January 10, 2013 at 1:43pm — 2 Comments

Employee Engagement: What makes a company desirable to work for?

Employee engagement is essential in the workplace as it not only ensures the happiness of employees but has also been proven to increase productivity by 69% and decrease turnover by 14.9%. Its impact upon…

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Added by Laura Purt on January 10, 2013 at 11:30am — No Comments

Why Us; Why Now?

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Added by Scott Wintrip on January 10, 2013 at 9:02am — No Comments

Jobseekers – Get yourself noticed

Times are tough and if you are a job-seeker you need to get yourself noticed. Almost everywhere you look now there is a graduate with high hopes and quite unrealistic expectations of finding that ideal well paid job when they are fresh out of university in what is a tough economic climate. Although the current market place for jobs for graduates is tough, it is not impossible to succeed in securing that first role, below are some of my tips on how to stand out from the…
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Added by Amanda Ashworth on January 10, 2013 at 8:26am — No Comments

Is Now The Best Time To Be Starting Your Job Search?

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By Russell Adams - Director, AdMore Recruitment

Tradition suggests that January is one of the best and busiest times to start your job search and looking at my phone log and inbox this week, that certainly appears to be the case.  But is January,…

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Added by AdMore Recruitment on January 10, 2013 at 7:18am — No Comments

Embracing Social Recruiting

Photo Credit: Dimitri Vervitsiotis/Getty Images

I have been talking to a lot of recruiters over the past few months and I have been surprised to discover how many have still not embraced social networking as part of their recruitment process. In fact, I’m shocked by the number who aren't even considering it. Social…

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Added by Amy McDonald on January 9, 2013 at 6:56pm — No Comments

Daryl Daley - IT Recruiter

Today's guest on The Recruiting Animal Show was Daryl Daley. He's an IT Recruiter in Toronto. He works for himself. His company is called Intel Minds.

His Twitter address is @IntelMinds

Daryl speaks well and had answers for every question.

I started off with a long critique of his online…

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Added by Recruiting Animal on January 9, 2013 at 3:14pm — No Comments

The 3 leadership styles all successful leaders use!!

The 3 leadership styles all successful leaders use!!

All successful leaders, from Eisenhower to Patton, all understood the three primary leadership styles. They all knew how to use them, and when to use them.

The three primary leadership style are; participative, delegative and authoritarian.

Participative - is…

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Added by Dean Da Costa on January 9, 2013 at 2:22pm — No Comments

Recruiters: Stop Emailing and Pick up the Phone…

Why are you emailing the Client or Jobseeker every little question?   …

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Added by Bruce Rowles on January 9, 2013 at 12:01pm — 28 Comments

How to Tailor Your Resume to the Job You Apply For

The days of having a one-size “fits all” resume is no longer a smart or viable option in today’s workforce. Recruiters don’t pay as much attention to generic resumes as opposed to tailored ones. A big mistake that job seekers make is using the same resume for every job…
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Added by Jay Perreault {DCTechRecruiter} on January 9, 2013 at 12:00pm — 5 Comments

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