February 2009 Blog Posts (293)

Career Directory

Greetings,

I invite you all to submit your recruiting websites and blogs to my free Career Directory at Career List We all know how important building one way back links are for increasing page rank and ultimately increasing search engine placement. Please let me know if you think I should add additional categories or subcategories. Of course there is a category for Recruiting companies. :-)

Added by Dan on February 19, 2009 at 9:19pm — No Comments

Holding an ace up your sleeve?

Honesty is the best policy.

Certainly a phrase we've all heard, and likely one of life's first big lessons imparted on all of us. Why, then, do we have the temptation to keep information to ourselves or tell half-truths? Do we really think we are getting ahead? Will this sneaky tactic truly pay off in the long run? Considering that the majority of my career is ahead of me I won't make any claims to be the foremost authority on the subject, but some of the most honest and forthright… Continue

Added by Gino Conti on February 19, 2009 at 5:18pm — No Comments

A New Way of Leadership?

I have written a couple of posts related to gender and leadership recently (Jan 29th and February 12th). I find myself drawn back to the same topic today. There are several ideas or themes that bring me back:

* I believe very strongly that we suffer from a critical absence of real leadership today. Our current situation is framed as an economic / financial crisis, but I believe it is actually a crisis of leadership. And I have come to… Continue

Added by Joe Gerstandt on February 19, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

UI Designer with Veritas Experience Needed Urgently

Hi

We have Contract openings from our Direct Client in Mountain View,CA . It would be great if you could send across your resume & also update me the rates you will be expecting.....

The details of the openings are:-

Opening 1

We are looking for UI Developer,Designer,Lead Architect with experience on:-

• 8+ years relevant experience with 6 years, including 4+ years of development and 2+ years of leadership experience in User centered design, Enterprise… Continue

Added by Shweta on February 19, 2009 at 1:35pm — No Comments

Employee Screening and Background checks

Any recommendations on third party companies running background checks/drug screening/criminal checks for Corporations? I use Intellius but my Client is requesting more options.

Added by Andrea Schleicher on February 19, 2009 at 12:46pm — 4 Comments

How To Sell To HR

09.02.18: EDITED SHOW (35 min)

FULL SHOW

Susan on: LinkedIn,…

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Added by Recruiting Animal on February 19, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Why do I blog?

My hat's off to Dan for inspiring this post. After reading his I began thinking about why it is that I blog here.

I think what it boils down to is my desire to continue learning and expanding my knowledge not only of my profession, but the world around me. That may not sound like it has much to do with me writing blog posts, but bear with me. I think that knowledge and learning are paramount to success. Anybody who tells me they are pondering whether to go straight through grad… Continue

Added by Gino Conti on February 19, 2009 at 8:31am — 2 Comments

Bye-bye secret bank account

My how times are changing... you might have heard that UBS has agreed to pay $780 million in fines as part of an IRS investigation into the hiding of money offshore to evade taxes.

What rankles me is the suspicion that from late 2002 to 2007, UBS helped wealthy American clients illegally hide $20 billion, evading $300 million a year in taxes. Math time!

That would be… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on February 19, 2009 at 7:36am — 1 Comment

Trade Director

The Soil Association, in partnership with the Organic Trade Board are looking to establish a new position representing organic trade in the UK. One of the Soil Association's strategic priorities is to champion organic standards and principles and raise public awareness about the benefits of organic production.

Trade Director

c£60,000

Full time, fixed term contract for 12 months

Based in Bristol or London with frequent travel around the UK and occasional travel outside… Continue

Added by Georgina McLeod on February 19, 2009 at 5:12am — No Comments

February 18, 2009

Claudia's Wednesday Wisdom

Today Claudia reminds us that putting a fox among the hens to later find out you're a hen is no way not a wise career move.

Catch Claudia's column here... Gunnin' for the Boss

Bonus Track

Rayanne posts the second in her Bonus Track series:… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on February 18, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Where Does One Go From Here? The Economic Question.

In the past 2 weeks, new lessons emerged which show me that I am the sum of my effort, and the outcome of my own inward passion.

In the short space of 2 weeks I have learned a great deal from others, as many good folks reach out to make this young upstart a better man.

Service to others, my family, coworkers, friends, associates, and others is so vital.

How can I lift up others if I find myself worried about circumstances I cannot control? The lesson of these 2… Continue

Added by Mike Rasmussen on February 18, 2009 at 11:12pm — 2 Comments

Looking for AS/400 RPG Job

Yuvraj Kadam Sr. RPG400 Programmer/Analyst

510-677-4577

Yuvk@rediffmail.com

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Summary : AS/400 (iSeries/System i) Business Analyst / Programmer having 10+ years of experience in RPG, Cobol, MAPICS, JDA, WMS, BPCS, Lawson, Movex, Data3, JD-Edwards, JWalk & Java.

Educational Qualifications : Completed Successfully Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics And… Continue

Added by Yuvraj Kadam on February 18, 2009 at 10:05pm — No Comments

RiseSmart Marketing Shift May Create Relationships

By Richard Becker, Copywrite, Ink.

Almost one year ago, two companies set out to differentiate themselves from other job search sites within the same niche: TheLadders and RiseSmart. Each wanted to dominate a subscription-based job site niche that focuses on jobs starting at $100k.

However, with the economic downturn, pursuing qualified employers or qualified candidates in a race toward a shrinking middle seemed increasingly… Continue

Added by Rich on February 18, 2009 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Concise Guide to Diploma Mills and Accreditation Mills Published: Quickly Determine if a Degree is from a Legitimate or Illegitimate (fake) Source

About Diploma Mills and Accreditation Mills 101: A Concise Introduction to Diploma Mills and Accreditation Mills and how to Quickly Determine if a Degree is from a Legitimate or Illegitimate Source

I’m pleased to announce that Diploma Mills and Accreditation Mills 101 has finally been published and is available to all who might benefit from it. This project started a couple years ago when I became painfully aware of the problem of fake degrees issued by diploma mills. Sadly,… Continue

Added by Justin Sivey on February 18, 2009 at 4:19pm — No Comments

Friend Requests--Social Networking Makes Me Feel Really Uncool

Just a forewarning: I am about to ramble. I realize how important social networking is, whether you are looking for candidates, looking for job leads, or looking for a job yourself. It's important to build up your network, whether the need is immediate or not, so that when you have a fit of skill to job description--BOOM. You're a leg up on the competition.

However...building a social network is nervewrecking. Maybe it goes back to me being a social outcast most of my life but… Continue

Added by See_Jane_Recruit on February 18, 2009 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

Is the Law Of Attraction (LOA) real? The answer is YES

There are no secrets, it is simple as Believing, Acting and Receiving.

Babies use it all the time, you used it all the time growing up, and now you think it will not work for you because you are an adult?

The Law of Attraction (LOA) has been around for eternity and will continue to be here until the end of all energy.

Whether you believe it or not, it’s working in your life right now.

Now, in it’s most simplest form, the LOA works like… Continue

Added by James Wall on February 18, 2009 at 2:35pm — 1 Comment

Candidate Prep Friend or Foe?

When it comes to candidate preparation, there seems to be two major schools of thought. On one side, there is the school of recruiters who believe strongly in the benefits of preparing candidates before send outs. These staffing professionals believe it's their responsibility to provide a good candidate prep to help close hiring gaps and assist hiring managers with weak interview skills. On the other hand, other recruiters feel coaching their candidates before an interview interferes… Continue

Added by Moshin Manji on February 18, 2009 at 12:44pm — 1 Comment

IT companies in Germany build up a community to recommend applicants ITsax.de

We have just launched a new community on HR recruiters and CEOs of 17 IT companies in Saxony, Germany who recommend their applicants among each other. How? They recommend the good ones, who cannot be hired due to several reasons, to the other members of the communities. The recommendation is done by a reference code that is given to the denied applicants by the recommending organization. After that the applicant can go to the community-exclusive portal (… Continue

Added by Jörg Klukas on February 18, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Another Twitter Blog Post

Hey Everyone.

On CruiterTalk.com I have an ask the recruiter section. A questioncam in this week that has spawned a 4 part posting series I wanted to share. Here is a snipet of part I. Please take a peak at the full deal HERE.

Ok, so check it out; Twitter is absolutely the most widely talked about and maybe even the most used tool to communicate on a second by second basis. It’s fast paced, quick hitting and gets relevant… Continue

Added by Ryan Leary on February 18, 2009 at 11:56am — No Comments

Zombie Candidates

I don't know how many times I have to learn this lesson but it makes me laugh/cry/scream everytime I learn it. You know how sometimes you can be so fixated on a candidates skills and how perfectly they align with a job you are recruiting for that you forget to read the notes? Then you call the candidate and find out they are pure crazy and what ensues can only be described as a tragicomedy of sorts. Yeah. Did that today. Candidate has apparently applied to the same company a million times by… Continue

Added by See_Jane_Recruit on February 18, 2009 at 11:41am — No Comments