February 2009 Blog Posts (293)

Direct Placement Freak Out! Need your help.

I recently placed a candidate in a position within a large Defense Company. The candidate went for his interviews, did great and was offered the position. The candidate got an offer letter with a very nice relo package. All was well on both sides and the candidate is scheduled to start 2-23. The company came to his house and appraised his stuff for shipping; they even measured the length of his dog to size for a crate. The whole nine.. I just go a call and they told me that his status has been… Continue

Added by Greg Amerault on February 13, 2009 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

So the wind was let out of my sails a bit. What now?

As much as I hate to admit it, the honeymoon period seems to be coming to a close for me. In no way does this mean I dislike my job, who I work for, or the people I work with. Rather, this week finally brought forth irrefutable evidence that the company I am working for is not, in fact, immune to the recession.

In all honesty I knew this was the case all along, but at least for a while it seemed as though the proactive stance that was taken to operate as frugally as possible was… Continue

Added by Gino Conti on February 13, 2009 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Gender Issues - Who Says Animal Has Gender Issues?

Here's the link to Animal's Radio Show from last Wednesday - the topic was gender issues and it was rockin'!

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Sourcing is one answer to a company's hiring needs. Phone sourcing can save at least 75% of traditional recruiting fees. Call the experts today! 513 899… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on February 13, 2009 at 8:21am — No Comments

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Thursday, February 12, 2009

Best Question of the Day

"When I have attempted a similar project the receptionist wants contact specific info to prescreen then pass me to the right #..My voice is too specific to get in more than 2-3 callbacks before they shut me down. Advice?" ~ jayson seymour

Best Remark of the Day

"Alpha personality =Take charge and delegate. Heavy handed phone calls seldom break down the gatekeeper." ~ jayson… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on February 13, 2009 at 8:16am — No Comments

Great salespeople do less than 25% of the talking.

How to Make a Presentation Interesting

Share market knowledge.

Ask questions.

Watch the clock.

What the prospect has to say is more important than what you have to say.

More… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on February 13, 2009 at 8:14am — No Comments

Why to Buy a Home Now

If you're renting and wondering if you should buy a home, consider what bestselling author, David Bach, says, "The average homeowner is worth 35 times more than the average renter." Full Story here.

WOW. That's… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on February 13, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Everyone needs an e-recruitment buddy

At the end of last year Michelle Jones, founder and ex-Managing Director of Simply lawjobs, started a new online recruitment business, called e-recruitment buddy.The company provides a bespoke vacancy management service to direct employers and recruiters, together with a range of specialist digital recruiting services.

Intrigued by the company’s offering we caught up with Michelle for a short interview, which is available via the born… Continue

Added by Julian Stopps on February 13, 2009 at 5:19am — No Comments

itzalive!

From Cheezhead - Seems just like yesterday we were reporting the end of itzbig, the first of the eHarmonies to officially go bye-bye. Not so fast! Back from the dead, former itzbig CTO, and now its CEO, Asad Khan sent me a message today proclaiming the company’s rebirth.

“We are changing our model to become more of a technology player for other job boards so as to deliver our superior matching and score card functionality to the widest audience possible.”…

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Added by Joel Cheesman on February 12, 2009 at 8:57pm — No Comments

Market Obfuscation

Hi All,

I dont know whats going on but i'm noticing decreased utility with the larger sites like Monster.com and Dice.com when compared to new comers like InterviewTomorrow.com I think we are seeing a change in utility with the larger sites and smallers (free) sites are working to provide value. What do you guys think?

-Amber.

Added by Amber Gold on February 12, 2009 at 7:41pm — No Comments

Are you an internet recruitment expert?

Are you the one? check it out

Added by Gordon Lokenberg on February 12, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

more-careers.com

more-CAREERS (Members Of Real Estate - CAREERS) is the premier job site for professionals seeking to advance their career within the real estate, renewable energy and related industries. This site offers domestic and international job opportunities in commercial, multifamily, hospitality, construction, financial services, corporate real estate, residential and renewable energy industry segments (including: water, wind, solar and bio gas). more-CAREERS is widely used by human resource… Continue

Added by Mason Kemp on February 12, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Do you think this will be helpful for recruiters?

Please look at this website. It is not completely "live" yet- however, we have been using this in the local Houston area and it is great. please give me feed back on what you think. WWW.EveryonesInterview.com

Added by Donald Murphy on February 12, 2009 at 12:54pm — No Comments

Open Letter of Support to Business Leaders

Twenty thousand business leaders and managers in ME, NH, VT, and RI will arrive to work on Tuesday to find a letter of support from the leading recruiting resource in those states: JobsInME, JobsInNH, JobsInVT, and JobsInRI.

I am proud of the initiative that we have taken to support employers and employees who will be among the workforce reductions in 2009. I am proud that JobsInTheUS is willing to support such an endeavor, and our willingness to accept short term costs to provide a… Continue

Added by Jason C. Blais on February 12, 2009 at 11:47am — No Comments

Dos and Don'ts for careers sites

Just posted a new vidcast about the dos and don'ts for careers sites. Check it out here or read below:

I'm in the midst of consulting a client on how to make their careers site more effective, and every time I do some research to take a look at what companies are doing out there, I get rather depressed seeing how terrible careers sites are these days.

They are the single most important part of any company's site, as… Continue

Added by ryanchartrand on February 12, 2009 at 11:40am — No Comments

Dr. Jekyll, Mr... Tech Support?

A vast majority of my blog has been dedicated to candidate advice. I figured amongst the cold blasts of snow, a lighthearted candidate story or two would be appropriate.

#1 – The Cold Shoulder

I was working on a Technical Support role for a company in Boston. I had a lengthy phone discussion with said candidate, for sanity’s sake we shall call him “Bob.” Bob seems interested in the role, I explain the need to meet with him prior, etc. Shortly thereafter, I receive a few emails… Continue

Added by Kelly Moeller on February 12, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Client or Candidate - who is the real customer here?

Is the client or the candidate the more important customer? When working for a staffing firm I can recall having this argument many times. It usually started when the candidate wanted more out of the client thus making some negotiations necessary. It was a two-way street, though, and the salespeople made their argument loud and clear when the client made similar requests.

So who really is the customer? The client? The candidate? Both? If both, who takes precedence during tough… Continue

Added by Gino Conti on February 12, 2009 at 9:41am — 11 Comments

Engaging Your Candidates With Blogs

Attention corporate recruiters! There has never been a better time to start a corporate recruiting blog. Read my article posted today on ERE to learn more:

Engaging Your Candidates With Blogs

Added by Ben Gotkin on February 12, 2009 at 8:53am — 2 Comments

Employment Agency question

I may have an opportunity part time working in an agency and we have been talking about light industrial as one of the areas I might concentrate on. The question is, what does an Agency need as far as workers comp or anything else to be able to supply companies with these type of workers. This would be in NJ. Thanks!

Added by Ellen Mancini on February 12, 2009 at 8:33am — No Comments

On the MagicMethod Menu: Open-Face

MagicMethod chat is today at noon (EST) on the MagicMethod network. There is no telephone call-in –our class chats happen online in the chat box on the Main Page of the network and they’re accessible by everyone who is a member of the MagicMethod network! Join today.

Today's session is Open-Face – anyone can bring questions about telephone names sourcing and get them answered. Even newbies.… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on February 12, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments