February 2009 Blog Posts (293)

You recruited them, laid them off, now they're in hock

"Before, so many of us were living a good life here...Now we cannot pay our loans. We are all just sleeping, smoking, drinking coffee and having headaches because of the situation."

To make matters worse, a "new draft media law [in Dubai] would make it a crime to damage the country’s reputation or economy, punishable by fines of up to 1 million dirhams (about $272,000). Some say it is already having a chilling effect on reporting about the crisis."

So you… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on February 12, 2009 at 7:23am — 6 Comments

usefull terms for cooking

Bake--To cook, either covered or uncovered, in an oven.

Baste--To keep foods moist during cooking by pouring a liquid over them; you can use the meat drippings, melted fat, or any other liquid.

Beat--To make a mixture creamy, smooth, or filled with air by whipping it in a brisk motion.

Blanch--To precook a food briefly in boiling liquid, usually to loosen the skin; for example, you can drop tomatoes in boiling liquid for less than a minute, and the skin comes off… Continue

Added by Anderson on February 11, 2009 at 11:46pm — No Comments

Direct Marketing of Talent

Hi group, I'm new here. I've been in mid-level retained recruiting for quite a while (I helped start JobPlex.com back in the late 90s). Like a lot of folks in our industry, even with great clients, I'm experiencing a slow period. My question is, is it possible to market solid candidates I worked with for retained searches that didn't get offers? About half are still employed and half are between jobs. It's tough listening to their stories. So has anybody here had any luck taking great… Continue

Added by berrelc on February 11, 2009 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments

America's Most Miserable Cities

Stockton, CA

Memphis, TN

Chicago, IL

Cleveland, OH

Modesto, CA

Flint, MI

Detroit, MI

Buffalo, NY

Miami, FL

St. Louis

Read the article and comments (the comments are, as always,… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on February 11, 2009 at 3:01pm — 1 Comment

American Tech Workforce is Tougher than Ever

Despite the massive layoffs across the board in technology from Big Blue to small-fry tech companies, there appears to be a streak of confidence among the masses. People in technology – engineers, software developers, IT, sales and marketing – seem to be a bit stronger through this crisis than in the past. Some of this may have to do with the bubble bursting on many of us in the dot com era. Or, it may have to do with the hope a new administration promises. More likely, much of it has to do… Continue

Added by Neil Costa on February 11, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

A New Trend for Savvy Job Seekers (Targeted ads towards on Social Networks)

While on Facebook I noticed an ad to the Left hand side which connected to a recent graduate from University of South Florida with a Masters degree in Engineering Management. I clicked on the ad which took me to the following resume

http://www.leonardoborrero.com/

Which also included links to his Linked In Profile.

I am not currently recruiting for engineering roles but I contacted him. He said that he is getting responses and… Continue

Added by Marcus Ronaldi on February 11, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Recruiting Gun for Hire-Ready to Change the World!!! on Ebay

I am a Senior Recruiting Rock Star in the Seattle, Washington area.

Below is a snippet of my experience.

· Exceeded all hiring goals by hiring over 100+ professionals while working in the difficult game, security and mobility spaces which was over 200% of goal. Averaged exceeding goal by 90% during career.

· One of only a handful of staffing professionals to receive 4.5 out of 5 review score. Won numerous awards related to staffing numbers and project… Continue

Added by Dean Da Costa on February 11, 2009 at 12:08pm — No Comments

Bounty Jobs - Two Sides to the Coin

I initially had some junior recruiters work some search assignments on this site and in my opinion this site was strictly being used to build up a company's resume database. Seriously, is there any reason why any company would "engage" over thirty recruiters if they were operating in good faith. Secondly, all the feedback I have gotten from recruiters has been negative.

However, there are two sides to this equation - if a company engages your firm I believe you have every right to… Continue

Added by Darren Crosby on February 11, 2009 at 10:36am — 2 Comments

Case Study On How To Use Social Media In Recruiting

One of the biggest criticisms of social media is a lack of results. Sure, we know that sites like recruitingblogs.com bring us value, but naysayers want to know how many hires we've made for the time spent.

It's not always easy to get those numbers. It can be hard to track, and when you do track them, you don't necessarily want to pass that number on to competitors. Luckily, Rehabcare was open to me talking about their success.

My latest column is up on ERE.net on… Continue

Added by Jim Durbin on February 11, 2009 at 9:35am — 2 Comments

In Virginia? Come check it out!

Workshops and Social Media Seminar:

Very excited to be a part of this rocking event in Appomattox, Virginia coming up on March 7th.

"Do you want to learn how to use social media such as Twitter, Facebook and more? Do you want to be inspired about connecting with your community as a business leader, educator, politician or resident? If so, then this seminar is up your alley. You will learn how to use… Continue

Added by Joe Gerstandt on February 11, 2009 at 9:26am — No Comments

Looking for a NON technical Recruiter in Cupertino, CA

Base Pay below 115K

Live near the Cupertino area

Must work from the office in Cupertino, CA

Must have experience with recruiting some of the following:

Supply Chain

Transformation consulting

Strategy consulting

Financial consulting

Human resouces consulting

Employee transformation consulting

Finance transformation

Manufacturing consulting, shop floor, etc.

*The key is that they are NOT recruiters that do ERP or… Continue

Added by Cindy on February 11, 2009 at 8:57am — No Comments

A Message America Needs

This Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit is HILARIOUS and SCARY at the same time (Because it's true).

Don't Buy Stuff |02:28|

Saturday Night Live

The sure-fire way to get out of… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on February 11, 2009 at 7:52am — No Comments

Twitter and the Long Tail of Recruitment

Twitter and The Long Tail of Recruitment

Giles Guest of Enhance Media nicely teed up a Long Tail framework for thinking about recruitment. Here are some of my quick thoughts on how they might apply specifically to the recruitment advertising market. The Long Tail can be a problematic framework for setting corporate strategy but it provides a useful heuristic for… Continue

Added by william fischer on February 11, 2009 at 7:38am — 1 Comment

HR Strikes Again

Dear Claudia,

I’ve made placements with a small company for years that didn’t have an HR function. Mid-last year they were bought by a much larger company with a recruiting department, and the rules for third party recruiters are changing. They’ve asked me to sign a new agreement that basically says before any candidate can be presented to a manager the resume must be submitted to a central HR administrator who will verify they aren’t already in the company ATS. We have no direct… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on February 11, 2009 at 6:24am — No Comments

Seinfeld new season!!!!

On a Saturday mornin' ,when i was returning home from a party ( i was kinda wasted ),i 've got the weirdest idea! That is : i tought that we can make Seinfeld return for a new season!!!! And that that was possible due to our common effort--paying for whatever they need to do the season.But is hard if not impossible to find a way that everybody can contribute with some amount of money ( e.g. 2 $ or 40 cents or 5 cents ), the amount is not that important because we are so many fans around the… Continue

Added by Andrei on February 11, 2009 at 4:50am — 4 Comments

Audio / Video Presentation Software Suggestions?

I need to make a presentation to a gatekeeper. In turn, the gatekeeper will be speaking with the decision-maker regarding the venture’s merits. I would like to create a PowerPoint presentation that allows for an audio voiceover. This would make me more confident that the proper message gets to the decision-maker.

Does anyone know of a software solution that can help me accomplish this?
Thanks!

Mike
610-986-4549
miked@discoverps.com

Added by Michael DeVlieger on February 10, 2009 at 5:29pm — No Comments

Feedback from the Real World

Even when you have been around as long as ExecuNet has (21 years and counting) and over that time have gotten more than your fair share of kudos for whatever, it still makes you feel good when they keep coming. If nothing else, it reminds the organization that consistency is critical.

I am happy to say that we were reminded of this yet once again when we got notice that we were once again a WEDDLE's User's Choice winner. What WEDDLE's does is to post a ballot of 114 sites (not… Continue

Added by Dave Opton on February 10, 2009 at 5:16pm — No Comments

Electronic ATS and it's (potential) downfalls with face-to-face recruiting

So I've been finding lately that our electronic ATS is both a blessing and a curse.

Coming from the non-profit world where we only dealt with paper resumes and drop file folders, an on-line, web-based ATS was a god send. However, I've been noticing that when discussing the application process with potential applicants face-to-face, I am not seeing as many people take the necessary steps to submit their applications.

At any given event, I'll speak to, let's say 100 people; of… Continue

Added by Dan Goyeneche on February 10, 2009 at 5:02pm — No Comments

Have you heard about the ongoing success of Yoh? While other staffing companies are closing their doors or compromising commission plans, Yoh continues to grow.

Yoh is a business unit of Day & Zimmermann. Operating from more than 150 worldwide locations with 2.4 Billion USD in revenues, the Day & Zimmermann family of companies employs 24,000 professionals and is currently ranked as one of the largest private companies in America by Forbes and is a former winner of the U.S. National Family Business of the Year award.

At this time we are seeking additional Sales Executives within our US Business centers. If you are interested in… Continue

Added by Joe Fratick on February 10, 2009 at 4:58pm — No Comments

google strings results midway through results I get a warning about running a spyware application

Hi Folks;

i keep forgetting to post this topic...

When I run a string on Google halfway through I get this...

"We're sorry...

... but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now.

We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon. In the meantime, if you suspect that your computer or network has been infected, you might… Continue

Added by Salvatore Petrara, CPC on February 10, 2009 at 4:27pm — 4 Comments