March 2008 Blog Posts (213)

Gerry "always comes 2nd" Crispin

The clock is ticking. You see there are some folks out there in the business who fancy themselves students of the game. People like Gerry Crispin. There are others and we will get to them but first lets talk about Gerry.

Gerry is a made man. He gets flown all over the world. He never pays for it himself. He has drivers and he likes to stay up late. There is one thing though about Gerry that some of you may not know.… Continue

Added by Slouch on March 19, 2008 at 12:54am — 9 Comments

10-minute Webinar Snack: Searching for Candidates on Google — March 20, 2008

On the Radar: Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

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Added by Amitai Givertz on March 19, 2008 at 12:30am — No Comments

6 Tips for Hiring Top Talent at Startups

Based off an article written by David Lefkow for ERE, I've added 6 tips for hiring top talent at startups:

1. Get everyone involved in the hiring process.

2. Recruit constantly.

3. Build a positive reputation in the local community.

4. Focus on personality and cultural fit above everything else.

5. Don’t oversell stock options.

6. Don’t over-hire.

Read the full blog… Continue

Added by Ben Yoskovitz on March 19, 2008 at 12:05am — No Comments

List Metrics; how to measure quality in a list?

Proving ROI is what will empower one of my clients at Broadlook to sign up for year #2, 3, etc. Without good metrics, corporate budgets won’t open up year after year. To help my clients track ROI, I’ve put together some concepts over the years to help examine the pipeline of sourced data.

Without a perfect record of all hires, measured against years past, ROI is hard to prove in a single year. Don’t get me wrong, some companies do this very… Continue

Added by Donato Diorio on March 18, 2008 at 6:37pm — 2 Comments

Podcast 50: Being Snappy with Talent

The latest born digitial recruiting news podcast is out now.

On the show this week: Snaptalent knows where you work, Chinwag launches DigitalPulse and has the Internet killed the job fair?

All this news and more, this week on… Continue

Added by Julian Stopps on March 18, 2008 at 6:32pm — No Comments

Voiceless phone calls? W000t?! The Matrix is here...somebody find Neo.

be sure to listen all the way through to the 'smartest man in the room' piece. Interesting sourcing… Continue

Added by Joshua Kahn on March 18, 2008 at 4:41pm — No Comments

What do you do when a Headhunter starts snooping around?

http://blog.bincsearch.com/?p=133

Added by BINC Search on March 18, 2008 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Looking for something in all the wrong places.

I am looking for a software program where I can add candidates into a pool and have recruiters enter that pool and pick on or more then one to talk too about positions available. I want to have a bubble or something similar above the candidates name, or a roll over that would enable a recruiter to see some of the qualifications of that person in the pool. Does anyone know if something like this exists already?

Added by Ileane Frank on March 18, 2008 at 3:08pm — No Comments

March Madness and the Workplace

The 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship begins Tuesday, March 18. The tournament brings Cinderella teams, buzzer beaters, rabid fans and, of course, tournament brackets. And workplaces around the country are caught up in March Madness. The ease of organization is what makes the tournament attractive for office pools. Brackets are readily available for download from web sites like ESPN.com and NewYorkTimes.com. A recent survey by Vault Inc. reports that 57% of employees participate in NCAA… Continue

Added by Fernando on March 18, 2008 at 3:03pm — No Comments

Help !!!

I am trying to find the right sales person but so far I have not been able to do so.

I am currently employed by Express Employment Professionals and one of my goals is to increase my Direct Hire Placement, honestly I am not good at doing sales although I’ve been trying I don’t think that its working the way it would if someone with right profile/skills will be doing it.

Any suggestions on how or where to look for a great sales person?

Suggestions will be greatly… Continue

Added by Fernando on March 18, 2008 at 2:57pm — 1 Comment

Does recruiting make you crazy?

I have been in the recruiting industry since 2002 and am convinced that recruiting makes you nuts. I don't know what it is about this business, but it seems to drive everyone mad.

Is it because we deal with people on a daily basis and because of those interactions we lose ourselves? How many times have you had a candidate lie to you? Tell you to your face one thing and then completely do the other. How about the temporary candidate whose Grandmother has died 6 times in the past 6… Continue

Added by Chantel on March 18, 2008 at 2:54pm — 5 Comments

“The New Water Cooler, “RecruitingBlogs.com Triples to 3,000 in One Month

By Dave Mendoza, Master Cybersleuth, an Affiliate Partner, JobMachine Inc.

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Amazing things are happening in the recruitment blogosphere. Back in 2004 a Canadian by the name of Jason Davis had recently sold his own staffing enterprise within the… Continue

Added by Dave Mendoza on March 18, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Staying Busy

I haven't written anything in a while and thought I'd leave an update. Spent most of last week searching for the right candidate for a house job order. Very difficult search, but I think I found the right person. I'm waiting for feedback from the client.

I have not been pounding out the marketing calls like I had hoped I would be. Mainly due to other things that need to be done. We are getting ready to go to CTIA in Vegas in a couple of weeks. We want to do something special on the… Continue

Added by Mark Walton on March 18, 2008 at 1:40pm — No Comments

$$$$$$ Dave Mendoza just made me RICH $$$$$$

Last Monday, Dave Mendoza changed my professional life by adding to my future financial prosperity…. He made me Rich $$$$$

Here is an excerpt from my original posting on the MLPF group

How do you ask? Please let me explain…

As some of you know in this group, to me the LinkedIn invitation is like the greatest professional gift I could receive. The potential opportunity of each connection is limitless anyway I look at it. I'm all about the long term possibilities… Continue

Added by Heather Gardner on March 18, 2008 at 12:38pm — 3 Comments

Millennials, The Future of our Workforce

http://blog.bincsearch.com/?p=148

Added by BINC Search on March 18, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The Software Marketplace is not in a Recession

http://blog.bincsearch.com/?p=156

Added by BINC Search on March 18, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

March 2008 New Positions

Business Intelligence Analyst Lansing, IL

$65,000.00 -$80,000.00 RA14707NB

The Business Intelligence Analyst must understand business reporting requirements, create extraction, transformation, and load processes, design and maintain data warehouses, and create reports to satisfy business users. Support the finance function in its use of IT by analyzing finance business requirements, configuring the system, coordinating changes and improvements with a support partner,… Continue

Added by Anna Karoutsos on March 18, 2008 at 12:05pm — No Comments

When Blogs Die

As a part-time blogger I was intrigued by a recent article in the Business Journal about the death of the corporate blog. It seems that many of the blogs started by high-level executives have grown more dormant than the planning committee for Rudy Guliani’s inaugural ball.

Can anyone be at all surprised? I hope not. Even a short stint into the corporate world makes you realize that many companies are far too eager to find a panacea for all of their ails.

While I applaud… Continue

Added by Jim Martineau on March 18, 2008 at 10:34am — No Comments

When is a list too old?

Interesting blog post by the founder of Broadlook, Donato Diorio, about “lists”and how to measure their effectiveness – your input requested.

How do you measure a list? How important is it… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 18, 2008 at 7:44am — No Comments

Are you a Mad Scientist, a Schmoozer or a Big Cheese?

Do you hunt, implement or influence? Your personality type can define your character, what you will achieve and how you perform in the business world. Matthew Baysfield from Tree has defined nine different personality types - can you identify which of these apply to you?

1. The High-flyer. You're at your best on the move, juggling several tasks and deftly changing plans when you need to. Freedom and flexibility suit you more than… Continue

Added by Andy Headworth on March 18, 2008 at 6:33am — No Comments