March 2010 Blog Posts (271)

Boomers and Echo Boomers, divided we fall!

The last three months have been a real eye opener when it comes to business networking. By business networking, I mean the time tested process of connecting with other business people to share ideas, build credibility, promote your products or services and give/receive referrals.

When we re-launched Armor Personnel as Armor People Link, our focus was on leveraging the latest in web communication tools like blogs, Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook. With my background in technology and the… Continue

Added by Geoff Clendenning on March 13, 2010 at 9:50am — No Comments

Through their eyes

Guess what I did today? Yes....! I went to see Dora the Explorer with my little girl. Damn it was fun. Not so much the show, but watching it through my daughter's eyes. I spent the majority of the first act watching my daughter's face. Her unbridled enthusiasm and joy, just warmed my heart and basically tatooed a smile on my face for the rest of the day.

You have to do it... see the world through the eye's of a child, it's magnificent. The colours are… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on March 13, 2010 at 7:49am — No Comments

The 13 Funnist Help Wanted Signs Ever

OK this is a straight lift from the wonderful Huffington Post and if…

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Added by Keith Robinson on March 13, 2010 at 4:19am — 1 Comment

See the norm. Do the opposite

For Recruiters’ dialogues are like oxygen. You forget to dialogue with your client, candidate or cat and you’re on a one way trip to the poorhouse. Everybody likes to be listened, noticed and remembered. Automate-responsing your candidates shreds your reputation. Recruitment is all about how good your relationships…

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Added by Rob on March 13, 2010 at 4:11am — 1 Comment

The BTOS Interviewing System!!

The BTOS Interviewing…

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Added by Dean Da Costa on March 12, 2010 at 5:55pm — No Comments

Headhunting in Cambridge Wireless-The New rock and Roll?

I love headhunting. I love its challenge and lack of apology. In a world of recycling, electric cars and “save the seals” headhunters stand aloof, beacons for the anti-establishment. Guns for hire dressed in pin stripe.…

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Added by Rob on March 12, 2010 at 5:41pm — 3 Comments

Recruiting from Colleges

I am an Employment Specialist working for a Community College.

What is the best way to contact Human Resources Mangers or company representatives looking for employees?

It use to be easy to call and talk with HR personnel and let them know about our

programs, students and graduates of the college. So many companies now want students to apply on line and have very little contact with college personnel. College Employment professionals hope we

are not going to lose…

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Added by Helen Beaird on March 12, 2010 at 2:24pm — 2 Comments

What Do the Cubicle & the Guillotine Have in Common?

Both were designed to serve a humane means to a grisly end, with neither inventor wishing for their creations to be used in the manner to which they evolved. Luckily, where they differ is that you don't have to let the cubicle kill your morale.

While more innovative and ergonomic versions are popping up in the… Continue

Added by Laurie Bell on March 12, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

The Layoff ~ Not TGIF for Everyone

It’s Friday. A day that many of us look forward to. A chance for people to wind down the week and prepare for the weekend. A time to ENJOY. But not for everyone…

8.5 Million Jobs have been LOST since the start of the economic downturn…

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Added by Benjamin McCall on March 12, 2010 at 11:44am — No Comments

Applying - getting progressive (maybe?)

A re-occurring topic of discussion in my world these days is how to attract good applicants as well as traditional application methods.

Surprisingly there are a lot of people in my industry as well as hiring managers out there who still believe in the old resume, cover letter, follow up call and interview for everyone, the same process for every applicant and for every position. They also believe that it is the candidate’s responsibility to know the accepted process and system and… Continue

Added by Corey Harlock on March 12, 2010 at 11:03am — No Comments

Training Tomorrow's Talent

Given the current state of the economy, jobs are hard to keep and even harder to get. This is a time when a company's training department can come to the rescue. Often times, when layoffs are prevalent, there are fewer employees to do the same amount of work. When these situations occur, the training department must step up and organize frequent training seminars. This is a great way to train a large group of people in a more effective way.

However, some organizations feel that… Continue

Added by Karen Bucks on March 12, 2010 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Social Recruiting Will Not FAIL

In the past few weeks, the famous 1995 Newsweek article by Clifford Stoll entitled, “The Internet? Bah!” has again made an electronic loop around the Internet. In this popular article, Stoll discussed all the reasons why the Internet would FAIL to reach its overhyped potential. Many of the key examples used in the article have not only proven to be feasible online, but are thriving examples of the… Continue

Added by Omowale Casselle on March 12, 2010 at 9:34am — 1 Comment

Jobs Bill Are For Zombies – Chances are you’re a Zombie

The Jobs Bill won’t create many jobs. And you know what? It sucks. We’ve lost millions of jobs and this bill is not enough. Let me say it

again. Jobs-Bill-sucks-huge-big-time.

We have a solution that is so easy and so plain as day that it’s right front of your face. But we’ve become a bunch of corporate zombies

dragging our half-alive-half-dead-ass-carcasses to work we don’t even

see it. In our lives we have become quietly discontent. Focused…

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Added by Michael Glenn on March 12, 2010 at 8:54am — 1 Comment

Affirmations to Visualizations

Little bit of psychology with this post. I’m a fan of this technique-affirmations and visualizations. This technique can be used by absolutely anyone!! There are many tools and techniques to create positive change and manifest the outcome of your desire. A large portion of the how we think is attributed to how one views situations and what one says to themselves.

Example- Which would you prefer to say to yourself? ‘I am going to ace this interview. I am confident and prepared’. OR ‘How… Continue

Added by Lindsay Browning on March 12, 2010 at 5:31am — 2 Comments

Time to re invent the wheel?

Blimey, recruitment can be a tough business can't it! The last year or so has been a real challenge and having seen the use of recruitment agencies decline over the last 10 years (proportionately) - despite the overall growth in the market up to 2008 - its been on our minds that their must be a better way.

Given our business model hasn't changed since I popped out of the womb 40+ years ago I'm convinced it is time for change. For sure, continuing to try and compete in our existing… Continue

Added by Gareth Jones on March 12, 2010 at 4:01am — 7 Comments

Google Buzz – The New Buzz in Town

The Google Buzz is yet another innovative creation of Google in response to Twitter and Facebook. How is it better? Well, firstly it has the convenience of, quite literally, being right there in your Gmail Inbox. Secondly, conversations are threaded and can also be made in private but most importantly, it doesn’t have a word limit like Twitter does. You own your content, choose and filter how you want to see your messages and it doesn’t crowd your inbox with notifications.… Continue

Added by Hassan Rizwan on March 12, 2010 at 3:01am — No Comments

Can HR Climb the Corporate Ladder?

I was asked just today to participate in a survey about HR as Leadership. The BIG question the surveying company is trying to drive at here is found as question number nine “Why do so few HR professionals attain the position of CEO?”…

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Added by Randy Levinson on March 11, 2010 at 6:17pm — 2 Comments

International Recruiting/Sourcing

International Recruiting/Sourcing…

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Added by Dean Da Costa on March 11, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Everyone says job boards are dying – so it must be true, right?

A recurrent theme in blog posts and Tweets is that job boards are dying. Usually this is coupled with a prediction that they’ll be replaced by social media or Google. The popularity of this subject, in turn, spawns two questions:

Why is this such a popular topic?
Are job boards really dying?

Why is this such a popular topic?… Continue

Added by Eric Shannon on March 11, 2010 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

The Rise of the Virtual Startup in the Great Recession

As more and more traditional, full-time jobs disappear, more and more people will find work as soloists (freelancers, independent contractors, etc.). As a result, a funny thing happens to companies: they become much more dynamic and fluid. Instead of spending a large amount of time and resources finding people with a perfect set of skills, contacts, and experience, companies can solve their immediate needs by contracting with individuals, small firms, and boutiques.

Consider the…

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Added by Jay Fenello on March 11, 2010 at 11:33am — No Comments