April 2008 Blog Posts (243)

In your inbox: April 7, 2008

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Greetings!

If you haven’t visited RecruitingBlogs.com in the past week or two you may have missed some new and exciting things.

For one thing we have started a daily column featuring some of our favorite bloggers. Logon to read Dave Mendoza on Mondays, Claudia Faust on Wednesdays, the… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on April 7, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

Meet Ryan Leary, Philadelphia's Ambassador of The Virtual Handshake

Meet my friend, Ryan Leary - a firm believer that by reaching out to as many people as an “Open Networker” through social networking, "we are truly opening the door for some great opportunities both professional and personal." Ryan lives and breathes networking and if evangelism for it doesn't have a familiar ambassador on its behalf in Philadelphia, let's give him his own parking space and diplomatic sash I we need to make it official.

He is a Corporate Recruiter at… Continue

Added by Dave Mendoza on April 7, 2008 at 7:32am — No Comments

April 7, 2008

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase

Dave Mendoza talks with one of our members...

In the spirit of true networking Dave hooks up with super-connector Ryan Leary who is a Corporate Recruiter at Beckman Coulter.We are spared nothing this full expose which includes pics with Santa.

I’ve been a fulltime recruiter for about 4 years now. I got my start in an agency where I quickly learned the ropes…

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Added by Amitai Givertz on April 7, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Hertz's Green Strategy: Is There a Marketing Lesson for Talent Acquisition?

Talent Acquisition (HR and/or Internal Recruitment) could probably gleam a thing or two from a new & engaging (at least to me as a marketing-head) Hertz commercial I watched this morning (see video below). I make that statement because Hertz's new commercial is indicative of a marketing strategy that is not only well thought out, but also extremely well integrated. To take a page from a Marketing Guru I learn from each day, Seth… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on April 6, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Does This Picture Give Texas a Bad Name?

...for the Homeowner who has everything.

Ok, I know this picture has nothing to do with Recruiting...oh well.

We've had our house on the market for a while - trying to move north of Dallas to a smaller community. Just signed a contract to sell our home (yesterday), so the pressure is on to find a new house.

Our Realtor sent us a link to a home on 4 acres that overlooks a pond - it's pretty cool. However...

We cracked up when we saw this picture of one… Continue

Added by Dennis Smith on April 6, 2008 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

That was the week that was...Week ending April 4, 2008

A round-up from the recruiting industry’s group blogs, portals and individual archives...

RecruitingBlogs.com: The Daily Column...

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase: Susan Burns, Talent Synchronicity

Tutorial Tuesday: MarkE. Berger, The Fordyce… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on April 6, 2008 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

The Sourcers Source

Does anyone have hardware/legally transferable software they'd like to contribute to other sourcers just starting out? If you do, volunteer it here! Recipients are responsible for cost of shipping. If anyone needs anything - post it over there (at link above). You never know - someone just might help!

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. ~… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on April 5, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Attracting and Retaining Top Talent – A View from Human Resources

Article Title: Attracting and Retaining Top Talent – A View from Human Resources

Author Byline: Liz Handlin

Author Website: http://ultimate-resumes.blogspot.com/2008/03/attracting-and-retaining-top-talent.html

About a week and a half ago I had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion at a luncheon hosted by the Austin Technology Council. The topic was “Shortage in the Emerging Workforce: Evolving to Attract and Retain Talent” and the panel was comprised of some of the… Continue

Added by Holli Maestas on April 4, 2008 at 9:15pm — No Comments

Sourcing 1.0 - It All Started With A Quest For Names . . . Long, Long Ago In A Galaxy Far, Far Away . . .

And it went a little somethin' like this . . . (this is that part of the story where you look at the attached pop-up picture . . . or go to my original blog where you can possibly make out my sanscript under each 'pictorial representation') . . .

Now, the average layman might look at the above and say, "What if, just what if, some of the better people in the talent pool didn't have names or profiles on the web? . . . or what… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on April 4, 2008 at 8:59pm — No Comments

Mommy-wars:Traveling

As I dropped my daughter off at day care this morning, the Mommy-wars reared its ugly head to me. My daughter was abundantly clear that she did not want me to leave her there this morning (despite loving her daycare). James Dobson was on the radio talking about how many children go home to an empty house after school. Should I be at home with my daughter? Would she be better served by me spending the day at home with her, rather than me working and her playing at daycare? I honestly believe the… Continue

Added by Wendy Dailey on April 4, 2008 at 3:44pm — No Comments

Current Search Efforts - Legal

In Chicago, I have several legal opportunities available.

Intellectual Property Legal Secretary

I work with several law firms in the Loop who are searching for basically the same type of candidate. This person would:

* 2+ years recent experience as an IP legal secretary

* Have knowledge of either Patent Prosecution, IP Litigation/Trademarks, or both

* Be able to successfully pass basic Office application tests

* Have a typing WPM of a… Continue

Added by Marina Hartung on April 4, 2008 at 1:27pm — No Comments

How Many Names? Updated 2008

I get asked quite often, “How many names do I need to order to make this telephone names sourcing thing work?” The answer is deceptively simple: “Usually 30-50 names will effect ONE IMMEDIATE HIRE. Usually,” I warn.

It’s a big “usually”. It depends on the veracity of the names sourced, of course; but it also depends on the skill level of the recruiter. I can only bring you the names – what you do with them is entirely up to you. In most fields, though, 30-50 names of the truly… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on April 4, 2008 at 1:20pm — No Comments

Current Search Efforts - Engineering

I am currently conducting searches for several key positions for one of my main clients.

Lead Chemical Process Engineer

* BS minimum in Chemical Engineering

* Experience working with Biofuels, Food processing a HUGE plus

* Extensive experience

* High Level Project Management Experience

This is someone who can come in and run their department. Position is in the Midwest.

Sustainable Design Engineer

* BS in Engineering… Continue

Added by Marina Hartung on April 4, 2008 at 1:19pm — 1 Comment

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: CHAPTER 3

This chapter titled The Success Delusion, or Why We Resist Change concludes Section One of this book.

One thing that really struck me from this chapter was the powerful statement the author makes about how all of us in the workplace delude ourselves about our achievements, our status, and our contributions.

* We overestimate our contribution to a project

* We take credit - - partial or complete - - for successes that truly belong to others

* We… Continue

Added by Jeffrey K. Radt on April 4, 2008 at 11:32am — No Comments

Measuring the value of blogging and social networking

Steven De Poortere is talking about interesting stuff on his ERE blog today, where he explores the possibility of measuring the success of blogging. Interesting concept, as blogging (and social networking for that matter) can be really time intensive for the average recruiter. So what is the ROI for those activities? Visibility, certainly. But how do you measure the… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on April 4, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

April 4, 2008

TGIS (Thank Goodness Its Sumser!)

John Sumser unravels the world of recruiting and puts it back together again...

Composed as ever John took yesterday's switch in programming in his stride. While the Recruiting Animal ranted and raved about the perceived snub, having to reschedule his radio show for today to accommodate his guest, our luminary-John continued with… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on April 4, 2008 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Do Bald People Make Better Recruiters and Sourcers?

Clarification: I'm talking cranial hair - you guys are terrible!

So do bald people make better employees?

What if you're simply on your way to being bald? (this is a gender-neutral question) :)

- What if said employee was bald by birth?

- How about if they would be bald, but choose to shave their heads? (I believe I may fall into this category!)

- What if they should shave their heads as opposed to exhibiting their current level of baldness? (Ladies,… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on April 3, 2008 at 9:41pm — 3 Comments

Personality Testing

Any advice for a third party recruiter that identifies the ideal candidate(1 phone interview, 2 face-to-face) for client on a contingent basis only to have the client administer a "personality test" that has "no wrong answers" and you guessed it, the candidate failed. The personality test is from MSI, get this, I took it and failed as well, come to find out that 8 questions out of about 90 determine the "truthfulness" of the entire test. These questions are based on absolutes, for example: Do… Continue

Added by Jonathan Fest on April 3, 2008 at 7:03pm — No Comments

How do you find an applicant tracking system?

Hi All,

Quick question for all of the recruiting blog memebers...

How and where do you go for information regarding applicant tracking systems?

Many thanks in advance!

Alisha

Added by Alisha Smith on April 3, 2008 at 6:40pm — 4 Comments