Last two weekends I spent spring cleaning my garage (in between doing some visits and being generally sociable). I verge on the side of the 'that's gonna be useful in years to come' philosophy and as anyone similar will know, it means you need to clean it all out every few years because generally it never is useful.

Anyway, task done for this 5 year cycle and as a result I now have a clean and tidy garage where anything can be found quickly and easily. I even have room for…

Introducing Resunate, the first smart resume builder

April 18, 2011 – Pittsburgh, PA – The technology firm Careerimp is flipping job searching on its head with web applications that are sure to have frustrated job seekers breathing a sigh of relief. Today Careerimp is releasing its first product, Resunate, a free app found at http://resunate.com

In the U.S. more than 200 job…

When conducting county criminal background checks for employment screening purposes, be aware that you, the employer, are hnot suppose3d to consider sealed or expunged records.   This would seem simple t first, as sealed or expunged records should not be returned to you.  

But, like with many things, it is not always as clear cut as it first appears.Sometimes when conducting background checks for clients we will find that records show that a record has been sealed.  Or there is a…

How do you build a talent community?  Is there a step by step method of creating and building a community?  Today, I answer those questions differently. 

In the past, I described the approach to building community as a recipe.  With great confidence, I proclaimed there were 6 elements to the Talent Community Recipe—all you have to do is mix the right ingredients and your talent community is baked.

1. Strategy: Should the community be about “jobs” or…

This week I took part in a #Radchat on Recruiting and some of the issues in the profession moving forward. There was alot of talk about mystique, “magic”, Smoke and Mirrors, and how its an issue to find the line where Sourcing stops and Recruiting begins. Now I know I’m still fairly new in this circle, and I will be the first to admit I don’t have the answers, but I do have some sure-fire ways to get them and be successful.

1. Ask Questions and lots of them, you will never know…

With all of the straight and narrow, by the book, out of the box, sane and insane, crazy and not so crazy personalities that make up the $500 Billion dollar Global Recruitment Industry we call home – I thought where is our Boiler Room,…

Recruiters and employers alike are asking the same question:

How do we handle a potential candidate who is subject to a non-compete agreement from their previous employer?

Until fairly recently, most employers did the same thing - ignored that candidate in favour of what was easier (yes, even some recruiters may have been tempted to do the same thing!). That was ok when non-competes were a rare thing. Or within an expected industry role (ie:…

Does this title resonate with you?  If so, it’s probably because you’re either looking for a job or recently spoke to a candidate that is really frustrated by how long they’ve been looking.  In either case, it makes complete sense for someone who has been out of work for a while to be feeling frustrated, angry, hopeless or depressed. 

Let’s start with a candidate scenario. While trying to find the perfect candidate, you come across a beautiful resume. You get the person on…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting, mobile recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. This week we’ll be talking about job titles, social recruiting strategy risks, 8 killer recruitment strategies, new features on LinkedIn and important HR metrics.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no…

Administrative assistants are in place to support a company, team or manager. Although they act as the lifeblood for most businesses, there is a common misconception that it’s an easy job that anyone can do. This, however, is not true, and there are many very specific qualities that differentiate a good administrative assistant from a great one.

With the economy in…

I'm conducting a survey on how recruiters (and job seekers) use online recruiting tools - and I would love it if you could help! It will take about 3-4 minutes of your time - and I will send you the results if you like.

So how about it? To participate, click here:  Online Recruiting Survey

Thanks,

Jeff Dickey-Chasins

Job Board Doctor

Maybe you’re looking for a new IT career. Maybe you’re content with the IT job you currently have. But in light of the recent economic recovery – as slow as it may be – the technology sector has weathered the storm quite well (compared to other industries) and exciting, new opportunities within large and small IT organizations will continue to grow in the Southeast and across the nation.

Whether you’re actively searching for an IT job, or if you’re ready but just not quite sure if now…

Remember it is not personal!!!

I am taking time out form my series on “staffing function” to address those in need.

Times are strange right now. People are losing their jobs for the strangest reasons. You must always remember that in most cases it is not personal. In most cases it is not personal, it is business. That is not to say sometimes it is never personal, politics make for strange bedfellows, I have been victim of that myself more than once.…

[Based on an answer I provided today on a LinkedIN Staffing/Hiring question:]

There is a moment near the end of job interviews when the interviewer finally is relaxed.  When the interviewer has been asking questions, and assessing your answers, they are working.  When you hear the magic question “What questions do you have for me?”, they are ready to relax.  This is a golden opportunity that most interviewees…

In my years of headhunting top talent I’ve helped candidates come up with Quirky Sneaky, Desperate, Slightly Kooky, Yet Effective Ways to leave the office, (in the middle of the day) - especially for demanding executives that need to meet them asap. Here are 10 of my favorites...

1.      Family Emergency – Say that one of your family members is…

Staffing Software is great, but it can’t tell you where to look for candidates in the never-ending (but always exciting) world of global staffing. I did some digging on the internet and found the top five sites (by volume) that job seekers – i.e. candidates for your staffing agency – used when they’re looking for work in 2010:

1. Yahoo! Hot Jobs: 27,900,000 monthly…