After being on Twitter for some time, most people quickly discover that there are several different types of Twitterer. I thought it would be fun to categorize these users into complete arbitrary groups for those that are having trouble placing them.



The Burnout

Like a shooting star, this Twitterer started with a flurry and ended with a whimper. After being so enamored with the site upon joining and tweeting multiple times throughout the day, this user has…

Motivating employees is a double edged sword. Some think giving them a job should be motivation enough while others think that you need all the bells and whistles. Take a look at my blog and provide any comments.

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Many employers, correctly seeking to act quickly on a good candidate, put together and extend offers as soon as they decide a candidate is right for them. The minute the offer is extended, all control moves over to the candidate, and the employer’s ability to influence the decision, or help “close” the candidate is diminished. An important strategy is to test-close or pre-close the candidate, mostly to surface…

The attraction and management of a total workforce requires a significant number of providers to bring this function to life. Some of these providers are transactional “plug and play”, but others require a bit more thoughtfulness when scoping the need, implementing and managing this solution. This article will review the different types of…

When sitting in front of your potential next employer, in a job interview, the most essential piece of paper which adds instant credibility to your personal brand is not your college degree – it’s your resume!

Recognized as one of the fastest-growing free job boards in the country, InovaHire.com announced on Monday they were launching their own Stimulus Plan, a $1 Million giveaway.

“When we have 1 Million…

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

Recently, I’ve been using Freelancer.com to find a designer for a web project I am doing. I received over 46 bids for the project and sifted through every one of the responses. What surprised me the most was the lack of personalization in the messages we…

When you engage with a client, do you make your capabilities sound grander than they are, the search easier than you think it is? Do you add fluff or do you keep it straight? How do you keep that balance between integrity and getting work in the door? I wrote this blurb earlier this year on our corporate blog site RecruitingArsenal and it is timeless as ever.

Everyone wants results – parents, teachers, siblings, workers, employers,…

Every so often, we have a generational shift – Baby Boomers, Generation X, Gen Y. Every time this happens, all the changes in behaviour, in interests, in work ethics, in motivational drivers are being dissected and highlighted, new modi operandi imagined, claims made – out with the old, in with the new.

Within recruitment, Gen Y is currently a really big, serious and hot topic, discussed in…

To make you more employable in 2010 today we are discussing trait #10 - Dependability/Reliability…

In business, there are many functions handling different responsibilities in order to produce a particular product/service. We have operations, finance, support, and administration…etc to name a few. All of which are critical functions to make a business work.…

The other day I had the privilege of attending a speech from the world champion of the Toastmasters organization. For those of you who are unfamiliar with toastmasters it is an international organization that has helped millions of men and women become more confident in front of an…

My Ex-CEO forwarded me a site called LinkedIn in 2006. I was instantly impressed and connected to this very concept of being professional in networking. At the end - that's the most important identity to know for any recruiter eh? However before going GAGA over it - I had to understand the mechanism behind LinkedIn and how I could connect to potential talent. However over the few years,…