May 2008 Blog Posts (215)

May 7, 2008

Claudia’s Wednesday Wisdom

Claudia Faust advises on tricky situations, answers members' questions...

This week Claudia dishes out some tough love for 'Seriously Frustrated:'

A recruiter in my office recently landed a VP search for a company I used to work for. I know a lot about this company’s dirty laundry, and the leadership is generally ruthless and unethical. I tried to warn the recruiter before he took the search, but he doesn’t seem to care about…

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Added by Amitai Givertz on May 7, 2008 at 6:15am — No Comments

EMIA Networking Sites - Short Term Gems?

Those that are avid users of networking sites liked Linked In/Viadeo/Plaxo in EMIA - good for you. How long will these great tools last? Are we going to see these tools decline due to over use and excessive contact requests making candidates shy away? This appears to happening to some extent in the US?

Join the EMEA Recruiters Group to look at the full discussion and comment!

Added by Philip Eames on May 7, 2008 at 4:24am — No Comments

Wednesday Wisdom: Don't make me go there. Seriously.

Dear Claudia,

A recruiter in my office recently landed a VP search for a company I used to work for. I know a lot about this company’s dirty laundry, and the leadership is generally ruthless and unethical. I tried to warn the recruiter before he took the search, but he doesn’t seem to care about the background information. My real problem is that it’s now my job to generate candidates to fill this role. I absolutely don’t want to work on this search. Am I right to feel this way?… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on May 7, 2008 at 12:00am — 10 Comments

The State of the Market...Why IT professionals hate recruiters

The State of the Job Market- Why IT professionals hate Recruiters?

In my career, I was a recruiter. I networked and called people from the Job boards. When I transitioned to IT recruiting, I was blown away by the open animosity toward me for merely calling them. It perplexed me because they should be expecting my call since they posted their job online. I then felt I needed to prove my technical knowledge in order to gain respect or slip in that I went to college for IST. Only after… Continue

Added by Caroline Poroski on May 6, 2008 at 4:27pm — 2 Comments

Performance Objectives VS. Requirements

Today’s ERE article by Lee Salz speaks to the importance of creating the right Job/Candidate Profile so you can attract the best-of-the-best.

One quote sums up the challenges we face quite nicely…

“I really want to help my client, but I feel like I’m searching for a needle in a haystack. I don’t dare send any candidates unless I find an exact match to what they’ve given me. I don’t… Continue

Added by Jeffrey K. Radt on May 6, 2008 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Looking for Siebel & SAP professionals

If anyone out there has candidates that meet the following requirements. I am looking for candidates for full time employment / permanent positions..

1. Siebel Analytics (can be based anywhere in the US) Travel Mon - thurs, 2+ years of current Siebel Analytics. Siebel Certified up to 190K base + bonus

2. Siebel implementer (also need team lead & project manager levels) Siebel 7 or 8 certified, able to travel to customer sites mon - thurs up to 190K base + bonus (can… Continue

Added by Chris on May 6, 2008 at 11:46am — 2 Comments

Help ------- Regarding Solicitation of my Candidate by my Vendor.

Help ------- Regarding Solicitation of my Candidate.

First of all I would like to thank you for taking your time out inspite of your hectic schedule.

I have placed a candidate on contingency basis to a client through a vendor. After working for 8 months the consultant went ahead and joined the vendor directly and still he works at the same client.

Consultant says the project which he got through me was over and this was a new project., the Vendor says that they can't… Continue

Added by Tektree Gopi on May 6, 2008 at 9:52am — 2 Comments

May 6, 2008

Tutorial Tuesday

Teach something, learn something...

This week Geoff Peterson gives us very thorough overview of recruiting on Facebook.

There is something here for everyone from the novice to expert sourcer. As usual, excellent stuff from Geoff...

Facebook Recruiting

Happy Tuesday!… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on May 6, 2008 at 4:30am — No Comments

Minnesota Recruiters (un)Conference | Spring 2008

As posted on Minnesota Recruiters and MN Headhunter:

PLEASE NOTE: We have "sold out" this event and are currently working from a wait list. We usually have a few cancellations if you would like to be added to the wait list send me an email (paul@mnheadhunter.com) with the following…

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Added by Paul DeBettignies on May 5, 2008 at 11:08pm — No Comments

Garrison DOIM Operations Director--Position is a must fill

Garrison DOIM Operations Director

Serves as Director of Garrison DOIM Operations, reporting to the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Operations (DCIO-OPS) with responsibility for directing the efforts of civilians and contractor personnel engaged in installation management information technology (IM/IT) operations planning, garrison DOIM support, and systems implementation, fielding and support, having supervisory oversight of multiple subordinate branches or similar… Continue

Added by moe kader on May 5, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Using Facebook To Recruit: The Webinar

I'm hosting a webinar on Facebook recruiting on May 21st. It's going to be an in-depth, live conversation using screenshots and walkthroughs of an actual job search, from sourcing to contact to referral generation.

This is a paid webinar. It's $89 per person, but video playback will be available to you, to help you refresh your memory and to make sure you get the full value.

Publicity of course is welcome. If you have a blog or website, and link to the webinar, I'll be… Continue

Added by Jim Durbin on May 5, 2008 at 3:52pm — No Comments

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Added by Paul Lovallo on May 5, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

May 5, 2008

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase

Dave Mendoza talks with one of our members...

Today Dave gives us a glimpse into the world of Maren Hogan. Maren works for HCI, which is an IT and medical consulting and recruiting firm handling communications, sourcing and candidate development.

I grew up a military brat, have been on several missions trips to Albania, am a speed-reader, love Jesus Christ,…

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Added by Amitai Givertz on May 5, 2008 at 8:11am — No Comments

Meet Maren Hogan, RecruitingBlogs Cheerleader from Omaha and Professional Social Butterfly

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

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Meet Maren Hogan, RecruitingBlogs Cheerleader… Continue

Added by Dave Mendoza on May 5, 2008 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

Mass Career Customization - Deloitte's Cool New Retention Tool

I went to a networking event this week, sponsored by the FWA. While I’ve attended FWA events previously, this one was particularly interesting to me because one of my “best buddy-pals”, Sydney Firestone, Director in the Forensic & Dispute Services practice of Deloitte & Touche, was one of the speakers. Sydney and I met when we both went back to school “later in life” to complete the… Continue

Added by Valerie Gonyea on May 5, 2008 at 2:30am — 1 Comment

Prize Dilemma

Wow, who would have picked it. I went to my CEO with an idea, and to my surprise he listened, thought it through and agreed to move ahead. I must have entered some parrallel universe or something. Now I have a problem.... I have to actually implement said idea, by tomorrow night and present at our company wide meeting on this.

Ok idea was (well stolen from Rob McIntosh, thanks Rob) to run a Film Festival, for people to make their own video's about our company, the winners get a prize… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on May 4, 2008 at 11:02pm — 1 Comment

Size matters in China.

Well, it matters, but with the right technique you can make up for a lack of size in many cases if client is willing…

The prevailing market wisdom is that the best candidates will go to the big companies and the smaller (SMEs, start-ups, trading companies, privately held firms) companies are left with what is left. This is not always the case and it can make a huge difference in the long run for your firm to get the best people now.

We placed a candidate today in a… Continue

Added by Brian Fenerty on May 4, 2008 at 10:25pm — No Comments

Fun look at Social

Thanks to Super_Josh for a humorous look at… Continue

Added by Susan Burns on May 3, 2008 at 4:18pm — 5 Comments

That was the week that was...Week ending May 2, 2008

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

Kicking off a new month, forging ahead...

RecruitingBlogs.com: The Daily Column...

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase: Meet Jocelyn Donegan, Rock Star Recruiter ... Literally

Tutorial… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on May 3, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The DNA of engagement

At the local market this morning I rounded a corner and witnessed the most astounding sight: a young mother on the business end of a grocery trip, accompanied by three boys under the age of five.

It took a nanosecond to sum up the chaos: while mommy was speaking to a clerk a short distance away, the 4 year old was methodically loading up the basket with jars of jam. In the spirit of cooperation, his younger brother (about 2 and a half I think, seated in the basket and clearly… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on May 3, 2008 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments