May 2008 Blog Posts (215)

Do or Die situation for IT recruitment consultancies in India

Do or Die situation for IT recruitment consultancies in India

Recruitment consultancy business in India is flourishing like anything. Apart from domestic consultancies the international IT recruitment companies have entered into India market for developing there business.

In metro cities almost on every main road you could find a recruitment consultancy. In all of these consultancies there would be hundreds of people working on the IT clients.

According to… Continue

Added by NADNUK on May 9, 2008 at 2:23am — No Comments

Pet Peeve #1

As if the newspapers, TV, blogosphere and airwaves are not already inundated with political ads...now at my work in box? I don't think so. On a daily basis I get political ads or messages sent to me by candidates. My response, "Please do not send political messages to my work email address. It is unprofessional." My message is pretty clear yet leaves the door open for appropriate and professional correspondence.

What would you do?

Added by Naarah N Hastings on May 9, 2008 at 1:43am — 3 Comments

Digging Into Recruitingblogs.com v1.4

May is traditionally a slow month for Recruiting communities. Actual Recruiting and the avalanche of trade shows get in the way of hobnobbing with peers. It's no surprise that the longer more thoughtful postings are a little on the light side right now.

That means it's a great time to stand out and make a name for yourself. One of the real tricks in the development of a reputation in an online community is a sense of timing. Jumping into the fray when everyone else is piling on is one…

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Added by John Sumser on May 9, 2008 at 12:30am — 4 Comments

Wherein I discuss Vurv/Taleo on Cheezhead

Read it here

Added by Martin H.Snyder on May 8, 2008 at 10:41pm — 1 Comment

Once upon a time...

there was a jobless young woman in a small town with few prospects. Okay, the time was 1998, the young woman was me and the small town was in MN. I was devestated after losing my job in leasing finance in the family business and realizing no local finance institution would hire me due to conflict of interest. It left me scared and clueless about what what direction to go in life.

My friend, Julie was interning at a international recruiting agency. I was always fascinatd by the crazy… Continue

Added by Naarah N Hastings on May 8, 2008 at 9:30pm — 4 Comments

Can't afford to hire locally

not hiring remotely was the most costly mistake I ever made in business. If the best person for the job is in Iowa, why was I hiring somebody in Florida who I'd end up firing six weeks later?

Added by Eric Shannon on May 8, 2008 at 5:35pm — No Comments

New not necessarily better

We’ve all seen it. Summertime is over and you head back to school and inevitably there is a new girl on that first day. Of course, everyone suddenly wants to date her and is falling all over themselves to do so. Why? It could be any number of reasons, but the real answer is that’s she’s new. That’s it, but in our society, as we all know, new is better. Ok maybe not everyone believes this, but that doesn’t stop every IT professional from pulling the high school equivalent when a new company… Continue

Added by bill martineau on May 8, 2008 at 4:14pm — No Comments

All we have is our reputation

When I read the article "Former HR Chief at AIG, Others Charged in Alleged Headhunting Scam" late last year in Workforce Magazine, I was extremely disappointed that the recruiting profession was exposed to this negative press regarding a situation that was extremely avoidable.

Click Here to read more......

Added by Jonathan Rosenberg on May 8, 2008 at 1:29pm — No Comments

Help! Legal recruiting assistance needed..Environmental Litigation Attorney

I am currently seeking an experienced Environmental Litigation Attorney for a in-house position in Chicago. They will pay for relocation. HOT JOB!!!!

Job Description:

Senior responsibility for all environmental and environment-related law advice and counseling and for all legal representation in environmental and environment-related disputes or matters brought in federal, state and local courts and agencies, and with respect to all media (air, water, land),… Continue

Added by Marina Hartung on May 8, 2008 at 12:27pm — No Comments

Dan Pink's Six Career Lessons for '08

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Ok, this bad-boy is 184 slides long. Yeah I know, that's a… Continue

Added by Dennis Smith on May 8, 2008 at 11:33am — 1 Comment

Follow the life of my social media intern

This year my intern is twittering about life as a social media intern. More details here.

Added by Chris Russell on May 8, 2008 at 9:10am — No Comments

Talking Points

You’ve bought a new suit for your interview and you’ve practiced your answers to possible interview questions, but that isn’t where the preparation ends.

You might want to also practice your speaking abilities so you can leave a great and lasting impression.

I’m not talking about learning and using big, elaborate, “10-cent” words, but rather following some basic rules of speech:

* SLOW DOWN

* BE CONFIDENT IN WHAT YOU ARE SAYING

* AVOID FILLER… Continue

Added by Jeffrey K. Radt on May 8, 2008 at 7:47am — No Comments

May 8, 2008

Bill Vick's XtremeRecruiting.tv

Featuring Dave Staats, Headhunter, Flamethrower, Judge and Jury...

The XtremeRecruiting.tv group continues to grow by leaps and bounds. So, no doubt, there will many disappointed to learn that there is no question this week while Bill and Dave cook up something special. The next question will be posted on May 15.

Last Week's Winner: Sue Hand!

Dave judged Sue's answer to… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on May 8, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

The Secs Man Is Back And In The Clear

2 years, 5 months and 27 days after selling his first job board to media group Trinity Mirror and Mr Secs (a.k.a SecsInTheCity founder Jon Grocott) is back. This time with a new network of niche job boards branded ClearlyJobs.

This news is hot off the press, but we can confirm…

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Added by Julian Stopps on May 7, 2008 at 3:20pm — No Comments

Corporate Recruiting: Action Steps During a Recession Things that recruiting and HR can do to protect the budget

Corporate Recruiting: Action Steps During a Recession

Things that recruiting and HR can do to protect the budget

Monday, April 14, 2008 | by Dr. John Sullivan

Anyone who has worked in corporate recruiting for any period realizes they work in a profession that has dramatic up-and-down cycles. Unfortunately, the down cycles following rapid growth tend to be the harshest. Who can forget the literal "implosion" of world-class recruiting functions like those at… Continue

Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey on May 7, 2008 at 12:29pm — No Comments

IT Recruiting - The complicated web we weave!

IT Recruiting is one of the most complicated environments I have ever worked with. Largely it has to do with all the levels of employees needed and all the people and organizations involved with having someone start working....

Here are a few examples...

1.) Job boards- There are people, like myself, who work for a job board. We are all out there filtering through candidates and presenting them to different recruiters and companies

2.) Recruiting… Continue

Added by Caroline Poroski on May 7, 2008 at 11:21am — 1 Comment

Tips on How to Work Well With Recruiters

Sarah Needleman wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal on May 6, 2008 giving tips on how to properly work with executive recruiters. I have summarized the bullet points, most of which were given by Danny Cahill of According to Danny. For the full article please go here.

Generally speaking, I agree with most of these points as they relate to a specific “job search” which I define as follows - a candidates gets out of bed, decides to make a job change, updates resume, goes on… Continue

Added by BINC Search on May 7, 2008 at 10:53am — No Comments

Hump Day Humor 5/7

JOB INTERVIEW

Employer: “How long did you work during your last job?”

Candidate: “30 years.”

The Employer hesitated for a moment because the Candidate was obviously only in his 20’s, but he wasn’t sure how to proceed.

The Candidate sensed some confusion.

Candidate: “You’re wondering how old I am, right?”

Employer: “Yes…”

Candidate: “I’m 27 years-old. Now you’re wondering how… Continue

Added by Jeffrey K. Radt on May 7, 2008 at 10:53am — No Comments

On technology and recruiting

As an owner and manager of an IT recruiting company we are constantly talking to candidates and clients alike about the advances of technology and how it can impact our industry or potentially help us run our business better. Over twenty plus years I’ve gone from a 100% paper environment to an almost paperless existence and seen the rise of the fax machine, PC’s, the Web, company websites, job boards, social networks and many different software tools developed specifically to assist our… Continue

Added by bill martineau on May 7, 2008 at 10:39am — 1 Comment

Stressed at work or from work?

It is 2:39 am and I am in my hotel room typing away. I am writing my ideas and strategies for the next week along with some time sensitive information, but my computers freezes and I loose hours of work that I wrote because today for some reason I wasn’t saving every five minutes. This moment is a defining moment for me because my stress level is at an all time high and while it is my fault for not saving I can’t turn the clock back now.

Everyone has had a stressful moment or time… Continue

Added by Mark Hamade on May 7, 2008 at 6:27am — No Comments