May 2009 Blog Posts (190)

I really didn't want that job anyway!

Let’s just cut to the chase - interviewing and looking for a job can be extremely tough. If you have approached your job search in a professional manner you have already:

- researched and learned all you can about the company, interview team and hiring manager.

- properly formatted your resume and made sure it presents you in the best light for the position you are interviewing for.

- bought a spiffy new suit and even got your car cleaned (see previous post - Stop… Continue

Added by Duane Roberts on May 19, 2009 at 2:34pm — No Comments

Networking using LinkedIn®, part 2 of 2

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OK, so last time we spoke about setting up your LI account and basics you need to get going. Today, we will talk about some basic hints on using it to find a job.

We will assume you have gotten some recommendations and have made connections to whomever you can. One thing I didn't get into last post was "open networking", because I didn't… Continue

Added by Bill Meirs on May 19, 2009 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Are YOU an HR InSider? - Check out our NEW Podcast Series

Coach Colette and the team at InStep Consulting recently launched our NEW podcast series called InSide the HR Studio. This series features conversations with senior corporate HR leaders who provide an insiders perspective on career transition and success.

The current guest… Continue

Added by Colette Ellis on May 19, 2009 at 12:01pm — No Comments

I have a puzzling Love/Hate relationship with Twitter....please help!

Let me start by saying I'm a Twitter fan, and think we've only begun to scratch the surface of it's potential.

That said, as my Twitter base grows and I politely try to follow back the majority of people that for some reason have decided to follow me, I've run into a frustrating situation.

I'm following close to 1000 people and it's beginning to feel very disconnected, like we're all talking at each other.

This is no doubt mostly my fault as I don't spend a ton… Continue

Added by pam claughton on May 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Involuntary P/T workforce - a leading indicator

Involuntary part-time workers account for "...almost one in three of all part-time workers. Almost all the new involuntary part-time workers were formerly full-time workers accepting cutbacks in hours. Part-time employment invariably rises during recessions, but...the magnitude of the rise in this recession has been unprecedented since records were first kept in the 1950s. It also suggests that the jobs numbers and unemployment rate underestimate the extent to which employers have cut costs… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on May 19, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Question to self.... are you a fraud?

It's been an interesting day. A busy busy day, which started in a flurried search for a phone hiding in my car and ending with me questioning my very worth... as I said... interesting day.

The flurry of the morning was compounded by an innocuous little quote in the book I'm reading. Now I won't quote it directly as it is fiction, and I cannot be bothered… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on May 19, 2009 at 9:29am — 1 Comment

Senior C# Software Developer opportunity- contract to hire-US Citizens/GC holders

Please visit my blog http://itrecruiterspot.blogspot.com/

My LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rrevuri

Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/ITRecruiterSpot

Senior Software Developer

Location: Secaucus, NJ

Duration: 3-6 months Right to Hire

Rate: $DOE

Salary Range: $110K-$140K

Senior Software Developer

The Senior Software Developer will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of components of system… Continue

Added by Ravi Revuri on May 19, 2009 at 7:27am — No Comments

Advertise your jobs if you want to find the best hidden skills.

During the current financial crisis many companies are being forced to retrench staff; and it’s in times like these that quality employees are holding onto their jobs. Generally these are the candidates that are making a valuable contribution to their current employer and are less likely to be considered for retrenchment. But these are exactly the types of skills that recruiters will need to hunt down if they want to ensure that they are hiring the best.

South African… Continue

Added by Gillian Meier on May 19, 2009 at 7:21am — No Comments

Unorthodox Salary Boosters

Image by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com via Flickr

HR Manager Pay Do you work in HR and feel underpaid?

Has your employer announced a wage freeze…

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Added by Michael VanDervort on May 19, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

Reference Requested!

Hi,

I am working on a Mandate for Manager Market Research in Delhi, NCR region.

Would need your help/reference closing this position.

Partial JD:

A total experience of 5 to 7 in research after post Graduation with at least 2 years of experience in conducting and driving primary research projects.

Working in a B2B environment or for a B2B client

Experience of creating samples from population, design, methodologies & creating… Continue

Added by Amit Gupta on May 19, 2009 at 4:19am — No Comments

Occupying Iraq: A History of the Coalition Provisional Authority

Here is a great report on the CPA... very interesting!

Source: RAND Corporation

The American engagement in Iraq has been looked at from many perspectives — the flawed intelligence that provided the war’s rationale, the failed effort to secure an international mandate, the rapid success of the invasion, and the long ensuing counterinsurgency campaign. This book focuses on the activities of the Coalition Provisional Authority and its administrator, L. Paul Bremer, who governed… Continue

Added by Erik Plesset on May 18, 2009 at 12:52pm — No Comments

Randomness and recruiting

How can job boards even continue to exist? Because they connect job seekers and those who want to employ them. If a job board doesn’t do this simple task successfully, it eventually goes out of business.

But as any hiring manager, HR director, or recruiter knows, job boards are not the only solution. Why? Because the employment market is incredibly….random.

Think about it. If you’re a job seeker, you’re expected to know about the relevant job boards for your industry, the… Continue

Added by Jeff Dickey-Chasins on May 18, 2009 at 11:19am — No Comments

Landing a Job in Another City

Has your spouse or significant other been transferred to a different city? Have you always wanted to live in snow country? Do you need to move closer to family? All of these situations can leave you wondering "How do I look for employment in a different city then where I live?" Below are guidelines in helping you find the job you want in a new city.

1) To begin contact a Recruiting firm. A benefit of working with Kunin Associates is that we… Continue

Added by Kunin Associates on May 18, 2009 at 9:13am — No Comments

Good Interview Questions to Ask or Prepare For

The interview is one of the most crucial steps in the job search process. It allows everyone involved to get a better idea of each party and what they bring to the table. However, it can be difficult in determining what questions are best to ask in order to get a full understanding of someones competency. Below are suggested questions for an interviewer, but also are a great tool for the interviewee.

Leadership: Defined as acting as a role… Continue

Added by Kunin Associates on May 18, 2009 at 9:12am — No Comments

Crazy Sexy Cool (Recruiting/Sourcing) Part II

Well, you've done it. You created a tab on iGoogle and dug around through the literally hundreds of widgets and add-ons and have created an interesting place to search for job seekers. Maybe you even got a little crazy and did some searching for complete custom tabs like… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on May 18, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Consider Rajasthan While Plan Luxury Trip of India

Do you want to spend your India vacation in luxury way? Consider Rajasthan where royal ambiance and heritage & place hotels give you truly luxury experience of India tours and travels. Drenched into royal grandeur Rajasthan is the largest state of India having lots of attractions of tourist interest. Fantastic forts, elegant palaces, frescoed havelis, terrific temples, heritage hotels, wildlife parks, sanctuaries, desert, hills, lakes, etc are prime attractions of Rajasthan tourism.… Continue

Added by mahi on May 18, 2009 at 12:34am — No Comments

Corporate Recruitment Strategy - looking inwards

I recently asked one of recruitment managers about how do you form your recruitment strategy and he discussed various aspects about talent acquisition/management, sourcing, advertisements, referrals and so on. However, at the end of the discussion - I thought he looked outside so much that he completely forgotten about looking inwards. What do I mean?

For corporate recruitment departments, recruitment not only mean finding/interviewing/placing the candidates but it starts right from… Continue

Added by Sarang Brahme on May 17, 2009 at 4:36pm — No Comments

The Slice

Added by Cheezhead on May 17, 2009 at 2:16pm — No Comments

Jump Start Your Job Search on Twitter

There are now many great resources now to help job seekers better utilize Twitter in their job search. I have put together a few of my old favorites and a couple of new ones to help job seekers either get started or take it to the next level.

The first thing to do after you set up your twitter account is follow some people who regularly post job search advice and job openings on Twitter. The list below was announced this week…

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Added by Craig Fisher on May 17, 2009 at 2:08pm — No Comments

WANTED: Inspiration, dead or alive

Well, here we go again... doing my nightly blog reading, and it seems it is the same stuff, different day. Hold on... did I just see a Groundhog?

Articles on Gen Y, v Gen X v Baby Boomers. Gen Y's "you just don't understand us!" Baby Boomers "and we really don't care!" Gen X's where is the money in this debate?

Articles on Thought leadership, who is one?… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on May 17, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments