June 2007 Blog Posts (97)

POLL: What Applicant Tracking Systems Do You Use?

I'm on PCR -- but I am not in love with it. I'm thinking about making a change. Any suggestions?

Added by Harry Joiner on June 12, 2007 at 4:10pm — 13 Comments

Winner Announcement !

Jeff Altman is the GRAND PRIZE WINNER with his FUNNIEST TELEPHONE NAMES SOURCING CONTEST entry to the 2nd RecruitingBlogs Contest Ever! He receives, as the GRAND PRIZE WINNER:

ONE YEAR of the Fordyce Letter, the seminal publications for… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on June 12, 2007 at 2:24pm — 1 Comment

International Staffing Perspectives: GIJS AANEN, Recruiting Consultant, Itelco Solutions Netherlands B.V

Third In A Series

Gijs Aanen is a recruitment consultant working within the IT sector on behalf of Itelco Solutions Netherlands B.V. Itelco Itelco is a Benelux wide operating specialized IT…

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Added by Dave Mendoza on June 12, 2007 at 12:27pm — No Comments

Tales from a Technology Hero (Zero)

I'm here (this website?) to discuss the comings and goings of an INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIST in the wide world of online human resources. In the coming weeks I'd like to tell you what we see from the dark side of the moon (so to speak). We dweebs are incredibly insecure, we don't like to be chastised, and it's clear to all that we are infinitely smarter than everyone else.

So, my soapbox...here is some nonsensical .net framework (3.0) system.net namespace shit I'm dealing with. What, you… Continue

Added by SHUKRON on June 12, 2007 at 12:25pm — No Comments

Quote for the Day: Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

On lying...

"Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?"

Quentin Crisp, The Naked Civil Servant

[Note: It seems that lying is a preoccupation for recruiters.… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on June 12, 2007 at 9:30am — No Comments

Changing Jobs

This is almost as scary as speaking in public. When you need to change jobs, whether it’s your idea or your company’s, two major fears start. The fear of the unknown and the fear of failure. To help overcome these and problems associated with a job search go to someone who can assist you in the search. Find someone who specializes in your job category and someone who you feel you can trust. How do you know if you can…

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Added by John Carlin on June 11, 2007 at 4:39pm — No Comments

Slowed down to a crawl

I come from an agency background. You the know the environment, caffeine fueled, telephone smile and dialing, 100 mph buzz factory. I now work in a corporarate setting. Where things like politics, policy, compliancy, and corporate red tape now play into my recruiting efforts.Anyone else notice a difference in the transition?

Added by Kevin Harry on June 11, 2007 at 11:23am — No Comments

Quote for the Day: Monday, June 11th, 2007

On personal brand…

“You're hired, you report to work, you join a team -- and you immediately start figuring out how to deliver value to the customer. Along the way, you learn stuff, develop your skills, hone your abilities, move from

project to project. And if you're really smart, you figure out how to

distinguish yourself from all the other very smart people walking around with

$1,500 suits, high-powered laptops, and… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on June 11, 2007 at 10:30am — No Comments

YouTube killed the Radio Star?

Last month I blogged about YouTube Advertising becoming mainstream, while asking the inevitable employment brandingquestion “When are employers going to join the mainstream?“. I then ended the post by throwing a proverbial line in the water asking for YouTube demographic information, hoping for a bite… Not only did I receive numbers from our friends at HitWise, but information from a Goo-Tuber, and the following comScore…

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Added by Chad Sowash on June 8, 2007 at 5:11pm — No Comments

Quote for the Day: Friday, June 15th, 2007

On preaching to the choir...

"Repeated exposure to one person's viewpoint can have almost as much influence as exposure to shared opinions from multiple people.

This finding shows that hearing an opinion multiple times increases the

recipient's sense of familiarity and in some cases gives a listener a false

sense that an opinion is more widespread then it actually is."

Dale T. Miller,… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on June 8, 2007 at 2:07pm — 3 Comments

Please Sign In Vol. 2

Blog and you shall receive!

Thanks Chris for revealing yet another of your secrets that have possibly saved me from public humiliation and shame. I've applied for membership with MyLifeBrand so hopefully I'll get accepted. I'm not sure what the criteria is, but I had to write a little essay explaining why I should be granted access to their secret… Continue

Added by Kristi Young on June 8, 2007 at 11:56am — No Comments

Could it be True?...Mamma, Don't say it is so!

Or even

Have to thank Amybeth for putting me on this image changing…

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Added by Epihet on June 7, 2007 at 3:08pm — 1 Comment

Ben Gotkin

Ben Gotkin has been blogging for a year. This is a guy who is a real recruiter with a real job and a real blog. Congrats.

Added by Slouch on June 7, 2007 at 11:34am — 2 Comments

I have a webcam @ my desk!

This could get interesting...as soon as I learn how to use it! Live video job postings and updates right from my very own cube. How convenient! I'm even up for doing webcam interviews instead of over the phone. Oh how I love my job!

Added by Kristi Young on June 7, 2007 at 9:53am — 1 Comment

Quote for the Day: Thursday, June 7th, 2007

On HR 2.0...

"There is a revolution happening right now, the world is changing and it may represent the most significant change in human relations since the industrial revolution. The revolution is the move from manpower to knowledge power and the medium is Web 2.0."

Scott McCarthur, Does Web 2.0 provide us with the opportunity for HR… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on June 7, 2007 at 8:00am — No Comments

What's your motivation??

I recruit recruiters. During the interview process, one of the most

important things that I look for is what drives them to be great, to be

better than the day before, to graduate from college, to look for a new

job, to enjoy their friends, to workout, to do a cross-word puzzle, to

simply wake up in the morning. It's not a question that I ask during

the interview, because then I'd get some cookie-cutter answer shoved

down my throat and they'd figure out how to… Continue

Added by Kristi Young on June 6, 2007 at 12:48pm — 1 Comment

RecruitingBlogs.com Discussion Group

I started a new group for feedback and suggestions for RecruitingBlogs.com

Added by Slouch on June 6, 2007 at 12:27pm — No Comments

International Staffing Perspectives: Brian Janecek, Brno, Czech Republic

By Dave Mendoza, Master Cybersleuth, JobMachine Inc.

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The war for talent has exposed an ever decreasing technical engineering base within North America, as universities produce fewer engineers than demanded by attrition to sustain today’s technology revolution.

Recruitment has gone global in harnessing the potential of a highly

educated and motivated class of…

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Added by Dave Mendoza on June 6, 2007 at 11:40am — No Comments

Quote for the Day: Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

On writer's block...

"it used to be that whenever i'd stumble upon an interesting article or blog post about recruiting, i'd immediately blog about it here. but now, it's so darn easy to just send such a page to recruiting.com, that i'm left thinking what am i going to blog about?"

Jason Goldberg, this blog is a changing

Added by Amitai Givertz on June 6, 2007 at 10:51am — No Comments

Standout Jobs Raises $1.4M In Seed Capital

With plans to launch its site this summer, Montreal-based Standout Jobs, Inc. announced that it had raised $1.4M in seed financing from Garage Technology Ventures Canada and angel investor Austin Hill. The start-up

promises to change the face of recruiting with a job site that

leverages social media tools…

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Added by TobyDayton on June 5, 2007 at 6:25pm — 1 Comment