We hear about all of these social networking tools online. I think each tool out there has its own pros and cons, but like a database it is only as good as the effort you put in to utilize it. I recently did a quick audit on my contacts in LinkedIn and realize that 95% of my contacts are in the staffing industry. Now that is good to one degree, but also showed that my network lacked diversity. However one of my colleagues who is a recruiter has nothing but SAP candidates as her contacts,…

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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?

Here are a list of pet peeves I have while recruiting.

1.Musical voicemail-If I have to hear your demo tape, or how smooth you are, or hear a sermon i usually check out

2. When a candidate applies for the job, the recruiter calls him/her and the applicant acts like they can't be bothered

3. An applicant who leaves me a message with just their first name, no phone number and no reason to call them back

4. Creative email addresses..I once had a guy go off on me…

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After years of buying PC's , gadgets, software, and having to update every piece of software I own almost every other day....after multiple glitches, crashes, freezes, processor hogging applications, and mystery error messages..after having to upgrade my PC every 3 years..I have finally bought a Macbook Pro. I have never really used a Mac except once in a blue moon when I would hop on one in a local coffee shop. After playing with it for a few days, I realized not only that I love it but…

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