July 2008 Blog Posts (331)

The Future of Jobster.com

Ask a job seeker where he or she would start their online job search. Jobster certainly wouldn’t be at the top of their list, since it primarily branded itself within the HR and Recruiting community. I quickly started 3 job searches on Google using a keyword and location, and a Jobster result did appear on the first page of results in 2 of the 3 searches. In all 3 results I clicked on the first job in the site. All 3 were aggregated from other sites, and 2 of the 3 came up with “Sorry, this job… Continue

Added by Jason Buss on July 31, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Accounting and Finance Recruiters in NYC & Philly

We are looking for qualified candidates to join our recruiting teams in our Philadelphia and New York City Offices.

For additional details or to refer an interested friend or colleague, please contact me at jthew@source1-financial.com.
Thanks for your help.

Added by Jennifer Thew on July 31, 2008 at 3:40pm — No Comments

Warning Signs to Look for When Interviewing A Candidate

So they look great on paper, but do you really know what’s going to come walking through your door? Pay attention to these warning signs when interviewing your next candidate:

Interview Warning Sign #1: Appearance

This is an easy one. If they arrive at the interview in a gym suit, overalls, mini skirt, etc., you may want to rethink your candidate choice. If they can’t put any effort into their interview attire what makes you think they are going to put any effort into… Continue

Added by Tanya Willette on July 31, 2008 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Government Recruiters - New Group - Join Us!

Hello everyone, join our group, Government Recruiters! Share leads and candidates and do splits!

Added by PJ Cunningham on July 31, 2008 at 1:17pm — No Comments

LInkedIn - Are you kidding me???

OK. So I'm done complaining about Linked In. General concensus indicates I'm simply missing the boat on this. So I've decided to do something about my meager 42 contacts. Today!

Sign on. Great. I see some of my contacts are as promiscuos as ever! Nothing new there. Also it was nice to be reminded of a contact at a client I've just heard is hiring. Maybe I'll give her a call. (If that's still cool.)

Back to adding new contacts. Let's see. Oh boy - Linked In has offered to… Continue

Added by Jerry Albright on July 31, 2008 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

You're Getting Noticed - Like it or Not...

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

I’ve heard it said that branding is all about getting yourself noticed. I’d tend to disagree – at least I’d tend to disagree today. It’s my opinion that personal branding only begins with getting noticed. If done right, personal branding efforts (for employment) should continue down a path that leads potential employers to see you as the only viable option they have for a job they’re looking to fill (or to create!)

But first let’s have a quick chat about getting… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on July 31, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

In Defence of Salesmen, Part 2

(Audio version here)

Last week, I criticized a young, corporate recruiter for slandering salesmen on his blog. Well, he got in touch with me because he didn't like hearing me say his philosophy is well suited to cult members and cream puffs but not strong women and real men.

And you know what that means? That even after listening this little punk still didn't get it. So I'm going to have to teach him another lesson, today.… Continue

Added by Recruiting Animal on July 31, 2008 at 9:00am — 21 Comments

iProfile In Oz + Review

The UK-based online CV service iProfile looks set to catch some waves down-under as it secures deals with several leading Australian recruiters. Recruitment partners include Abraxas, Ambition, Finite and Paxus, who will provide the iProfile service to candidates at no charge.

We first spotted iProfile in July last year when…

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Added by Julian Stopps on July 31, 2008 at 6:38am — No Comments

Podcast 63: Stepstone achete en France

Online recruitment news in this show: Stepstone buys in France, Saongroup acquires localjobsgroup and Monster users targeted by cyber criminals (again).

All this news, and more, on this episode of born.

Added by Julian Stopps on July 31, 2008 at 6:35am — No Comments

Discuss: online employee referral program (ERP)?

Hi I just think about online ERP here:

Nowadays, employee referral program (ERP) is proven to be the most effective and efficient way to hire new. According to “Recruitment Advertising: Moving in New Directions” by Classified Intelligence, ERP is 20% more effective than job board like Monster, CareerBuilder and Dice. Many HR sources claim that rewarding employees actually costs less than recruiting and often attracts better workers.

With so much advantage, more and more… Continue

Added by JackChang on July 31, 2008 at 5:55am — No Comments

Looking for Country Manager, Russia

I'm currently looking for a Country Manager, Russia for a large multinational recruitment agency.

For more information, contact nickrees99@yahoo.com

Thanks,

Nick

Added by Nick Rees on July 31, 2008 at 4:24am — No Comments

maintenance tips

I am focusing on Industrial Maintenance, does anyone have any tips on getting into companies and actually getting a Maintenance Mechanic or Electro-Mechanical Tech on the phone? Thanks.

Added by Dane Adams on July 30, 2008 at 9:31pm — No Comments

Finding the perfect terms

How to Think Like Your Prospect?

As we consider the candidate mindset, we realize that they're busy achieving their success as a result a large number of candidates are just bored, tired or not interested in looking for “opportunities”. We need to recognize that candidates are chasing a career, not jobs.

When people write their profiles, bios, or resumes, they reflect their personality and skills as they represent their career goals creating an image. They are building a… Continue

Added by Moises Lopez on July 30, 2008 at 8:01pm — 1 Comment

Cafepharma: the good, the bad, and the ugly

A lot of people want to know what I think about CafePharma. Here goes: I think that it’s a great source of relevant headlines for those of us in medical and healthcare sales, pharmaceutical sales, laboratory sales, clinical diagnostics sales, DNA sales, medical supplies sales, medical equipment sales, imaging sales, and pathology sales. However, beware of the chat room. There can be a lot of negative information from people who have their own specific axe to grind. No company is as bad as they… Continue

Added by Peggy McKee on July 30, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Jay-Dee Talks RecruitFest on The Recruiting Animal Show July 30, 2008

Jay-Dee sells his show. (2.35 min audio)

Added by Recruiting Animal on July 30, 2008 at 5:00pm — 13 Comments

Utilizing Outplacement firms

Hello everyone!

I am putting together a strategy for my company to better utilize outsourcing firms for our delivery model. We are a RPO company and our solutions, tailored to individual clients, cant be one size fits all. I am looking for the following information from other Recruiters/Consultants; has anyone ever put together a strategy and if so, what did it center around? (The biggest firms, niche firms, geography, or something else?)

If their are outplacement… Continue

Added by Chuck Harrison on July 30, 2008 at 4:27pm — No Comments

My Reply to a Discussion Regarding~"Disheartened Recruiters/Members of Linkedin" ~TiffinySmith-Esther~ 7/30/08 ~www.recruitingblogs.com~

Dear ____

I feel the same way you do. I absolutely loved the "whole idea" of Linkedin professional networking and like you, I've accepted every invitation I've received, invited hundreds of recruiters (and others in our industry) to "please join my professional network on Linkedin." Most have accepted my invitation, some are "still pending," and no one has "declined" my invitation. I completely finished my profile at 100% two days ago, and it must have taken at least ten days… Continue

Added by Tiffiny Smith-Esther on July 30, 2008 at 3:35pm — 3 Comments

Show me some LOVE - Scott! Teleconference.

So, we signed our office up for Scott Love's teleconference on passive candidates for tomorrow.

You can expect a complete review right here within a short time after the teleconference.

So Scott - knock our socks off, plzkthx.

Happy Hunting!

Art Pitcher

Added by Art Pitcher on July 30, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Animal Show July 30 NOON EDT

Jerry Albright -- Recruiting Animal Show

GUEST: Jerry Albright, The Einstein of Indiana

TOPIC: Recording Your Calls

Jerry has a new invention that allows you to record your interviews directly to your hard drive then upload them to a website where your… Continue

Added by Recruiting Animal on July 30, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Happy Birthday Maren Hogan

The Red Hot Mama From Omahama makes a bold, clear, meaningful declaration for a new year.

And don't forget: Maren will be signing autographs at RecruitFest

But, tell me, when is she going to get a chance to speak at an industry conference? Really, ask yourself: How come Maren, an eager Gen Y woman who loves to speak and is so full of good ideas, has… Continue

Added by Recruiting Animal on July 30, 2008 at 9:30am — 1 Comment