July 2008 Blog Posts (331)

Fellow Recruiters: Avoid the Twitter Trap

Twitter and Micro-blogging is all the hype today in the social networking (particularly the Recruiting/Talent Acquisition community). Why? Well, it's cool . . . it's new . . . it's widely publicized . . . it's a way of staying in touch . . . from a marketer's viewpoint, it's a way to maintain mindshare and/or top-of-mind placement. The notion of a multi-drip is indeed being redefined by Web 2.0.

There's only one problem - I don't see… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on July 3, 2008 at 9:11am — 3 Comments

Being Valued at Work

Feeling valued? What does that mean to you? To me, it means that my opinions are respected and my judgment is trusted for its worth. It is well known that the best teams or the best companies to work for in any corner of the world are most productive and creative when its team members are valued for who they are and what they believe in. That should be of no surprise to any of us. However, some companies do not seem to recognize and strive to develop a culture that embodies trust and… Continue

Added by sundar vanchinathan on July 3, 2008 at 8:46am — 1 Comment

What's Your "Style"

If I were to go back and make a list of ex-boyfriends (we’re talking way back here), there would be a few common threads. Some may say it was their penchant for marijuana. Others might note the lack of many personal items like, say, a car or any furniture other than a mattress on the floor. Those things are hard to come by when you don’t have a job.

I’d characterize the trend more towards the, say, passionate and creative type. I had a job in my 20s. I didn’t need a boy to buy me… Continue

Added by Shannon on July 3, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Social Networking - Socially...

Who among us doesn't remember back in the day when social networking was really about heading out and shaking hands and meeting people - not just online communities and emails? Don't get me wrong - I'm insanely passionate about social network sites such as RBC and the like - but I do miss heading out to the clubhouse for 4 solid hours of 'working' with a client/candidate on the fairways.

That's… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on July 2, 2008 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

Soa, WEB 2.0 and deployment of various protocols, Mashups will change how Recruiters do business.

SOA takes advantage of SaaS and develops Applications as a service which run over those areas. 30% of the Fortune 2000 have some form of SOA in process. 90% of fortune 500 are well under way in development and deployment of SOA. Around 65% of 500 use some form of App Servers either from the Oracle or Old Leader BEA Systems. BEA Systems was the leader and was just purchased by Oracle. Now 70% of the entire world running Middleware use Oracle or BEA.

SOA leverages SaaS and is being used to… Continue

Added by MRTEXASSOA on July 2, 2008 at 8:01pm — 4 Comments

I Accepted a Partnership Offering with RecruitingBlogs.com

By Dave Mendoza, Master Cybersleuth

http://www.recruitingblogs.com/group/sixdegrees

You may have heard the news, but I wanted to take this opportunity to share my own perspective on a big announcement:

In the last few months Jason Davis was… Continue

Added by Dave Mendoza on July 2, 2008 at 7:23pm — 1 Comment

Titles - Meaningful or a Crack at Creative Writing?

When asking what someone does, what people are often trying to assess is the deeper question of: who are you? (to be a little more cynical: are you worth speaking to?)

And it is much easier to come up with a quick, catchy phrase that sums the total of your professional self then it is to provide a true account of what you "do." It is the way we communicate to others our significance and importance.

This used to be pretty simple, you would start working for a company and… Continue

Added by Kyle Smith on July 2, 2008 at 6:22pm — No Comments

Where do the best candidates hide online?

Over the last two years and a half, we have been answering very question. With close to 100,000,000 banner, email and text impressions we have a good idea.

First, a little background.

In 1999, I became the first person to market student loans online at financialaid.com. We ended up becoming the largest provider of student loans online, transacting more than 1 Billion dollars of business each year. We found websites that attracted students and recent graduates and then… Continue

Added by Mike O'Brien on July 2, 2008 at 5:59pm — No Comments

Seeking Qualified Candidates - No Rockstars Please

I can't imagine anyone has not noticed the push to describe top candidates as rockstars lately: "Rockstar DBA wanted", "Only Rockstars need apply", etc. And for the most part I understand this to be kitschy and a way to market your req, but in the end, do the companies we work for/with really need/want rockstars?

Gene Simmons IS NOT the Model Employee

Now who doesn't love Gene? He's witty, he's edgy, he's fun to be around, and he is really cool. Heck his life is so… Continue

Added by Kyle Smith on July 2, 2008 at 5:00pm — 6 Comments

Offending The Undead

IIt is our sincere desire to apologize to any and all recruiters who feel that the TalentFilter software is forcing them to confront their deepest, darkest fears.

The TalentFilter software reduces the time recruiters spend searching for resumes in job boards, and that means that recruiters who use our product have more time to make phone calls, send e-mails, and ....keep reading

Don't Forget Either...

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Added by Talent Drive on July 2, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Managers Behaving Badly

Another Industry Radar article that tickled my reality bone, Managers Behaving Badly: Five Killer Results. How do these relate to hiring managers? Hmm...let's see:

Cargo Cult Management

It’s a classic - you see a successful practice at another company and copy it. To a “tee.” It’s the same thing that happened when Jack Welch… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on July 2, 2008 at 2:55pm — 1 Comment

Everybody Wants a (Rising) Star

In this business, we get to see our share of resumes, and with that as my perspective, let me offer some additional advice on crafting your resume.

Keeping in mind that two of the constants in the hiring process are that most companies want stars, and that a large portion of companies are unwilling to pay for them. So what do they end up hiring most of the time? A rising star, or something relatively close! So how do you convey this in a resume?

Two words: Career… Continue

Added by Jim Martineau on July 2, 2008 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Human Resources, Recruiter - Information Technology - St. Louis, MO

Title: Analyst, Human Resources

Location(s): St. Louis, MO

Desired Start Date: 07/14/2008

Desired End Date: 12/31/2009

Major Accountabilities:

Provide standardization of HR and Human Capital Processes and Analysis across Global Technology & Operations, as it relates to:

'X Recruiting, Staffing Activity and Costs, Strategic Programs, Diversity Dashboards, Employee Engagement, Project Management Tools, Reorganization Processes, Evaluations of Promotions,… Continue

Added by Jill Goldman on July 2, 2008 at 1:45pm — No Comments

Human Resources, Recruiter - Information Technology - St. Louis, MO

Added by Jill Goldman on July 2, 2008 at 1:45pm — No Comments

Craig Silverman Has Landed - Unlimited MedSearch

I have some exciting news about a good friend of mine named Craig Silverman.

Craig has accepted a position to be the Chief Operating Officer of a company called Unlimited MedSearch. It’s a medical recruiting company that wants to grow. There are already 13 franchises and 60 recruiters and Craig has some… Continue

Added by Slouch on July 2, 2008 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

Recruitment Fever

Recruiting can be a hassle in finding the right people to do a job, working for IT based Recruitment Company we found that another stage is actually getting job references for employment. But with Saferef.com, we found that we can actually find candidates with good job references already in the system and also we could let them get their references themselves by using saferef.com. So what we do is to go onto saferef.com and do a search, then we find the candidate with a job reference, we assess… Continue

Added by mike crop on July 2, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Split Contract

can someone please send a 50/50 Split contract I can use?

Thanks in advance.

Added by HRTAP on July 2, 2008 at 11:03am — No Comments

Please send me your requirements..

Hi, My name is Prasad. i am working as a IT recruiter in Paradigm Infotech. Please do send your direct client requirments to prasad@paradigminfotech.com

Added by Sam prasad on July 2, 2008 at 10:24am — 1 Comment

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Added by Recruiting Animal on July 2, 2008 at 10:03am — No Comments

Mid-Year... Stepping it up.

RecruiterGuy Improve Gel Well the 4th of July is upon us. It's this time of year that I'm always catapulted into taking a hard look at my current fitness program, recruiting practices, personal relationships, or work related self-development. Strange, I know - considering most people do this around January when resolutions run rampant or in the Spring when love is in the air (or is it because of that spring cleaning thing? either way...)