Part 1 imparted knowledge about why employers attend job fairs; Part 2 related what to do productively at a job fair, and this article (Part 3) will tell you what to do after you leave.

I noted several actions one should perform at a job fair in Part 2 of this series, including some advice after the job fair. These follow-up actions will give you tools and advantages above all the other job seekers who won’t know…

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing. This week’s topics include…

Part 1 (http://tinyurl.com/244uqse) imparted knowledge about why employers attend job fairs, and this article will explain why job seekers should attend, even though they think they are a waste of time.

Job fairs are common in large metropolitan areas and some folks travel from other places to…

Are attending job fairs still useful in this electronic age of resume posting? (Part 1)

There are many mixed feelings about whether job fairs are a ‘waste of time’ for the employers or the job seekers nowadays. Job fairs are getting quite expensive for companies to attend and set up a booth, they are still attending to look for qualified job candidates for open…

We all agree that there is a difference between great recruiters and good recruiters. Many of us agree that great recruiters are great networkers and relationship builders. A trend I am seeing is one where organizations are becoming better at networking at the executive…

by Nanci Lamborn, SPHR and Brightmove Recruiting Software and Staffing Software

With all of the employer and recruiter horror stories out there, it only seems fitting that we take the time to acknowledge and celebrate the few rare gems who do happen to exist. While we can all take lessons from the terrible tales we hear, perhaps we can take a more valuable lesson from some of the good guys for a change.

A young marketing analyst…

When I opened my e-mail inbox this morning, the usual assortment of messages that arrive overnight were awaiting my review and action. This morning, however, the new messages were punctuated with exactly sixteen e-mails marked as HIGH PRIORITY – with that annoying red exclamation point – and all of the so-called urgent e-mails were from the same person. What am I to believe other than a) the offending e-mailer had sixteen emergencies pop up simultaneously; b) she believes that…

HR marketing 4th step- Campaign strategy

Now comes the campaign strategy phase, this is one of the most important step in the HR marketing process.

Campaign strategy includes

Defining the campaign objective- The campaign strategy phase starts with defining the campaign objectives for e.g. like reaching the maximum number of passive and active candidates in the market.

Identifying the target audience- The target audience should be identified, this…

Video resumes primarily involve presenting your credentials using a video feed. This form of resume is best used as an added tool in job searching, and should not replace the formal text or electronic resumes.

Using a Web cam, camcorder, or digital camera, most job-seekers film their own video. However not everyone knows how to produce a professional video resume. And you don’t want to publicly display a video that makes you look unprofessional or…

Every year my family and I try and plan a vacation that will be an adventure of some sort. This year we headed out on a cross-country trek from our home near Dallas, TX through Virginia, Washington DC, North Carolina, Tennessee,…