July 2009 Blog Posts (149)

Not using Twitter to recruit? Why the heck not?

HireAbility.com's Recruiter Training Center is once again bringing you a stellar, exclusive training online on Thursday, July 23rd at 1:00 PM EDT, with Social Media Guru, Irina Shameva, Principal of Brain Gain Recruiting.

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Register here: www.recruitertrainingcenter.com. Seats are filling up fast!

Can't make the training? Register today and you will receive the on-demand playback and copy of the… Continue

Added by Jill Sullivan Grueter on July 21, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

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Added by Dr.Umesh Saharia on July 21, 2009 at 10:56am — No Comments

Do your top prospects know that they are your top prospects?

In our business we are constantly putting together plans; sales plans, call plans, recruiting plans, marketing plans. Recently we initiated a huge marketing campaign complete with timelines, brochures and touch points. Now all we required was a list from our sales team of their top 20 prospects. Easy enough, the lists are compiled and released to marketing!

But one questions jumped out to me; “Do our top prospects know that they are our top prospect? Campaigns are great, they get the… Continue

Added by Alex Putman on July 21, 2009 at 10:40am — No Comments

What Lance Armstrong can teach recruiters

This month Lance Armstrong's comeback to the Tour de France is big news in the world of sport.

For those of you unaware of Lance Armstrong, he's the only man in history to have won 7 Tour de France's, road cycling's holy grail.

Just in case this isn't impressive enough, he won them consecutively and also fought back from a life-threatening bout of testicular cancer a germ cell tumour that metastasised to his brain and lungs when he was in his mid… Continue

Added by Ross Clennett on July 21, 2009 at 3:11am — No Comments

Nervous Animals

This happened today when I called the Recruiting Animal

JD – Hey Animal

Animal – What

JD – Got a second?

Animal – (silence)

JD – You have a real problem

Animal – Ya JD, tell me something new.

JD- Ok I will

Animal – (silence)

JD – (silence)

Animal – (screams)

JD – Have you heard of… Continue

Added by Slouch on July 20, 2009 at 11:30pm — 6 Comments

Top Three Applicant Tracking System Directories

Anyone that has spent time researching different applicant tracking systems (ATS) has no doubt found numerous recommendations and opinions online. Many folks start their research by seeking insight from colleagues on sites such as ERE.net or RecruitingBlogs.com, while others turn to sites that offer an ATS directory.

When it comes to directories, I have a preference for… Continue

Added by Jake Stupak on July 20, 2009 at 4:44pm — 1 Comment

Are you Taking Care of Your Clients and Candidates?

The most important part of sales is going out into the field and getting new customers. In recruiting we call this marketing or business development. The next thing is to keep them once you get them to give you a try.

Think about the last time you had friends over for a get together. The next day you got a call from a friend who was there you to tell you what a good time they had. Didn't that make you feel good?

If you call your client the day after you start working on… Continue

Added by Craig Silverman on July 20, 2009 at 3:55pm — No Comments

Celebrate The Little Victories...

My name is Mike Alaimo and I work with TransTech, an IT staffing firm based out of Chicago. My role is to lead and manage a team of 6 highly talented recruiters. I'm posting this short blog to share my recent experience in celebrating the little victories.

In recent years, we would get frustrated by earning second place in the interview process. The normal reaction would be to sigh, and justify why the client should have hired our candidate. Now, we're looking to celebrate being in… Continue

Added by Mike Alaimo on July 20, 2009 at 3:06pm — 1 Comment

Businesses With Social Media Programs Outperform

Wetpaint and the Altimeter Group released a study today that confirms what seasoned communicators with several years of experience already know. Deep engagement with consumers through social media channels correlates to better financial performance. How much?

Companies engaged in social media grew company revenues by 18 percent over the last 12 months. The least engaged saw revenues sink 6 percent over the same time period.

"The closer any company is to its… Continue

Added by Rich on July 20, 2009 at 11:54am — No Comments

CNA's in WA

I have a client in WA seeking to hire CNA's.

Does anyone know other resources I could find CNA's from? The area's I need help with currently are:
Bainbridge, WA 98110
Olympia, WA 98506
Sequim, WA 98382

Please let me know...

nsepping@gmail.com

Added by Deborah on July 20, 2009 at 11:37am — No Comments

Creative Ways in Rewarding Your Employees

In these challenging financial times it can be hard to come up with ways to reward your hard working employees. You really want to recognize them financially but your bottom line just won’t allow it. Here are some reward suggestions that will keep your employees motivated and feel appreciated.

· Give them verbal praise in front of their peers and your customers. If you have a company newsletter write an article about their valued contributions or… Continue

Added by Kunin Associates on July 20, 2009 at 10:07am — No Comments

Radio Resumes by "The Bull" and Clear Channel. 94.9

The unemployment rate went up to 9.3%. Thats approximately 400,000 people in Georgia.

To aid the unemployed community, a Radio in Atlanta is doing something different,

something not many have thought about, something "out of the box...."

They are offering their listeners an opportunity to advertise them self, a 30 sec window to go on air.

They can mention their name and their story on the channels website, the radio promises to air it..

30 sec is a lot of time.. But… Continue

Added by Vinodh Rengarajan on July 17, 2009 at 3:58pm — No Comments

Home Tweet Home

Very interesting lunch today at the Metroplex Technology Business Council... the subject was "Social Media: New Strategies for the Enterprise" and the speakers were Bob Pearson and Scott Anderson. This was the first time I have ever attended a luncheon where the speakers… Continue

Added by Leslie Mason on July 17, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

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Added by Dr.Umesh Saharia on July 17, 2009 at 11:12am — No Comments

Social networking in Office? Its Not Professional.

Social networking is the talk of the day, they have replaced pubs where people used to hangout after office hours, now its all My space, Twitter or Facebook. If you are not in it then you are ancient. These social networking does give you kind of security from the prying eyes of the manager.

Social networking sites have also become great place to market or to recruit

Its true that networking sites have started providing more Source of hire to the recruiters...

Its become now that… Continue

Added by Vinodh Rengarajan on July 17, 2009 at 6:45am — 1 Comment

“Leading Edges in Recruitment- Brand Presence”.

Recruitment is not the same it was 5 years ago, it has evolved and has crossed all boundaries, talent can be attracted from any corner of the world. Under such circumstances companies are prone to face competition from every end for employing great candidates. It is vital for a company to understand its strengths & weakness, define its boundaries and to formulate its approach strategies to succeed in recruitment.

Every company will have a unique feature or a unique employment… Continue

Added by Vinodh Rengarajan on July 17, 2009 at 6:42am — No Comments

Bring your organization to life!

A Worthwhile Investment.

More and more HR recruiters are using video technology to solve the challenge of nurse vacancies. According to a Wharton School of Business National Research survey, there is a 51% greater understanding of any subject presented through video. The survey also states that prospects are 72% more likely to purchase a product or service when video is used. This translates directly to job candidates' positive response when introduced to the facility through a… Continue

Added by Valerie Ellinor on July 16, 2009 at 4:29pm — 6 Comments

Greatest Guitarist Evuh!

Who is (or was) the greatest guitarist ever? I asked that question on recruitingblogs.com two years ago. It was a serious question. Someone recently replied Dolly Parton.

Think about it for a second. If you had to come up with a list of ten bands that really kicked ass where would you start?

Look, everyone has got an opinion here. But,… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on July 16, 2009 at 3:30pm — 12 Comments

Need a promotion? PROMOTE Yourself!

I've spoken before about that success of an HR person, or a Recruitment professional in the corporate world is akin to an umpire in a sporting event. If you don't notice them, then they are doing something right.

However, as some of my English friends say.. "Bollocks to that"

In the Recruitment world, Agency or Internal, it is a challenge to get that promotion, unless of course you are the last person standing in an agency! I know many people who now run 200+ people… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on July 16, 2009 at 9:26am — No Comments

ARe you prepared for the rebound?

HireAbility.com's Recruiter Training Center is once again bringing you a stellar, exclusive training with staffing guru, Fran Goldstein online Wednesday, July 15th at 1 PM EDT.

Are YOU prepared for the rebound?

Register for $14.99 at www.recruitertrainingcenter.com.

Congratulations, you have led yourself and your company through some very difficult times this year. The focus has been on survival, holding onto accounts, and keeping revenue up. Now it's time to… Continue

Added by Jill Sullivan Grueter on July 15, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments