Understanding and executing the art of connecting is a skill that can learned and practiced. What is the art of connecting? In previous blog posts that I have written about Building Networks, I talk about steps to use and maintain your network, but what about the actual connect? How do you take the first initial meeting to a meaningful connection or even better yet, how do you make the connections you REALLY want to make?



It might be easier than you think. Don’t get me wrong,…

Hi, I’m Mark Babbitt, the CEO of eJobbz, the company that brings you YouTern. I want to tell you about YouTern, and provide a little background on why we’ve created an online community that connects college students and graduates with entrepreneurial-driven companies through internships.

In addition to my company role, I am the proud parent of five children. From the oldest to now the…

A post on Recruiting Blogs by Rebecca Sargeant sparked my thoughts on this topic: (http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/as-a-recruiter-what-do-except)

Waaaay back in my college days, I was a waitress at a well known chain restaurant. It was a fun job and I loved serving the customers and giving them great service (of course, I loved the tips, too!). Since that experience, I…

Performance-Based interviewing yields better hires, when compared to competency-based interviewing. We are advocates for doing the work during the interview to find the candidate’s precise skills in context (in directly comparable situations) that align with the SMART (specific, measurable, achievable,…

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…

First of all, if you are looking for a good stock tip, or the name of the long-shot in the 6^th race at Sam Houston Race Track, or the combination of

numbers in the Mega Powerball Global Lottery (3-13-23-33-43, 34 Powerball

number) this is not the place.…

Have you ever done a Google Search on yourself? Any ideas on what you would find? Imagine you have the perfect candidate and client. What are they going to find?…

Originally posted on the SmashFly Interns Blog

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

I talk a lot on this blog about the importance & power of metrics and data. But one aspect of metrics & data that is not talked about but is…

The quest for a dream job starts with a sound academic record and then mentioning all your accomplishments on the resume and then finally appearing for an interview. However this might not be as easy as it sounds, some people are not even fortunate enough to reach the level of interview processes and fail to find a career.

The most important thing about finding your first job is to be realistic. You must not look…

Are you a resume spamaholic? If you are not, then this article is not for you. But how do you know if you are or

are not? Here are the signs to look out for:

1. You apply to jobs you aren’t qualified for.

2. You apply to jobs knowing they are long shots.

3. You apply to jobs just to see what will happen.

4. You apply to jobs without ever reading the job description more than once or in detail.

5. You regularly apply for different jobs in different…

The Staffing Professionals, Recruiters, and Sourcers Scripting Language!!!!…