August 2007 Blog Posts (107)

On why some recruiters have a bad reputation...

Quote for the Day: Friday, August 10th, 2007

"Recruiting has a fairly bad reputation. It is often spoken of as a profession where people stretch the truth, promise what they cannot deliver, and act only in self-interest with candidates.

Candidates tell stories about recruiters who were initially friendly and helpful, promising them assistance in negotiating for a position, and who then quickly ignored them when the client did not express interest. Some… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on August 10, 2007 at 7:00am — No Comments

Challenge 3# Hint!!!

Added by SourceCon Dude on August 9, 2007 at 7:53pm — 7 Comments

Finding my voice

I’ve been engaging in something this week that a lot of people find to

be, well, let’s see… vile. Yeah. That’s a good word - a lot of people

look at what I’ve been up to as vile. I don’t think it is, though. I

think I’m actually providing a service. I am giving people an

opportunity to do something that they might not be able to do

otherwise… I’m trying to help them find a new, different, exciting,

COOL job.…

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Added by Katie Tierney on August 9, 2007 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Recruiting Related Ning Sites

I am amazed at how many Recruiting Related Ning Sites have popped up lately. If you have one, please let me know. I would like to do two things.

1. Get a listing here on RecruitingBlogs.com of them
2. Pick up the feed from them and mash them all together so I can offer up one feed.

Thanks

Added by Slouch on August 9, 2007 at 1:44pm — 5 Comments

The Craigs'list' effect

Whats in a name? MyList YourList and Craigslist. Read more.

Added by Chris Russell on August 9, 2007 at 12:20pm — No Comments

Computational Biologist- Role-New techniques??

I recently worked on Computational Biologist role- Europe.

Search was only limited to Deep Internet Research.

Sources i used are listed below …

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Added by Naaash on August 9, 2007 at 10:07am — 2 Comments

On changing stereotypes: The Boss...

Quote for the Day: Thursday, August 9th, 2007

"The stereotype of the boss is changing: Today's successful manager is generally more of a facilitator than an autocrat. Yes, managers can unilaterally hire, fire, and evaluate employees, but much of the job entails running meetings, guiding teams, building consensus, collaboratively setting policy, and troubleshooting. Happy managers enjoy that process, and would rather plan, inspire, and guide than crank out reams… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on August 9, 2007 at 7:00am — No Comments

Medical Practitioners

Our company is kicking off a nationwide search for Family Medical Practitioners, specifically PA's, RN's and Medical Assistants for a client who is opening up retail/critical care centers in Texas and Kansas. I would appreciate any and all assistance... information on associations, industry links, personal referrals, etc. Even the name of your family practioner if you live in Dallas or Kansas City.

Added by Leslie Mason on August 8, 2007 at 12:58pm — No Comments

On communications, another bullshit job...

Quote for the Day: Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

"Essentially you're getting paid well - in the six figures up to 50 percent of your base for bonus - to write e-mails, memos and articles for senior management that their employees have no interest in reading. Oh, and through these written communications we're supposed to inform and engage employees so that they're proud of the company they work for."

Stanley Bing,… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on August 8, 2007 at 7:30am — No Comments

XEROX is Optimized with Jobs2Web

Early last year I introduced one of Xerox’s staffing leaders, a friend of mine who we’ll just call Dave to ensure his phone doesn’t ring off the hook after this post, to the concept of Search Engine Optimization for recruitment purposes. After only a few conversations Dave took the SEO ball…

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Added by Chad Sowash on August 7, 2007 at 8:16am — No Comments

On the paradox of Voodoo Metrics...

Quote for the Day: Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

"Despite management's obsession with hard numbers, many organisations are a fact-free zone, swirling with untested

assumptions. Horrifying sums of money are committed on superstition or

whim. Thus, fact-based management is really triple-distilled common

sense. It's hard. It requires judgment, practice, help, humanity and

wisdom. It needs scepticism and experimentation. It needs reasoned

optimism… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on August 7, 2007 at 6:00am — No Comments

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Added by Justin Barrett on August 6, 2007 at 10:16pm — No Comments

Link2Justin on Linked In (link2justin@gmail.com)

Looking to expand my network of sourcing and recruiting professionals. Please feel free to link with me via http://tinyurl.com/yv5kfq using link2justin@gmail.com. I will certianly accept RecruitingBlogs.com requests!

Added by Justin Barrett on August 6, 2007 at 10:06pm — No Comments

Video: Hiring Stories From Silicon Valley Revealed

At the recent TechCrunch party in San Francisco, we interviewed a number of high profile and interesting entrepreneurs and venture capitalists about their hiring stories and frustrations.

The result is a short, entertaining video with the likes of Robert Scoble, Guy Kawasaki, John Furrier and others.

Check out the full blog post and video at:…

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Added by Ben Yoskovitz on August 6, 2007 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Is your Website 1.0 or 2.0?

I just ran across a posting on Darren Barefoot's Blog that describes very simply, the differences between web 1.0 and web…

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Added by Nicole St.Martin on August 6, 2007 at 9:00am — No Comments

On 21st century workplace revisonism...

Quote for the Day: Monday, August 6th, 2007

"Hierarchical, system-centered thinking, while not warm or fuzzy, has produced enormous benefits over the last century, and more gains are likely to be in store. Its single-minded focus on maximizing efficiency has driven productivity in manufacturing and much of the service sector higher and higher. Such gains would have been hard to achieve if managers gave workers free rein."

Peter Coy,… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on August 6, 2007 at 7:00am — No Comments

How To Answer The 64 Toughest Interview Questions!! (pdf file)

Hello All,
I have recently come across this book and I thought of sharing with one and all.

http://innoworld.org/64.pdf

Do let me know your comments on the same!!!

Regards
Karuna Gupta

Added by Karuna Gupta on August 6, 2007 at 6:41am — No Comments

I've been tagged several times. I guess I'm the slow runner

I’ve been tagged. Thanks, Amybeth, Lesley, and Karen. Does that mean I can tag several people back? Things that make you go hhhhmmmmm. What that means is that I need to tell eight things about myself that you probably didn’t know. These are also things that you might not have wanted to know, but the “Tag Receiver Code” commits me to comply."