August 2008 Blog Posts (261)

Job Interview Etiquette….At Lunch

Not out to lunch…at lunch. As in, what do you need to know to have a successful job interview over lunch? Interviews over meals may seem less formal than office interviews, but they are just as important. If you have a lunch interview for reasons other than your interviewer is truly incredibly busy, it’s because he or she is looking for something more than just your job skills. Like, how do you handle yourself in a semi-social situation? Can you focus with multiple distractions? (Are you gross… Continue

Added by Peggy McKee on August 27, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Courting the candidate... and your significant other

I realized today that there is a great deal of similarities between courting a mate and courting our candidates.

when your courting your significant other, in the beginning you are possibly dating others and so you look to be the best, the best at talking, laughing and joking, hanging out, showing off all of you great assets, being YOU. BUT you dont show off the fact that you like to leave dirty socks on the floor or you like eating cold pizza... everyday.

This can also be related to… Continue

Added by Shift BPM on August 27, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Overcoming Job Application Problems

When people are looking for a job, they tend to spend a lot of time writing and revising their resumes and preparing to answer job interview questions. However, even employers who accept resumes from applicants are going to ask job candidates to fill out an application prior to making an offer. Properly completing a job application form can make the difference between getting an interview and being overlooked.

Unfortunately, many people overlook getting prepared to fill out a job… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 27, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

How to Choose and Hit Job Search Targets Creatively

Be Creative In Your Job Search

Ever want to slap your forehead and say, "Why didn't I think of that?"

You might, after you discover how one New York man found the right job, largely as a result of blind luck ... or was it creative smarts?

Read on to judge for yourself and, more importantly, to find the two lessons that can get you hired, too ...

The Sandwich Wrap Resume Trick"College prepares you for the real world. That's… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 27, 2008 at 4:24pm — No Comments

I Want To Come Back To Life As Wowee the Chimpanzee

I've been thinking about one of my posts of old regarding how recruiters who ask you want kind of animal you'd like to return to life as rival the IQ of a prairie dog . . .

And today, I've determined the answer:

Wowee the Chimpanzee

Added by Joshua Letourneau on August 27, 2008 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Job Search Problems: Keys and Solutions

It's been said that, successful people aren't free from problems, successful people solve problems. To be successful in your job search, you must solve problems -- lots of them -- between now and the day you get hired. The faster and more creatively you do so, the shorter your search for work will be. Here's the story of how one woman ran into a roadblock in her job search, with suggestions that can help her -- and you -- solve problems and get hired faster.… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 27, 2008 at 4:14pm — No Comments

5 Tips for Interviewing and Hiring Top Medical Sales Reps!

Today’s video will show you the top 5 things to keep in mind when interviewing and hiring sales reps for medical sales, healthcare sales, DNA sales, medical supplies sales, clinical diagnostics sales, pharmaceutical sales, laboratory sales, biotech sales, pathology sales, or imaging sales: what to make sure you do, and how to avoid common hiring mistakes.

1. Use a results-based decision-making process. What does this mean? Look at your current reps (most importantly -look at the high… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 27, 2008 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Social Media’s REAL Value: “Consumer Generated Insights”

In reading a report from Aberdeen Research on “Customer 2.0: The Business Implications of Social Media”, I learned that of their data set, Best-in-Class organizations demonstrated the following:

a. 100% improved year-over-year performance in Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI). The avg increase was an aggregate 11% ROMI.

b. 82% improved year-over-year performance in customer retention. The avg increase was an… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on August 27, 2008 at 1:20pm — 4 Comments

You May Have Already Won!

Anyone who has known me for a time knows one definite thing about me. I hate to be startled. It is not funny to leap out from behind a door and scream at me. It is not high comedy to drop a loud cup on the kitchen floor as I’m standing there. I hate when you’re all charged up with static electricity and you poke me and giggle. Chances are, I will instinctively hit you. Hard. It’s not a choice I make, just something my body does in response. I can’t control it, so it’s best not to risk… Continue

Added by Shannon on August 27, 2008 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

The Case of the Missing Hiring Manager

Dear Claudia,

I am trying to learn how to make efficient client calls and meet their requirements. But you know what happens, the client (a prime vendor), gives me a requirement which has been on the market for a long time and is not filled yet. I try to get a consultant who is close to meeting the requirements, and submit them at a marginal rate. Till then the client will be communicating with me, but once I ask for the feedback, he just disappears!!!! Can you advise me what to… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on August 27, 2008 at 11:22am — No Comments

We Don't Use Job Boards, We Use Monster!

It never ceases to amaze me when a Director of Recruiting makes a statement like, "We don't use job boards, we use Monster". This was the answer given to a collegue of mine as they were discussing online recruiting strategies. It's clear to me that there is still a great divide between tech savvy recruiters and HR people and those that are still living in the days of classified ads

Added by Ken Horst on August 27, 2008 at 10:24am — 2 Comments

The Seattle Recruiting Market - Looking For References on Client Company

I'm performing a recruiting search, and wanted to see if anyone knew the Seattle recruiting market well. Specifically, I have a client that wants to hire a recruiter, and I need to ask some candid questions about the client.

Anyone open to having their brain picked?

Added by Jim Durbin on August 26, 2008 at 11:52pm — 2 Comments

Reverse Job Posting

I am just learning about reverse postings. Is anyone an expert that can share with me how to set up a web page on myspace or any other networking site?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Michelle

Added by Michelle Cleveland on August 26, 2008 at 4:12pm — 3 Comments

Ch- Ch- Ch- Ch-anges! In the Blink of An Eye

Sorry for neglecting you all last week, my blog friends! I was preoccupied with helping my new little nephew, Joel Christian, into the world. It's amazing the difference a few hours can make. A few hours, a few moments, in the blink of an eye - your entire world has changed.

The whole birthing process can be related to the recruiting process really. First you find out: You're expecting! You've got a job order and you've (hopefully) got a timeline to hire. You excitedly spread the… Continue

Added by Nancy Ford on August 26, 2008 at 3:38pm — No Comments

Looking for B2B sales professionals and recruiters in Dallas and Houston!

I am in search of experienced business development managers and recruiters in the engineering and IT verticals for the Dallas and Houston markets!

If you or someone you know may be a good fit for this opportunity,

please send your resume to Jennifer Deters at

jdeters@mbs.manpower.com. Thank you!

I have included some information about our company below and I would be more than happy to forward job details if requested.

Most people know Manpower as a… Continue

Added by Jen on August 26, 2008 at 2:45pm — 2 Comments

The recruiter becomes the recruited.....

It is true, tough times are out there and it appears that corporate recruiters should feel as though things are unstable.

I was released by my most recent employer a few weeks ago due to the economic slow down......have you heard about it?

Seriously, it is a tough market out there for us right now. Corporate Recruiters are not doing a bunch of recruiting right now which is kind of silly. With the immense amount of talented people on the market you would think many… Continue

Added by Recruiterdude on August 26, 2008 at 2:29pm — 2 Comments

Recruiting.com? Nope, no bbq recipes

It's growing

Added by Slouch on August 26, 2008 at 2:09pm — 2 Comments

Employers Don't Try and Fill Jobs...

One of the reasons I started blogging at RecruiterGuy.net and why I created My Talent Network was to try and assist active and passive job seekers in finding that perfect job. In writing about the latest recruiting… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on August 26, 2008 at 1:51pm — 3 Comments

How Do You Treat Rejected Candidates?

HRMToday has a very interesting and amusing story about a rejected candidate that was eventually hired and became a star player. It’s a great anecdote and reminder of a couple things:

1. We reject too easily.

2. We always benefit by treating people well.

The big question is really this: How do you treat rejected candidates? And can it be done in such a way that diminishes the negative… Continue

Added by Ben Yoskovitz on August 26, 2008 at 12:07pm — 3 Comments

This blog is like every other except...

I am sitting here thinking about writing another blog, as I am trying to build awareness around my company Shift BPM. I have been in the recruiting industry for many years and I have plenty of staffing and consulting information I can give, and I will. But I realized that as I am reading everyone's blogs, most of them have one thing in common the personal information. Now I am not saying I want to tell all here and give you my life's story, but couldn't it be said that relating life to… Continue

Added by Shift BPM on August 26, 2008 at 10:00am — 1 Comment