August 2009 Blog Posts (221)

Reflections on getting the most out of every conference you attend, or How I got the nickname "the girl that gets around"

I attend allot of conferences.

I think recruitfest was the most profitable one for me last year.

In this interview with Kathleen Kurke, President of the Pinnacle Society, we discuss attending conferences.

Hear some of my tips on how to get the most out of any conference you attend, and get a glimpse into my philosophy on networking at social events like recruitfest09!

Hope to see you there.…

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Added by Julia Stone on August 19, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Giving Back

To my fellow 3rd party recruiters & sourcers,

Over 30+ years of working in this wonderful industry of recruiting has taught me a lot. Knowledge gained through experience, mistakes, successes and a lot of shared knowledge from peers, collegues and associates. It would be fair to have described me as a "lurker" and not a participator in the public exchange.

I am extremely grateful to all of you that have so generously shared your ideas, thoughts, tips and tricks over the… Continue

Added by Fran Hogan on August 19, 2009 at 12:19pm — 2 Comments

How long is your shortlist?

“What do you mean there is only one person on the shortlist?” Bob exclaimed as I discussed with him the recruitment process for the Environmental Engineer. Despite the tight labor market and war for talent, managers still expect and demand to see between three and five applicants on the shortlist.

One of the flaws in recruitment is that most managers tend to recruit on the basis of finding the best person for the role. Taking this flawed approach to the next level, they will… Continue

Added by Charles Van Heerden on August 19, 2009 at 9:51am — 4 Comments

Is good recruiting about experience, expertise or talent?

One thing that many years in the recruitment industry has taught me, is that actually in the big scheme of things we know comparatively little. Yes of course we know our industry, our marketplace and even our industry sector very well, but anyone who professes to know much more than that is, quite frankly, stretching the truth a little!

There is more to know about the recruitment industry are than any of us involved in it can ever hope to learn – social recruiting has shown us how… Continue

Added by Andy Headworth on August 19, 2009 at 9:37am — 13 Comments

Elbowing your way into a crowded market

One of the most common questions I’m asked (apart from “Are you British? Because those hyphenated names are always British“) is “How can I compete in (insert your favorite market category)? There are so many competitors!”

(And no, I’m not British).

Well…almost all market categories are crowded. Trust me, this is a good thing. This means that there is business to be had. Yet it’s true that a crowded market means that you can’t simply waltz in with a half-finished job site… Continue

Added by Jeff Dickey-Chasins on August 19, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

Social media – it’s a tool, not a strategy

I was very reluctant to write this post initially. There has been so much noise about social media, and how it’s going to impact our industry, do we really need another blog on the topic?

Probably not. But the rhetoric and hyperbole about social media has been bugging me lately, and it will make me feel better if I offer some thoughts about how all this may play out.

Lets start ‘big picture’ and then focus in on social media itself. It seems to me that the big issue facing… Continue

Added by Greg Savage on August 19, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Account Executive/Experienced Recruiter - Hiring NOW, Must work out of Hollywood, FL office. AWESOME Opportunity

Recruiter – answerQUEST Executive Search – Multiple Positions Available

Location – Hollywood, FL

Compensation – Base + Commissions + Bonus

Answerquest is a leader in identifying and delivering top sales talent the technology space. We recruit world-class executives in different industries for early stage and powerhouse companies. We have been ranked in the top 1% of all 1,000+ offices within (MRI) Management Recruiters International.

We are seeking an EXPEREINCED… Continue

Added by Rebecca on August 19, 2009 at 8:54am — No Comments

The hiring frenzy has started!

Companies are begining to hire again, my research team just handed some valuable information on hiring trends and patterns in the UK.

Announcements of the creation of new jobs across the UK in 2009

30 July - Government pledge 47,000

28 July - NHS (apprentices) 5,000

17 July - Travelodge 250

3 July - Westfield Stratford City 18,000 By 2015

14 May - Lebara Mobile 130

1 May - PricewaterhouseCoopers1,000

27… Continue

Added by Saleem Qureshi on August 19, 2009 at 8:42am — No Comments

Looking for a Senior Test Engineers

Mandatory Skills:

 3+ yrs experience in IT

 Good experience in Manual Testing & Product Testing is must.

 Excellent at writing Testcases

 Good experience in Database Testing and writing simple queries

 Understand the various Testing processes and terminologies.

 Perform various levels of testing (stress, Functional, system, regression, user acceptance, etc.)

 Log necessary, timely, critical Problem Reports into the defect tracking system.

… Continue

Added by Sabareesh on August 19, 2009 at 6:19am — No Comments

The money question

The money question

The money question always comes up in job interviews. If you are a candidate looking at a new position, you can safely assume the person on the other side of the desk will ask some form of the money question. Your answer is difference between moving forward and being eliminated.

In an interview, the employer has four basic questions in mind. However they dress them up, whatever creative spin they put on them, employers really want to know four things:

1.… Continue

Added by Eric Raynard on August 18, 2009 at 7:41pm — 6 Comments

Recruiter Needed

Please visit http://presentall.com/about/business_opportunities/ for a brief description of the positions I need to fill. If this is within your ability/criteria/expertise please contact Markus @ networking@presentall.com or call 801-228-1736. Heavy hitters only please. Thanks, Markus

Added by Markus Anderson on August 18, 2009 at 5:49pm — No Comments

Any tips for keeping your in-house recruiting team engaged in a down economy?

Hello all,

This is my first post so....be nice. :-)

Like many companies right now, due to the economic climate, we're not hiring as much as we have been. As a result, my team has went from recruiting on numerous complex positions to recruiting on less than half of what they were used to in a very short amount of time. We are still on target to meet our annual goals and I have been able to keep the team engaged by working on special "extra" recruiting-related group projects… Continue

Added by Ray on August 18, 2009 at 4:25pm — 1 Comment

The Slice

Added by Cheezhead on August 18, 2009 at 2:27pm — No Comments

Head of Compensation Search

POSITION TITLE: Head of Compensation

LOCATION: Southwest, US

THE COMPANY: Confidential

Our client is a multi-billion dollar organization.

SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to the Vice President Total Rewards, this role will have the responsibility for setting strategy for the design, implementation and delivery of well integrated compensation plans for all of the organization. This highly collaborative executive will… Continue

Added by Julie Stiller on August 18, 2009 at 10:14am — No Comments

Do you have time to be Bo Jackson - A two career star?

Here's a quiz for you - name as many dual sports athletes as you can:

Deion Sanders football and baseball star.

Jim Brown was stellar in football and considered one of the greatest lacrosse players.

Charlie Ward played basketball and football.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee ran track and was a great basketball player.

Shaun White does snowboarding and skateboarding and dominates his sports.

Jackie Robinson dominated athletics at UCLA -… Continue

Added by Duane Roberts on August 18, 2009 at 12:21am — No Comments

Mad Libs for Mad Recruiters

Let's have some fun today and do Mad Libs. You remember this little game? Your family did them on long road trips in the car, leaving from the East Coast and driving ALL the way to Wally World. Just fill in the blanks.

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I have been in Corporate Recruiting for _________ (# of years/months). My boss does not have a Recruiting background. In fact he/she had a worked in the __________ (industry/profession).

How did he/she get the job as VP of Recruiting you… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on August 17, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Recruitment, The Times They Are A-Changin'

Come gather 'round recruiters 

Wherever you roam 

And admit that the technologies 

Around you have grown 

And accept it that soon

 You'll be tweeting, and not so much working the phone

 If your billable return to you 

Is worth savin'.

 Then you better start social networkn'

 Or you'll sink like a stone

 For the times they are a-changin'.

Come sourcers and researchers 

Who connect on LinkedIn 

And cast your referrals… Continue

Added by Paul Jacobs on August 17, 2009 at 10:30pm — 19 Comments

Big Shoes Leave Lasting Footprints!

Do you remember what you had for breakfast yesterday? What about lunch? These are little things and you may or may not remember the answers to these two questions.

Now, do you remember your first car? Your first date? The birth of your first child? These are big things and will have a lasting footprint on your life. How do we make ourselves so BIG, so memorable to people around us. Here are few ideas;

1. Differentiation: Separate yourself from competitors. If they are… Continue

Added by Alex Putman on August 17, 2009 at 10:27pm — 1 Comment

Recruiters: The Sportscasters of Industry

Everyone has an opinion on Recruiting, all levels of a company, and pretty much anyone you meet just on the street. It's always puzzled me yet somehow made sense. Something occurred to me. Recruiters are mostly trespassers.

We are interlopers, we hang out in communities we don't really belong in don't we? We exude expert knowledge in industries we haven't actually worked in. We advise people on career choices in industries we watch yet in the majority of cases haven't participated… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on August 17, 2009 at 7:01pm — 4 Comments

Deal Maker or Deal Breaker, Which are you?

Everybody works hard but only a select few are known as great closers. Over the past 10 years my teams have placed 15,000 candidates into new jobs/positions with clients for fees over $500M.

Here are some of the the things that I teach and have witnessed as helping to make a great closer:

- Closers close all the time, every chance they get

- Closers are not cocky, they are good

- Closers are great at listening to their clients and candidates and understand the… Continue

Added by Craig Silverman on August 17, 2009 at 4:00pm — 6 Comments