August 2010 Blog Posts (212)

Don't Hire a "Tim Tebow" Candidate

If you’re a sports fan like me, you always have an opinion about a professional athlete’s skills and abilities. Whether you’re trying to determine if Kobe is better than LeBron, or if Brett Favre is the greatest quarterback of all time, every sports fan has an opinion. One of the biggest debates in the NFL recently has been if former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow will be successful as a professional, or if join the list of College Allstar turned NFL Bust.

Tim Tebow has arguably… Continue

Added by Jeremy Fanning on August 13, 2010 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

AHHHH AUDIT!

My definition:

Audit – A word that brings fear to every person and organization.

For a…

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Added by Neha on August 13, 2010 at 9:31am — No Comments

Recruitment Marketing Articles of the Week 8.7.10 – 8.13.10

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…

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Added by Chris Brablc on August 13, 2010 at 8:42am — No Comments

World First In Online Recruitment Training e-learning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwS3MYitPpE

Today Pure Recruitment Training launches www.purerecruitmenttraining.com which provides online, seminar and webinar based…

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Added by Fraser Hill on August 12, 2010 at 4:45pm — No Comments

How to make the most of transferable skills

Last week, we got a request for a Proposal Co-coordinator from one of our engineering clients. They needed someone for a few weeks to help pull together and format a massive amount of information for a proposal.

I immediately thought of a candidate that I had met recently. She had been laid off from her position as a meeting planner/event coordinator. My colleague looked at her resume and asked why I thought she would be a good fit.

What does a good event planner do… Continue

Added by Laura Machan on August 12, 2010 at 3:50pm — 2 Comments

"How Do I Break into a field...and can you help me...?"

I just received a call from a young lady seeking some advice on how to "break" into the restuarant business as a manager...although she possesses no restaurant management experience. This is not the type of call that we field often at Martin and Associates PeopleSource...since we work with seasoned restaurant management professionals. But it got me thinking and I thought I'd share my "sage wisdom" as a restuarant…

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Added by George Seed on August 12, 2010 at 2:55pm — No Comments

A resume without the regular contact details? Madness, surely?

I saw a tweet recently complaining that a candidate hadn’t placed the traditional methods of contact on his resumé (telephone number, email address). I think the case concerned, I believe it to be a valid complaint. However, it lead me to think more about the kind of roles we recruit for today – and more specifically, the way we…

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Added by James Mayes on August 12, 2010 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Email addresses

I still can't believe people have email address on there resumes like.

partygirl @aol.com

Playboy@gmail.com

Please get a hotmail account and use your name

peter.smith@hotmail.com

Talk to you soon.

chris

Added by C. B. Stalling!! on August 12, 2010 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Recruiting is a Triathlon, not a Sprint

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

I competed in my first triathlon this past weekend and overall I was really happy with the results. I walked off the course, knowing that I put…

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Added by Chris Brablc on August 12, 2010 at 10:24am — No Comments

Bolster Performance and Your Resume with Recruitment Metrics

Originally posted on the SmashFly Intern Blog.

I recently read a great article that discussed helpful pointers for people interested in strengthening the quality of their resume on ERE titled, …

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Added by Sean McManus on August 12, 2010 at 9:14am — No Comments

Push back hard candidates. When you see a sign that says "unemployed people need not apply." Push back hard.

What do airplanes, shooting stars, and wishes have in common with unemployment? The lyrics discuss the wish upon a shooting star, let’s face it couldn’t we all use a wish right now? A wish right now might just lift a spirt, and encourage a heart. HireFriday is here to help.

That is why I am disclosing my personal story of tragedy and loss. Sometimes you have to lose it all to appreciate what you once had. I know I did. Unemployment is hard. HireFriday can help. People… Continue

Added by Margo Rose on August 12, 2010 at 8:20am — No Comments

Toxic Lifeforms That Lurk in the Office

There always seems to be that one person at work that you just can’t stand to deal with, let alone before you have grabbed at least 2 cups of coffee in the morning! They are toxic and cancerous to the office atmosphere seemingly seeking to destroy any ounce of hope and suck out all of the joy that you may have!

Believe it or not, there are ways to survive working with these characters, keep your sanity and still…

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Added by Lea McKay on August 12, 2010 at 8:09am — 4 Comments

9 simple steps to writing a good recruitment advertisement/job board post

Do you see writing job ad copy as a bit of a chore? Something that you put off until the last possible minute and then hastily throw together with more than a little apprehension or doubt? Use this simple nine step guide and you’ll soon get used to a formulaic running order that will make writing copy that much easier in the future.

1) THE JOB TITLE – Start off by asking yourself is the job title an industry recognised standard or something… Continue

Added by Alasdair Murray on August 12, 2010 at 4:30am — No Comments

Going out with a BANG!

We all have our bad days. Whether it is having to deal with that annoying co-worker who keeps stealing your pens or an overly aggressive customer who is disappointed with the product or service you have provided. The reality is most of us don’t have the courage to tell them exactly how we feel, let alone the…

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Added by Sandra Gallacher on August 11, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Does 'Productivity Down = Hiring Up?' Only Time Will Tell

Many companies have held off hiring new employees for quite some time. The question is how much longer can they continue to do so?

From all indications, not too much longer.

On Tuesday, the Labor Department released its worker productivity numbers for the second quarter. The numbers weren’t that pretty, since they indicated productivity fell 0.9% during the second quarter. That represents the first time that productivity has…

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Added by Matt Deutsch on August 11, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Linking Social Media and Face to Face Networking

The networking event I attended last night had an unusually low turnout. I appreciate that people are on holiday,but even taking this in to account I still expected there to be more people to a very regular event.

This morning I had an email from a business associate who I had expected to see at the networking evening, so I called…

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Added by Mike Waterton on August 11, 2010 at 10:04am — No Comments

How do I protect my staffing company in this economy?

With the current state of the economy, most companies are in survival mode. Where can business owners cut costs and not affect the survival of their company? Should we outsource some functions of our business so that we can concentrate on our core competencies? Should we diversify our business and/or identify additional revenue streams in order to bring additional funds into the company? Will my funding source stick with us during these trying times? Should I look to sell my company, or can I… Continue

Added by Dale Busbee on August 10, 2010 at 10:38pm — 1 Comment

10 Tips for Starting a Succesful Temporary Staffing Company

So you’ve decided to start up a temporary/contract staffing company, and you would like to know what’s involved in ensuring success in your new venture. To follow are 10 tips for making your new venture a success.

1. Define Your Market - Most entrepreneurs that start a staffing company come from within the industry. Some have worked for other agencies as a branch or regional manager, recruiter, or sales professional. Others have owned a staffing company, sold their company, then… Continue

Added by Dale Busbee on August 10, 2010 at 10:35pm — No Comments

Are you passing up Staffing business?

It’s no secret - the economy is currently in the tank. Businesses are laying off workers, bankruptcy is at an all-time high, the housing market is terrible, and companies are cutting expenses to survive. To say the least, the forecast for success, for the most part, is bleak for the foreseeable future. However, there are some areas that are seeing some slight growth, or growth potential, to include the healthcare and information technology staffing sectors. My question is, if you are… Continue

Added by Dale Busbee on August 10, 2010 at 10:34pm — No Comments

What is Factoring?

In my normal course of daily activities, I talk to a lot of entrepreneurs and business owners. We discuss everything from how they may have gotten started in their particular line of business, current production and sales activities for their company, business processes, the state of the economy, and the general outlook and prospects for future success of their enterprise. Eventually, the conversation always turns to finances, and ultimately, cash flow. Invariably, my prospects will ask the… Continue

Added by Dale Busbee on August 10, 2010 at 10:32pm — No Comments