Creating a social media strategy is something that is quite commonly observed and encountered by the legions of Twitter, Facebook and MySpace users that log in every minute of the day. This approach to marketing via social media is a very cost-effective method of advertising and reaching out to consumers, especially when you consider the fact that you have consumers eying your ads 24/7. However, not every single marketing strategy using social media out there is successful. For every…

Are you sick of not landing job interviews? Are you applying for jobs you feel you are more than qualified for, but not having any success? More than likely, the problem has more to do with the way your resume is written than not having the right skill sets for the job.

Resume writing is an art form and in order to be successful your resume needs to pass 4 major rules:

Skills and qualifications are highlighted in order…

Inspired by Anthony Roberts of Kelly Services in Florida. From his LinkedIn Discussion entitled:  "Are Recruiters Really Necessary" posted on the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Discussion Group Aug 6, 2011.

External recruiters are actually not necessary if the internal process of recruiting quality candidates has been solved.  However, plan on solving that challenge often, because each…

Fun week, wasn’t it? The Markets provided a lot of entertainment and food for thought this week. Meanwhile, business went on as planned. We had a good week, made placements, took on new job orders, set up interviews etc…. Business for us has been growing since it bottomed out in ’08 with the Financial Crisis. Yet there are a lot of bad things going on out there (long term unemployment for starters) and there is an underlying feeling that things are not so good. Here is an article from…

Why not see great candidates over 40, or even 50?



Does more youth = more energy and time spent working?

Do you dream younger people will stay with you 10-20 years?

Does being older mean being too set in our ways?



None of these things are relevant to age, and you know it.

The last 3 years has shaken the hell out of everything.

The right person for your company can be any age.



Here’s the criteria:

1. Not a job-hopper.

2. Current,…

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Self motivated professional offering over ten years of success in Information Technology and Line and Staff Administrative recruiting and Recruiting Operations.  In addition, I offer over ten years of software development, systems integration,…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. This week we’ll be talking about NPR’s social recruiting strategy, employer branding, HR Technology, passive candidates and Android.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no particular order), enjoy!:

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After my two articles on Headhunting and The talk on discovery of candidates’ secrets held by Motibee Media of which I was a presenter, I found out that many people are really interested in problems in recruiting faced by a direct recruiter and an outsourcing agency. I want to share some more opinions of a recruitment agency hired to recruit labors with its advantages and disadvantages in “selecting talents”.

Making best us of candidates’ potentials



Businesses often…

Seems like all we hear about in the news is gloom and doom when it comes to the job market, but Agile’s 2Q 2011 Market Pulse has some positive findings!  Metro Atlanta IT employment is gaining momentum, and it appears IT employers are more confident about the future as an increase in IT hiring (perm and contract) continued during the second quarter of 2011.

In our latest issue of…

I originally came out to Australia for what was meant to be a year, but 10 years or so later I am still here. I have spent that time going back and forth between England and Australia, working for a variety of different recruitment companies and in different sectors. Over this time, one thing has become very apparent to me with regards to the recruitment industry in both countries – Australia is a much better place to do work. This is a personal view point but the path I have taken…

In recruitment it happens to me all the time.  In the strangest…

Recognizing talent and potential in a candidate is critical for a recruiter to do well in the business. 

When you recommend a candidate for employment consideration to a client--the impression that candidate makes can define you as the go-to recruiter--or…

A question that we have been hearing on a regular basis is “Where do I get the technical skills I need to compete in today’s job market?” The obvious and expensive answer is college. However, there are many ways to gain valuable skills that cost much less and may even be free.

Create a plan!

So many people enter the job market without a plan. Before you send out one resume you need to think about the positions that you are applying for and what they will…

We recently reported on a proposed bill in the House that would require all American employers to use E-Verify.  A recent Human Resources Executive Online article provides more details about the…

A recent Workforce Management article has confirmed what Top Echelon Contracting already knew and has reported numerous times: older…

An interesting article on ERE.net discusses the qualities that help workers successfully work from home on "virtual teams." While the article is addressed mainly to employers, recruiters placing candidates who will be allowed or required to work on projects from home, possibly on a contract basis, can gain some helpful…

With hiring demand levels second only to Registered Nurses within the Healthcare sector, Physical Therapist positions remain difficult to fill, raising concerns about a talent shortage. It's not hard to understand why, given the 49% growth in new online job ads over the past 30 days compared to the same period in 2010. 

The sourcing difficulty is localized, of course, and dependent on the mix of candidate supply and hiring demand in a particular market. This is illustrated…

While the ultimate economic results of the debt deal remain to be seen, one thing is and has been certain: there will continue to be movement among employees who are actively seeking change.

A pre-debt deal survey by Mercer Consulting from June showed that nearly 1 in 3 employees was actively looking for new…