September 2009 Blog Posts (200)

Site ranking tools: sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down

Sometimes it really is all about the numbers. For instance, you know that your customers (and competitors) will probably use Alexa, Compete, or QuantCast to evaluate your site’s traffic.

Never mind that any of these can be grossly inaccurate – you have to live with their numbers (unless, of course, you’re willing to open up your Google Analytics account to pretty much everyone).…

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Added by Jeff Dickey-Chasins on September 24, 2009 at 9:06am — No Comments

Killer Networking Will Help You To Get What You Want

It doesn't matter if you are trying to recruit a top candidate, find a job, get a signed fee agreement back from a new client or just gathering info about a fun hobby, the truth is that networking can be key component in your ability to get what you desire.

The world is filled with deal-makers and deal-breakers, the first thing you have to figure out is which you want to be. In business we all try so hard to develop new relationships by going to events, asking for business cards,… Continue

Added by Craig Silverman on September 23, 2009 at 4:03pm — 1 Comment

CPA FIRM PARTNERS NEEDED FOR LA, CA ($400K)

Happy to do splits. Candidates must be in one of the Big Four firms billing close to a MIL annually.

Jim M. Everett, CPC/CMP

Talent Acquisition | Retention | Career Mgmt Consultant

5336 Quail Run • Fort Worth • TX • 76107

Phone: (800) 297-1872 or 817-989-7400 • VM/Fax: (214) 853-5800

Email: EAPLUS@YAHOO.COM

Join me on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimeverett

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Added by Jim M Everett CPC CMP on September 23, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Top 10 Benefits of using Twitter during a job search.

Twitter is growing exponentially. Employer’s are using Twitter and other social sites to research job applicants. But still, few job seekers have no idea how to use Twitter for a job search.

One of the primary drivers of twitter growth has been the ability to share and find… Continue

Added by Jonathan Duarte on September 23, 2009 at 2:49pm — No Comments

Ode to Recruitfest: "You have to be here or there"

Sung to the tune of "My Papa Was A Rolling Stone"

It was the 23rd day of September.

A day you will always remember, yes you will.

'Cause that was the day of Recruitfest 09.

You will get a chance to see them

Always heard nothing but great things about them.

RBlogs, we are depending on you to help us through.

And JD just smiles and says,

"Hey, You have to be here or there.

Everything is happening around you.

(And When you are here) All… Continue

Added by Craig Silverman on September 23, 2009 at 12:27pm — No Comments

BRIDGE OUT AHEAD! Applicants Burning bridges before they’ve been crossed?

One of the most interesting aspects of recruiting is the human interaction and the incredibly wide variety of personalities that we encounter. We all have our lists of applicant horror tales and candidate side-splitters when we gather around the Recruiters’ Happy Hour story swap. Eclectic and unique don’t even come close to describing it (I see your nodding smile). But this week I had a somewhat unfamiliar and unexpected interaction with a candidate, and after picking myself up off the floor, I… Continue

Added by Michael Brandt on September 23, 2009 at 12:12pm — No Comments

How can third party recruiters and corporate HR partner effectively?

Jenifer Lambert - a Pinnacle Society recognized, top rated executive recruiter - recently interviewed me for her Recruiter Earth radio show. It was unscripted and live, and she asked some tough, frank questions about the keys to partnering with corporate HR.

I joked that I know that, for many third party recruiters, HR stands for "human roadblock". But I also shared some insights into what the best, most effective third party recruiter partners… Continue

Added by John Vlastelica on September 23, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Next Level Exchange - NLE Library

We have recently added a Recruiter Library to the Next Level Exchange website which includes a plethora of scripts, voicemails, videos, recorded calls, articles and more that are applicable to your practice. Access to the Recruiter Library is INCLUDED in your NLE subscription service!

Visit the link below to learn more about the Recruiter Library on NLE

http://www.nextlevelexchange.com/video/em/librarylaunch/

For more information on how to register, please… Continue

Added by Jeff Kaye on September 23, 2009 at 11:24am — No Comments

Urgent requirement of SAP SD BI resource

Hi friends,

We have openings in San Jose for 3m+ duration, rate is open but need to be competitive.

We can have the person start very soon, do send the suitable profiles as soon as possible.

If possible send the profiles on manu83il@gmail.com

I am looking for a SAP BI resource. Below are the details. The most important stuff is Rev Rec, SD, Software industry experience. BI Functional, Team Lead.

The job is to build BI… Continue

Added by Manish Tiwari on September 23, 2009 at 4:35am — No Comments

A 'Talented' City

While providing consulting services to the governments of the Middle East on how to build cities that are powerhouses of talent we at HireLabs realized the true meaning of the saying ‘birds of a feather flock together’. The same logic holds true for talent. True talent usually has a hunger to learn and innovate, and when you create an environment where talent lives and works in close proximity to each other, you are on your way to building a knowledge economy.

Before we started our… Continue

Added by Saleem Qureshi on September 23, 2009 at 2:31am — 2 Comments

AT&T Jobs iPhone Application

It's no secret that I love my iPhone. It's certainly no secret that I'm an avid believer in mobile marketing for recruitment. So I'm sure it was no surprise when early this year I came to the leadership at AT&T and explained to them how strongly I felt that we should create the first employment driven application on an iPhone. And while I was probably guilty of using phrases like, "it's our responsibility" or "it… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on September 22, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

It's all about the numbers

Have you ever been to a job site where you looked at the hit counter and just scratched your head?

All websites want to publically say how good they are "we have X number of users on our database", "today we had X number of applications" "X number of candidate searches on our database" etc.

That's great! But who cares?

While statistics play an important part of "selling" your website. It is important to step back and think what kind of statistics are necessary… Continue

Added by Thomas Shaw on September 22, 2009 at 9:19pm — No Comments

Actual Leadership or "Leaders gotta lead"

I recently got the chance to present this at a small gathering of business leaders in Santa Cruz, California. The crux of the gathering was to have these business leaders listen to real people. I consider myself quite fortunate to be considered a "real person" I think that's one big piece of being successful in this industry we all love so much and I believe this to be very relevant to the work we do. I do want you to bear in mind however that I am not speaking from a position of expertise on… Continue

Added by Randy Levinson on September 22, 2009 at 5:23pm — 1 Comment

Webinar: The NEAR and far FUTURE of recruiting. Donato Diorio presenting

Take a Break from work, this webinar is all about having some FUN!

Donato

The Near (and Far) Future of RecruitmentI

Register here (FREE)

There is a storm brewing. Technology forces from outside recruitment will steer the future of the recruiting industry. Many top producers in the recruiting industry have avoided… Continue

Added by Donato Diorio on September 22, 2009 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Overcoming Discouragement and Getting Back to Work

The average job seeker takes about four months to land a job after searching for openings. During an economic downturn, finding a job becomes even more difficult and so discouragement is a common emotion. While the practical aspects of looking for a job present plenty of challenges, the emotional component cannot be ignored.

For some, the emotions of shock, grief, anger, anxiety, and depression that often accompany job loss can impair a solid action plan. Maybe you don’t even have a… Continue

Added by Linda K. Rolie, MA on September 22, 2009 at 3:25pm — No Comments

Hot Job- Technical Recruiter for Kanata. Experience recruiting for Government RFPS, TBIPS, THS, etc.

Hi All,

Our client an IT Consulting Company in Kanata is looking for Technical Recruiters for their Kanata office.
Two positions available. Please email wandalin@proex.ca if interested!

Added by Wandalin Jana on September 22, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

What Get's YOU Out of Bed In the Morning?

I'm talking about motivation. Do you know what motivates your employees to get out of bed in the morning? With Millennials in the workforce, employers are scrambling to "figure them out." What do they like and dislike? What are their goals? What motivates them? But when you attempt to answer these questions, generalization isn't effective. Each person is unique and it is the understanding of what makes them an individual will will make or break your… Continue

Added by Vicki Z. Lauter on September 22, 2009 at 1:27pm — No Comments

Takeaways from HR Event in Silicon Valley

Last week we joined the Silicon Valley chapter of the NCHRA at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA. The evening event billed as the Summer Social brought together members of the regional HR community including some interesting guest speakers and local vendors.

We want to quickly share some of our takeaways from the event.

Project Hired is a great organization and it’s time to get involved

For those of you… Continue

Added by Joel Passen on September 22, 2009 at 11:55am — No Comments

Zero Sum Game

One of the systemic errors that I see corporations and Recruiting departments making is that they are treating hiring as a "zero sum game".

The name comes from the fact that there are some games where the sum of the player's payoffs at the end of the game sum to zero. Poker is a good example. Imagine you and I play head's up poker. If at the end of the night I'm up $20 then, by definition, you are down $20. Our payoffs, plus… Continue

Added by Phil Haynes on September 22, 2009 at 11:17am — 2 Comments

My rant on PRIVILEGE

..Original Post..

We have all noticed HUGE changes in workforce dynamics over the years comparing generation to generation. Well here's a little story, hiding a rather large rant, I thought I would share.

I was having dinner with a group of friends back in March and as the discussion turned away from the failing job market and toward the… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on September 22, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments