September 2008 Blog Posts (298)

Honesty and Social Media: Is It Just Me? Or Does Anyone Else Consider These Things?

Funny question for all of you . . . because this very situation here shows me what can be so refereshing about social media: Honesty.

At the same time, I will admit that providing an honest response to John's question makes me consider that it may upset some people . . . and let's keep it real - doing so can impact our personal brand. A quick cost-benefit… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on September 18, 2008 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments

Recruiting Coordinator Needed

Recruiting Coordinator Position Description

Company Description

LTC Financial Partners (LTCFP) is the nation’s largest independent Long Term Care Insurance Agency with over 500 Producers and 30 Sales Leaders supported by a 40 + person home office. Company is committed to profit sharing through annual dividends based on earned and vested Share Grants.

LTCFP was listed by the Wall Street Journal and Kiplinger’s as the… Continue

Added by dan cahn on September 18, 2008 at 12:27pm — No Comments

Law 4 - Always Say Less than Necessary

"When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish."

In other words, better recruiters will speak less yet say more. Or to put it colloquially, give someone enough rope and… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on September 18, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

More Jason Davis on Recruitfest 08 09 17

He showed up on The Recruiting Animal Show again. (Audiofile)

Added by Recruiting Animal on September 18, 2008 at 11:14am — No Comments

Hi-Lites From Jennifer McClure Interview

Yes this is self-promotion. But not shameless self-promotion. This stuff is different and interesting. If you listen and think I'm wrong leave me a nasty comment.

Jennifer McClure - Recruiting Animal Show

GUEST: Jennifer McClure, The CincyRecruiter

Clips

No… Continue

Added by Recruiting Animal on September 18, 2008 at 11:13am — No Comments

September 18, 2008

Not one to mince her words, this week Margaret Graziano gives some hard truths for us all to digest. Are you ready for this? The Truth About Hiring Recruiters …….At Least.... My Version Of The Truth

Happy Thursday! Ami G.

Added by Amitai Givertz on September 18, 2008 at 8:24am — No Comments

SourceCon 2008

What an amazing event! I am still reeling from all the wonderful information that I have learned. So much to put into action and turn into sucess! A special thanks to Leslie O'Conner for all she does!

So many people spoke this year and here were my favorites!

Dave Copps Keynote - Semantic Web

Gerry Crispin - Expanding Sourcers Pipeline

Michael Buckner - Sourcing Team Integreation

Otis Collier - Diversity Recruiting

Marvin Smith -… Continue

Added by Alecia Sullivan on September 17, 2008 at 8:57pm — 1 Comment

Snack Vendor -- or Undercover Job Recruiter?

Interesting article...

Added by Sean Rehder on September 17, 2008 at 5:56pm — 2 Comments

SEEKING A RETAIL OPERATIONS EXEC

Our client is a highly successful retailer of premium goods sold worldwide through boutique retail stores. The client is seeking a top level operations executive to oversee and expand its US retail operations which encompasses over 450 stores.

Full P&L responsibility to manage and expand US retail sales and operations -

Location: Northeastern US

Key requirements /criteria:

· Senior level individual (by education, experience and accomplishment)… Continue

Added by Vince Albrecht on September 17, 2008 at 3:17pm — No Comments

ARCHITECTURAL SALES REP NEEDED FOR NY METRO

Our client is a leader in the design and manufacture of fully-integrated architectural glass and metal building envelope systems for the commercial construction industry.

Seeking a seasoned Sales Rep familiar with the commercial construction community in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia.

Responsibilities:

· Identify, initiate and build relationships with commercial product specifiers, (architects, designers, GC’s, project owners)

· Develop, plan and… Continue

Added by Vince Albrecht on September 17, 2008 at 3:03pm — No Comments

What is "Differential Strategy" And how can I use it to find a job?

You have been job hunting for months and you are "THE GURU" in within your market niche, but no one is biting.

The savings account is shrinking (along with your ego) and the bills are starting to pile up on that corner of your desk you find increasingly hard to look at.

"What is wrong with me?!" you ask yourself.

The truth is, nothing is wrong with you and the market is just not looking to hire someone with your skill set and experience. You are now… Continue

Added by Phil Robles on September 17, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

From Boots to Suits

Whether you're facing military retirement or you're about to complete your contractual agreement in serving your country in the Armed Forces, you now face a tremendous opportunity to start using your skills in the civilian market.

Where do you begin?

I would highly recommend you start by taking advantage of the available time to make an assessment on how marketable you are: skill sets, experience, both here in the States and abroad, and the coveted government… Continue

Added by Phil Robles on September 17, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Ready to See Slouch Bust a Move?

Me too.

It happens every time you say the word, "RecruitFest."

But you'll have to get your lil' self to RecruitFest to catch this kind of action in person.

Shake it down, shake it down now.

Try JibJab Sendables® eCards…

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Added by Dennis Smith on September 17, 2008 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments

Recruit Harvard, Wharton, MIT, Duke, Yale, and Cornell MBAs

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Recently Released… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on September 17, 2008 at 11:10am — No Comments

Jason Davis on Recruitfest

JD was yakking about it on The Recruiting Animal Show back on Sept 03, 2008.

Added by Recruiting Animal on September 17, 2008 at 10:10am — 4 Comments

Animal Show Wed Sept 17 NOON New York Time

GUEST: Jennifer McClure, The CincyRecruiter

Jenny on: LinkedIn, Fistful of Talent, Twitter…

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Added by Recruiting Animal on September 17, 2008 at 10:08am — No Comments

How did you do?

We all want feedback from the candidate in an attempt to ascertain how they did during the interview, but from what I’ve seen in my twenty years of recruiting most candidates have an inability to truly separate how they feel about the job opportunity (interest level) from how they did on the interview (performance). So they are the wrong person to ask how they performed.

Let’s face it almost every candidate walks away from an interview interested in the job and wants to communicate… Continue

Added by bill martineau on September 17, 2008 at 9:07am — No Comments

Video Job Interviews: Remote trumps Live

The obvious use of Video in Recruiting is at the job interview itself, through Video Job Interviews.

The "Live" option works in a way similar to MSN-Skype video applications, allowing conversation to take place.

In the "Remote" option, a Company sets up a Job Interview, sends it to the Candidate, and he/she completes it independently using a webcam.

Both live and remote Video Job interviews beat Video Resumes in interaction capacity, legal convenience and risks… Continue

Added by Ryan on September 17, 2008 at 9:01am — 1 Comment

Are Entrepreneurs Unemployable?

A recent New York Times article entitled “Economy to Entrepreneurs: Turn Back” (September 13, 2008) written by Julie Bick stated that “Amid the current economic turmoil, many entrepreneurs… and small-business are debating whether it makes sense to seek safety in the corporate life — and deciding that it does.” In the first two quarters of 2008, there were roughly 18,500 business bankruptcies, according to Dr. Chad Moutray, chief economist of the federal Small Business Administration. As an… Continue

Added by Roy Notowitz on September 17, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Herding Cats

Hi Claudia,

Here is a situation. I presented a local contractor resume to my client, who requested a face 2 face interview. The candidate said he could interview with 24 hours notice, but now he tells me that his current manager will not permit him to interview during work hours. I suggested that go on his lunch hour, but he says that isn't enough time to travel to the client location, interview, and return to his job. The hiring manager is available to interview this week only,… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on September 17, 2008 at 7:48am — No Comments