October 2010 Blog Posts (172)

Not Only A Recruiter, But A Movie Guy Too

What is the last good movie that you saw?…

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Added by Noel Cocca on October 26, 2010 at 7:30am — 6 Comments

Growth Is Overrated

How do you find the balance between being ambitious and being complacent?

Complacent to me means “pleased with oneself or one’s merits,

advantages, situation, etc. often without awareness of some potential

danger or defect”. If I am complacent, it does not stop me from desiring

more. It does not stop me from…

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Added by Thabo on October 26, 2010 at 4:43am — 2 Comments

Managing candidates' salary expectations

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Successful recruiting is about lots of small interactions, handled well.

The real job of a recruiter is to manage outcomes in the…

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Added by Greg Savage on October 25, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

If Ihad it to do over would I still get into this crazy profession?

Boy that really is a tough question. I have had actually three professions in my life, since i was 18. The first was the military, I spent 10 years with 4 of them being an Army Recruiter. I loved recruiting and much of what i did then is the same as i do now. Of course i only worked one side of the equation. However, it a person was qualified i did not have to worry about the employer accepting them. Still had to worry about fall offs and could only rest easy after we "kissed…

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Added by Greg Darmenio on October 25, 2010 at 5:08pm — No Comments

JEANS THAT ARE TOO SMALL

I recently came across an article about another disturbing new trend in the job market of how employers are now asking their employees to do more than one job. This was my reply:

"There are only so many hours in a day that you can get things done. I have been a financial controller for many years. The last couple of companies I've worked for I've been "asked" to also "fill in" as the HR person for that company,…

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Added by Helen Rosen on October 25, 2010 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Why I remain in the field of HR...

Many people have asked why I chose the field of Human Resources but also why I stay in such a stressful line of work. This even after being unemployed since February of this year and not finding an employer who will trust that after 22 years of doing this I am an expert and really do know what I am doing! I have chosen to continue during this "down" time with providing HR consulting to smaller companies who are grateful for my experienced advice. This is such a difficult time for the smaller… Continue

Added by Vivien Winneke on October 25, 2010 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

Background check

Candidate with a bad background?

It might be a good idea to pause and give the person a moment to respond, if he wishes to do so.

If the person says that the record you received is in error, you should give him the chance to prove that to be the case giving him a definite deadline to produce documentation that proves his contention.

I suggest you should verified all this information before any conclusion:

Official records including felonies,…

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Added by Ericka Diaz on October 25, 2010 at 2:41pm — No Comments

2011 Technology Hiring Prediction: Enter Attrition

As a technical recruiting compan y, it’s critical to stay on top of IT staffing trends. In addition to frequently researching data published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dice Holdings’ annual… Continue

Added by Sam Smith on October 25, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

TOP TEN HIRING MISTAKES

Failing to define job objectives - Create a Performance-Based Position Profile.
Basing hire on failings of previous person - Create a new basis for a new hire.
Inadequate pool of qualified candidates – Cast a wide net with multiple sources.
Unstructured or poorly executed interviews – Prepare well, use performance based questions, assign different…

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Added by Mark Bregman on October 25, 2010 at 1:58pm — No Comments

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

These questions that I am about to recommend may need to be fit to the type of job that you are interviewing for.

The first question is:

Can you be so kind to share with me one mistake you have made in your current or past job, how did you resolve it and what did you learn from the mistake?

Now why ask this particular question? Well, the question requires the job applicant being interviewed to use specific work related examples and it also demonstrates their ability… Continue

Added by Ericka Diaz on October 25, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

My Accidental Career

I got into IT recruiting purely by accident, or luck, however you want to look at it. At the time, my Brother -In-law, known as Skip, was part owner of an IT consulting company. I was looking for a flexible position, something that would allow me the time I needed for my Children and school activites (I have 5 children). Skip asked if I would be interested in a part time receptionist job at his company. I knew working for Skip would give me the flexibility that I needed and a way to get my…

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Added by Marcia Tiemeyer on October 25, 2010 at 11:11am — No Comments

What 17th-Century Pirates Can Teach Us About Job Design

Just read a very interesting article in the USAirways Magazine, (taken from the Harvard Business Review) which was enlightening and perhaps worthwhile to consider in dialogue with HR Managers or OD executives. Do a search for USAirways Magazine, then look for the above title.

Added by Gil Kempenich on October 25, 2010 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Staffing Industry WikiLeaks

Walk into any retail store this week and request disclosure of the markup on what they sell. When they turn you down, threaten that you’ll no longer do business there unless they share these proprietary particulars. As you’re shown the door, you may realize this is how our industry should have always responded to these demands, and that this is our version of a WikiLeak.

You may not have started the practice of sharing markups with customers, yet, it’s your opportunity to change this… Continue

Added by Scott Wintrip on October 25, 2010 at 10:51am — No Comments

Is it time to Re-pot you?

We had a nice long summer here in Michigan; we had a cacophony of color and flowers this year and we experienced the warmest summer in years. Flowers flourished and blossomed. We enjoyed our vibrant garden with our friends.

Autumn is upon us and it is time to think of winterizing.

The sprinkler system has been switched off. Gone are the delicate flowers and colors of summer, gone the hanging baskets overflowing with buds and hanging trails, gone the butterflies, gone the… Continue

Added by Peter Lanc on October 25, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Are You Hiring Employees Who Are Corporate Spies?

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Added by Gordon Basichis on October 25, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

SourceCon Washington DC 2010 – Few Words…

For last 6 years sourcing has been a real passion for me. I would

proudly say that SourceCon and community around SourceCon has been one

of the prime reasons for this. I can still remember me and few of my

team members at OS2i spent an entire night in 2007 solving SC challenge.

I came 4th in challenge while others also completed the same. Lot of

learning we did in Sourcing at that time was by following in lights of

Barbara Ling to Shally’s. We were… Continue

Added by Sarang Brahme on October 24, 2010 at 1:47pm — No Comments

Social Media Inside The Company

A few months ago I was asked to provide my thoughts on an article being written by Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd in an upcoming edition of People & Strategy. The…

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Added by RecruiterGuy on October 22, 2010 at 6:32pm — 1 Comment

Where Do You Draw the Line?

Where do you draw the line between candidates and clients? Who do you form an alliance with? What has happened to

the professional's approach to recruitment and placement? Has the

industry become the "puppy mill" of candidates? I certainly

hope not...…

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Added by Betsy Gilbert on October 22, 2010 at 5:46pm — 3 Comments

Exploitation & Unfair Practice of Labor

Why do some Employers alliance with some recruiters to exploit hired labor and little wages paid to hired personnel???.And some hiring managers fail to comply with Labor or state rules by failing to put required paperwork of hired personnel together instead act like criminals???

Added by Jonathan Moses Egalal on October 22, 2010 at 3:23pm — No Comments

Filling Executive Level Job Vacancies: Understanding Why Passion Trumps Pay

Compensation is no match for worker happiness, as I recently shared, in my post on how best to fill job vacancies. But how does compensation stand up to passion?

Recent research into what compels employee performance is changing our understanding of what motivational techniques are truly most effective. Contained within this research are important implications for staffing firms, corporations and executive search firms struggling with executive level job vacancies.

The… Continue

Added by Tim Giehll on October 22, 2010 at 2:49pm — No Comments