October 2007 Blog Posts (71)

5 things your mama didn't tell you abou the job hunt

I came across a new job bloggers mantra about the job hunt. Here's my take.

Added by Chris Russell on October 9, 2007 at 9:23am — No Comments

Search Engine SmackDown

See if you REALLY know your Search Engine Trivia.....Check out Search Engine Smackdown!

Added by Suzy Tonini on October 8, 2007 at 2:43pm — No Comments

Sourcing - Have we found the answer?

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem."- Henry Kissinger.

I must say to me this quote sums up my experiences in my sourcing journey through my recruiting career. As each recruiting search/project was completed, a new and more challenging recruitment effort is put in front of you. When I first started in recruitment, finding source for searches was a series of cold calls and networking with other recruiters for phone…

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Added by Jonathan Rosenberg on October 8, 2007 at 11:14am — No Comments

Global Staffing Perspectives: Ted Meulenkamp, Pan-European Staffing Manager at Agilent Technologies - Barcelona, Spain (Part 1)

By Dave Mendoza, Master Cybersleuth, Affiliate Partner, JobMachine Inc.

** Connect directly with Ted Meulenkamp on LinkedIn, Click “Expand Your Network” tab. Insert his name and email: ted_meulenkamp@agilent.com **

Today “Six Degrees…

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Added by Dave Mendoza on October 8, 2007 at 6:42am — No Comments

How to find Sources: my article from CI Magazine

hey folks, i've gotten permission from SCIP.org to post my article for Competitive Intelligence Magazine online at profy.com - feel free to check it out..

it's long, and it covers about 30ish sources/resources...

the direct link is:

http://www.profy.com/2007/09/26/how-the-social-internet-simplifies-source-identification/

if you have ANY questions,… Continue

Added by daveinboston on October 5, 2007 at 10:42am — No Comments

How to find Sources: my article from CI Magazine

Added by daveinboston on October 5, 2007 at 10:42am — No Comments

Podcast 27: Talk To The Job Seeker

Hi all, Just a quick post to let you know our latest podcast is out, the lead story 'Job Seeker Frustration' is a topic I think is particularly important for our industry to address. I'd be very interested in opinions on this one.

The full podcast, Episode 27: Talk To The Job Seeker, has some great content…

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Added by Julian Stopps on October 2, 2007 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Retention with a capital R

This is a topic you will read, hear or even write about over the next several years. Why? Because retention is the key to our future. And our future will not shine bright if we cannot keep our people -

bottom line. I recently had the opportunity to hear Ed Barlow

speak on the future ... exploring the rapid and dramatic economic,

technological, social, and political changes that lie ahead. His

audience (CEOs, CFOs, CAOs and…

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Added by Catherine Horgan on October 2, 2007 at 11:42am — No Comments

Recruiting Pinata Party

Ever go to a kid's birthday party that had a pinata? You know, you are blind-folded, spun around, handed a broomstick or baseball bat and told to "Swing!" I hated that game. Sure, some may find it fun to blindly swing a hard wooden object into the darkness and hope you hit something (or someone, if one of the kids at the party was one that shared their lunch with that boy you liked, maybe) and a bunch of candy pours out while everyone cheers for you. But, I really hated that…

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Added by Ragan Kellams on October 2, 2007 at 9:42am — 1 Comment

Interview Questions for Recruiters

http://recruitnik.blogspot.com/2007/10/interview-questions-for-recruiters.html

Added by Recruitnik on October 1, 2007 at 11:16pm — No Comments

Listen To Gina Bianchini talk about Ning.com

On Friday, I had a great discussion with Gina Bianchini who is the CEO of Ning If you would like to have a listen, it is on my RecruitngBlogs.com profile page. There is a BlogTalk Radio player there and you can listen through that. Thanks to everyone who called in.

Added by Slouch on October 1, 2007 at 9:50am — No Comments