October 2008 Blog Posts (295)

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Thurs, 10/23/08 SOURCING TOOLS

Best Remark of the Day

"Actually I have made a lot more as a full time name sourcer than I ever did as a recruiter and the $$ are much more consistent." ~ Tom Cook

11:57am Maureen Sharib Have you all read the LinkedIn sourcing tools… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 24, 2008 at 7:25am — No Comments

if u cn reed this us cn bee a dyamic hed of hr

From one of the Yahoo recruiting groups yesterday; my impression is that if you're a recruiter searching for your head of HR, you really should spell check before sending. Doesn't anyone realize that you only get one chance at a first impression???

[one more thing - these cookie cutter specs do nothing to differentiate the position nor the company]

This is the real description listed under Wanted Dyamic Head of HR. Really. Things that are emboldened were… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on October 23, 2008 at 9:27pm — 7 Comments

Is Bounty Jobs A Risk To Our Industry?

I just finished writing a piece in one of the forums regarding Bounty Jobs and it is something recruiters need to be warned about now. In brief, Bounty Jobs is a "bulletin board" where employers can post open positions to the recruiting community and be rewarded with having an endless number of recruiters work the search on contingency. I would like to point out that I believe the concept is brilliant and the folks at Bounty Jobs are well intentioned - it is largely the employers that are to… Continue

Added by Darren Crosby on October 23, 2008 at 9:10pm — 8 Comments

Recruiting Film festival

Just noticed the video upload function on RecruitingBlogs.com. I blogged previously about the film festival I ran with my company. Well, it has been run and won. I have uploaded the finalists for all to see on my profile. I love the smell of viral marketing in the morning

Added by Dan Nuroo on October 23, 2008 at 6:22pm — No Comments

New to RecruitingBlogs.com

Hi, my name is Krislen Brown, President of Elite Search Consultants in Greenville, SC. My newly developed recruitment firm offers search support services to larger, more established recruitment firms. I am proficient in the search and recruitment of executive, technical, professional, and project support talent for industrial positions.

In the spirit of networking, I would like to add you as a new friend . If you have any suggestions about how I can increase my networking abilities,… Continue

Added by Krislen Brown on October 23, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Maximize the ATS 30 Day Trial

You have been searching for the right applicant tracking system (ATS) and have narrowed the search down to a few selections. Now what? Some folks simply select a ATS based on documentation and demonstrations, while the others go for free 30 day trials. The trials are offered by many ATS vendors, and it is my opinion that everyone searching for an ATS can benefit from a trial. However, it is important to maximize your trial experience to ensure the ATS is a fit for you and your… Continue

Added by Jake Stupak on October 23, 2008 at 2:23pm — 4 Comments

Recruiter looking for employment Please Help one of your own!

I am located in McKinney TX (near Dallas). I am looking for a full time remote or on location position. Base salary plus commission. I have experience with full desk recruiting. I have recruited for United Health Care: IT, Sales & Marketing, Customer Care, and Health Care. I have experience recruiting for major Telecom Giants within the US for Executive and C level candidates.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/cwiseman

Please view my Linked-IN profile for more… Continue

Added by Christy Wiseman on October 23, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Why Virtual Recruiting?

Consider using MBA Focus as your virtual recruiting tool to:

- Source hard-to-fill global positions
- Reduce executive search firm fees
- Cut expensive on-campus recruiting expenses
- Post jobs to all core and non-core schools at once
- Promote employment branding
- Build relationships with passive candidates
- Improve diversity candidate attraction
- Eliminate job board waste of unqualified candidates

Added by Ryan Pratt on October 23, 2008 at 11:55am — No Comments

Talent Pipeline in Financial Downturn

In every economic environment, companies need to recruit and groom their next generation of leaders. Smart firms have learned from past mistakes and cannot afford to fall behind in leadership recruiting again. Hiring summer interns is a cost-effective and essential tool for leadership recruiting regardless of business cycles. MBA Focus provides tools (online resume books and… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on October 23, 2008 at 11:52am — No Comments

Become a Virtual Recruiter in a Down Economy

With the recent developments on Wall Street, many firms are turning to virtual recruiting as a timely and cost effective enhancement to on-campus recruiting. Savvy firms are using targeted, online recruiting tools to identify and attract a larger number of qualified leadership candidates without leaving their office. Take advantage of these exclusive, low cost enhancements to on campus recruiting:

Global Focus®: The web-based recruiting platform where companies seeking leadership… Continue

Added by Ryan Pratt on October 23, 2008 at 11:50am — No Comments

Interview Questions for Employers

I am pleased to present this article from Alan Murray, webmaster of http://www.interviewquestions.name/, where Alan provides a lot of great interview advice.

Interview Questions for Employers

If you are tasked to conduct a job interview for your company, one of the most important things that you should always keep in mind is the fact that the main purpose of the interview is to get to know the candidate better. You are there to ask and listen, not to talk. To be specific, eighty… Continue

Added by Peggy McKee on October 23, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Looking for Public Relations Virtual Assistant

Team Double-Click® is looking for qualified candidates for the position of Public Relations Virtual Assistant.

As a PR Virtual Assistant you will need to provide this client with the following skills:

Helping decide who to market to and then market the business accordingly.

Helping to build relationships through blogging and posting on forums for promotional purposes.

Responding quickly to PR opportunities.

Creating press kits.

Query radio, TV and print… Continue

Added by Shawn King on October 23, 2008 at 11:16am — No Comments

Open invitation for you fellow Skype users - join a new group!

We have the technology to get to know each other much better so I've started a new group - Skype Club!

If you have video equipment and would be intersted in getting to know others face to face please join us!

Skype Club

my account is jerry.albright so add me as a contact.

Added by Jerry Albright on October 23, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Phone Sourcing Class Today - TOOLS Discussion

There's an open question over on LinkedIn that asks: What are some innovative sourcing tools that are effective? What are some new and innovative tools that you may found online or offline that seem to be most effective when sourcing quality candidates - passive or active? Also, how do you effectivley approach your sourcing in terms of using more than one tool at the same time? For example, integrating tools and sourcing methods together (not… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 23, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Video Challenge!

OK, its over to you folks! We're looking for the best recruitment, career development, training, company promotion, advertising and public speaking videos that will give the members at Want to be a Big Biller? improved recruitment techniques, a help up the career ladder, give an insight into organisations or just make them laugh at the shear rubbish they are… Continue

Added by Gavin Chase on October 23, 2008 at 6:00am — No Comments

Talent Talk Cafe

To see ALL Talent Talk Cafe posts please visit Talent Talk Cafe in the Forum section HERE ......we're rocking with our own category now!!

Be sure to check out all of our new guest hosts and the topics they'll be covering. You can read it HERE!

Added by Susan Burns on October 22, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Meet Australian Oracle Recruiter David Talamelli

When it comes to corporates' who blog the typical names mentioned have been Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, and IBM. One company who has been quietly working away at their social media strategy is Oracle. Globally they have hundreds of blogs, a customer focused wiki, employees on Twitter and in general… Continue

Added by Michael Specht on October 22, 2008 at 5:40pm — No Comments

Invitation to connect and join my group (Virtual Share) at LinkedIn

Hello all,

I am glad to invite all the professionals who are interested to share their views and also can share their knowledge in technology filed can feel free to join the group and also can feel free to invite me as I am looking to expand my network at linkedin.

LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1088357

- Rajeev

Added by Rajeev C on October 22, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Looking for a BDM with Staffing background for Birmingham AL

If you or anyone you know might be interested in this full time direct hire position please contact me.
Kim Ingram
Search Consultant
205-972-5360
ingramk@asts.net

Added by Kim Ingram on October 22, 2008 at 1:55pm — 5 Comments

Paul DeBettignies In The New York Times And Business Journal

As posted on the MN Headhunter blog:

OK, it feels really weird to write my name in a blog post. Usually I say “MN Headhunter” but neither of the articles have anything to do with this blog.

The New York Times article from September 28, 2008, Turning to the TV for Explanations and Answers, is the first time in the paper…

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Added by Paul DeBettignies on October 22, 2008 at 1:27pm — 1 Comment