TheSocialCV is a semantic people search engine.

It gathers information about an individual that is scattered all across the web and pieces it together.

Then it ranks the person on the basis of the info it gathers (eg school, company)

Download -…

Elvis Costello said it best: "One day you're going to have to face the deep dark truthful mirror. And it's going to tell you things I still love you too much to say."

Well I don't love you at all. I don't know you, so here goes: Your career site blows.

I talk with a lot of people from a lot of corporate recruiting organizations. And when it comes to discussing their…

The rise of social media is a modern-day phenomenon and the idea that any business, particularly a recruitment business, should want to ignore it is madness.  Clearly, social media is particularly well-suited to recruitment: it provides ease of access to information about individuals and their networks; it provides the ability to exchange information rapidly with a community of interested and interesting individuals; it communicates with people in a…

As our lives grow more and more complicated with day to day tasks and everything gets more technical, our language becomes shorter with ‘text talk’ and acronyms scattering our communications.

To new comers in the world of ‘Digital Media’ seems like there is a strange, foreign or even alien language that can take some getting used to.

Many a time at the beginning of my journey…

It's just so hard to believe it will be 2012 before we know it.  Around the corner - November, December and holidays.

As I write this this forum has been developing and evolving just like everything else in staffing land.  Sourcing or as I like to call it sourcering or working the staffing magic has never been more interesting.  Along the way this year there…

The recruitment industry gets a bad rap and whilst a lot of it is unjustified, the saying that there is no smoke without fire has some truth here. I am proud of being a recruiter and truly believe the job I do is important and worthwhile to both individuals and companies. So I get very annoyed with those people who let our industry down with their poor service or dodgy behaviour.

The reality is that the entry barrier into recruitment is almost zero. You don’t need a qualification, any…

Passive candidates – the people every employer wants – the ones that are happy, productive, and not looking for a job – are often wary of recruiters.  They know that there is only a slim chance that the opportunity about which the recruiter is calling will be of interest to them.  They know that recruiters “Sell the Sizzle” – give them all the positive hype about the job.…

Many of the questions we receive from recruiters revolve around the proper classification of workers as either 1099 independent contractors or W-2 employees.  One recent inquiry we received was particularly interesting, and we thought other recruiters could learn from it as well.

The recruiter in question works for a large firm. This particular recruiting firm has a standard practice of asking each contract candidate whether they would prefer to be…

Employers are beginning to understand the importance of candidate experience.  Better candidate experience can lead to some or all the following:

• More candidates applying for your job positions with a focus toward qualified candidates
• More offer acceptances among candidates due to increase in your employer brand
• Encourages positive word of mouth between candidates about open job positions

There are some great companies doing very cool things with…

Companies work so hard at recruiting the best talent, rolling out the red carpet, increasing original offers, offering bonuses and other perks to attract the right candidates but once you’ve signed on the dotted line kiss the best behaviors goodbye. The process is similar to dating where the early stages of the chase and initial meetings are euphoric and show so much…

I’ve worked with dozens of job boards over the years, and I often take a look at what the job seekers are saying to them. Since the onset of the recession (and honestly, before), it goes something like this:

“Why don’t you have any jobs in my area?”

“I’ve had my resume posted on your site for months and you haven’t called me.”

“I’ve been working in my field for twenty years but you don’t have a single job for me??”

There are lots…

Let’s be honest, to be successful in recruitment you need a combination of hard work, industry knowledge, deep networks, hunting instincts, a little luck and a healthy dose of ego…..

Unfortunately, there are no doctors in recruitment – believe me, not a single doctor specializing in recruitment… I know, I typed Recruitment Doctor into Google and all I got was a list of medical recruitment agencies. So then I tried…

I hear a lot of chatter from recruiters about job boards...most not so good although ironically most everyone uses one as part of their overall strategy. 

So I'm curious to hear from the respected recruitingblogs community as to what your thoughts are on job boards and what would the perfect job board include.

Your response is greatly appreciated!

Recruiting Top Talent – you reap what you sow

ROB FANSHAWE

Second-year MBA student registration is closed for most of our partner programs, and today, more than 10,000 graduating MBA students from 60+ of the world's top-ranked graduate business schools have uploaded their resumes and created career profiles with MBA Focus. 

We already know…

Second-year MBA student registration is closed for most of our partner programs, and today, more than 10,000 graduating MBA students from 60+ of the world's top-ranked graduate business schools have uploaded their resumes and created career profiles with MBA Focus.



This year's graduating class of MBA2s are the future business…

un·for·get·ta·ble  adj. -Earning a permanent place in the memory; memorable

Years ago I read a great cartoon that showed a dog owner talking to his dog. The cartoon was about what the owner was saying to the dog and what the dog actually heard. The dog had just made a mess of the owner’s kitchen and the owner is letting the dog have it. “Rover, how many time have I told you? The kitchen is not…

Hi Everyone-

Quite a few of you have asked for the Resignation Package.  Here it is.  As Lisa said, Jeff Skerteny (sp) is responsible for most of it:

DEAR MEAN, CRUEL AND NASTY BOSS"

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  Give notice  as soon as you sign the offer.…