November 2008 Blog Posts (343)

Finding Sales Driven Candidates with Military Experience

I am the Corporate Development Talent Manager for SGIS, a Government Contracting firm, based in San Diego, CA. SGIS is a government contracting firm that specializes in providing solutions within the areas of Information Technology, Engineering, Intelligence Solutions, Global Telecommunications and Logistics. SGIS has an established track-record of providing outstanding service to government agencies within the Intelligence, Homeland Security, Defense and Space communities. SGIS Ranked #10 on… Continue

Added by Ashley Guy on November 21, 2008 at 4:48pm — No Comments

Be a Closer

I for one hate lose ends... Drives me crazy. Great article!

Author: Toni Bowers TechRepublic.com

Having an employee who can complete a task and tie up loose ends is a godsend to bosses. Are you that type of person?

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There are two types of people in this world: Those who close drawers after they get something out and those who don’t. My husband is the latter. That man cannot close a cabinet door to save his… Continue

Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey on November 21, 2008 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Great Business Analyst Candidate in Charlotte, NC

I am working with a Business Analyst candidate in Charlotte, NC who is looking for consulting work. His area of expertise as a Business Analyst includes requirement gathering, project planning, creating Business Requirement Definitions, High and Low Level Definitions, leading and attending Joint Application and Design (JAD) sessions. He has solid experience in Banking, Securities, Investment and others. Please let me know if anyone has a position and is interested in speaking with him. I'll be… Continue

Added by Erin Cornelison on November 21, 2008 at 3:15pm — No Comments

"Seeking 20 - Tier 2 Help Desk Analysts in Wash, DC Metro Area"

"Seeking 20 - Tier 2 Help Desk Analysts in Wash, DC Metro Area"

Helpdesk background:

The helpdesk will end up being of a size that it will support over 500,000 users at locations all across the United States. The helpdesk has facilities in multiple locations, is required to provide both English and Spanish support, and will be a few hours shy of being a 24x7 operation.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

= Tier II support for the helpdesk. Current location that will be done… Continue

Added by David B. Assadi on November 21, 2008 at 2:53pm — No Comments

Had a Facebook dream all night long

There is something demented in the mind of every recruiter...

Added by Steve Levy on November 21, 2008 at 6:37am — 1 Comment

Deer are Mean

Bob sent me this. I thought you might find this humorous, or at least interesting. On this day, one to make you smile a little. He was lucky to get off with just scatches and a few bumps. Deer are mean.

Actual letter from someone who farms, writes well and tried this!

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I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it.

The… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 21, 2008 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

Want to learn how to "get past" Gatekeepers w/out lying?

In the future, the TalkSourcing (every other Weds) 1pm (EST) segments to the Recruiting Animal Radio Show will be posted over on the MagicMethod network. Next one is December 3 -mark your calendars and call in with your phone sourcing… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 21, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

Social Media Hiring Process

I just posted an interview with Scott Monty, the social media go-to-guy at Ford Motors. Scott recently accepted a position with Ford, and I was curious about how it transpired. There are no metrics and few job descriptions for social media positions, so I've been writing them up and trying to interview people who are hiring and getting hired.

Social Media Salaries…

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Added by Jim Durbin on November 20, 2008 at 9:07pm — No Comments

"Seeking Quality Assurance Engineers (15-20 Positions) in Washington, DC, Must be able to attain Public Trust Clearance"

"Seeking Quality Assurance Engineers (15-20 Positions) in Washington, DC, Must be able to attain Public Trust Clearance"

Job Duties/Responsibilities:• Provide Quality Assurance (QA) support to supplement the QA team by providing oversight during the definition and analysis, design, development, integration, test, deployment and operation of the integrated system, across Integrated Program Teams (IPTs), teammates, and suppliers, in accordance with documented process and… Continue

Added by David B. Assadi on November 20, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

How Do I Continue To Grow My Business With This Economy?

This is the single most important question for every business professional in America. We are all wondering if we will have a job, a company, clients, or frankly a country when all this finally comes to the actual bottom. I don't profess to be an expert, but I am pretty good at making money. So I thought I would take a moment to provide I believe to be helpful suggestions.

1) First, don't panic! I know it's easier said than done.However it is a proven fact, if you can remain focused… Continue

Added by Travis TAylor on November 20, 2008 at 4:42pm — 2 Comments

Recruit from BusinessWeek's Best B-Schools

Recruit MBAs, Interns and Alumni from BusinessWeek's Best Business Schools

"The Best B-Schools" issue of BusinessWeek is on newsstands now! No surprise Chicago Booth lands the top spot again – and Harvard, Kellogg, and Wharton remain in the top 5. What might be a surprise is that nearly all of these top 30 BusinessWeek programs are a part of an exclusive recruitment network, thanks in part to MBA Focus™.

MBA Focus is “redefining the way companies recruit MBA…

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Added by Ryan Pratt on November 20, 2008 at 2:40pm — No Comments

HexaCorp looking to hire 2 experienced Recruitors

HexaCorp is looking to hire 2 experienced recruitors immediately for our Chennai office. Must have following skills;

- 2-3 years of IT recruiting experience.

- Good communication skills (10/10).

- Should be a good self-starter with minimum guidance.

- Good hands on experience with Desktops, Laptops, using MS Office tools, and other CRM tools.

- Should take leadership and initiative in all tasks.

- Must posses great work-ethic.

- Should be result… Continue

Added by Jayaram Sadasivam on November 20, 2008 at 1:08pm — No Comments

What would I like to see on Recrutingblogs.com? What is an ICR to do to make it?

Hello Slouch, In response to your email requesting individual blogging of ideally what we would like to see on Recruitingblogs.com: I am looking for help as a 2+ year Independently Contracted Recruiter to break out of the shell and make it on my own or enjoy splits or gain overall knowledge of how to make it in the recruiting world. What should a contract look like? How do I get my foot in the door with my own recruiting contracts? I was brought into the Recruiting world by a firm that… Continue

Added by Julie Bouman on November 20, 2008 at 12:57pm — 2 Comments

Recruiting In a Downturn Economy

As a third-party recruiter, I have received many articles and webinar invitations revolving around recruiting in a downturn economy. I would be interested in having an open dialogue with recruiters and corporate talent acquisition teams to see how they are handling our current economy.

Note: I do not open this as a camplaining session as we can all do that, but rather hopefully gain insight for the overall benefit of the group.

Added by Trip Young on November 20, 2008 at 12:57pm — 2 Comments

Popular Social Networks - World Ranking

Mapping for those who have client needs outside of the US.

Good Social Networks

World Map showing the popularity of social networks (SNS) around the world (Nov 2008)

http://www.oxyweb.co.uk/blog/socialnetworkmapoftheworld.php

Added by 01. Lonnie McRorey on November 20, 2008 at 12:00pm — 12 Comments

At the heart of the matter...

At the heart of the matter…where the real struggle lies.

Had an interesting conversation with a client this week that has stayed with me now for a few days. We began working with her team a couple of months ago around issues of diversity, inclusion, and culture change and have done some really good foundational work. The workshops and dialogues that I have facilitated have been well received and generated a buzz of ideas, questions and energy. I have even received several… Continue

Added by Joe Gerstandt on November 20, 2008 at 10:28am — No Comments

Ethics in recruiting, abortion, waterboarding, affirmative action, gay marriage, religion

Perhaps this will come as a surprise to some in this community but recruiting leads to winners and losers - someone receives a new opportunity and others are left to (a) fill in the holes left by someone's departure and (b) others are "hurt" because they weren't selected for the new opportunity - as a candidate and in all likelihood as internal candidates on both sides of the departure. This scenario cascades because like the… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on November 20, 2008 at 10:13am — 2 Comments

Someone's looking for a trainer in San Diego...

Hi Maureen!!

Looking for different groups on ERE I came across yours for training and wanted to reach out. Our company is looking to add a sales trainer to our company to train new recruiters and sales people. SkillStorm family of Companies is a government contracting and outsourcing company specializing in IT, Engineering and professional services for the government as well as mid-market companies.

The position would be housed in our San Diego headquarters office but also travel… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 20, 2008 at 9:20am — No Comments

All that Internet socializing really isn't bad for teens

“It certainly rings true that new media are inextricably woven into young people’s lives,” said Vicki Rideout, vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation and director of its program for the study of media and health. “Ethnographic studies like this are good at describing how young people fit social media into their lives. What they can’t do is document effects. This highlights the need for larger, nationally representative studies."

“But their participation is… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on November 20, 2008 at 8:04am — No Comments

TODAY (TH) is MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat

TODAY is MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat on the MagicMethod network at noon EST.

You don't want to miss today's Fireworks! We're gonna chat (some) about the excited RBC string going on right here on RBC.

AND THEN, we're gonna chat a little about what Charles Krugel, Attorney at Law said yesterday on the Recruiting Animal's Radio Show- that rusing… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 20, 2008 at 6:16am — No Comments