November 2009 Blog Posts (221)

Time Management: Are you working on a good job order, or a great one?

With cutbacks from the economy, more recruiters than ever are running a full desk. You may have been thrust suddenly into the role of Account Manager or Business Development in addition to your normal recruiting duties. If you're new to the world of staffing sales, then you may not know that not all job orders are created equal. In fact, you might be so anxious to get a "yes" out of a client that you forget all about some important factors that will predict the outcome of any job… Continue

Added by Robin Eads on November 17, 2009 at 10:44am — 3 Comments

What do your job board customers want?

When was the last time you asked your job board customers what they want? Not just a one-off question to a few clients – but an systematic, organized survey of everyone who uses your site? Employers and job seekers?

A recurrent theme in the ‘job boards are dying’ blog posts that I see is a feeling by recruiters, employers, and job seekers that the ‘big boards’ are out of touch. In other words, they don’t know what their customers want. Now, I’m guessing that they would argue with… Continue

Added by Jeff Dickey-Chasins on November 17, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

Web design fees?

I am in the process of developing a company website for my technology recruiting firm and am curious about costs. Can anyone give me an idea of the standard fee range to set up a fairly simple 4 - 5 page corporate website? Thanks.

Added by Gyani Richards on November 16, 2009 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Can't afford to attend a conference? I go free, here's how.

Recruiting Blogs and Twitter allows for free conference access!

I have so many blessings to count. Recruiting Blogs, Twitter, and the friends I’ve made as a direct result is one of these vital connections. My connections on twitter and other sites have made it possible to attend conferences for free. As a professional in transition, this is an invaluable asset for which I am extremely grateful.

Thank you recruiting blogs for showing a live stream of Social Recruiting. It… Continue

Added by Margo Rose on November 16, 2009 at 4:12pm — No Comments

Can't afford to attend a conference? I go free, here's how.

Added by Margo Rose on November 16, 2009 at 4:12pm — 4 Comments

5 New Ways to Interview College Grads; Go Beyond the Interrogation and Towards a Proactive Approach

Have you ever seen the Fox hit television show, 24? It is gripping, action-packed and beyond unrealistic, yet I am hooked every season. 24’s hero and main man, Jack Bauer, is infamous for his 9 lives and vicious interrogation tactics that pry anything he wants out of his unsuspecting victims. Looking back on a few interviews I have been on…maybe Jack Bauer was the one who was sitting on the other side of the table, not the Hiring Manager.

There’s nothing worse than getting grilled by… Continue

Added by Laura Gargolinski on November 16, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Top 10 Unbelievable Interview Blunders

What is the most unusual thing a candidate has done in a job interview this year? Fall asleep? Disappear? Bring his or her mom? CareerBuilder.com released its annual survey of the most outrageous interview mistakes candidates have made, according to over 3,000 hiring managers and HR professionals nationwide. This year's Top 10 List includes:

1. Candidate answered cell phone and asked the interviewer to leave her own office because it was a… Continue

Added by Kunin Associates on November 16, 2009 at 9:48am — 6 Comments

ProfileSense 3.0, the Concept, its working and Benefits

ProfileSense™ is an employee assessment tool created to provide HR personnel with powerful data to make the most accurate hiring decisions faster than ever before. Unlike current assessment products, ProfileSense™ adapts to your specific needs, allowing you to measure applicants against your “perfect” employee. ProfileSense is our flagship product that makes it really easy to manage, identify and filter out the best of the best from a pool of… Continue

Added by Hassan Rizwan on November 16, 2009 at 4:47am — No Comments

Are You a Natural Born Recruiter?

Are You A Natural Born Recruiter?

What does it take to recruit talent these days? Is it as easy as it once was? When all it took was to post an advertisement in the trades, newspaper, job boards, Craigslist, or better yet, to actually pick up a phone and put the word out to your “network” for referrals? Do you remember when you would actually post jobs on a piece of paper in the lunch room so employees could apply to them before you even started the recruiting process accepting… Continue

Added by Lisa Kaye on November 16, 2009 at 12:55am — 6 Comments

Things You Didn't Know About Your Medical Sales Recruiter

Steve Dill, President/CEO of Gorilla Medical Sales, LLC, a leading medical sales niche job board, shares insights gained from his previous gig as a medical sales recruiter in a 10-part series entitled "Things you didn't know about your medical sales recruiter". Mr. Dill hopes that his frank look into the mysterious world of the recruiter will allow candidates to better understand how to work effectively with a recruiter when seeking a new job.

The following topics are covered in this… Continue

Added by Steve Dill on November 15, 2009 at 4:46pm — No Comments

Things You Didn't Know About Your Medical Sales Recruiter

Added by Steve Dill on November 15, 2009 at 4:46pm — No Comments

New website staffingclub.com

I found this website called staffingclub.com, great website for recruiters and staffers to create your own private network. Staffing companies can promote candidates and recruiters can promote jobs.

Added by Aj Kumar on November 14, 2009 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Celebrity Spotting

Interesting week here in Melbourne town this week. A mid November heatwave, the likes of which have not been seen before I wouldn't think. Seriously in the pool this week, unheard of! Not complaining mind you.

Britney Spears arrived in Australia, to lipsinc her way through a National tour. Great strategy arriving, with decoy Britneys, body guards and a gratuitous amount of press coverage. Both good and bad.

Tiger Woods hits our fair shores, causing golfing havoc and… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on November 14, 2009 at 8:45am — No Comments

The Holiday Season-A Time For Renewal, For Positive Economic Perspective-And That Recruiter Calling Again?

MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR IS HERE!

There is a lot going on in our world right now, and it means more than ever that to be thankful for the gifts you have of life, perspective, career opportunity and rising to the mark, the occassion, and filling that difficult req means more now than ever.

I can't but help relish, the power that is in my career this very day to make a difference. That can happen by any means-becoming a brilliant superstar is all about your… Continue

Added by Mike Rasmussen on November 14, 2009 at 2:50am — No Comments

Balloon boy parents face sentence in December

FORT COLLINS (Reuters) - The parents of a Colorado boy whose apparent brush with death in a helium balloon transfixed millions pleaded guilty on Friday to staging a publicity-seeking hoax and will be sentenced next month.

Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor and will be sentenced on December 23.

The case has sparked outrage over the amount of money spent on a rescue attempt for the six-year-old child, dubbed "balloon boy," after live television…

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Added by Dmitry on November 13, 2009 at 4:55pm — No Comments

Sneak Preview: "Kick Butt" Thank You Letters - finally

So here's the deal. For the past couple of months, customers using our applicant tracking software have been asking for an efficient way to acknowledge candidates that don't make the cut. At first blush, this seemed easy enough. But, as our product team began researching and designing the feature, all sorts of complexities became evident.

Some interesting questions were raised. Questions like:

What if a…

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Added by Joel Passen on November 13, 2009 at 2:04pm — No Comments

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Added by gordon micheal roy on November 13, 2009 at 8:04am — No Comments

Should HRCI Add SM Compontent to SPHR Exam

Like many of my fellow HR professionals this week, I have been busy reading all the fantastic blog posts related to the Human Resources (un)conference November 6-8th, 2009 in Louisville, KY. I have been blown away with the take-a-ways and conversation that HR Evolution has so far generated. I was particularly intrigued by our opening and closing sessions with regard to social media.

And then I had a thought. . .…

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Added by Jessica Miller-Merrell on November 12, 2009 at 4:29pm — 2 Comments

INSIDE REFERRAL CANDIDATES – birds of a feather and all that fluff

by Nanci Lamborn at BrightMove Recruiting Software

Two of the worst interviews I can recall in my recent history were both referred from one of my most successful, highest producing employees. Both candidates were abrasive, arrogant, and unfriendly, and neither interview lasted very long. At first the disparity between the unpleasant applicants and the accomplished referring employee left me somewhat perplexed. But later as I… Continue

Added by Michael Brandt on November 12, 2009 at 12:49pm — No Comments

Job search 2010 -- small is in

We've just been through a brutal economic storm. If you were sheltered, great - good for you. But pay attention anyway, because this storm wreaked havoc on many of the people you'll meet in the next stages of your career. You are going to meet and work with a lot of people who've been burned. So many that the American business landscape is never going to look the same again.

At the height of the crisis, large companies fired thousands of employees to preserve profits. In many… Continue

Added by Eric Shannon on November 12, 2009 at 12:45pm — 1 Comment