November 2009 Blog Posts (221)

Funny Tweet Hiring Video

The guys at TweetMyJobs are… Continue

Added by Chad Sowash on November 10, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Job boards and applicant tracking systems

The appeal of applicant tracking systems (ATS) for employers is obvious: they promise to bring order to the often disordered process of managing job applicants. An ATS can theoretically drive all job applicants into a single pipeline, massage their unruly information into neatly ordered database fields set up exactly as the employer desires, and allow HR to actually manage the interactions with applicants.

Sometimes the ATS works well – and sometimes (like all software) it doesn’t.… Continue

Added by Jeff Dickey-Chasins on November 10, 2009 at 9:08am — 3 Comments

The Many Choices of HR

Last week, a final year MBA student wanted me to coach him, as he was keen to move into HR, in itself a little unusual career choice. In talking to his university career manager, he was an excellent student with a passion for HR. Now HR is not always seen as the preferred choice for ambitious, talented and commercially orientated graduates, which is his profile.

At times, I am still amazed and also a little disappointed, when I read the criticism by HR people of HR and it’s value to… Continue

Added by Charles Van Heerden on November 10, 2009 at 12:30am — 9 Comments

Explaining the National Labor Exchange

Tuesday Tutorial is a series of sponsored posts brought to you by the vendors and supporters of RecruitingBlogs.com

By Chad Sowash

After… Continue

Added by Tuesday Tutorial on November 9, 2009 at 11:21pm — 1 Comment

How long should you wait for a business appointment?

(This column was originally published in SNEWS, the most trusted outdoor and fitness industry news source since 1984. www.snewsnet.com)

King Louis XVII of France once said, "Punctuality is the courtesy of kings." Nearly 200 years later, some businesspeople still haven't perfected this courtesy. If you have an appointment to meet someone, and that person is late, how long should you wait?

No matter where you are on the food chain,… Continue

Added by Eric Raynard on November 9, 2009 at 9:14pm — No Comments

Are you committed like Cole Hamels? Employers hope not!

I know the MLB World Series is over and the Yankees have been crowned the champs but there was an interesting side story that I think really applies to your job search. Cole Hamels, superstar pitcher and MVP of last years World Series and National League Championship Series (yeah he’s kind of a big deal), really upset fans when he said he couldn’t wait for the season to be over. The problem - he said this after a poor outing and losing pitching effort against the Yankees in game 3 of the World… Continue

Added by Duane Roberts on November 9, 2009 at 7:43pm — 4 Comments

Sleep when I'm dead

Driving in my car today, in what turned out to be a drive down nostalgia lane. I'd hit THAT radio station, you know the one which somehow talked to me... it kept playing song after song, which just reminded me of my younger carefree days. This song came on, merging my current reality with my willful past... Magic.

Here I was signing out loud, probably scaring my son for life, and then I started hearing the lyrics, and my mind started tying them in with tweets… Continue

Added by Dan Nuroo on November 9, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

HRevolution: Conference Debrief.

The energy was alive, pulsating, and electric. That's what happens when 50 like-minded people gather to discuss HR and blogging. We discussed how we learn to use social media to disseminate a message, open the streams of communication, and transform the way we blog and thus communicate with our colleagues, employees and friends.

Over the next few weeks, I plan to interview the conference planners, presenters and a few of the guests. What I want to offer you is a flavor of the… Continue

Added by Margo Rose on November 9, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Three Easy Tips for Using Twitter to Dominate Your Next Technology Conference

You’re off to the big conference, your booth is ready and the iPhone is charged but do you know how to utilize Twitter to squeeze every possible opportunity out of this conference?

1. Identify Yourself!

Any technology conference that is not held out of someone’s garage will have a hashtag associated with it. Hashtags make your tweets more easily searchable and let readers know what content your tweet will include. Confused? Search #hrtech on Twitter or twitterfall.com and… Continue

Added by Adam Weise on November 9, 2009 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Til' Death Do We Part – How Spousal Interference Can Kill Your Job Search

If you are in a relationship, or know someone who is, you’ve quite likely experienced first or second hand the “We” Syndrome. We love that restaurant. We always listen to Jazz. We are trying to get pregnant. There’s a time and a place for every pronoun – But when it comes to your spouse’s job search, save the “we” for your favorite kind of pizza.

Last week I got an interesting call. I had been working with a… Continue

Added by Mindy Slobodkin Fineout on November 9, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

HR's Berlin Wall

I find it fitting that the 20th anniversary of the falling of the Berlin Walls falls squarely one day after the end of the first ever Human Resource HR Evolution (un)conference.

The Human Resource industry is at an impasse. For years, HR has been the voice to deliver the message often controlled by the actions and… Continue

Added by Jessica Miller-Merrell on November 9, 2009 at 1:03pm — No Comments

PureSearch (The Power to Change your Conventional Recruiting)

Can’t find the Right Candidate?

Calling Candidates from the Job Boards and they have already been contacted?

Looking for unique skills and having a difficult time locating them?

Need Another Tool but can’t afford the expense of adding another Job Board?

We have been in the staffing business since the mid 1990’s and know how frustrating

and expensive resume searches can be. Recruiters need the tools to be… Continue

Added by Joe Limboo on November 9, 2009 at 12:47pm — No Comments

Your resume should work as hard as you do. Get Free expert feedback on your resume!

Jobseeker's Resource; Free Expert Feedback on your Resume

Why aren't you getting more interviews?

You're talented, got a great background, and an updated resume, yet you seem to be waiting and waiting for the phone to ring for that next interview. WHY? It could be your resume is missing the mark.

As a job seeker in the legal profession, you need a resume firm that speaks your language. We have… Continue

Added by JDHUNTR In-House Jobs on November 9, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Law Jobs for Attorneys

JDHUNTR the job board of choice for attorneys and legal professionals .

Partial Job List: In-House and Law Firm Jobs

Law Job Mexico City, In-House Senior Counsel

Entertainment Corp - Vice President, Real Estate…

Continue

Added by JDHUNTR In-House Jobs on November 9, 2009 at 12:27pm — No Comments

Good Morning

Well… I visit your website first time and found this site very useful and interesting! Well… you guys doing nice work and I just want to say that keep rocking and keep it up!!!!
Sara
employment agencies

Added by Verronica Thomas on November 8, 2009 at 11:53pm — No Comments

Bigger, Better, Job Bling...

What do you want from your job right now? Maybe you just want a job. It’s not so much that you have to settle for the next best thing that comes along, It’s not like they are banging down the door offering you a job either. Sometimes you crave for just a little more. But who can you trust in knowing whether the decision to want something more is the right one? If you can’t trust yourself who can you trust? Sometimes all you want is a little, bigger, better and yes, a career with some… Continue

Added by Lisa Kaye on November 8, 2009 at 10:13pm — No Comments

Random thoughts, impressions, and unanswered questions from HRevolution.

Random thoughts, impressions, and unanswered questions from HRevolution…

• Cool people that are willing to put their energy and devotion into scheduling an event like Hrevolution deserve major props: Trish McFarlane, Steve Boese, Ben Eubanks, and Crystal Peterson. Thank you for your… Continue

Added by Frank Zupan on November 8, 2009 at 9:10am — 1 Comment

Introducing Candidates to Your Parents

One of the most fun and stressful parts of being a recruiter is when a candidate you feel very strongly would be a good fit for a position meets the client for the very first time. One of my candidates had a big interview last week and I thought to myself “When was the last time I had this same feeling”? Then all of a sudden it hit me… it was when I returned to my hometown and brought my first serious girlfriend from college to meet my parents.

Looking back in time I thought it was… Continue

Added by Eric Osterman on November 8, 2009 at 12:30am — 6 Comments

IT Recruiter

Hi All,

My long-term recruiting contract is winding down and I'm looking for new opportunities. I am interested in both Contract positions or Perm positions.

I've contracted at the following companies:

-Microsoft Corporation
-Tellabs (Telecom - LatAm Region)
-DHL
-Burger King Corporation
-Ryder Systems

Any guidance or assistance you can provide would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Diane Martinez

Added by Diane Martinez on November 6, 2009 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Does Free Technical Support Make ATS Software Better?

by Steve Hazelton, Head of Products, Newton Software

“Please contact support.” Makes you cringe, doesn’t it? At Newton we encourage people to contact support—by email or phone. No, I’m not kidding.

We call it “Support Driven Design”. I’ll explain this concept in just a bit, but first I’d like to give you some background on how we came to believe that free technical… Continue

Added by Joel Passen on November 6, 2009 at 2:03pm — No Comments