December 2008 Blog Posts (344)

Telecoms Recruitment in the Americas

Chronos has been retained to fill telecoms roles with a listed company in Canada, USA, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. If anyone is interested please contact me or ikoss@chronosconsulting.com. Further details on the LATAM Group here on RecruitingBlogs or www.chronosconsulting.com

Added by Dr Simon Harding on December 20, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Da Sourceranos - writtin by Levy and Sharib

What da effin heck is goin on heeah? The coffee that Tony Sourcerano’s just sipped misted heavily across his 27-inch LCD computer screen as the Glock symbol he used as a mouse pointer helped scroll the Flash scheme that talked of a recruiting challenge at RecruitFest2009.

Hey Bella, what is dis? A friggen professional conference or an ad for da ASPCA? What’s next – find dis guy Jason’s freakin’ squatted earls? Fuhgedaboudit!

Tony shook his head and… Continue

Added by Steve Levy on December 20, 2008 at 9:04am — 1 Comment

Small Firms Can Compete Overseas

JohnMarch Partners, a boutique healthcare search consultancy based in downtown Dallas, was awarded multiple search assignments by a UAE firm working under contract with the UAE government. We beat out several of the major firms for this assignment. Not only is the work very profitable, there is a good possibility that our academic practice will pick up related assignments.

How did we get the engagement? Believe it or not, it was not that hard. And the account acquisition costs were… Continue

Added by John G. Self on December 20, 2008 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

US Recruiters and the rest of the world

We have over 40 locations in the world in an integrated network so that we can refer work and leads to each office. This includes our main US office in Chicago. If you are a US recruiter who comes across international opportunities that you just can't fill becuase you are in one location please let me know as we are open to really fair fee shares. Bigger companies may be too arrogant or too corporate to share and smaller companies don't have the network. This system has been working for us and… Continue

Added by Dr Simon Harding on December 20, 2008 at 3:08am — 3 Comments

NEW OPENINGS FOR YOU!!!!

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There is available position in my industry and i need the applicant from Recruitingblogs so fortunate applicants should contact directly via email for more information.

call hiring manager Dr Robert James

robertsjamesjr@gmail.com

call +44 704 574 2073

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Added by Dr Robert Moore on December 20, 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments

Why I am a Smart Recruiter...

I just love creative license! Five reasons why I'm a smart recruiter:

1. I listen (no, really listen) until I can visualize myself doing the job

2. I eat my frog first (tackle the toughest tasks early) makes the rest of the day amazing!

3. I am disciplined - I keep office hours sacred, don't mix work and personal stuff and calculate the time/value of everything I do.

4. I love people!

5. I return EVERY phone call, respond to EVERY email and am honest with my… Continue

Added by Kimberly Lucas on December 19, 2008 at 5:10pm — 1 Comment

Friday Fun - Search Engine Rap Battle

Howdy there - each Friday CruiterTalk will feature a segment call Friday Fun. A time to share some light news, fun links etc. Please feel free to pass anything on and I will include a link back to you for your submission.

So, lets have some search engine fun today... Check it out below. You can also view the full site for the entire battle at:

www.searchenginerapbattle.com

Ryan
www.CruiterTalk.com

Added by Ryan Leary on December 19, 2008 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Why I Am A SMART Recruiter - Most of the Time..

The decision to start my own firm. This gave me the freedom to make a boatload of mistakes (and not get fired), but it also allowed me to innovate in terms of creating a rigorous candidate screening process and comprehensive dossiers with video summaries of my candidate interviews. Established search firms, like most established businesses, are not willing innovators.

That is one reason...

However, here is the truth: I am a smart recruiter because I have a great… Continue

Added by John G. Self on December 19, 2008 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

What makes me a Smart Recruiter

This is an interesting contest, and since it is pretty random who will win anyway, it will be fun to see what everyone else thinks about themselves! :)

1. My motto is: "It is not just about who you know, but how well you keep in touch with them". I live by this motto, and more recently this has proven extremely important with my recent lay off and job search (as well as soul search). You… Continue

Added by Steve on December 19, 2008 at 1:44pm — No Comments

Thanks for everything, we're laying you off. Merry Christmas! (Days 7-14)

See the previous post to this series here.

So here we go! I have met with some fantastic organizations this past week. So far, as predicted, all have come from networking. I have received about 3 phone calls from the job boards this past week, but after calling me, the lower ranges of income that seem to be prevalent here in Utah came up within minutes of starting the conversation. As a result we… Continue

Added by Steve on December 19, 2008 at 12:53pm — 3 Comments

Is your Recruiter smarter than a 5th Grader?!

Ariel Royzin, Pharmacy Recruiter asks, over on LinkedIn: Is your Recruiter smarter than a 5th Grader?!

Managers: How effective, smart, productive, and kean are your Recruiters (both 3rd party, and internal). Can they find the right candidates? What kinds of jobs and/or searches have you tried to managed?

Any funny stories?

See the answers… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 19, 2008 at 12:24pm — No Comments

Accountability for Executive Recruiters: A NEW PARADIGM

As the economic carnage continues to unfold on Wall Street and other financial centers of the world, Main Street is beginning to brace for what could be tough times for the U.S. While healthcare typically is spared the full brunt of the misery, hospital CEOs have already started to look for ways to cut expenses and to wrench more value from the money they pay to vendors, particularly consultants.

These threatening economic times frame a more important question for healthcare, and the… Continue

Added by John G. Self on December 19, 2008 at 11:16am — No Comments

What makes me a Smart Recruiter?

I was due for another post anyway and what better subject for that post than ME! I’ve never put a lot of thought into what makes me a smart recruiter, I’m usually much more focused on what will make me a “smarter” recruiter.

1. So I guess that’s the first thing – I am a sponge, always looking to learn new ways to do what I do better.

2. I came to in-house, corporate recruiting from a TPR background. The learning experiences from that part of my career have carried over to… Continue

Added by Becky Metcalf on December 19, 2008 at 10:59am — 3 Comments

Watson Wyatt Study Suggests Hard Times For Employees

Watson Wyatt, a global consulting firm focused on human capital and financial management, found more than one in five companies (23 percent) plan to make layoffs in the next 12 months, with almost two in five (39 percent) reporting that they have already done so.

“All indications are that 2009 will be a difficult year for both companies and ultimately employees,” said Laura Sejen, global director of strategic rewards consulting at Watson Wyatt. “It will be up to employers to find an… Continue

Added by Rich on December 19, 2008 at 10:36am — No Comments

What makes me a Smart Recruiter

Wow, so much I could say! Thankfully, humility is not always required to be a Smart Recruiter. So without further ado, 5 things that make me a Smart Recruiter.

1, Understanding this is a business of People and not of Paper. That everyone hates working but you can love your job. That there is a tushie for every seat, and you never know who you might be able to help find their next opportunity.

2. Doing my best to stay on the cutting edge of what we do for a living, like… Continue

Added by Jeff Newman on December 19, 2008 at 9:35am — 1 Comment

Not ENOUGH Candidates? Who SAID THAT?!

Steve Porter, who is an Outreach Consultant with JobsInRI, has been working closely with the Workforce Development Specialist, Amy Driscoll, at the RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) to help connect employers and job seekers in that industry. Amy's role is part of the RI Hospitality Education Foundation. Together, they've developed and delivered presentations at netWORKri offices across the state to job seekers focused on Transferring Skills to new… Continue

Added by Jason C. Blais on December 19, 2008 at 7:50am — No Comments

Principles Learned In A Dale Carnegie Course

Tonight I rejoined the Dale Carnegie course this time as a coach rather than as a student. It is quite amazing how life opens interesting doors that propel us forward. Networking is so powerful, as I undertake this latest opportunity, it would appear that the New Year is vital, strong, full of promise, indeed challenges do lie ahead in this economy but nothing can stop desire, real luck and patient resolve.

In 5 years as a HR professional, I see myself having grown in leaps and… Continue

Added by Mike Rasmussen on December 19, 2008 at 2:30am — No Comments

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Tuesday, Dec 16, 2008 Glen Cathey - Boolean Black Belt

Best Remark of the Day

"Sure, the candidates you can't find are candidates who do not mention in their resume or profile what you assume they will say and search for." ~ Glen Cathey

12:00pmMaureen Sharib Welcome to the MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Chat - today we have a special guest - the Boolean Black Belt - the very talented Glen Cathey!

12:01pmGlen Cathey I started in the industry in Jan 1997 using only a CPAS… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 19, 2008 at 2:28am — No Comments

Looking Clients for our RPO {Recruitment Process Outsourcing} company in INDIA

We provide RPO services for Staffing, Executive Search, Management Consullting and HR Firms who are interested in reducing

their current costs upto 80%.

Please contact
recruiter.offshore@gmail.com

Added by Hari on December 18, 2008 at 5:21pm — 1 Comment

Applicant Tracking Systems

I was hoping you could share what ATS you are using and feedback on the system. My company is looking to move to a new system since our current ATS is no longer supported.

Thanks for any comments.

Added by Lynda Booth on December 18, 2008 at 1:41pm — 5 Comments