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The Sun Will Come Out...

tomorrow? This is insane. Seattle is having another rainy and cold summer and I just may loose "it." I went on a min-vacation to… Continue

Added by Naarah N Hastings on June 10, 2008 at 3:06pm — 2 Comments

Cyclical markets require adjustments

Six months ago most Information Technology recruiters were still telling their client companies how it was a candidate driven market and that yes they had to pay more, be less picky and if need be pay to relocate candidate. While that may still be the case in some corners of the world we are seeing the market evolve, and in turn our message to our clients & candidates must change as well.

So as the economy slows, companies, in turn, slow their hiring process, and it’s causing a… Continue

Added by bill martineau on June 10, 2008 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Semantic Search for Online Recruitment

Putting Semantic Search in Context

One of the challenges for a search engine is looking at unstructured data and providing structure for it. At Workhound, we have made a real investment in this capability. Just as we explore other means of presenting search results, we are always exploring other ways of making use of the technology that we’ve developed.

The announcement by Healthline that they… Continue

Added by william fischer on June 10, 2008 at 10:20am — 1 Comment

June 10, 2008

Tutorial Tuesday

Teach something, learn something...

Geoff Peterson continues his series of videos that introduce us to new tools and methods for recruiting. This week's video is on Joopz.

Joopz is a “web texting” site, where recruiters and sourcers can take advantage of a free service to get creative in reaching out to and attracting new candidates for open positions today.

Joopz Video Tutorial: Web Texting to Reach New…

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Added by Amitai Givertz on June 10, 2008 at 8:50am — No Comments

Podcast 59: Jobserve are at the G8

The latest born online recruitment podcast is out.

In this show: Jobserve launches JobG8, UK job advertising remains steady and WorkHound goes a twitter.

Enjoy!

Added by Julian Stopps on June 9, 2008 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Account Executive (North Jersey Locations)

Candidate will be responsible for gaining new business in their designated staffing division. 1-2 years staffing experience preferred. *Be a part of an organization that gives you the opportunity to create your own career path with great earning potential. Enjoy the competitive base salary and uncapped commission opportunity.

*Interested applicants: please send resumes to Dana Riccioni at driccioni@jouleinc.com

www.jouleinc.com

*As a Joulé staff member: You are part… Continue

Added by Dana Riccioni on June 9, 2008 at 2:26pm — No Comments

New Position, Outside my area of expertise & looking to partner up with someone - civil Engineering

Can anyone make a recommendation for the following position:

Traffic Engineer

Franklin, TN

$75K

Position will be responsible for assisting the Manager of Traffic Engineering in traffic impact studies, traffic and revenue studies, interchange justification modification studies, design and plans development as well as preparation of project reports. Additional responsibilities include; project planning and design, project detailing, plans production, coordination… Continue

Added by Anna Karoutsos on June 9, 2008 at 1:18pm — No Comments

Bloggingforjobs Named One of Industry's Hottest Blogs

Hello Everyone!!

Exciting News!

My blog, Bloggingforjobs has been listed as one of the hottest industry related blogs! B4J provides tips, tricks, and advice for those in the job search from the perspective of a professional recruiter. Check it out at www.bloggingforjobs.blogspot.com.

Thanks for your support!!! Help me become one of the Top HR Blogs for 2008 and forward my blog to a friend.

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Click on the link below and check out other… Continue

Added by Jessica Miller-Merrell on June 9, 2008 at 1:04pm — No Comments

Who is responsible for Attrition?

HR Heads are worried about employees leaving their organizations. Not only is it costly to lose trained employees but their replacements are not easy to come by. Hence the HR strives hard to keep attrition at the minimum.

Greg Weiss, an HR consultant and principal of Humanagement, in extensive interviews with HR directors at 30 companies found that most companies have little real understanding of why employees leave.…

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Added by Gireesh Kumar Sharma on June 9, 2008 at 10:37am — 1 Comment

How to get everyone to remember you

Here is how to get everyone to remember you privately and professionally.

I am here to give you my secret to success and how you will be remembered by everyone you meet. It is Thank You Notes. I know this sounds simple and maybe even silly, but here is what I do. Every time I got to a party, not a kegger, but a party, I write a thank you note for the invitation. I do it for friend's parents, my husband's boss, my manager, my social network...anyone. It does not have to be long, but… Continue

Added by Caroline Poroski on June 9, 2008 at 9:18am — 3 Comments

May 9, 2008

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase

Dave Mendoza talks with one of our members...

Dave introduces us to "social butterfly Rayanne Trumbo. Rayanne is a Recruiter with BSM Associates in Los Angeles. Rayanne says:

When I am not on the phone, I am usually on a California freeway or in a theater. I am very involved with a couple of local, independent theaters where I act and direct, as well as market both…

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Added by Amitai Givertz on June 9, 2008 at 9:10am — No Comments

Recruiting Today's Top Grads

The Washington Post Magazine had an interesting article yesterday about college recruiting. The article certainly over-generalizes the current college recruiting environment (not all graduating students are getting this treatment, and not all employers are applying it). What it does show however what some top-end companies/government agencies are doing even in a softening economy, as well as what things are important to the current generation of graduates.

A worthy read if you are… Continue

Added by Ben Gotkin on June 9, 2008 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Building a Recruitment Strategy in A Social World

Join me this Thursday, June 12th, at 1pm ET for a Kennedy Information sponsored webinar. Event information follows and registration is HERE. You can also reference one of my previous articles Building a Recruitment Strategy in A Social World.…

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Added by Susan Burns on June 9, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

New addition to the recruiting blogosphere

I’m pleased to share with the RecruitingBlogs.com community www.TheTalentBuzz.com - my recently launched recruiting blog.

Recent posts include:

Twitter vs. Plurk: What the Tweeps are Saying!
After a Decade of Staffing & Recruiting Conferences
Corporate Career Site Series

Click over when you have a chance!

Thanks,
Jason

Added by Jason Buss on June 9, 2008 at 6:34am — No Comments

Meet Rayanne Trumbo - RBC's Groove Is In Her Heart

Rayanne ThorneTrumbo, Recruiter

O:949.251.0460 Ext. 101

Rayanne@bsmassociates.com

http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profile/Rayanne

http://www.linkedin.com/in/rayannetrumbo

I first met virtual Rayanne where I meet so many of my latest friends and colleagues … on RecruitingBlogs.… Continue

Added by Dave Mendoza on June 8, 2008 at 7:30pm — 4 Comments

Weekend, June 6-8, 2008

That was the week that was...Week ending June 6, 2008

A round-up from the recruiting industry’s group blogs, portals and individual archives...

A bit of schmorgisboard this week. It seems like everyone was all over the place...

RecruitingBlogs.com: The Daily Column...

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase: Welcome to RecruitingBlogs.com!

Scott Love's Tutorial Tuesday:… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on June 8, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Needn't to be recruitment insider, get inside by employee referral

Needn't to be recruitment insider, get inside by employee referral

Via the product of Web 2.0--jobirn.com (http://www.jobirn.com)

instant-message with embedded chat box to reach referrer or HR manager

video-interview to find a shortcut to your dream company

......

If you are one of them

job applicant ,employee (referrer), HR manager, recruiter

then

you are welcome

If you are NOT any of them

then

YOU are ALSO welcome.

Here… Continue

Added by Nancyjobirn on June 8, 2008 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Featured

I am pleased to report that I am featured in the cover story of Global CEO magazine for June 2008.

Added by Donald L. "Skip" Conover on June 8, 2008 at 7:30am — 3 Comments

The Fordyce Forum 2008 - "The Working Man"

The Fordyce Forum in Vegas was awesome (thanks Slouch and Rayanne!).

Here's a 2 minute video to give you an idea of who was there, and what RecruitingBlogs.com was doing behind the scenes.

First person to email Dennis Smith with the name of the band singing in the background, wins something of Slouch's choosing.

To All the Working Men and Women on… Continue

Added by Dennis Smith on June 7, 2008 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

If you have ever thought about starting a job board....

you might think "what could go wrong?" -- well, I've been running latpro.com now for 11 years and here is what has gone wrong from time to time.

it's not actually a complete list, as some things are just not easily discussed in public -- but it's pretty close to complete I think.

Added by Eric Shannon on June 7, 2008 at 10:42am — 1 Comment