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Measuring the value of blogging and social networking

Steven De Poortere is talking about interesting stuff on his ERE blog today, where he explores the possibility of measuring the success of blogging. Interesting concept, as blogging (and social networking for that matter) can be really time intensive for the average recruiter. So what is the ROI for those activities? Visibility, certainly. But how do you measure the… Continue

Added by Claudia Faust on April 4, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

April 4, 2008

TGIS (Thank Goodness Its Sumser!)

John Sumser unravels the world of recruiting and puts it back together again...

Composed as ever John took yesterday's switch in programming in his stride. While the Recruiting Animal ranted and raved about the perceived snub, having to reschedule his radio show for today to accommodate his guest, our luminary-John continued with… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on April 4, 2008 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Do Bald People Make Better Recruiters and Sourcers?

Clarification: I'm talking cranial hair - you guys are terrible!

So do bald people make better employees?

What if you're simply on your way to being bald? (this is a gender-neutral question) :)

- What if said employee was bald by birth?

- How about if they would be bald, but choose to shave their heads? (I believe I may fall into this category!)

- What if they should shave their heads as opposed to exhibiting their current level of baldness? (Ladies,… Continue

Added by Joshua Letourneau on April 3, 2008 at 9:41pm — 3 Comments

Personality Testing

Any advice for a third party recruiter that identifies the ideal candidate(1 phone interview, 2 face-to-face) for client on a contingent basis only to have the client administer a "personality test" that has "no wrong answers" and you guessed it, the candidate failed. The personality test is from MSI, get this, I took it and failed as well, come to find out that 8 questions out of about 90 determine the "truthfulness" of the entire test. These questions are based on absolutes, for example: Do… Continue

Added by Jonathan Fest on April 3, 2008 at 7:03pm — No Comments

How do you find an applicant tracking system?

Hi All,

Quick question for all of the recruiting blog memebers...

How and where do you go for information regarding applicant tracking systems?

Many thanks in advance!

Alisha

Added by Alisha Smith on April 3, 2008 at 6:40pm — 4 Comments

Winner of the GPS system from ERE drawing (from the Broadlook booth)

and the winner of is...

www.broadlook.com

Added by Donato Diorio on April 3, 2008 at 5:18pm — No Comments

Service Sales openings in Chicago Area with Global Company.

I'm sourcing for a couple Service Sales openings in the Chicago Area. If you are interested or have anyone to recommend, please contact me and we can discuss in detail.

-Gia Fisher
giovanna.fisher@jci.com

Added by Gia Fisher on April 3, 2008 at 4:22pm — No Comments

The (Mis)Information Age

The Information Age can be such a wonderful thing. Well, most of the time anyway. With information shared, referenced and linked so quickly via the internet, sometimes the effect can be less than desirable. Whether it’s a major media outlet or a small web site, things slip through the cracks. Other times, the errors are even bigger.

Take the recent example of an article I read in a local paper about whether relocating for a job was worth it (original article here). The article was picked… Continue

Added by Jim Martineau on April 3, 2008 at 12:32pm — No Comments

Economy, economy, economy...it's time to get positive!

Ok, I've got to say that I'm a little tired of hearing about the economy on the news. Newspapers and TV news love to report the doom and gloom about the economy, especially since it's an election year. "It's the economy, stupid" right? Well, wrong if your a recruiter that's worth their salt.

I lived through and cut my recruiting teeth during the real recession in 2001...9-11 and the dot com bubble burst stopped the economy dead in it's tracks...and yet, my business… Continue

Added by David Sprinkle on April 3, 2008 at 11:10am — No Comments

There is no "T" in Bachelor!

I am just having a rant about people who don't use spell check before they send off their CV's. We did a search on our DB the other day and out of 5000 records 30% of people had put a "t" in the word bachelor. I say to them if you have a Bachelor qualification get it out and look at it before you send in your CV!

Added by Jo-anne Freeman on April 3, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

April 3, 2008

The Recruiting Animal's Morning After Show

On Wednesdays he barks, on Thursday he bites!

We have a programming change today because this week we have something "Extra-Extra!"

Making one of his very rare broadcast appearances, industry icon and internet ol' timer John Sumser will be sitting down with the Recruiting Animal to talk about, well, its hush-hush so you'll have to tune in. Bearing in mind that… Continue

Added by Amitai Givertz on April 3, 2008 at 7:30am — 8 Comments

Go and Get 'Em!

Google Cutting 300 Jobs at DoubleClick

In the first sizable layoffs in its history, Google is cutting about 300 jobs from the American operations of DoubleClick, the advertising technology company that it acquired recently, according to a person with direct knowledge of Google’s plans.

The cuts represent about a quarter of DoubleClick’s… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on April 3, 2008 at 6:32am — No Comments

Why Life Management? What is wrong with our current lives?

Life - It is all that takes place from the first breath we take to the last breath. This is the shortest and the most effective definition of life. Everything that happens does happen for a reason and mostly there are always four or multiple of four factors that affect us or help us. Like the four seasons, the four planetary positions, the four directions and so on. Let us divide our lives into 8 broad areas. These are:…

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Added by Amit Bhagria on April 3, 2008 at 2:31am — No Comments

Spotting The Spot - Training & Development.

Selecting the right training venue is essential to define the success of a training programme.

Key Learnings:

Selecting the right training venue is not always about saving money.
There are a few other factors that need to be kept in mind while selecting a venue.

Selecting the right training venue is primarily a budgetary decision. The more…

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Added by Amit Bhagria on April 3, 2008 at 12:31am — No Comments

Business of Love

With Valentine’s Day creating a big buzz among Indians and even surpassing Diwali sales, Let us check out how well-prepared entrepreneurs are.

START-UPS TAP A BIG POTENTIAL

IF BUSINESS is your first love, the coming time is yours to woo. The hesitant flirting the Indian entrepreneur started with February 14, St. Valentine’s Day, a few years ago has now turned into a fullfledged affair. Varied trades spruce up their offers in the run-up to the Festival of Love, which… Continue

Added by Amit Bhagria on April 2, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

I'm baaaaack!

Man! It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. A lot has happened in the last 2 months. First, we bought a little company called Iconixx, and added them to the BSG Alliance platform. Second, I became an aunt again. Third, we launched an internal communications vehicle (known as The Buzz), which is published Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Fourth, I got elected to… Continue

Added by Katie Tierney on April 2, 2008 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Atlanta Area Recruiter

Added by Mike Stallfus on April 2, 2008 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Hump Day Humor 4/2

A video from the good people at Upstream Group.

A few of the great moments in Sales history…

“Sales Is What It’s All About!”

Added by Jeffrey K. Radt on April 2, 2008 at 3:28pm — No Comments

Penelope Trunk's Advice to ERE Expo Attendees

Excellent keynote today from Penelope Trunk at the ERE Expo in San Diego. By the way.....Trunk knows how to hold an audience....holy cow (Dave, can she come back pretty please?).

I caught her after the session (What GenY Really Wants...)and asked her one question: What's the one thing you want the attendees to remember?

Here's what she… Continue

Added by Dennis Smith on April 2, 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Corporate vs Staffing ATS?

Now lets examine another interesting question.

ATS systems what is the value to a corporation versus a staffing company?

Corporations-- some have ATS systems, some don't. Usually the problem is that the ATS system isn't integrating properly with the HRIS system. I have worked on site at several companies. Each one has had to make modifications to its system or had to have someone on board to enter new employees into the HRIS system because the company didn't… Continue

Added by Doug Tikkanen on April 2, 2008 at 12:45pm — No Comments