Maureen Sharib's Blog (166)

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Just wondrin'...

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 18, 2008 at 7:39am — 5 Comments

Stop Calling "My" People!

Dave Staats loves these calls.

HR Director from a company we’ve had no relationship with in the past called about 2 of our people leaving too many messages for their people. I got a 13-minute lesson on “After you try a certain number of times and get no response you should know they are not interested.”

Great and clever phone sourcing tip included in this… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 17, 2008 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

In Defense of Teasing

Today teasing has been all but banished from the lives of many children. In recent years, high-profile school shootings and teenage suicides have inspired a wave of “zero tolerance” movements in our schools. Accused teasers are now made to utter their teases in front of the class, under the stern eye of teachers. Children are given detention for sarcastic comments on the… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 10, 2008 at 10:21am — No Comments

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Tuesday, December 9, 2008 - What Industries Are Hiring?

Best Remark of the Day "Why doesn't everyone share what type of position they are currently or were last working on. Not looking for company names just the type of position or industry” ~Tom Cook

12:04pmVictor US Census is hiring for Recruiters-the pay is abysmal though...

12:05pmMaureen Sharib We're here to talk abt what industries are hiring...did everyone read the links in this… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 10, 2008 at 7:39am — No Comments

Thanks to Soldiers

XEROX IS DOING SOMETHING COOL!!

If you go to this web site, Let's Say Thanks, you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed services.

How AMAZING it would be if we… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 10, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Thursday, December 4, 2008 Quantity vs. Quality in Sourcing

Best Remark of the Day "I think the price of the project, however you charge, should be based on the difficulty or size of the task you are being asked to do. You can handle this by setting realistic expectations from the beginning." ~ Leo Mc Kiernan

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11:59amTom Cook Hello Everyone, I wanted to start today's topic by asking a question. When you start a new project for a client, what is more important: Quanity of info… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 5, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Court of Royals Seat

LinkedIn question:

How many years does it take for a High Tech Professional with great business vision to evolve to a strategic layer?

LinkedIn Answers… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 4, 2008 at 9:48am — No Comments

The 5 Ps of Sourcing

Someone left a message over on the SourcersGuild board and I thought you all might have an interest in it and in my answer!

So I need to go back to the basics. I have just started looking for talent in a new industry (HVAC Custom Electrical Design). I know I need to start with a competitors list and do some research. Does anyone have a train of thought list that they use when they are… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 3, 2008 at 4:00am — No Comments

TalkSourcing Radio Show

Join me today at 1p.m. EST on the TalkSourcing segment of the Recruiting Animal's (Noon) Radio Show. I'll be there to answer your questions on phone sourcing after Animal's guest interview with Josh Kahn, winner of Sourcecon Challenge 2008 at noon EST.

How do you "do" a company's telephone bank? (Be prepared to spend some time.)

How do you match current titles to names that come off that phone bank?… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 3, 2008 at 3:00am — No Comments

Novel Ways of Sourcing

Today's MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Class is going to center around different ways of sourcing-bring your best practices to class at noon (EST) and let's discuss!

Maureen Sharib

Telephone Names Sourcer/MagicMethod Trainer

"Diversity of stimulation means novelty, and novelty means challenge to thought." ~ John Dewey, Democracy and Education

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Don’t miss Tom Cook,… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 2, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Dirty Jobs That Pay Well

Dealing with death, bodily fluids, and foot problems may not be the most pleasant experiences, but if your ick tolerance is pretty high, the pay for these jobs can make it worth getting your hands dirty. Curious about how your own salary stacks up? Compare your salary with those of the eight jobs listed below.

1. Veterinarian Median annual salary*: $73,621

2. Waste Management Engineer Median annual salary: $67,249

3. Trauma Surgeon… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 1, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

9 Jobs That Are Here to Stay

No outsourcing danger to these:

Dental Assistant

Pharmacy Technician

Fitness Professional

Teacher Aide

Auto Repair Technician

Pet Groomer

Plumber

Veterinary Assistant

Electrician

More here.

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Looking for… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on December 1, 2008 at 11:20am — No Comments

Deer are Mean

Bob sent me this. I thought you might find this humorous, or at least interesting. On this day, one to make you smile a little. He was lucky to get off with just scatches and a few bumps. Deer are mean.

Actual letter from someone who farms, writes well and tried this!

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I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it.

The… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 21, 2008 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

Want to learn how to "get past" Gatekeepers w/out lying?

In the future, the TalkSourcing (every other Weds) 1pm (EST) segments to the Recruiting Animal Radio Show will be posted over on the MagicMethod network. Next one is December 3 -mark your calendars and call in with your phone sourcing… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 21, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

Someone's looking for a trainer in San Diego...

Hi Maureen!!

Looking for different groups on ERE I came across yours for training and wanted to reach out. Our company is looking to add a sales trainer to our company to train new recruiters and sales people. SkillStorm family of Companies is a government contracting and outsourcing company specializing in IT, Engineering and professional services for the government as well as mid-market companies.

The position would be housed in our San Diego headquarters office but also travel… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 20, 2008 at 9:20am — No Comments

TODAY (TH) is MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat

TODAY is MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat on the MagicMethod network at noon EST.

You don't want to miss today's Fireworks! We're gonna chat (some) about the excited RBC string going on right here on RBC.

AND THEN, we're gonna chat a little about what Charles Krugel, Attorney at Law said yesterday on the Recruiting Animal's Radio Show- that rusing… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 20, 2008 at 6:16am — No Comments

Meltdown 101: What's deflation, and why is it bad?

Deflation might sound like a good thing. Yet it can be even rougher on the economy than the more familiar phenomenon of inflation, because it's harder to get rid of.

In the past year, record-breaking prices for oil, grains and metals caused serious worries about runaway inflation. And as the economic slump took hold, economists even considered the possibility of… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 19, 2008 at 10:14am — No Comments

Keeping Your Rivals From Minding Your Business

AS more small businesses rely on e-mail and instant messaging for their communications, they would do well to use a number of inexpensive methods to preserve privacy and ensure that messages are read only by the intended recipient.

HANG ON TO YOUR LAPTOP

LOCK OUT OTHERS

ADD THE 'S'

OUTSOURCE E-MAIL

ENCRYPT E-MAIL

BLOCK OUTSIDERS

Read more… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 14, 2008 at 10:13am — No Comments

Glen Cathey, Boolean Black Belt

Glen Cathey*, the “Boolean Black Belt” believes that there is a hidden talent pool in every database comprised of 2 types of candidates: #1 candidates that recruiters cannot find, and #2 candidates that recruiters do not find (there is a difference). He further declares that this hidden talent pool is at least 30% - 40% of the candidates in each database.

Glen has developed a high level of expertise in sourcing, recruiting, and… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 14, 2008 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

MagicMethod Chat Log w/ Todd Burkhardt Leading (TH Nov 13, 2008)

Best Remark of the Day

"First off never volunteer the info." ~ Tom Cook

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11:38am Maureen Sharib Welcome sourcers! Before class, read today's Itinerary.

11:57am Todd Burkhardt Before we start, I want to clarify that I don't mean that active recruiters are not real recruiters. But if you are only recruiting active candidates, you… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 14, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments