Jackye's Blog (9)

Can We Be Friends?

During the pursuit of great candidates, ask yourself these questions:

Do candidates know you? Do they like you? Do you stay in regular contact with your candidates even if they don’t get the job? Do they come to you and a knowledgeable resource when it comes to employment? …

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Added by Jackye on January 25, 2014 at 1:12pm — No Comments

Flunking the Test: Demystifying Pre-Employment Testing

Originaly posted on ere.net by …

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Added by Jackye on September 6, 2013 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments

Squirrel Bait!

The Pursuit

Think Purple Squirrels don't exist? Tell that to the couple in …

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Added by Jackye on May 16, 2013 at 7:28pm — No Comments

Haters Gonna Hate -A sixth-graders point of view.

Haters are Gonna Hate

Hi everybody!!!! You might know my mom, Jackye from pursuitology.com. I am her 6^th grade daughter, Hannah. Because, today is…

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Added by Jackye on April 25, 2013 at 4:25pm — 1 Comment

The Dumbing Down of Recruiting

The Dumbing Down of Recruiting - Originally posted on Jackye Claytons blog, "…

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Added by Jackye on April 9, 2013 at 11:30am — 27 Comments

Where My Girls At?

The philosophy of pursuitology is to change recruiting from the inside out. It is not enough to want diverse employees, you have to change your perspective on how you look at diversity and inclusion. In my “Must be Able to Drive a Zoo Vehicle” presentation at SourceCon, the audience and I…

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Added by Jackye on February 21, 2013 at 11:00am — No Comments

Ask Jackye: Three Million Networking Contacts and Counting

Please Note - This article was originally posted on Sourcecon.com in 2011. I still feel it is relevant today so I am re-posting.

Ask Jackye: Three Million Networking Contacts and Counting

How do you source for high demand…

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Added by Jackye on February 18, 2013 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Is your boss ruining your career? It’s time to dump the chump!

Recently some good friends and I were enjoying a great bottle of wine over dinner when an interesting discussion arose. “Is your boss ruining your career?” We all unanimously agreed that we had either been in the situation before or were currently in one.

Each of us sitting at the table that night is…

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Added by Jackye on February 18, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

A bad IT Recruiter Walks Into a Bar...

D ear Wannabe IT Recruiters:

Please quit and do something that you are better suited for. I don’t know, sell cars. Become a barrista. Just do something – ANYTHING as far away from my industry as possible. You are messing it…

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Added by Jackye on February 14, 2013 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments