RecruiterGuy's Blog – January 2009 Archive (5)

Conversational Recruiting... via Twitter?

Let's talk a moment about Twitter - the infectious micro-blogging service that has taken the internet by storm. If you've managed to get this far and be completely in the dark as to what exactly Twitter is I'll simply point you here, here and here. Today's article isn't about breaking down the basics of the 140 character heavy hitter. It's more about how some recruiters are taking hold of… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on January 26, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Chrome Gets Fed... and Stumble(d)Upon

Even as a huge fan of Google's Chrome browser I'm always looking for great ways to customize my experience and use the browser to it's fullest potential - at least for what I do. My real goal is to find quick and easy ways to streamline my job and the job of my team by maximizing the power of various web based tools, applications, and software suites. So when Chrome came out I was both excited and a bit… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on January 20, 2009 at 9:21am — No Comments

Your Internet/Recruiting Dashboard

I was talking with a friend of mine over the weekend and she mentioned how she was enjoying a few of the tips that I had showed her in regards to managing bookmarks and her Google Reader. I noticed that as we were talking it was obvious that she had several tabs open - some for very quick items or news sites. I asked if she'd given any thought to treating her browser homepage like a dashboard instead of a… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on January 12, 2009 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

Not Every L.I.O.N. Knows How To Hunt...

Okay, recruiters... it's time we addressed it. It's time that we talked a little bit about what it means to use networking sites (specifically LinkedIn) to effectively ‘connect' and recruit. Hey - somebody's got to tell a handful of you that are stumbling and bumbling your way through it that you're giving others a bad wrap - and creating some hesitation by some to speak to anyone with the word "recruiter" in their… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on January 8, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Resolutions Be Damned!

So other than the parties I believe that the best part of new year - the part that people just LOVE - is setting resolutions. Oh, I know - you're probably already picking up on my sarcasm, right? Of course, maybe you don't even make a New Year's resolution because you know that you just won't lose that extra 10lbs or you'll never find the time to pick up that old hobby again. But hey, let's chat a bit about them anyhow.

First - my resolutions from last year and how we ended… Continue

Added by RecruiterGuy on January 7, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments