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Imagining SourceCon 2010 Atlanta. Can You Dig It?

SourceCon 2010 represents you, the Recruiter. It represents the hard working Americans fighting in the trenches every day to create a safe, clean, and healthy planet while using the latest in Boolean search string technology. That’s why I am challenging the folks at ERE to embrace my vision of SourceCon 2010 in Atlanta (Not San Diego).

The stage is your basic five story iPhone that comes with a 200 foot long video screen in the shape of… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on November 11, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Were You A Dorky Recruiter Back in the Day? Evolution of the Dorky Recruiter

Be honest. You had a pager once. Admit it. It was your alarm clock in the morning. You had proudly clipped it on your belt everyday. You asked all your clients, candidates and friends to page you. You were a sophisticated jet setting Recruiter. If only your pager were a human, you would’ve made love to it nightly.

Then one day somebody got a mobile phone. You had to have one too. It was huge and weighed 15 pounds but you didn’t care, you bought it anyways. Your first… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on November 6, 2009 at 9:44am — 3 Comments

The Gen Y Job Seeking Geeks

The college years was all about sleeping in and playing Madden 9 hours a day. Some poor students had to work while others lounged around the dorm waiting to party around midnight. Life was easy except for the occasional projectile vomit moments.

I work with a bunch of trendy IT Nerds. They are the new crop of Java programming Gen-Y geeks that have replaced the old Baby Boomer Cobol Dorks .

Meanwhile, Gen X Nerds are moving into management roles. Now it’s their turn to be… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on November 1, 2009 at 10:48pm — 1 Comment

Hiring Manager Profiles and Why Recruiters Dread Working in Corporate America

It’s Friday. You got a date planned with your soul mate. Reservations were made in advance. Then Tom over in Accounting, a total Dork with a capital D, asks for an activity Report on all the candidates in the last six months.

Cindy in the PMO Group created half dozen flow charts on the Recruiting process. She is so impressed with her flowcharts she is convinced that this is the process that all Recruiters should follow. Problem. The flow chart includes weekly meal… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on October 22, 2009 at 10:26am — 1 Comment

The Nerdy IT Manager

The Nerdy IT Manager tried to order a life sized iron cast of Han Solo. The purchasing department caught it. It was rejected. An uprising occurred. Corporate HR surge was sent in to quell the unrest. You were caught in the middle. Now the Nerdy IT manager hates HR; therefore he hates you, the Recruiter.

As you recruit, the manager shoots down all your candidates. He despises every candidate you send him. Everything you do just sucks.

New recruiting plan:… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on October 7, 2009 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

Starbucks Instant Coffee Is Here AND So Is Instant Recruiting

Starbucks is selling instant coffee. I tried it yesterday. It was good. I know what you’re thinking. Folders! Flavor crystals and all that asinine marketing, nope, just ain’t there. But, I promise you this, it doesn’t have that instant coffee taste. Give it a try

How about Instant Recruiting? That is a direction we are heading. Companies are looking to get rid of traditional Recruiters and have hiring managers, marketing and small team of junior Recruiters to… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on September 30, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Should Recruiters Be Accountable For Bad Hires

Remember college? Or maybe you can’t. You slept all day and partied all night. You had zero accountability except making good grades. Then you got a job, spouse, house and kids. And then, Boom! You’re responsible for a lot of things, pal. Like a mortgage, college and keeping your job.

Accountability, it’s the word of the day. And, it may be the Recruitment word of the year. Here is why.

Agencies are accountable for every hire they make, if the person bails or is… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on September 27, 2009 at 10:14pm — 6 Comments

How to Ask Illegal Interview Questions

These days everything is illegal. Asking simple interview questions can easily lead to a lawsuit. I have come up with a workaround to risky interview questions.

Let’s start with the basics.

Your company is full of geezers. Hiring young Gen-Y whipper snappers is a headache since they feel entitled to telecommuting, fresh water and clean bathrooms.

Asking “How old are you?” is age discrimination.

Instead ask this, “How old were you when you… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on September 17, 2009 at 12:02pm — 2 Comments

Easy Recruitment Model for Today's Economy

Added by Michael Glenn on September 3, 2009 at 11:14pm — No Comments

Put These in your Break Room. Star Wars Chopsticks!!

Everyday recruiters get up, dress, put their shoes, go to work and try to hire someone.

But it’s been a nightmare.

Hiring Managers have been overly picky. Candidates go through a multiple round of interviews, given urine, blood, and semen samples just to prove they can do the job.

Then after they get hired, it’s like Welcome to the U.S.S.R all over again. Community coffee spoon, handful of napkins, and a few abandoned coffee mugs in the… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on September 3, 2009 at 11:09pm — No Comments

If You Remember One Thing, Remember ToRead.

I know I’m going to lose a few buddies right out the gate when I say this, but women can kick our ass when it comes to remembering things. It’s true. Research has shown women are able to dig stuff up from the vault and dish it out in a nano second. Us guys struggle to remember what happened last night.

But if you’re on Twitter, you know there is crap load of links that are thrown your way daily. How many times have you clicked on those links and tried to remember where they were… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on September 1, 2009 at 1:39pm — 1 Comment

Need to Skip Work? Then You Need to get Some Kids!

I used to work with this guy that would leave early on Fridays. He was a complete slacker. While the rest of us busted our humps to get resumes to clients, he’d belly up to the bar across the street. His excuse? Kids! And, he had a gaggle of them too.

Businesses lose $1.4 Billion Dollars annually to employee absenteeism due to childcare problems.

Now that I have a kid and one on the way, I get a free hall pass. Woohoo!

But, what about you buddy? You… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on August 28, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Maren Hogan Loves Cheeseburgers

Maren Hogan loves Cheeseburgers

Maren Hogan, never met her, but I know she likes Cheeseburgers. So much so she tweeted about it once.

That day I ate a big fat greasy Cheeseburger.

Recruiters should be Tweeting jobs every day.

Let’s look at Maren Hogan’s Tweet: I Love Eating Cheeseburgers.

This isn’t rocket science or extensive research. Tweet your… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on August 27, 2009 at 12:54pm — 2 Comments

Best Out Of Office Replies for the Recruiter on the Go.

Look around you. Summer is almost over. Kids are back in school and traffic just sucks now. But, hey! You’re not sweating it. You got one more trip planned before you break out the mock turtle neck and cords. So here is what you need to do before you head out on Labor Day. Crank up that handy-dandy Out of Office Assistant to let everyone know you’re out of the office.

Here are some truthful and honest Out of Office Reply templates for Recruiters.

The “Conference or… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on August 21, 2009 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

Mad Libs for Mad Recruiters

Let's have some fun today and do Mad Libs. You remember this little game? Your family did them on long road trips in the car, leaving from the East Coast and driving ALL the way to Wally World. Just fill in the blanks.

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I have been in Corporate Recruiting for _________ (# of years/months). My boss does not have a Recruiting background. In fact he/she had a worked in the __________ (industry/profession).

How did he/she get the job as VP of Recruiting you… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on August 17, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

The Perfect Corporate Recruiting Org Chart

Added by Michael Glenn on August 17, 2009 at 11:41am — 6 Comments

How to Make Piles of Cash in the Magical Land of Social Media Recruiting.

Once upon a time there was a magical land where Recruiters made heaps and piles of cash. Pit rooms, placement bells, residual commissions and 400% mark ups grew on every tree. Every day was sunny and every resume was perfect. Every submittal was a fit too, no questions. Then one day….

Depression 2.0 occurred.

We Recruiters couldn’t pay for afford Starbucks and were…

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Added by Michael Glenn on August 11, 2009 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

The Office Cougar, Brah and Bro. Don't Hire.

This is the year of the Cougar, Brah and Bro. Do not hire them! Trust me, these folks will ruin a Recruiting department in a New York minute. Here is how.

The Staffing Cougar

Staffing agencies are crowded with Office Cougars (aka Account Executives). They are fiercest of the Cougar species. They approach their prey (aka Hiring Managers) with little fear and maul them in broad day light. Not a good, especially if your agency has squeaky clean reputation. However,… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on August 5, 2009 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

The Ice Age of Job Boards is Now - Unless They Evolve like KODA.

I’m surrounded by programmers. Nerdy types that get to wear jeans, sneakers and T-shirts. I feel like a rent-a-cop at a Phish concert sometimes. But hey, I was here first. I hired all these mealy mouth geeksters that bitch and moan about the work environment – when they have to turn on the lights.

I may have arrived too early, but I signed up for KODA (in Beta). It is an amazing social networking site for… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on August 4, 2009 at 11:00pm — 7 Comments

Google to Apple: You're a Big Fat Meanie!

Today in Atlanta It’s over 90 degrees and hotter than three hells.

But today in the Silicon Valley, it’s ice cold between Google and Apple.

“OMG! Google and Apple are fighting!” the nerd nation cried out collectively in ASSIC (text messages).

Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google) “resignation” from Apple Apple’s Board of Directors today was not a surprise to most of the technology world. Especially after the Google Voice app being pulled from… Continue

Added by Michael Glenn on August 3, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment