Ryan Leary's Blog – December 2008 Archive (5)

What makes me a smart recruiter?

What makes me a Smart Recruiter? Recruitingblogs.com makes me a smart recruiter and all of you make me a smart recruiter. Let’s face it, we all share somewhat of the same drive and attributes as recruiters. Some just succeed a little more than others.

So what makes me different? Honestly, not much. But one day oh probably a little more than a year ago, I had some great conversations with some guy who had a vision. A vision to create a home for recruiters like you and I. A home where… Continue

Added by Ryan Leary on December 21, 2008 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Friday Fun - Search Engine Rap Battle

Howdy there - each Friday CruiterTalk will feature a segment call Friday Fun. A time to share some light news, fun links etc. Please feel free to pass anything on and I will include a link back to you for your submission.

So, lets have some search engine fun today... Check it out below. You can also view the full site for the entire battle at:

www.searchenginerapbattle.com

Ryan
www.CruiterTalk.com

Added by Ryan Leary on December 19, 2008 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Creative Sourcing Vs. Deep Sourcing

This response come from a questions posted the other day regarding the differences between Creative Sourcing and Deep Sourcing. This is a great topic to talk about and really defines the strategy in which you find yourself implementing. Well I hope this helps. Feel free to comment and post your thoughts as well. More questions and answers can be found in full at www.CruiterTalk.com

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Question: What is your definition of Creative Sourcing… Continue

Added by Ryan Leary on December 16, 2008 at 12:44pm — No Comments

What in the Wakoopa is going on here?

Posting is abridge due to screenshots...

Remember back in the day, say the year 2000? The turn of the century, Y2K, when we all thought the world was going to end. I personally thought that by now I would be flying my Delorean DMC 12 to work or having my robot housemate fetch me some beverages. So, I never got any of that but I did get Wakoopa!

What the hoopa is Wakoopa?

Wakoopa is a great tool that allows you… Continue

Added by Ryan Leary on December 11, 2008 at 2:12pm — 2 Comments

Communication - Collaboration - Conversation - Community

Communication - Collaboration - Conversation - Community

What do these terms mean to you?

To me they represent the data shift that we have seen over the past few years; it represents the need to share information and the need to touch as many people as possible for no real specific reason. It’s about having the feeling that you belong; the feeling that your thoughts and work are respected and needed. It’s the impact that you have on your peers and the idea that your… Continue

Added by Ryan Leary on December 8, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments