Comments - How Much is Too Much? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T09:10:13Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A1196521&xn_auth=noFantastic thought, Melanie. S…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-05-16:502551:Comment:11985782011-05-16T21:07:28.674ZDaniel J Smithhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/thedanieljsmith
Fantastic thought, Melanie. Sometimes you have a change of plans and are able to make the conference; might just as well let everyone know you are there and looking for ideas. Thanks
Fantastic thought, Melanie. Sometimes you have a change of plans and are able to make the conference; might just as well let everyone know you are there and looking for ideas. Thanks Couldn't agree more.
On a s…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-05-16:502551:Comment:11985252011-05-16T17:11:34.165ZMelanie Morrishttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MelanieMorris
<p>Couldn't agree more.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On a similar note, it's like attending a networking function and not wearing a nametag. I always keep my own handy in case the host runs out.</p>
<p>Couldn't agree more.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On a similar note, it's like attending a networking function and not wearing a nametag. I always keep my own handy in case the host runs out.</p> Thank you for the valued insi…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-05-14:502551:Comment:11975982011-05-14T22:46:15.102ZDaniel J Smithhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/thedanieljsmith
<p>Thank you for the valued insight. You have brought to light a couple of points I hadn't considered and for that, I thank you. Any day I can stand back and learn something from someone else, it's a good day. It's amazing how much of the trickle-down effect is in play if you just include the right information. Whose to say what direction your career path may lead you to tomorrow.</p>
<p>Daniel</p>
<p>Thank you for the valued insight. You have brought to light a couple of points I hadn't considered and for that, I thank you. Any day I can stand back and learn something from someone else, it's a good day. It's amazing how much of the trickle-down effect is in play if you just include the right information. Whose to say what direction your career path may lead you to tomorrow.</p>
<p>Daniel</p> Daniel,
I too am a big believ…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-05-14:502551:Comment:11970282011-05-14T20:23:52.834ZValentino Martinezhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ValentinoMartinez
<p>Daniel,</p>
<p>I too am a big believer in making oneself accessible at all times. First, let me flip your premise from a recruiter’s perspective and then flip it back to reinforce your point. As a novice recruiter way back when--I always noticed employment Ads with mailing addresses but no contact name for the recruiter—just a code and address to mail a resume. It occurred to me that it was illogical for a recruiter to make themselves invisible in their recruitment postings—unless they…</p>
<p>Daniel,</p>
<p>I too am a big believer in making oneself accessible at all times. First, let me flip your premise from a recruiter’s perspective and then flip it back to reinforce your point. As a novice recruiter way back when--I always noticed employment Ads with mailing addresses but no contact name for the recruiter—just a code and address to mail a resume. It occurred to me that it was illogical for a recruiter to make themselves invisible in their recruitment postings—unless they were lazy, or didn’t want to deal with the high traffic of respondents. Why would they make potential candidates simply mail their resumes into a potential “black hole”, which many of them turned out to be, since many employers never acknowledged receipt of such resumes. Why leave potential and high potential candidates in suspense? Worse, why antagonize them about a situation like applying for a job—which most take seriously? Why be invisible?</p>
<p>So very early on and to this day--I always put my contact info in all my Ads and job postings in such places that my corporate peers industry, in the '80s, would never do, e.g., the <em>Los Angeles Times; the New York Daily News; the Denver Post; the Wichita Eagle;</em> etc--all cities with large aerospace companies. The logic being--some of the best candidates are either not looking for a job, or could be but don't want to put their info on front-street for others (like employers/peers) to see for obvious reasons.</p>
<p>Didn't it occur to them that some ideal candidates will never expose themselves by formally applying to job if they wanted to pose some exploratory question(s) first that relate to the job, the company and their potential fit? BUT if they had a way to contact the recruiter to have a preliminary conversation—problem solved. I can tell you how many outstanding candidates reach me in this way—plenty! However, it would never have happened if I was unreachable and thus invisible.</p>
<p>Now as regards outstanding profiles on LinkedIn with no contact info—the same logic applies. A resourceful recruiter will be able to track you down—but why present a barrier to them? Okay so you’re not looking for a job, but if an outstanding job suddenly materialized through some other source—wouldn’t it be advantageous to check it out? All a recruiter is trying to do is to pose a potentially great opportunity.. And how about former colleagues, interested students looking for advice, past advisors—surprise invitations to speak at a conference or contribute to a book? Because my contact info is on LinkedIn I have been invited to speak at an HR conference, to be quoted in an HR industry communiqué, and to contribute to two books. Three of those are done with one to go—and who knows how many more invitations I will receive thanks to being VISIBLE on LinkedIN and elsewhere?<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1442315743?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1442315743?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p> I find it odd for people look…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-05-14:502551:Comment:11969132011-05-14T15:26:02.772ZDaniel J Smithhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/thedanieljsmith
<p>I find it odd for people looking for employment or advice especially. How can I give them advice or point them in a direction when they leave no contact information or even worse, outdated information dating to employment or dead e-mail. Kind of reminds me of the old days when people gave false addresses to abandoned buildings to avoid flyers. Thanks again Paul, for taking the time and making a valid point.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I find it odd for people looking for employment or advice especially. How can I give them advice or point them in a direction when they leave no contact information or even worse, outdated information dating to employment or dead e-mail. Kind of reminds me of the old days when people gave false addresses to abandoned buildings to avoid flyers. Thanks again Paul, for taking the time and making a valid point.</p>
<p> </p> Daniel - you make a good poin…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-05-13:502551:Comment:11965302011-05-13T18:12:45.318ZPaul Alfredhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/PaulAlfred
Daniel - you make a good point - but it also highlights a point I continually try to make that People use LinkedIn for different reasons and in some cases for the very reason LinkedIn was created ... Is this a problem for folks looking to expand their networks - yes I agree with you totally... Is it a problem for professionals who prefer to expand their networks through a "Trusted connection " perhaps not ..<br />
<br />
For folks looking to profile or promote their personal brand " Its Great ... The…
Daniel - you make a good point - but it also highlights a point I continually try to make that People use LinkedIn for different reasons and in some cases for the very reason LinkedIn was created ... Is this a problem for folks looking to expand their networks - yes I agree with you totally... Is it a problem for professionals who prefer to expand their networks through a "Trusted connection " perhaps not ..<br />
<br />
For folks looking to profile or promote their personal brand " Its Great ... The question is which camp are you in?