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Next Stop for Talent: Mobile

Sep 28, 2011 | 2

Remember when a desktop, the Internet and online job boards were innovative? Here's what's innovative...Using mobile technology to tap into everyone's pocket. The beauty is no smart phone or data plan required.…

Would you be happy with 10 candidates? The LinkedIn Guarantee

Jul 27, 2011 | 2

Professional social networking giant LinkedIn emailed me a guarantee today - they said if I post a job opening, follow their rules and don't get at least 10 applicants they'll refund my money. I think that's a wimpy offer...…

Job Ads and Candi ‘dates’

Jun 11, 2011 | 10

My phone rings and the Recruiter/HR voice on the other end and I exchange customary pleasantries. The weather. The weekend is around the corner. So and so moved on to another company. Then like clockwork the question is posed… Do you know anyone for this job? The candidates I’m screening aren’t cutting it. I ask…

What are the preferred job search web sites/resources?

Jan 23, 2011 | 3

I belong to the LinkedIn group PROS in Workforce and Economic Development, closed to industry professionals. I really enjoy some of the dynamic conversations and resources that are shared among members. However, once in a while it becomes painfully obvious to me how much of a divide there is between the work and understanding of many workforce development professionals and the work of Corporate America...…

Improve Your Recruitment Strategy

Nov 07, 2010 | 2

Veterans have typically been trained in and have mastered numerous basic and technical skills, and they often possess management and leadership experience. Combine that with the discipline and strong work ethic that is honed in military life, and the result is a pool of excellent candidates for a wide range of civilian jobs.…

The Case For A Candidate Service Level Agreement

Oct 18, 2010 |  

War for talent, candidate experience, candidates as customers, rejection feedback, employer brand... New terminology that didn't used to exist...Here's another one, candidate service level agreement. …

You’re Invited to a Historic Recruiter Networking Event in NEPA!

Jul 01, 2010 |  

Come one, come all to the Wilkes-Barre PA ERE.net Recruiter Meetup! I have visions of collaboration, sharing, good times and new friends. What about you?…

Customer Service and the Candidate Experience

Jun 20, 2010 | 3

Remember when you read the job description and said to yourself, "Piece of cake, it has my name all over it"? You spent time at the keyboard crafting a killer cover letter and tweaking your resume so it was targeted. You applied, got a canned receipt and that was it. Time passed and you wondered if the cosmos had opened and swallowed, chewed and spit it out as volcanic ash...…

A job as a Relationship – Is it a Fit?

Apr 04, 2010 | 6

Wedding day blues, cold feet, jitters...... that cold clammy uncertainty of the wedding day that many people experience. It's not unlike the committing to a new job. Most of us spend at least as much time with our work as we do our significant other. Peter Lanc has some tough questions for candidates and potential spouses..…

Commitment to Veterans with Blake Cannon

Feb 23, 2010 |  

Blake is a Veteran with a mission, to put other military veterans to work. He says commitment is not just a word when it comes to veterans. It is a way they have lived their lives and now they need you to commit to prioritizing part of your budget to putting them to work. You can’t just think that the other companies are going to do it, so why should you bother? It’s not happening – primarily because hundreds gather and talk about Twitter or Gen Y instead of what we all need to do to engage just one veteran and make it your purpose to find him/her a job today!…

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