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Get Out Your Value Proposition

Sep 14, 2009 | 6

The scary story goes like this… Johnny, you’re our star Admin Assistant and as part of your “other duties as assigned” I’m giving you a new project. I need to hire an Account Manager and we don’t have a budget to hire an agency to do it for us. You’re always on Facebook and Twitter,…

Dad, Cool it with the Twitter Updates

Sep 02, 2009 | 2

Adam is on cloud 9 after accepting an offer for a very cool gig as an IT Recruiter. His guest blog post is his story and focuses on how relationships can be built through social networking, sharing best practices and reaching out to others for help and guidance, which can lead to great things like job interviews. It's a great story, not dissimilar to my own a few months back...…

I’ll Never Get a Reference from @ToryJohnson

Aug 27, 2009 |  

I want a maid, a chauffeur, a cook (as good as me), a personal secretary and oh yeah, a lawn care specialist. And I've heard of slipping a doc some bills to let the prescription pad fall to the floor as he walks out the door. But never in a zillion years did it ever occur to me to hire a company to write employment references. That's a new one on me. Would I do it? That is the question....…

Top 10 Ways to Be a Crème de la Crème Candidate

Aug 22, 2009 | 7

I didn't have any food left in the house so I was forced to do domestic service today and shop. I'm not a shopper except for electronics stores like Circuit City. I had to go to Bed Bath and Beyond and compete for aisle space with registering brides to be just to buy a replacement carafe for the espresso machine. They had a Now Hiring sign. I got all cheerful. It's not even retail season. I just want you to do well.…

The Right Kind of Happy for the Right Fit

Aug 19, 2009 | 4

Some people seem like they're on a roller coaster of emotions, manic with joy one moment and depressed and not talking the next. Others just seem perpetually content and easy going. Different careers and environments have varied requirements when it comes to outward displays of emotion, tolerance for drama and the need for tranquility versus over the top excitement. How do you discern these qualities in a candidate? Watch out, I've been reading Aristotle...…

Don’t Give Up on Us Baby!

Aug 02, 2009 | 6

I once called an applicant to invite her for an interview. She cried. She told me I didn't know what it meant to her to receive my call, the best Christmas present she ever could have gotten. She thought it was impossible to get an interview during the holidays. She had lost her job 2 months before and since then had spent countless hours scouring job boards, employment websites and submitting resumes. Mine was the first call she had received. …

What’s Cultural Fit Got To Do With It?

Jul 04, 2009 | 1

You consider yourself a good or even great Recruiter, right? You do what it takes to pump picture perfect resumes to hiring managers. You phone screen for loads of background detail on experience and salary history and availability dates. You answer basic questions about the job and arrange interviews with qualified candidates.…

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