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Posts Tagged ‘recruiter’

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

Jul 01, 2010 | Comments

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 | Comments

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...…

The Job Fair and the Loch Ness Monster

Apr 17, 2010 | Comments

Is it that our fair citizenry, lost in the art of the job search, needs education to help gain employment because the landscape shifted under their feet since last time they looked? Have we made job search akin to searching for the Loch Ness Monster because we have complicated it with our newfangled ways? I went to teach, instead I learned.....…

Commitment to Veterans with Blake Cannon

Feb 23, 2010 | Comments

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!…

The Dangers of Mass E-mailing Job Applications

Jan 13, 2010 | Comments

You think you have a great document that tells your story and you're going to blast it across cyberspace to every job posting you can find, right? Same goes with the cover letter, just swap the name out or use the old famous "Dear Sir/Madame" and blanket the Universe with your handiwork. Maybe you should read this first. Well, not exactly... you MUST read this first!…

Top 10 Scary Questions Job Candidates Ask

Dec 08, 2009 | Comments

Trust me, Recruiters and Hiring Managers have heard it all. So, in the almost holiday spirit I'm here to help job seekers understand how not to stick their foot in their mouth. Asking even one of these questions will disqualify you faster than you can say "don't call us, we'll call you." Plus, all the guru articles say Top 10 lists attract lots of readers...…

The Vulcan Recruiter

Sep 19, 2009 | Comments

Dorothy Beach, MBA CIR PHR got me thinking. She posted a question on the discussion board of the LinkedIn Social Media Recruiting Group asking for opinions on the effect of social media on recruiting in the far future, 5-20 years down the virtual highway. My mind immediately took a journey to Wish List Lane and Technology Square. If you repeat something enough times and really believe it that makes it reality, right?…

I’ll Never Get a Reference from @ToryJohnson

Aug 27, 2009 | Comments

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....…

The Right Kind of Happy for the Right Fit

Aug 19, 2009 | Comments

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...…

Standing Out in the Crowd

Aug 02, 2009 | Comments

You've got it going on. You're smart, polished, educated and or experienced, and unemployed. So are the other 200 applicants whose resumes are sitting in the Recruiter's inbox. Read on to find out an important tip on how to go from applicant to desirable candidate in 30 seconds or less. …