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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...…

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 | 1

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. …

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...…

Just Get Over It

Dec 18, 2009 | 11

Did you ever make up your mind about a person before you even got to know them based on their name, their appearance or something else about them? Ever get that gut feeling you just weren't going to like someone, or they weren't intelligent or it just wouldn't work out? That's dangerous behavior in the candidate selection process.…

The Future of Recruiting

Sep 25, 2009 | 4

Nostradamus, Steve Miller and Michael J. Fox aren't the only ones who have a corner on the future. A recurrent theme at recruiting conferences this year is change. I attended Recruitfest09 this week here in lovely Toronto, Canada, where change was discussed at great length. You know what I say, "Get on board the change train and enjoy the ride".…

The Vulcan Recruiter

Sep 19, 2009 | 3

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?…

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...…

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