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Posts Tagged ‘Recruiting’

Just Get Over It

Dec 18, 2009 | Comments

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 | Comments

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 | 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?…

Get Out Your Value Proposition

Sep 14, 2009 | Comments

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, do some…

Dad, Cool it with the Twitter Updates

Sep 02, 2009 | Comments

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 Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours

Aug 30, 2009 | Comments

Have you ever needed to show someone something and then show it to someone else and have to do it all over again? You don't have to be techie or download anything to use Screenr. You don't even need editing skills. Just adjust the frame to cover the area you want to record and click the button. Truly that's it! …

Cyber-Vetting Digital Natives

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Whenever something new comes out it's either ooh ooh I want to try it or no way that's not for me. Eventually these days, social media becomes involved and the twain shall meet. Job seekers are busy creating Visual CV's and online portfolios to be noticed since they caught on that Recruiters are hanging out online and using Facebook and LinkedIn as databases. It's like peek a boo...... do ya' look or not, or maybe with just one eye? …

The “New” Job Fair

Aug 25, 2009 | Comments

New technology, new ways of conducting business.. I'm all about it when it works. You've seen those hidden camera videos of people screaming at their computers and even throwing them. That never works. I speak nicely to mine an decorate it with colorful sticky notes to keep it happy. So, how come this Virtual Job Fair isn't working out for me?…

I’m Recruiting You!

Aug 23, 2009 | Comments

To what length would you go to achieve a goal? How willing are you to do whatever it takes to accomplish a mission? Today I met with about 100 Army National Guard and Reservists to discuss their benefits under the new GI Bill. You know what? I was impressed. Now I'm recruiting you to go out and hire one (or more) of them. Here's my pitch...…

What’s Cultural Fit Got To Do With It?

Jul 04, 2009 | Comments

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.…