KARLA PORTER
Human Capital & New Media Consulting
Archive for the ‘Recruiting’ Category
Customer Service and the Candidate Experience
Jun 20, 2010 | CommentsRemember 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 | CommentsWedding 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 | CommentsBlake 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!…
Just Get Over It
Dec 18, 2009 | CommentsDid 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 | CommentsNostradamus, 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 | CommentsDorothy 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?…
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- Human Capital LeagueFor workplace professionals
- The Perfect Labor Storm 2.0Dr. Ira S. Wolfe
- StartUp ScrambleNEPA Challenge for Entrepreneurs
- Chris HoytRecruiting change by thinking bigger, one update at a time
- NEPA CSCPromoting world class customer service in NEPA
- eBossWatchNobody should have to work with a jerk
- The Ex RecruiterBlog Talk Radio May Never Be the Same
- Welcome to the OccupationFrom the pen of Paul Smith, “It’s about the work”
- Mission Connected BlogTips for job seekers and recruiters in non-profit
