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Archive for the ‘Recruiting’ Category

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...…

Fancy Shmancy Recruiter Titles

Aug 21, 2009 | Comments

Talent Acquisitionist, People Pusher, Headhunter, what is your role really? Did you get to choose what you want to be called or did someone bestow your title on you? Do you have a famcy shmancy one or do you just go by the old tried and true Recruiter?…

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...…

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Aug 16, 2009 | Comments

I can't imagine tried and true brown shoe recruiting techniques will ever go away. But, what about the new tools and techniques to make work a little more efficient, comfy and fun? Like the Shat don't we need to go where no man has been? Are you doing it? What about your colleagues IRL? Are we an alien colony in the recruitersphere and how do we share what we've discovered with those back on mother Earth?…

My Band of Brothers & Sisters

Jul 14, 2009 | Comments

You're here so I'm taking it that you "get it". You most likely didn't have a revelation during a dream to wake up, go to your PC/laptop/Mac/Netbook/Smart Phone machine thing you drive to search if anyone by my name happens to have a blogsite. Face it, you ran onto me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or some Recruiter hangout on ning. Didn't you? I'm so glad you did...click to find out why, you know you want to.…

The Art of Baking

Jul 10, 2009 | Comments

My col­league across the pond, Bill Boor­man, thought it curi­ous that I was hav­ing a dif­fi­cult time not mak­ing food analo­gies in my blog post com­ments today and told me he wanted to bake me a vir­tual cake. Thank you Bill for being my first guest blog­ger ♥ Now here’s Bill! I don’t know if any­one has…

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.…

Huh?

Jun 22, 2009 | Comments

“Hey, do you know a bilin­gual Recruiter for a part-time posi­tion that will work for $10.00 per hour?” “No, maybe a Recep­tion­ist.….. maybe.” …