PODCAST - Recruiters and The Election

Posted by Jim Stroud

November 9, 2006

In this podcast:

“Recruiters and The Election”

Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen discuss the election, lying on a resume may get you 10years in prison, plus feedback on some listener feedback.

Here are some of the highlights:

Show my sponsor some love? - Work Giant (0:33)
Karen is back in the lounge - Yay. (1:33)
Gotta love FonPods! I do… (1:55)
A listener vents 0n the feedback line (3:00)
They say, family first? But you have to eat (6:00)
Jim sings again and then apologizes (7:00)
Daddy of the year? (8:15)
Hate your boss? Good! I call that job security (10:00)
The haunting of bad performance reviews (10:48)
Smokin’ the good stuff (11:33)
Quick sec’ on reference checks (11:58)
Looking for a contract recruiter? I know some bodies. (12:42)
Did you vote? (12:52)
Karen waves and salutes the flag (13:02)
Karen’s paranoid? Or simply stating a fact? (13:45)
I only guessed that it was Diebold (14:36)
So… how easy is it to hack a voting machine? (16:08)
The rant on the voting machines continues (17:32)
Why is there controversy over this? All you have to do is… (17:56)
Now let’s relate this (somehow) to recruiting (19:36)
Do it like Digg! Or rather, like Recruiting.com (20:00)
Karen thinks it makes too much sense for companies to adopt (22:00)
Karen really liked my idea because of the community aspect. (23:33)
If I patent this idea, I would rip-off (a piece) from Market 10 (24:56)
Do recruiters really do this? Oh, noooo… of course not. (25: 40)
Nice topic, but let’s table that for now (27:00)
Karen hates the metric system (27:40)
The police chief is doing a great job, but he lied on his resume (28:33)
The debate ensues (30:00)
Recruiting.com RULES!! (30:33)
How many lies did Cheif McGuire have on his resume? (31:32)
In some states, lying on a resume is against the law. (32:28)
Recruiters could be held liable for this… (33:00)
Wow! Let me say that again!!! (33:18)
In California, its a misdemeanor to lie on a job description (34:05)
So, this guy could face 10 years in prison?!!! (Over a resume?!) (35:50)
But people love that guy! (36:40)
Maybe HR is to blame (37:50)
I say Hail to the Cheif (38:57)
If he had not lied on his resume, would they have turned him a way? (39:50)
And that’s a wrap (45:05)

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Jim Stroud is a “Searchologist” with an expertise in the full life-cycle placement of Executive and Technical personnel, Recruitment Research and Competitive Intelligence. He has consulted for such companies as Google, Siemens, MCI and a host of start-up companies. He presently serves Microsoft as a Technical Sourcing Consultant and is a regular contributor to MicrosoftÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Technical Careers Blog. Jim Stroud was nominated for a “Best Blog Award” by Recruiting.com in 2005. Quite recently, Jim launched “The Day in Recruiting,” a one-page guide to buzz in the recruitment industry.

Karen Mattonen - Advanced Career Solutions, Inc.

Karen Mattonen started Her recruiting career with a National Firm in 1994. Ultimately opening Advanced Career Solutions in ‘98, changing areas of expertise from Hydraulics and Pneumatics to the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air Conditioning) fields, as well as Mechanical construction which may include piping, plumbing and sheet metal. We handle all areas of the mechanical construction fields from the installation to turn key and service and maintenance, including engineering, management and support staff. ACS Search is a contingency/retained HVAC and Mechanical Construction Recruiting firm. We have been recruiting for the HVAC industry for over 10 years and have gained an excellent reputation with clients and candidates Nationally, Regionally and Locally.