Archives for: January 2007
SOURCING TIP: Time-traveling with Exalead

Shally introduced me to Exalead some time last year, but I never did give it an indepth investigation which is a shame. Its really a nifty little searchengine and one I think will give the big 3 (Google, Yahoo and MSN) a run for the money one day. (But not today…) In the meantime, I think its definitely worth a [...]

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Bush wants H-1B visa cap hike

President Bush yesterday called for an increase in the federal cap on H-1B visas, an issue he said he feels “strongly” about and wants to work with Congress to make happen.Bush, who spoke at E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. in Wilmington, Del., is on the road pushing some of the proposals (download PDF)made in his State of the [...]

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The Week In Recruiting (Reading the blogs, so you don’t have to)

My fab 15 for the week… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw6xbtt-zTA[/youtube] 1.  This looks like a job for… Job Boy! 2. Or, a superhero of another kind. 3. Wii would like to play. 4. Just as long as you git’er done. 5. The tax man cometh and he taketh away. 6. So is the party over? (I doubt it) 7. Especially when it can make or [...]

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And now, a rant from Recruiter X

Every now and again I get emails from my peers who would like to publicly vent their frustrations about their employer, but decline the opportunity (at least until they secure a new gig). So for now, let’s enjoy the rants of someone I will refer to in cyberspace as “Recruiter X.” Enjoy… Give me a resume. I would like to clear up a misconception of what a researcher does [...]

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PODCAST – Let’s talk about the “D” word…

   Let’s talk about the “D” word… Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen discuss the social politics of diversity and the signifigance of diversity recruiting in this day and age. 0:30 - A word from our sponsor – Barbara Ling 2:08 – An interesting blog post 2:24 – A chat about Grey’s Anatomy 05:25 – Why should I care if you’re gay? [...]

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COMIC – A surefire way to get a recruiter’s attention?

Related PostsCOMIC – Recruiter EthicsRecruiter Comic: Its a Facebook WorldCOMIC – The Recruiting Life – Waiters and SourcersCOMIC – I knew the recession was serious when…COMIC – The Recruiting Life – Who is looking at your resume?Send article as PDF to

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The Day In Recruiting is back up!

Just a quick fyi… My (other) site – The Day In Recruiting is back up and running. Visit now and often. Related PostsVIDEO: Recruiting SingaporeHow geeky is your next hire?I heard a rumor SourceCon was coming backThe H1B dinner bell is ringing. Come and get it!Is LinkedIn too popular for its own good?Send article as PDF to

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How to source X-Men for your technical reqs

  Are you familiar with the X-Men? No, not the superhero mutants of the comics, but rather the XHTML users networking under the radar. What’s that? You never heard of XHTML? Well, here it is in a nutshell… From the XHTML Friends Network page: XFN™ (XHTML Friends Network) is a simple way to represent human relationships using hyperlinks. In recent [...]

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The Best MBA Schools: Are There Any?

Because I am one of the owners of CollegeRecruiter.com and my daily work with college and university students who are searching for internships and recent graduates looking for entry level jobs and other career opportunities, I’m often asked by our employer clients for a list of the “top” schools from which to recruit MBA’s, undergraduates, or other types of students. [...]

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“The Day In Recruiting” is a little glitchy this morning…

My (other) site – The Day In Recruiting is feeling a bit glitchy this morning. I expect the problem to be resolved over the nex 24 hours. Sigh… And it was just featured in Workforce Magazine!!!! Oh, the humanity… Related PostsHow to hack your sleep patterns and become an early riserA quiet coincidence?Scenes from SourceCon 2007 (Part 5)What time is [...]

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