PODCAST - The Recruiters Lounge - People Say Stupid Things

Posted by Jim Stroud

November 7, 2007

People say stupid things!

If you were committing fraud across state lines (and thereby risk doing federal jail time) on a regular basis, would you be stupid enough to brag about it in online forums for all to see and comment on? Well, one recruiter did (actually quite a few have) and saw nothing wrong with the practice. Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen discuss this hush-hush tactic of lead generation, how rumors are started and continued and announce Karen’s Ethical Namesourcing classes.

00:31 - This episode brought to you by Affinity Circles
01:24 - Hopefully you know what I mean
03:30 - She stole someone’s identity? For what purpose?
05:40 - You’re dealing with fraud!
06:42 - The company would fire first and ask questions later
08:10 - They’re not going to do anything bad with it. They’re just getting a resume and then they’re done
09:20 - If the Secretary is taught (as a gatekeeper) not to gie out information…
10:23 - Would that be identity theft as well?
12:17 - So what was the question again? Hahahahaha…
13:38 - I know a recruiter who was about to have their phone service cut for doing that
15:49 - Let’s take the law out of it. You are harming the reputation of an innocent person
16:32 - That’s Mama Cass you’re talking about?
16:46 - I did not have any type of “relations” with Halle Berry (nor Angelina Jolie for that matter)
17:36 - I don’t know how these rumors proliferate, but I wanted to clear the air
19:00 - Karen Mattonen will train you on namesourcing at an affordable rate (for The Recruiters Lounge listeners)
21:00 - I never had to lie to do recruiting
22:30 - If it feels unethical, it is either illegal or there is a lawyer trying to find a way to make it so
23:55 - No man is an island. No matter what’s done, it affects someone else in some way
25:10 - If you have a legal HR question, ask Karen and she will do the research for you
25:30 - She’ll even call the LMNOP
26:05 - Call you later Halle

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ABOUT THE HOSTS

Karen Mattonen

As a recruiter, entrepreneur, and public speaker, Karen Mattonen is a voice of reason and sensibility in today’s recruiting community. Her doing-well-by- doing-right philosophy is shaking up the status quo in an industry that needs to be shaken. She does this with conviction, leadership, and a distinctive voice that cries out for change. Karen has a new and future oriented vision of what recruiting can and should become: a profession we can be proud of for its ethical standing, professional conduct and ability to build great organizations.

Karen participates very actively in recruiting discussions relating to ethics, legal issues, and industry self-regulation. Her passionate and tireless advocacy has led her to create Recruiting Standards Solutions, LLC, a company dedicated to providing training to the recruiting and staffing industries, with a special focus on the ethical and legal dimensions. She lives on the west coast with her husband, her swimming pool and her passion to fix what is broken.

Jim Stroud

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 Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog.

Jim Stroud was nominated (and a top 10 finalist) for a “Best Blog Award” for his blog – Jim Stroud 2.0, by Recruiting.com in 2006 and cited in Bullhorn’s Research Report: Tools of The Trade 2007 as being among the best blogs on the recruiting industry (50,000 staffing and recruiting professionals were surveyed). His podcast series – “The Recruiters Lounge” recently aired its 50th episode. His comicstrip series – “The Recruiting Life” has also celebrated its 100th edition and was nominated for “Best Ongoing Comic Series” and “Best Newcomer of 2006” by Gnomz, a community of Comic creators. Jim Stroud also trains recruiters on how to source the internet for passive candidates and has trained recruiting organizations worldwide. His experience in using the internet to find hidden talent spans a decade. Jim Stroud can reached via his website: www.jimstroud.com

Jim Stroud can reached via his LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimstroud

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