Archive for March, 2008
The Week In Recruiting (Reading the blogs, so you don’t have to…)
Its back! (Because you demanded it)
My Fab 15 for the week
I love these guys! Yes I do…
1. Wow! LinkedIn takes it to a new level. 2. the writing is on the wall 3. And you wonder why they never called 4. J.D. is on a mission 5. Career advice from a comicbook 6. Umm… was [...]
Kudos to The Research Goddess
My pal - Amybeth Hale was recently interviewed by AdAge (a major publication). The article is called, “The New Way to Network for a Job” and discusses how people are using Social Media to find work. Definitely worth a read. (IMHO)
Way to go Amybeth!
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Diigo Launches V3: A Marriage between Rich Web Research Tools and Social Networking
I am SOOOO hyped about this product! (And no, I am not getting paid to say that.) I love, love, love Diigo and it is an indispensible tool in my online arsenal. Click here to take an online tour of Diigo and get hooked as deeply as I am. And once you are a member, [...]
How the latest SourceCon2008 challenge helped me
And now a warm welcome to guest blogger - Amie Ernst
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How the latest SourceCon2008 challenge helped me
By: Amie Ernst
I want to first extend my kudos to Josh Kahn who won the first of three challenges this year that SourceCon is offering. He fought a good hard race to the finish, as well as Julia coming [...]
New Rules For US Employer Sponsored Visa (H-1B)
Special thanks to Thabang Motsei for this one!
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New Rules For US Employer Sponsored Visa (H-1B)
Written by Thabang Motsei
The United States U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed a provisional rule that prohibits US employers from making multiple application for potential employees under the employer sponsored visa which is also known as the [...]
India Should Not Worry About US Recession
I get this question a LOT from people from my friends in India, “How will the US recession affect here in India when my business is centered around recruiting?” I try to be optimistic, but to say that I would be concerned would be an understatement. However, I can offer some cautious optimism based on [...]
How To Use Video to Recruit Candidates Online
This reprinted blog post is courtesy of Austin Hill over at Billions With Zero Knowledge. It was written on his blog way back in March 2007, but I thnk the recruiting lessons learned from this is timeless. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Kudos to you Austin! Thanks for letting [...]
I agree, this might be the worst recruiting video ever
Hat tip to Frank Noche over at KnowHr for sharing this one with the blogosphere. I tend to agree with his sentiments. Like him, I felt like I was listening to a Broadway Show and that the good employees of Ernst and Young (which I understand is a great company) were forced to look happy. [...]
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Social Media Recruiting Show is on the air!
Here is an announcement from my friends over at “The Social Media Recruiting Show.” Go check them out. (Wow! I wish I thought of this first.)
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The first episode of The Social Media Recruiting Show was a great success. Chris Russell and I had a lot of fun talking about social media recruiting, and we [...]
The first (ever) Gay Job Fair?
Here is an example of diversity recruiting you don’t see everyday. Gay Job Fairs are not new but there don’t seem to be too many of them online. Or maybe, I just don’t know where to look? Well, below is a snippet of an article detailing the first gay job fair in Toronto, Canada.
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Police departments, [...]
