Archives for: July 2008
An interview with Leslie O’Connor

A pal of mine – Leslie O’Connor was recently featured in Entrepreneur Magazine as being among the Top 50 Fastest Growing Woman-owned Businesses in 2007. I am very proud of her and wanted to share some of her achievements with you guys via this online interview. Enjoy… *** . . Jim: So how are you? Leslie: I’m doing great thanks. [...]

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Why are recruiters abandoning the pay-to-post model?

Many thanks to Jennifer LeClaire for allowing me to post this article. Enjoy! *** Why are recruiters abandoning the pay-to-post model? By Jennifer LeClaire Monster.com and its pay-to-post pricing model once took the recruiting world by storm. Now, the storm may be calming as employers begin to second guess the pay-to-post model. According to Deutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel, the [...]

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An interview with GL Hoffman

I just found a very cool service for recruiters. I believe this is the first time it has been announced anywhere. I talked with GL Hoffman, the Chairman of LINKUP, and he is making my readers a fantastic offer. Read the interview below to see the special offer. LinkUp is a recruiter’s search engine. Imagine knowing about openings and postings [...]

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

My Fab 15 for the week (and then some…) ANNOUNCEMENT: Confessions of a Job Search Strategist! Free Job Hunting Webinar for unemployed, underemployed and unhappily-employed Recruiters. Click here to sign up now! *** . VIDEO: TEDTalks: Tony Robbins motivates you in 20 minutes . 1. Should Recruiters Pass a Resume Around? 2. Chad and Cheez chew the fat 3. Everybody [...]

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Cool Tool – Zubed, I think I love you

Do you hear that? Listen again. That is the sound of my dancing feet. I am overjoyed and doing virtual cartwheels because someone, somewhere, has finally… FINALLY… created something that I have been wanting for a very long time.  I wanted this when I was sourcing the globe for Google. I wanted it when I was sourcing the globe for [...]

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Cool Tool – Webmynd shows you where you been

As many of you know, I live online. I search and search and go from here to there at the speed of mouse. Typically, I use my beloved – Diigo to track all of my bookmarks (and most likely always will), but I recently stumbled across a tool that might be of use in a pinch. Its called Webmynd and [...]

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Socialmedia Recruiting: Google Takes On Second Life

Hat tip to Otis Collier for giving me the heads up on something I will be keeping an eye on for awhile – Lively. Lively has a lot of things going for it that remind me of Second Life. (I mean, you can not escape the comparisons.) For example, in Lively you can create your own Avatar and Virtual Space [...]

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COOL TOOL: Outlook Utilities That Save You Time

Are you a slave to Outlook? Well, if you are like me, then you are and its not going to go away. That being the case, you might be interested in a couple of Outlook tools that can make your Outlook experience a bit more efficient. All courtesy of this company I stumbled across called TechHit. The first tool I [...]

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

The Weekly Webinar Series presents: My Fab 15 for the week (and then some…) VIDEO: Lou Dobbs – War on the middle class (January 2, 2008) . 1. Jobs for recruiters who appreciate a challenge 2. Energy Czars Hot Commodities 3. I’ve seen the future and it don’t look so good 4. Top 100 Job Niche Boards of 2008 5. [...]

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WEEKLY WEBINAR: Unlock The Secret Formula for Sourcing Success

Already A SOURCING SUCCESS? Wish you were able to watch magical search strings come out of your fingers as the guru’s do? If you want to improve your searches so you can have more time and freedom to do other things, come part of this energetic and fast paced webinar that features Moises Lopez, (the fresh and new voice of [...]

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