Archives for: September 2008
VIDEO – Recruiters and RSS with Eric Jaquith

Jim Stroud and Eric Jaquith discuss RSS and OPML technologies and how they could benefit Recruiters. Plus, are you too busy to source resumes? Check this page out: www.snipurl.com/3wcvi Recruiters and RSS from Jim Stroud on Vimeo. Related PostsJeepers! I MADE THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WALLSTREET JOURNALHow To Manage Your Appointment CalendarJeepers! I’m a heavy hitter…Onfolio – I love [...]

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QUICK REMINDER: First Thursday is this week! Sign up now

I want to thank everyone who has signed up in support of my online networking event for charity – First Thursday. As a reminder, this premiere event occurs on Thursday, October 2, 2008, which is just 2 days away. All you need is a telephone, an internet connection and 10 bucks. (All proceeds go to charity.) THE WORTHY CAUSE THIS [...]

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An Interview with Jason Gorham

There is not much time left! Fill out the 2008 Reader Survey and win a Recruitment Juice DVD! — Jason for the benefit of those that do not know you, please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your background. Or better yet, what is your standard bio? With more than 11 years business to business recruiting experience, Jason [...]

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

My fab 15 for the week: VIDEO: Accomplishing More By Doing Less 1. Umm… wait. Are you talking about me?  2. Merck makes lemonade from lemons  (I think)  3. Cheezhead grades Jigsaw an F- (owch)  4. In NY, jobs increase, but so does unemployment. Catch 22?  5. I agree Alexander, it is a GREAT Recruitment Ad 6. That’s why I’m [...]

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Wow! I was featured in The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

I was featured in the article “It takes more than a résumé” that was released in today’s Sunday paper!! I was in the AJC Jobs Section along with a few of my friends; Michael Marlatt and Sherry Heyl. You can click the screenshot below to read the article for yourself, but here are few quotable quotes in the meantime. Michael [...]

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Resume Sourcing: The eGrabber word of the day is “Code Jam”

Have you heard of Google Code Jam? Google Code Jam is a coding competition in which professional and student programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you program in the coding language and development environment of your choice. Google Code Jam begins in July and [...]

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PODCAST – Singing the Misclassification Blues

SGA Executive Tracker Pro presents… Singing the Misclassification Blues Karen returns from her R4 Conference with confirmed insights about how Recruiters (and the companies that hire and misclassify them) can be sued. Very scary, but its needful knowledge if you run your own Staffing Firm. Tune in now to learn the score. 00:33 – A Word from our sponsor 01:35 [...]

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VIDEO – TOP SECRET Sourcing Tool Revealed

In this episode, Jim takes a break on the wrong day! Why? Well, Guest Host – Marie Journey interviews Chandra Bodapati (CEO of eGrabber) and gets a sneak peek at a Sourcing Tool that will affect the industry in a BIG way. For the record, every Sourcer will want it, but will not want their clients to know that they [...]

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Social Media Recruiting with Snapvine

For those who are unaware, I do have a 9-to-5, I am the Social Media Development Manager for EnglishCafe. I love my job so much that if it were a woman, I’d be french-kissing it. (Hope that image is not too disturbing for you.)  Well, in my regular gig, I explore a LOT of online tools in search of widgets [...]

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Age Discrimination Regulations And Recruitment: 3 Steps To Avoiding The Pitfalls

Age Discrimination Regulations And Recruitment: 3 Steps To Avoiding The Pitfalls by: Ian Mann The Employment Equality Age Regulations 2006 came into force on 1 October 2006 requiring employers to revolutionise the way they advertise for jobs, interview applicants, and make final selection for employment. These Age Discrimination Regulations will require us to stop judging a person’s ability to do [...]

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