Archives for: October 2008
COMIC – The Recruiting Life – Waiters and Sourcers

This comic is dedicated to the Sourcers that support Recruiters day after day, but are “thrown under the bus” when a Recruiter gets in trouble (for not making enough hires) and they need a scapegoat. Related PostsCOMIC: The Recruiting Life #2COMIC: The Recruiting Life #3COMIC: The Recruiting Life – I don’t think they understand her roleCOMIC: The Recruiting Life – [...]

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How To Manage Your Appointment Calendar

Quick heads up: Click here to network with me every Thursday in October. (All you need is a phone and the internet) Click here to subscribe to The Recruiters Lounge — RECRUITMENT PROCESS TIP OF THE DAY . Q: Jim, “Can you help me figure out a better way to manage my calendar? I spend waaay too much time scheduling candidates.” [...]

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PLEASE READ NOW: A few blog announcements…

Hey guys! Here are a few blog announcements. Please take a note of it… 1. BLOGGING SCHEDULE 2. WEEKLY BLITZ 3. FREE JOB HUNTING WEBINAR [ 1. BLOGGING SCHEDULE ] I blog a lot and some would say that I blog too much, no matter, I do what I want to do and now I plan to do something a [...]

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

My Fab 15 for the week… video: A satiric (but true) look at what is happening all over the world   1. Is HR the answer to the credit crunch? 2. US Government estimates the recruiting industry will grow by at least 50% by 2014 3. Would you hire a perpetual student? 4. What HR/Staffing can do during periods of [...]

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PODCAST- Quality Time with Sean Bisceglia of TalentDrive

In 2008, TalentDrive developed a survey to capture opinions of online sourcing behavior. This survey report highlights the key findings from respected Recruiters and sourcers ranging from Directors to V.P.’s at Fortune 1000 companies in the United States. In this episode of The Recruiters Lounge Podcast, Jim and Karen discuss the results of that survey with Sean Bisceglia – CEO of TalentDrive.

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VIDEO – Michael Marlatt and Cloud Recruiting

Jim Stroud and Marie Journey interview Michael Marlatt about his “Cloud Recruiting” concept, the amazing apps on his iPhone and how he uses them in his Recruiting efforts. Michael Marlatt and Cloud Recruiting from Jim Stroud on Vimeo. Apps discussed on this video: Sugarsync, Joopz and Linkedin. . Related PostsVIDEO: Michael Marlatt says, “SnapTell is good for Recruiting”SourceCon – Michael [...]

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

My Fab 15 for the week video: Full-Time Dreams (Hat Tip to Matt Martone) 1. Employee Halloween Party Tips 2. Take this job and shove it (might not be the best method) 3. Matt Martone reveals a (potential) Facebook Recruiting App 4. Sites to post free job postings 5. What happenned after he said, “Show me the money!” 6. The [...]

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PDF – Top 6 Sourcing Best Practices

I participated in a survey BullHorn conducted on Sourcing Best Practices. I have been meaning to post this for awhile, so these results might not be news to some of you who already have the report. However, for the benefit of those who are unfamiliar with whitepaper, here is an excerpt for your review. Enjoy… Recently, Bullhorn asked top recruiting [...]

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What Does Employee Performance and Talent Management Software Have to Do With Recruiting?

We now pause this blog for a thought provoking question… “What Does Employee Performance and Talent Management Software Have to Do With Recruiting?” Turns out, quite a lot… It seems that companies are starting to find that having an automated employee performance and talent management system can actually be a competitive differentiator when it comes to hiring. Or at least [...]

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Free Resume Sourcing Tips

Guys, as you know, I like to give out Resume Sourcing tips from time to time. Well, next week I will begin a series (a long series) of these tips for your enjoyment. However, I will need your help! This is why I have created a special page on my site called – Resume Sourcing. (Gee, how many times can [...]

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