Archive for November, 2008

VIDEO-How to speed up your Resume Sourcing with Google

Have you noticed that Google has changed their search results page? What they have done (essentially) is make their search results, one huge wiki. This is GREAT for Resume Sourcing in one way, but perhaps not so good in another. I made a quick video below to share with you my thoughts.
By the way, if [...]


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Sharkstrike.com™ Launches Free Resume Search & Profile Tool

BOCA RATON, FL — Sharkstrike.com™ (www.Sharkstrike.com) has announced the release of its free online resume and profile searching tool for recruiters and staffing professionals.
“Recruiters and staffing professionals, who utilize our free tool, will be able to access more resumes online and reach more people in LinkedIn, as well as Twitter. Our current tool allows users [...]


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

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My fab 15 for the week…
Can you imagine a CEO speaking at a job fair using this tehnology?

1. Impact of Recession on Search Firms 2. Performance reviews are bogus (and this is why) 3. Should Job Seekers Post Their Resumes On-line? (Umm… yeah) 4. Industry stats are quoting a click [...]


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Podcast – Layoffs, Salaries and Sex in Second Life

First Thursday presents…

Layoffs, Salaries and Sex in Second Life
In this episode: Karen is all doom and gloom about the economy, while Jim looks for the silver lining for Recruiters suffering from the econoclypse (get it? like the apocolypse?); by referring them to different industries to recruit for. Or at least Jim tries to, Karen won’t [...]


VIDEO – How to Automate Resume Sourcing (part 3)

RESUME SOURCING TIP OF THE DAY
Q: Is there a way I can speed up my sourcing time? I write and write and write search strings all day. How can I speed that up?
A: Have you considered creating your own resume search engine? Its not as hard as it sounds.   Below is a video explaining how [...]