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

Posted by Jim Stroud

November 24, 2008

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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 through rate of 0.3% on Facebook recruitment ads 5. Welcome aboard! So glad to have you and… nevermind. We just revoked your offer letter. No, we don’t care to explain. 6. Interview Questions for Politicians (or Managers) 7. Holiday party tips for dummies 8.Good luck in Mamelodi 9. Umm… say what? 10. How to Love a Job You Hate

11. More job searches performed on Indeed.com than any other jobs site 12. New FMLA regulations, what employers need to know 13. Blinkmanship 14. Contingency placement: The recruiters craps shoot 15. I know you ain’t Recruiting on Twitter.

The Week In Tweets

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A Recruiter’s View of Obama

jimstroud: Most likely the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) will become law in the first 100 days of the Obama presidency http://budurl.com/6tpb

kevinaom: New blog posting Recruiters Using Barack Obama “Promise” to Recruit into Reserve Units f.. http://snipr.com/597xs

aaronchur: military recruiters started telling new recruits this week “not to worry, you won’t have to go iraq thanks to obama“. everyone jump aboard.

rajmanohar21: We want an Indian Obama HR recruiters start your search

salesrecruiter: Recruiters: When you see a resume with military experience are you positively pre-disposed? (other than obama campaign jobs)?

antibullshit: Both McCain and Obama are in favor of allowing military recruiters on University campuses. From Service Frorum.

degroodt: Is Obama the model for companies/recruiters using Web 2.0? http://snurl.com/2d6×3

Collider6: In 2 years my security will be replaced with a BFA. I will be forced to feel the effects of the economy in the workforce. Lets go Obama!

DailyMeNews: Reviving a Dispirited Workforce; Obama Urged to Tackle Frustrations of Federal Employees http://tinyurl.com/5z6ehf

GovExec: GovExec agenda for today: With Obama win, unions to re-launch efforts to organize TSA workforce; elements of the PMA worth keeping

shirazdatta: Want In The Obama Administration? Get A Blog: Obama is staffing his administration with bloggers. .. http://tinyurl.com/5rk8pm