Archives for: December 2008
VIDEO – “The Office” tv show in Malaysia is called “The Sweatshop”

Is this for real? What do you think? Related PostsVIDEO – Why I love “The Office”VIDEO: Anoop Dogg is keeping it real…How to search Video Resumes101 Ways to annoy Dwight SchruteVIDEO: A classic office prank goes horribly awry…Send article as PDF to

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WOW! I made “The Talent Management Blog Power Rankings 2.0″ list

I made “The Talent Management Blog Power Rankings 2.0” list and how SWEET it is. it is truly an honor to be recognized by my peers and I want to give a big shout-out of love to FOT and all those who voted TRL worthy. Moochos grassius people!!!  (And special kudos to his Cheeziness for snagging #1 this round. Hey [...]

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Recruiting Firm Owners – When is it Time to Terminate a Poor Performing Recruiter? Part 2

In part one of this article I outlined setting proper expectations for a new hire. This same theory applies to a recruiter with experience. Simply have a “come to Buddha” meeting with them if they are way off track, get them back to the basics, give them some basic recruiter training, and start measuring activity. Obviously, one needs to be [...]

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Recruiting Firm Owners – When is it Time to Terminate a Poor Performing Recruiter? Part 1

One of the main issues that keeps recruiting firm owners up at night is knowing the “trigger” point of letting someone go from their firm because of a lack of production or very lite production. This problem usually starts because of a lack of follow-through in the recruiting training program. One of the main topics specifically revolved around “how do [...]

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