RESUME SOURCING TIP OF THE DAY . Q: Jim, “Can you help me source Financial Analyst candidates with current series 7 license?” A: Sure, I found a bunch on LinkedIn. . . Resume Sourcing made easy . . . Want more? Financial Analysts with “Series 7″ experience . Depending on the state, Series 7 holders must also have Series 63 [...]
If you are open to expanding your job search to other countries, I highly suggest that you take advantage of Google’s translation services; even if you are fluent in another language. Why? Well, if you are an employer in say… Mexico. You might post your jobs in English, but more often than not they will be posted in the dominant [...]
If you are tasked with recruiting diversity (and if you are not, you should be), you might want to take a look at Social Networks; especially if you are targeting Latin American countries. (The traffic on Social Networks in that region is doubling! Yowza!!) Check out this data from Marketing Charts. The number of social network users in five major [...]
If you had to recruit candidates from overseas (and you did not want to spend money on a job board), how would you go about it? If you have no clue, then continue reading… I discovered some resources online that had me thinking in that direction. Are you aware of, The Global Information Technology Report? What is it? Sponsored by [...]
RECRUITMENT PROCESS TIP OF THE DAY . Q: Jim, “I am trying to connect with some Top Secret types and because they are in such high-demand, its hard to get on their radar and get them to notice me (mush less my opportunities). Can you suggest a way I can grab their attention long enough for them to want to [...]
Below is the resume of… let’s call him “Mister X.” (I have blurred out certain data in the screenshots below to protect his privacy.) I found Mister X online while doing a routine search for Software Developers with a background in C++. The skills were in line with what I want which is great, but the only contact information on [...]
Are you busy? Of course you are, I mean, who isn’t? What if I told you that you could search Google for a certain type of resume – once, but arrange it with Google so that when new resumes enter their database you get a copy in email. Sound too good to be true? Its not and I’ll prove it [...]
How important is your professionalism? If a customer is rude to you, how much do you allow before severing client relations? Consider the video below, how would you have handled situation? Related PostsCOMIC: The Recruiting Life – Retention is very importantThe Week In Recruiting (Reading the blogs, so you won’t have to)One Recruiter makes a difference for US VetsVIDEO: How [...]
On the hunt for resumes? Are you looking for candidates on an international scale? If so, you will like this trick. There is a site called “FindForward.” FindForward is a search engine that is actually powered by Google, but adds its own special functions. One of the functions I especially like is how you can perform a search on FindForward, [...]
If you are a recruiter in Vegas (or just want to do business there), I have a website for you! You ready? Its called “The City of Las Vegas Business License Search” and it is a safer bet than any given BlackJack table you find over there. Why do I say that? Hmmm… Let’s think it through, shall we? Things [...]
