PODCAST - Recruiters (sometimes) do stupid things
Written by Jim Stroud on July 24, 2008 – 12:00 pm -
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SGA Executive Tracker Pro presents…
Recruiters (sometimes) do stupid things
RateMyRecruiter.net lets job seekers narc on the incompetence of certain recruiters. They name names and list phone numbers; so, should you be concerned? Recruiting is not separate from HR, its all intermingled and we can prove it in 30 seconds or less. Plus, sometimes people say things in online forums that can land them in legal hot water. Karen calls them stupid people, but Jim is a bit more kind. If you are wondering if we are talking about someone you know, tune in to The Recruiters Lounge Podcast and find out for sure. (And click here to fill out our 30-second survey. We really appreciate it.)
00:01 - The Recruiters Lounge Podcast Survey
00:36 - Sit back and relax…
01:08 - And now, a word from our Sponsor
02:11 - Name that tune
02:30 - Whatever… Karen
03:27- You get the golden raspberry reward
05:20 - You are a proponent of self-regulation, not government regulation
06:40 - This recruiter suffers from mass-mailing syndrome
07:40 - There are several recruiters mentioned and jobseekers are venting
09:49 - How dare you call here recruiting my people?
11:37 - You know I am looking at ratemyrecruiter.net and it must be a new site
16:36 - How can I find candidates under the age of 25?
20:22 - I can prove in 30 seconds or less how recruiting is totally related to HR
24:10 - How does this make me look to my clients?
25:49 - No one is going to ask a question that way. People do not naturally talk in that legalese
27:23 - Confessions of a Job Search Strategist is a free job search webinar for Recruiters
29:12- I’m going to keep going as if I understood what you said, although I didn’t
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ABOUT THE HOSTS
Karen Mattonen CAC, CSP
Karen is an experienced, successful recruiter who operates her own business and is actively involved in many industry organizations and activities. Her recruiting career began with Snelling Corporation. In 1998, after a successful tenure as a recruiter with Snelling, Karen struck out on her own, founding Advanced Career Solutions (ACS). ACS focuses on recruiting for the HVAC Industry. Karen has achieved accreditation as a California Accredited Consultant (CAC) through California Staffing Professionals. She has also gained her Certified Staffing Professional Certificate (CSP) through American Staffing Professionals. (www.americanstaffing.net)
Karen has a new and future-oriented vision of what recruiting can and should become: a profession we can be proud of for its ethical standing, professional conduct and ability to build great organizations. Her doing-well-by-doing-right philosophy is shaking up the status quo in an industry that needs to be shaken. She does this with conviction, leadership, and a distinctive voice that cries out for change.
Karen was a co-creator of the landmark webinar event – “EEOC Discrimination Debate.” This event featured senior members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and staffing industry experts discussing and debating difficult issues about discrimination in today’s workplace environment. Company executives, hiring managers, recruiters, and human resource professionals from across the United States were invited to participate in the free Webinar and live panel discussion. Karen also served as one of the panelists on the discussion team in the March, 2006 event.
As co-host of the popular podcast “The Recruiters Lounge,”Karen discusses her frank opinions on the recruitment industry with her co-host, Jim Stroud
Jim Stroud
Jim Stroud is a Searchologist with an expertise in the full life-cycle placement of Executive and Technical personnel, Recruitment Research and Competitive Intelligence. He has consulted for such companies as Google, Siemens, MCI and a host of start-up companies. He presently serves Microsoft as a Technical Sourcing Consultant and is a regular contributor to Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog.
Jim Stroud was nominated (and a top 10 finalist) for a Best Blog Award for his blog “Jim Stroud 2.0, by Recruiting.com in 2006 and cited in Bullhorn’s Research Report: Tools of The Trade 2007 as being among the best blogs on the recruiting industry (50,000 staffing and recruiting professionals were surveyed). His podcast series “The Recruiters Lounge” recently aired its 100th episode. His comicstrip series - “The Recruiting Life” has also celebrated its 100th edition and was nominated for Best Ongoing Comic Series and Best Newcomer of 2006 by Gnomz, a community of Comic creators. Jim Stroud also trains recruiters on how to source the internet for passive candidates and has trained recruiting organizations worldwide. His experience in using the internet to find hidden talent spans a decade. Jim Stroud can reached via his website: www.jimstroud.com
Jim Stroud can reached via his LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimstroud
Jim Stroud can also be reached via his Twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/jimstroud
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
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The theme music “Baja Taxi” by Brian Buckit and “A German in New York” by Monika Herzig is courtesy of Podsafe Music Network.
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The Recruiters Lounge is a proud member of the Radio Talent Zoo Network
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