Jan 17 2008
- Networking - Social and Unsociable
The Recruiting Animal » Experience Changes People
Ex-hostage no longer wants to negotiate with armed opposition. "I was in chains all the time, 24 hours a day, for three years," she said. "I tried to wear those chains with dignity, even if I felt that it was unbearable." Asked if she had been tortured, she said, "Yes, yes," and said her captors had fallen into "diabolical behaviour," … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » Notes From the Underbelly
The Downside of Sourcing
I’ve seen several inquiries on the boards lately about people wanting to start sourcing businesses and I’ve noticed more than a few people who in the past called themselves “recruiters” are now referring to themselves as “sourcers” (strategic sourcers, name generators, power sourcers - you name it – the Industry seems to have developed quite a few … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » Lemonade Stand Economics
If your child – or you – are planning on running a lemonade stand this summer, here are some of the necessary ingredients (in addition to lemons and water) for creating a successful business in any field:
Core competencies. Can you make lemonade?
Sales Skills. It's not enough to make lemonade – no matter how good you are.
Competitive Analysis. Is your neighborhood … [Link]
Six Degrees - Recruitment Blog Networking for Passive Candidates - Dave Mendoza » Happy Holiday Weekend: “The Killing Moon”
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The Recruiting Edge » MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Thursday, July 3, 2008
Noon – 1p.m. (EST)
Best Remark of the Day
“Take a step back and look at the company as a whole and seek the low ground or holes to get in." ~ Shawn Draisey
Maureen Sharib
Kundan said most Gatekeepers in India are female and they don't know very much
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hi catia. Hey Mo, catia publicized your show on twitter. i saw … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » Strong Women: Friend or Foe?
There was an article on Excite a couple days ago that said:
“People are divided over whether they like the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, with 30 percent seeing her favorably and 35 percent unfavorably…They tilt positively toward the spouse of Republican hopeful John McCain, by 27 percent to 17 percent. In other words: While the two women are … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » Hard Skills to Recruit
Interesting (and lively) LinkedIn discussion:
What skills are you finding hard to recruit?
See all the answers here.
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Need telephone names sourcing to fill your hard-to-fill positions? Call the experts at TechTrak 513 899 9628 [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » 10 Hiring/Interviewing Mistakes
Interesting LinkedIn topic:
Which of these 10 hiring/interviewing mistakes is the most important one to your eyes? Hiring is one of the hardest parts of managing a team. A lot is riding on the initial meeting, and if you're nervous or ill-prepared—or both—it can make you do strange things. The following mistakes are all too common, but they're easy to avoid … [Link]
Six Degrees - Recruitment Blog Networking for Passive Candidates - Dave Mendoza » Happy 4th of July America
Special Thanks to Alex for the suggestion:
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The Recruiting Edge » Today (TH, July 3) is MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Class Chat at noon EST!
Join us in class at noon EST - we'll see what topics come up TODAY! Look for chat in middle of main page -that's where it happens - there is NO call-in number - it's all online!
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
Maureen Sharib
Telephone Name Sourcer/MagicMethod … [Link]
Six Degrees - Recruitment Blog Networking for Passive Candidates - Dave Mendoza » PART 2: Meet William Uranga, Director, Talent Acquisition at TiVo: “Strategies, Tools & Best Practices”
By Dave Mendoza, Master Cybersleuth, Affiliate Partner, JobMachine.Inc.
William Uranga, Director, Talent Acquisition at TiVo & Co-founder at Recruiting Leadership Forum
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Q&A with William Uranga
Six Degrees: What is the source of the “Most Hires” collected from at your present employer? (In terms of Quantity #)
William: 15% of our hires …
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The Recruiting Edge » Walk and Work
Last fall, through its work tools solutions subsidiary Details, Steelcase introduced the Walkstation, a height-adjustable workstation with an integrated treadmill. The product is the result of an alliance between Steelcase and James Levine, M.D., Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic. It combines Steelcase's expertise in ergonomics and workplace design with Dr. Levine's proprietary research on non-exercise activity thermogenesis (N.E.A.T.), which is the … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » Can Indian offshore suppliers be successful in HR Outsourcing?
Phil Fersht, BPO, Offshoring & IT Services, Analyst & Consultant asks, over on LinkedIn:
Can the Indian offshore suppliers be successful in HR Outsourcing?
See all the answers here.
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Attend the MagicMethod Phone Sourcing All Day Seminar in Miami, FL on September 4 at the Shane Center sponsored by Confisa International Group. Email bob@techtrak.com for registration form or call him at 513 … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » What % do you recruit from competitors?
David Chernick, Head of Commercial Development at Reed Screening, asks, over on LinkedIn:
What proportion of your workforce do you recruit from competitors or similar organisations to your own? I've heard various estimates (not including "first jobbers") of between 20% and 80% of employees whose previous employment included work within the same sector or profession.
See all the answers here. The … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » Sourcing Expectations
Amy Felton-Toth, Research Manager/DBA asks, over on LinkedIn:
What is the difference between a Level 1 Research Associate and Level 2 Research Associate? What are the expectations in the recruiting industry of a Level 1 or Level 2 researcher? How much time should they spend putting together a target list?How many jobs can they search at once?
See all the answers … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » Deepening Cycle of Job Loss Seen Lasting Into ’09
As automakers dropped their latest batch of awful sales numbers on the market on Tuesday, reinforcing the gloom spreading across the economy, the troubles confronting American workers seemed to intensify.
Plummeting home prices have in recent months eliminated jobs for hundreds of thousands of people, from bankers and real estate agents to construction workers and furniture manufacturers. Tighter lending standards imposed … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » What's the most common Gatekeeper response you encounter?
This question is for those who are engaged in telephone names sourcing* or for those who have a reason to penetrate beyond the Gatekeeper to reach someone you may (or may not yet) know the name of. What is the most common Gatekeeper response you encounter and can you also describe your approach that elicits that Gatekeeper's most common response? … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » "…the internet is a seductive temptress…"
Interesting comment in an interesting discussion over on ERE - do you feel the Internet is a seductive temptress?
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The Recruiting Edge » Phone Sourcing "Minimums"
The following is from the second section of Module VII of "The Magic in the Method" telephone names sourcing course:
In the third quarter of 2007 TechTrak imposed a ten name minimum on all our jobs.
One reason we imposed a “minimum” was because we began to notice an up-tick in companies requesting we go into companies and source certain titles. What … [Link]
The Recruiting Edge » Oil
For the life of me I don't get this headline:
Energy experts puzzled over oil prices
What’s there to be puzzled about? Less = More
As crude soared to a new record, the head of the International Energy Agency declared that the world was in the grip of an "oil shock," and the president of OPEC acknowledged he could not say whether … [Link]
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