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ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

If you have been to a networking event lately, do you notice that most people ask the same question? “Hi, I’m Brad, what do you do? “ Maybe you have been one of these people who sound like this! What is the real purpose of this question? Bottom-line, the person asking it wants to know if you are a match for what his needs are and if not, they are off to the next prey! What about in a romantic relationship, a business relationship, or any other relationship for that matter, do you hear the same… Continue

Added by Brandon Moreno on November 5, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Your Career Change and Transferable Skills

Don't do it! Yes, that's right, don't do it! You may hate your current job or there may be a declining demand or zero demand for your skills in our current job market. But does that mean that you should throw the baby out with the bathwater? I think not. Now, there are lots of career counselors, resume writing experts, life coaches, and other well meaning folks who will help you figure out what skills you have that are transferable to new careers. But is that the best approach? Read on to fin

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Added by Simon Meth on October 4, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Healthcare Recruiter Wanted Virtual

Are you an Experienced Healthcare Recruiter? Medical HR LLC, Located in San Diego, California Is one of the fastest growing premier healthcare recruiting consulting companies in the world. We specialize in the placement of US board certified physicians and clinical specialty RN's for both direct-hire positions and locum's for leading multi-hospital systems and physician practice groups nationwide. Our customer centric approach for both candidates and facilities separates our company from th… Continue

Added by John Rhine on September 6, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Ten Things I’ve learned about Corporate Recruitment

After many years in corporate recruitment I've learned a few things. At least I think I have. Read the following ten things I've learned and see if they resonate with you. Please add some things you've learned as a comment.

Hiring managers often complain about not receiving enough good resumes from you but they often either don't review or don't respond to the resumes you send them.
Candidates apply to jobs that they have no business applying to. I'm a plumber so I'll ap

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Added by Simon Meth on August 30, 2009 at 8:20am — No Comments

Recruiter Roadshow coming to San Diego!

Sign Up Now for the Recruiter Roadshow Del Mar Event on August 25th The Recruiter Roadshow Brings Together “Real Jobs for Real Candidates” San Diego, Calif., August 17, 2009 – Recruiter Roadshow, a company focused on delivering Real Jobs for Real Candidates, announced its inaugural event on August 25th. Job candidates will have the unique opportunity to meet and interview with recruiters who have REAL jobs across numerous industries. This event offers both recruiters and candidates unprecedente… Continue

Added by John Walker on August 20, 2009 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Does Your Resume Help You or Hurt You?

I was talking with a career counseling client the other day. He's a smart guy with a PhD and loads of great high tech experience. And still there were some basic things about his resume that were hurting him. So I got to thinking about that and wondering about how widespread this phenomenon is. As a corporate recruiter, you could say that I look at resumes for a living. I've got loads of experience reading resumes and I see all sorts of funny things each day. At least they would be funny if t

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Added by Simon Meth on July 26, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

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Added by Simon Meth on July 4, 2009 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Up-tick in the Employment Market Due Soon

One of the most reliable indicators I've found for the employment market is job postings for recruiters. It stands to reason that if companies are hiring recruiters they are planning to add to their staff. I post corporate recruiter positions in the Jobs for Recruiters forum on Recruit

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Added by Simon Meth on June 7, 2009 at 10:43am — No Comments

Tactical Strategy or Strategic Tactics?

For years now I’ve heard people use the adjectives strategic and tactical. In most cases I believe that people who use these terms are unclear about what they mean. I’m certainly unclear too. Often they are used interchangeably. First, let’s look at what the Random House Dictionary says: stra-te-gic 1. pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements. 2. important in or essential to strategy. 3. (of an action, as a military operation or a move in a game) formin… Continue

Added by Simon Meth on May 3, 2009 at 4:39pm — No Comments

No Respect - Human Resources Don't Get No Respect

I blogged recently about Things I believe in the Recruitment Space in which I asserted that Human Resources doesn’t get the respect of upper management because it doesn’t deserve that respect. Before I expand on that thought, please w

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Added by Simon Meth on April 26, 2009 at 3:13pm — No Comments

Things I believe in the Recruitment Space

Human Resources people hate agency recruiters.
Agency recruiters hate Human Resources people. Now we're even so get over it and get back to work.
Corporate recruiters hate whatever Applicant Tracking System they are using.
Agency recruiters say they have access to the hidden pool of candidates but they work with the same pool of candidates that everybody else does.
The passive candidate is a myt

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Added by Simon Meth on March 20, 2009 at 2:54pm — No Comments

LinkedIn Network Size -- Does it Matter?

It’s hard to keep up with the tweaks that the good folks at LinkedIn are making to their calculations of network size. Mid-December I noticed that the total users I could contact through an introduction plummeted by 8 million from 15 million to 7 million. One day later it was up to 18.5 million which was more than ever before! For the past few weeks I’ve been inching closer and closer to 20 million. Imagine my

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Added by Simon Meth on February 15, 2009 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Job Fairs -- A Recruiter’s Perspective

Job Fair

One of my closet recruiter colleagues says that job fairs are for the “unemployed and unemployable”. That’s pretty harsh but there is definitely some truth to it. Of course, if recruiters

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Added by Simon Meth on February 8, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Five Best People-Search Engines

Lifehacker took a user survey to find the five best people-search engines. The results are in:

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Added by Simon Meth on February 1, 2009 at 10:36am — No Comments

Not 2009 Predictions

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Making predictions is fun and lots of people do it. We all want to know what's going to happen in the future. We love hot stock tips because of the p

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Added by Simon Meth on January 9, 2009 at 1:40pm — No Comments

How to Find a New Job—Thoughts and Tools You Can Use

If you're unemployed you already know that it's tough out there in the job market. If you want statistics then check out the following information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics here,

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Added by Simon Meth on December 14, 2008 at 7:59pm — No Comments

Real Job Loss Data...

Thanks to SlighlyLoony over at JamulBlog for pointing me to Coyote Blog for a great representation of job loss data. It seems that our recent job losses, when expressed as a percentage of the total work force, are far less dramatic than in the past. Of course the absolute num

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Added by Simon Meth on December 14, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Network Science for Recruiters

Rarely do I watch a documentary that has such deep implications for our world as this one. Titled "How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer", this almost

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Added by Simon Meth on November 17, 2008 at 3:43pm — No Comments

Network Hollywood Style

Network, Hollywood-Style by Christina Lopez Monster Staff Writer Whether you're trying to land a job or make new business contacts, networking can be one of your most fruitful strategies. And if there's one industry in which people know the value of networking, it's entertainment. Although the entertainment industry has something others may not -- like countless events offering opportunities for aspiring stars to schmooze with power players -- you can learn a lot from this business in which wo… Continue

Added by Jonathan Wilkinson on November 12, 2008 at 9:56am — No Comments

Eight Tips for Job Hunting During the Recession

Eight Tips for Job Hunting During the Recession by Margot Carmichael Lester Monster Contributing Writer The global credit crisis and flat-lining domestic economy could make this one of the most challenging times to be looking for a job in recent history. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of unemployed increased by 2.2 million between September 2007 and September 2008, and the September 2008 unemployment rate hit 6.1 percent -- the highest level in five years. In the financ… Continue

Added by Jonathan Wilkinson on November 12, 2008 at 9:50am — No Comments