Tag: Strategy

Jobs Feeds with @LinkedIn Jobs: Recruiters need to get on board

| October 3, 2012 | 0 Comments
Jobs Feeds with @LinkedIn Jobs: Recruiters need to get on board

It’s big, It’s bad, It’s LinkedIn Jobs and it’s changing. This time for the better. Recruiters, if you do not already own groups, manage groups or have a direct line of sight to groups of your own or clients, you’ll want to look at this and reconsider your views.

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50 Awesome Search Engines and more for #Recruiters

| March 20, 2011 | 3 Comments
50 Awesome Search Engines and more for #Recruiters

RecrutingTools has become a deep database of knowledge, tools and resources that may or may not be used by recruiters. We are in the information gathering business and so it’s important that we have at our

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Talent Communities are great. The Recruiters Suck

| January 25, 2011 | 6 Comments
Talent Communities are great. The Recruiters Suck

This is a serious problem that will only lead to greater failures. These are large mega companies with billion dollar brands and trillion dollar dreams. Companies that on the surface have elegantly articulated the process for their talent community but have genuinely failed at any backend process that would be recognized as mediocre.

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Site Surfing and Brand Management for Recruiters

| January 9, 2011 | 2 Comments
Site Surfing and Brand Management for Recruiters

As difficult as it can get, with the proper tools it can be easier. And I’ll stress the ier part of that because this job is not a cake walk. But having the ability to set filters, targets and mediums allows you to get inside of the candidates and clients world is essential.

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15 Applicant Tracking Softwares & Systems

| January 3, 2011 | 26 Comments
15 Applicant Tracking Softwares & Systems

Over the next few weeks we will start to build a live list of ATS providers mainly sticking to low cost and free options for independent and small market recruiters. We are calling this a live list because as we build the list we will be taking your input and suggestions.

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10 Free Screen Capture tools for Recruiting productivity

| December 29, 2010 | 5 Comments
10 Free Screen Capture tools for Recruiting productivity

Screen Capture tools are critical for on the fly presentation needs and data capture. You can use these tools for data sharing or training or simply just too quickly take notes and stow away for later reference.

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Decrease your candidate screenings 72%: Ovia: Video recruiting done right

| November 7, 2010 | 5 Comments
Decrease your candidate screenings 72%: Ovia: Video recruiting done right

In my honest opinion I think the tool is pretty innovative. Is it a new concept? Maybe not some much as recruiters and organizations have been talking about this for a few years, but Ovia brings it home.

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#Recruiting with #Firefox add-on Outwit

| July 6, 2010 | 5 Comments
#Recruiting with #Firefox add-on Outwit

Data extraction is key to a sourcers job. Gathering leads in a fast efficient manner is often the difference between making a placement and losing a fee. Check out this Firefox add-on called OutWit. It’s serious and can change your desk in a serious way.

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5 Free Job Posting Sites for #Recruiters and #Employers

| July 5, 2010 | 67 Comments
5 Free Job Posting Sites for #Recruiters and #Employers

If it’s free it’s for me. That seems to be the mantra these days. We’ve been getting a lot of questions around free resources not just for sourcing but for job posting as well. Here are 5 free job posting sites that I use to help spread the word of openings I am working.

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6 Things a Hiring Manager looks for in a #Recruiting partner

| May 26, 2010 | 0 Comments
6 Things a Hiring Manager looks for in a #Recruiting partner

Real world example-After 10 years with AT&T Chris Hoyt (aka The RecruiterGuy) decided to make a move to Pepsico /Frito-Lay. If you have not read Chris’ blog (www.therecruiterguy.com), you will understand how much of a rock star this recruiter is. Jim Schnyder recognized that Pepsico / Frito-Lay someone with Chris’ accomplishments, knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm he has for recruiting.

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