Can You Get an Elephant Into a Refrigerator?. How did I miss this posting??? My favorite off-the-wall interview question is: How many golf balls do you think you can fit into this (interview/conference) room? What’s your favorite curve-ball producing interview questions? Namaste
How To Recruit With Video. Wahhhhh. Yes, that is me, actually crying! I really want to start a social media recruiting bonanza at my company. I am already utilizing Twitter and LinkedIn in my grassroots recruiting initiatives, but posting recruitment videos on YouTube would be taking our talent acquisition to an entirely new level!!!! Going […]
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5 Kinds of Stories to Tell During Onboarding. Thanks @ere_net for another relevant and current recruiting article. I fully stand behind the idea of sharing pride stories in my recruitment process. At my current company, we recruit 1-2 marketing specialists each year. I love to “brag” about how incredible the Director of Sales and Marketing […]
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Recruiting Leaders Say Social Media Influences Their Hires. Another great article from @ere_net with help from CareerXroads! As a recruiter, I hear from everyone, candidates, hiring managers, executives and fellow HR professionals, that LinkedIn has done wonders for them in regards to their recruiting intiatives! This makes me ecstatic! As someone born into the tech/social media […]
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Unemployment Rate Drops Again as U.S. Adds 243,000 Jobs. This is great news. Finally we get a decent list of which sectors are adding jobs. If you are job searching, or have friends that are currently unemployed, please share this article with them! It’s a great start to helping others seek employment in industries that […]
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170k New Private Jobs In January, Says ADP. These type or articles are a double edged sword to me. I love to see that our economy is adding jobs and not cutting them, but I feel like jobs are not being added within the functions of HR. I see a million job posts for nurses, […]
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Employee Referrals May Be Even More Effective Than We Think. Great article! From the time I onboarded as my company’s in0house recruiter, I have seen 3 great employee referrals come into our company and kick butt! Not only are these employees some of the most motivated in the company, but there is also the added […]
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Stop With the Recruiting Fashion Trends. After reading this blog, I had mixed feelings. I agree with the author’s opinion that a passive job seeker does not necessarily make them more valuable in the interview process. I also think that active job seekers are a bit more hungry for a job opportunity and will work […]
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Strategic Staffing Series 2- Candidate Sourcing and Your Employment Process Roadmap Ok-so now that you have defined you HR Plan for the year, it’s time to track down potential talent to fill your open positions. The best way to attack is to create a ROADMAP for your employment process. You should define the flow of the […]
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At some point, it’s time to raise the white flag… Research In Motion Soon to Launch Employment Branding Campaign. As much as I love my Blackberry-I don’t think a branding campaign for RIM is a fail-safe. I’ve been noticing lately that updating software or downloading some applications that are availble on both Android and iPhones […]
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