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March 2009 Blog Posts (43)

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Tuesday, March 31, 2009

We tried to have our regular MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Class Chat today but things went haywire part of the way into it so it was canceled. Following is the log that accumulated while class was in session.

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(12:04 PM) MaureenS: Welcome to MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Chat! Today's subject matter is around an article I wrote that ERE published today: Direct-Dial Directories: How to Research Staff via Phone Numbers and it can be… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 31, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

How to Get a Job When No One's Hiring

David Perry, a longtime headhunter, says you're wasting your time if you're looking for job postings online. And he should know: he's often the guy on the other side helping companies lure new talent. Perry, who's based in Ottawa, says that in the last 22 years he has accomplished 996 searches totaling $172 million in salary. And the bottom line in today's economy, he says, is you have to tap the "hidden job market."

What's the… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 31, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Branding Yourself Whether You Want To or Not

"The reality is, many of us may not have the option of staying in a company, unbranded. We have to create our own job security, and branding is part of that. ~ Alina Tugend

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Added by Maureen Sharib on March 31, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Directory of Corporate Archives

This is the sixt edition of the Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada. This edition includes companies that maintain their historical records themselves, as well as companies that contract with historical consulting firms to maintain their archives collections for them. Those businesses that contract outside the company for archival services are marked by an asterisk. This edition also includes the archives of professional… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 30, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

"LinkedIn Connections" on Hoovers?

I just noticed on my Hoovers account when I do a company look-up there's now a "LinkedIn Connections" box (coincidentally is non-copyable) that links you to employee profiles (that I am "connected" with) at the company being researched. Is this new? What is it? Some kind of partnership between Hoovers and LI?

LinkedIn Corporation

2029 Stierlin Ct.

Mountain View, CA 94043 United States

Phone: 650-687-3600

Fax:… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 30, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Unemployment over 50%?

Unemployment over 50%?

I saw it stated yesterday in a training circular that unemployment in recruiting was around 50%! Is this your experience? Tell us what's happening in your world.

I asked the question above last week in the Sourcers Unleashed Yahoo group and was kind of surprised to see the string pop to life. I suppose I should't have been. Here's what people said:

That and maybe more for Contract Recruiters out of… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 30, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Why are recruiters resented so?

Rita Ashley, Job Search Coaching for $100,000+ Job Seekers, is asking, over on LinkedIn: Why do you dislike recruiters? So many people commented on a thread about recruiters with recruiter-bashing, I feel compelled to learn more. I hope you will read this link. Would you contribute your own reasons? Maybe even mention some good experiences. Let's give recruiters a chance to respond.

Read the original… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 29, 2009 at 2:12pm — No Comments

How do you measure the productivity/effectiveness of sourcers?

Kevin Stakelum, Staffing Manager at Microsoft, is asking, over on LinkedIn: How do you measure the productivity/effectiveness of sourcers?

I would love to hear from those of you that have exposure/experience in a "split" recruiting model (where you have some recruiters owning client contact and others who specialize in the sourcing function).

1) Did the "sourcers" qualify and speak to candidates directly and were they expected to perform… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 29, 2009 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Have phones gone the way of the dinosaur?

"It seems that at some point, and that point is coming soon, there no longer will be a phone that's just a phone." ~ Sylvia Paull More here.

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 29, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Is there more to search and discovery than brilliant algorithms?

"Is there more to information than search and discovery? Could human delivery be a more powerful educator than the brilliant algorithms designed to answer our every question?" ~Sylvia Paull

More on this… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 29, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

The Power of Networking

Why don’t more people Network? It boggles my mind, especially in this type of economy - it is not who applies to the job first, BUT who you know and who knows who. If a company has a job opening, do you think they will post it first OR ask for referrals and see who may know someone? Networking is simple. It is staying in touch. It is asking questions to the experts and answering questions. Most people I have found and was able to hire for my openings, were not from my first… Continue

Added by Bruce on March 27, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

"HR weenies don't name gather..."

"HR weenies don't name gather, they blast email and read resumes. I don't read resumes until after I already like the guy." More… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 27, 2009 at 10:37am — No Comments

Could you use some help finding hard-to-find people for your open positions?

If you're having trouble filling a specific position, we can help with a proactive and extremely cost-effective solution.

Give us a list of companies where the types of people you're seeking work and and we'll go inside those companies and identify those persons who can do the job you're struggling to fill. We will give you their name,…

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Added by Maureen Sharib on March 26, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Thursday, March 26, 2009

Best Remark of the Day

[LinkedIn, is] "...more useful in general and for recruiters, but I do have to warn you that they intend to charge for many new features." ~ Shally Steckerl

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(11:59 AM) Shally: we're talking LinkedIn stuff right?

(12:00 PM) MaureenS: Hey! We're gonna talk about LinkedIn's new changes - Shally - have you heard abt that coming April23 rumor?

(12:00 PM) Animal: I put it on twitter just… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 26, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

The "Five A's" of a Successful Phone Interview

Tom Byrne gives us the “Five A's" (script included!) over on ERE that will highlight yourself from the rest of the pack.

1. Always be prepared.

2. Always be patient.

3. Always be enthusiastic.

4. Always be proactive.

5. Always be… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 26, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

Twitter Confirms Paid Pro Accounts On The Way

More revenue for Twitter on the way: The company confirms -- for the first time we've seen, at least -- age-old theories that they'll sell commercial accounts to power users or companies using Twitter. More here.

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 25, 2009 at 4:32pm — No Comments

LinkedIn's MOST RECENT (and seemingly constant-ongoing) changes

Last night I went to LinkedIn to accept the accumulated hundred or so Invitations I had received over last coupla' weeks and at first it appeared that LI had removed the "bulk accept" capability for invitations at the site. With some advice from our very own Boolean BlackBelt Glen Cathey I was able to discover that it had not been removed entirely - only made much harder to find! The trick is to accept one… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 25, 2009 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

"Heavy duty passive sourcing"

That's how Sophia Simon refers to her "LinkedIn Tips and Tricks" showing broadly right now over on RBC.

"I wanted to share my experience and some quick LinkedIn tips with everyone in this first blog post. It all started when I was new to recruiting in the nuclear industry sector. My biggest challenge was in finding candidates for expatriate assignments. I… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 25, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

What would you charge to do this?

I recently came across this post on one of the boards:

I was recently asked by a firm to do a Name Generation project for them. I've never done just Name Gen - as I usually do Research and Candidate Sourcing. I have no idea how much $$ to charge for just Name Gen. Would appreciate any suggestions... thanks.

Because the question is impossible to answer without knowing what is expected in the deliverables I asked:

How will… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 24, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Dartboard Sourcing

ERE has been so kind as to publish one of my how-to's:

Many sourcing expeditions are doomed to failure because the sourcer “assumes” they have found what the customer wants. The fact is, in these instances, the sourcer hasn’t asked enough questions of the customer on the front end of the process to know what the customer wants. This is because they do not possess the depth of experience in sourcing to know what questions to… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on March 24, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments