June 2010 Blog Posts (12)

"Do you use search engines to look for resumes on the Internet? Do you use exclusions such as "-jobs" or "-submit"? If you do. Stop it. Read on and I'll tell you why." ~Donato…

Glen Cathey (Boolean BlackBelt) gives us the low-down here.

"Charging for more advanced search options makes sense - LinkedIn is a business and they need to make money. I just hope that LinkedIn doesn’t continue the trend of taking free search options and converting them to premium filters." ~ Glenn Cathey…

Lately I've been reading a lot of rage in the Recruitosphere about those that don't get hired because they're unemployed, unattractive or overqualified.

What about old farts?

Read my ERE contribution here.

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Are you afraid of Gatekeepers?

What prevents a sourcer from being successful on the phone?…

Occupations with the largest percentage growth expected through 2018:

• Biomedical Engineers 72%

• Network Systems Analysts 53%

• Home Health Aides 50%

• Personal, Home-Care Aides 46%

• Financial Examiners 41%

• Medical Scientists 40%

• Physician Assistants 39%

• Skin-Care Specialists 38%

• Biochemists, Biophysicists 37%

• Athletic Trainers 37%

Source: Labor…

Question:

Hi, Maureen. Do you find it less productive to call Managers in a group? I mean, you will basically be asking them to refer you to…

Solution: at least 10% of your new hires need to be from a completely different industry so you learn how they think. Software companies should be looking at people who worked in the car industry or retail environment or even run a coffee shop. Why not? If they are bright and determined they will get up to speed fast to leverage the opportunity you gave them.

Read more…

1. Your employees can’t also be your friends

2. Profits aren’t cash

To see the other three go here.

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70% of Twitter users are "dead" (empty accounts) or "lazy" (haven't tweeted in a week) In fact, well over 70% have never tweeted more than 9 times ever!

That doesn't mean you shouldn't use it! For more, go here.

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Here's a quick look at what the US employment situation really looks like, across various measures and…

Interesting question on social media over on LinkedIn w/ equally interesting answers!

How do you see LinkedIn evolving over the next five years? What new applications or advances will we see as LinkedIn maintains its dominance in online business networking? Read the answers…