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October 2009 Blog Posts (52)

Scarifying Sourcing Stories

“What is it you’re trying to accomplish?” the dreaded Gatekeeper question came.

“What had I done wrong?” I silently wondered to myself, sitting up straighter in my chair, feeling the tension gather in my shoulders, my body girding for the rare onslaught. She sounded to be in her forties, no-nonsenseish, and serious.

“I’m working on a mailing list…” I lamely answered, slowly, trailing off, doing my best to… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 30, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

4 Real-Time Web Trends

1. Real-Time Collaboration is Ripening
2. Real-Time Analytics Will Be Hot
3. Real-Time Search is Looking Up
4. Real-Time Ecommerce is Coming
More here.

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 30, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Recruiting in the year 2059

Predicted events for the year 2059:

January – A METI message, called the Teen Age Message, sent from the 70-meter Eupatoria Planetary Radar arrives at its destinations, HD 126053 star and HD 193664 star.

Futurist Simon Hopkins predicts the collapse of modern economic systems.

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"In 50 years, picking up a phone and asking an employee of a well respected company… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 30, 2009 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

How Shy People Should Approach Gatekeepers

Question: How does someone who is basically shy extract information from those formidable Gatekeepers?

Dear Shy,

Here are a few ideas for you.

First of all, you must realize that your body language is every bit as important as the words you use when you’re talking to that Gatekeeper. It’s critically important that you be emotionally relaxed and you can’t be that unless you’re physically relaxed. Here’s a fast tip from the… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 30, 2009 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Hebrew, Hindi, other scripts get Web address nod

The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive.

"This represents one small step for ICANN, but one big step for half of mankind who use non-Latin scripts, such as those in Korea, China and the Arabic speaking world as well as across Asia, Africa, and the rest of the… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 30, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

THE 7 COMMANDMENTS OF TWITTER

Kohlben Vodden, Marketing4recruiters, gives us the law on succeeding w/Twitter:

1. Thou shalt not SPAM.

2. Thou shalt use real words instead of SMS style language.

3. Thou shalt not use all capital letters in their Tweets.

4. Thou shalt only use universally recognised symbols in Tweets.

5. Thou shalt give credit for Retweets.

6. Thou shalt stick to 140 characters.

7. Thou shalt follow people who follow you.

Read… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 29, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Is Social Media really worth all the brou-ha-ha these days?

I asked this question over on ERE in the Recruiting Leadership group. I hope you'll comment! Is Social Media really worth all the brou-ha-ha these days?

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 28, 2009 at 7:52am — No Comments

MagicMethod Phone Sourcing Classroom Chat Log Tuesday, October 27, 2009

11:29 AM

MaureenSharib: Today we'll be talking about the basics of phone sourcing. Hello everyone - please sign in to chat below. Hi Charlene.

12:01 PM

Guest66 (guest): Hi Maureen... Guest66 is Rebecca Snowhite. How are you?

12:01 PM

MaureenSharib: Hi - good.

12:02 PM

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12:02 PM

MaureenSharib: Hi Animal. Yes, I see.

12:02 PM

Animal: I'm listening to bill radin and typing… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 27, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Twitter population reaches 58.4 million

Twitter U.S. growth flat since June - expansion coming from abroad.
More www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/26/twitter-finds-growth-abroad-with-58-4-million-global-visitors-in-september//" target="_blank">here.

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 27, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Extroverts vs. Introverts In The Workplace

Neither introverts nor extroverts are “better” – they are just different. In order to demonstrate personal and professional leadership, understanding self and others is important. Take the time to learn about your co-workers and how they operate.

Characteristics of ‘E’s and ‘I’s

Extrovert

outgoing

people person

comfortable in groups

wide range of friends and acquaintances

jumps quickly into… Continue

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

Phone Tips To Get Things Done - Professional Phone Skills

What type of impression is your "phone" voice making? Indeed there are two areas you should be aware of when speaking. One is "what' you say, the other the "how" you say it. Studies show that as much as 87% of the listener's opinion of you is based on your voice alone. That leaves only 13% allocated to what we are saying to make a positive impression. With numbers like these it is easy to see why your voice is so important in your career and… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 26, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

If you had to choose one sourcing tool/solution on the market what would it be?

An interesting LinkedIn question asked: Let's suppose money wasn't an object. I know, I know...it is. But money aside, if you were told you could pick one tool/solution or even a mashup/combo of a couple of sourcing tools available, to help with your efforts to find talented candidates both passive and active, what would you choose and why?

Answers… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 26, 2009 at 3:41am — No Comments

Why don't people like to talk about pricing UPFRONT?

I asked this question over on Linkedin and the 43 responses were interesting, to say the least. Read them here. Some say you should, some say you definitely shouldn't, and the logic behind some of them is… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 25, 2009 at 7:57am — No Comments

Anyone using Wikio?

Wikio is an information portal with a news search engine that searches press sites and blogs. How are you using it (if you are)?

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 25, 2009 at 7:27am — No Comments

What's the best way to get around a "no names" policy when sourcing?

Interesting LinkedIn discussion here. (You must be a member of the "Name Sourcing" on LinkedIn group to read it.) Here's one answwer by Tara Gowland:

First thing that comes to mind is that those in finance and accounting lvoe… Continue

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

Expert Telephone Techniques

Craig Silverman offers us this over on recruitingblogs:

Remember the objective or purpose of your call - Why are you calling?

Get into the right frame of mind - Be positive and put a smile on your face.

Be a big ear with a little mouth - Don't conduct one-sided conversations.

Be personable - There is no sweeter sound to… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 22, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

Twitter Firehose

"...for many types of searches (news, events, sports, stocks, shopping, etc.), the most recent information is often the most relevant. And it’s hard to beat millions of people Tweetng out their thoughts—the “pulse of the planet,” if you will—for realtime information about every subject imaginable. Google and Bing need access to this stream of data if they want to keep their results fresh and relevant."

More… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 22, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

Candidates Anywhere, Boolean Not Required

"...when you’re on the train commuting to work..., it’s way easier to use a pulldown menu and a few keywords to look for candidates for that new req. Behind the scene AutoSearch Mobile converts your keywords into Boolean, then searches the web for public resumes and a handful of key business networking sites for matches." ~ John Zappe More… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 21, 2009 at 6:06am — No Comments

Networking Tip - I Don't Know Anyone!

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 20, 2009 at 5:20pm — No Comments

Thinking about selling your recruiting/sourcing business?

I wrote an article about this a coupl'a years back on Fordyce and you can read it here.

If you ARE thinking about selling, consider appearing as a Guest Seller on BlogTalkRadio's new "SellYourOwnBusiness" radio show on the last Thursday of every month! The first show is scheduled for October 29, 2009 and the half-hour event will… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on October 16, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments