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November 2009 Blog Posts (28)

Budget Cuts Eliminated Broadcom's Excellent Staffing Team

The staffing department had 25 recruiters and sourcers at one time, and we were an excellent team, but recent budget cuts have eliminated most of them. It’s the worst time I have ever seen in our industry. ~ Mark Rinovato

Read Dave Mendoza's Six Degrees interview with this visionary… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 30, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

How To Get Through the Gatekeeper

Think of the Gatekeeper as the "Concierge".

Simply "ask" for their help to get to that decision maker.

1. Brutal honesty

2. Use humor

3. Ask a technical question

4. "They're expecting my call."

5. Use "return receipt" in email

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Added by Maureen Sharib on November 24, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Gatekeeper (Movies) External Reporting Group

This is a three part series with the last in the series having two parts. It's about dealing with gatekeepers to pull an external reporting group out of a multi-national corporation. I hope you enjoy it!

"Notice what I'm doing here. I'm diverting her what-I- sense is half harried attention. It's morning bell and things are many times rushed at this hour. My small talk is helping to engage her. I'm giving her just enough information to validate… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 23, 2009 at 8:51am — No Comments

cell phone marketing

Many of the insurance companies seem to be collecting telephone #s. We only have cell phones. Is it safe to give our Medical Insurance company our cells. I gave my number to a Travel Medical Insurance company last year and I have not had problems with telemarketers. What has your experience been in this sort of thing. Any tips or… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on November 22, 2009 at 3:16pm — No Comments

Gatekeeper Lesson #3 Part 2

Tina and Maureen finish the gatekeeper demonstration.…

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Added by Maureen Sharib on November 22, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

PhoneSource USA has closed its doors.

PhoneSource USA Domain for sale for $1,995. Go here.

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 22, 2009 at 7:55am — No Comments

MOVIE - Gatekeeper Lesson #3 Part 1

Maureen and Tina continue the telephone names sourcing lesson with a precise demonstration of the event.…

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Added by Maureen Sharib on November 19, 2009 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Another Phone Sourcing Tip (MOVIE)

Don't make the same mistakes with Gatekeepers Tom makes!…

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Added by Maureen Sharib on November 17, 2009 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Creative Sourcing vs. Deep Sourcing

Ryan Leary attempts to get a discussion going over on ERE. Do yourself a favor and get involved!

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 16, 2009 at 9:24am — No Comments

So You Want To Be a Phone Sourcer.

You sure?…

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Added by Maureen Sharib on November 16, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

MOVIE - Gatekeeper Lesson #2

Maureen takes you further into the psychology and understanding of telephone names sourcing.…

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Added by Maureen Sharib on November 14, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

MOVIE - Gatekeeper Lesson #1

Maureen walks you through a Gatekeeper exchange to find an external reporting group inside a multi-national corporation.… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 13, 2009 at 7:27am — No Comments

"Sourcers are slaves."

There's a hot-button discussion going on right now over in the Yahoo group "N. California Recruiters & HR Network".

Landon Allen (redhook4u) asks:

I have noticed a trend and I am curious if any of you have opinions on the topic. If you take a look - when jobs are posted for a Recruiter or a Sourcer, it seems the Sourcer job description is a lot bigger… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 12, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

How to Determine Pricing (Video)

Watch the video here.

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 11, 2009 at 8:39am — 1 Comment

IT Award Recipient Faces Predators

“As soon as the award was announced, my colleagues and I began preparing a top-secret strategy to poach the winner from their current company. And we’re going to do it too. We have no shame.” ~ Dawn Sanders, Corporate Schemer, Sourcing Advocate

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Added by Maureen Sharib on November 11, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

DC area corporate & agency recruiters

DC area recruiters, please note the following: If you are qualified, available, interested; planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have an interest, please post your credentials here. If you are a recruiter serving the IT space in and around DC, than post your openings here. Primarily, I have DC area positions listed, but the recruiters on this list have extensive contacts nationally. The FREE list is used to post open positions (encouraging referrals) and to post available… Continue

Added by DCTechRecruiter 202-596-5411 on November 9, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Current gigs around DC 4 IT

IT Sales and Staffing Business Developer- Reston, VA

1) Solid understanding of IT terminology

2) FLC sales and account management experience

3) High activity based calling and meeting coordination

4) Ability to transition cold market into warm referral based business

Click here to directly invite me to connect on… Continue

Added by DCTechRecruiter 202-596-5411 on November 9, 2009 at 2:00pm — 50 Comments

How do you get past the "gatekeeper" when trying to get into a company to find a person?

An "old" LinkedIn question with 70 answers - worth revisiting!

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 8, 2009 at 6:50am — No Comments

What is the best phone system for a small business under 20-30 phones?

LinkedIn Answers here.

What kind of phone are you using for phone sourcing and what do you like about it?

THIS LinkedIn question and answers… Continue

Added by Maureen Sharib on November 8, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments