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Maureen Sharib's Blog – February 2010 Archive (25)
10 Reasons to Stay OFF the Phone
Maren pointed me at this over on RecruitingBlogs. I hope you enjoy it.
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 26, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments
"This is pure survival. War."
I received a note from a self-employed and very self-reliant 28 year veteran of the recruiting industry last week here on our MagicMethod network. He…
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 26, 2010 at 6:30am — 4 Comments
How to Structure a Partnership
The number of business partnerships in the U.S. has been growing steadily by an annual rate of about 5.6 percent a year to more than 3 million in 2007, according to the most recent records reported by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The total net income for these partnerships has also been on the rise, increasing by 2.5 percent from 2006 to a total $683 billion for 2007, IRS figures show.
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"We are social engineers and this CAN NOT be taught; it can only be honed and gently refined." ~ Teresa Bustamante
I want all of you to go read this. Not so much what I wrote as Teresa Bustamante's answer to the question I asked. I am stunned and I think you will be too!
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 24, 2010 at 8:33am — No Comments
Natural Birth and the Sourcing World
In phone sourcing there is the myth of “Rusing”, I believe the most really good phone sourcers never have to “ruse” to get information. All they have to do is be honest with the person on the other end of the line and use their voices in a way that helps that person want to give you the information you are looking for. ~Geoff Webb
Read his interesting piece…
ContinueAdded by Maureen Sharib on February 24, 2010 at 8:21am — No Comments
Phone Sourcing – a dying tactic?
Online information is somewhat reliable and certainly faster than calling multiple places in a day, sitting on hold and possibly getting the information you need. BUT, employees move around so quickly, not to mention mergers and acquisitions resulting in fast changes within organizations. At times, the only way to get real-time information on…
ContinueAdded by Maureen Sharib on February 24, 2010 at 8:11am — No Comments
Recruiting Practices That Have Lost Their "Edge"
Slavishly identifying every task the post-holder will undertake and then using those tasks as a tick-list to compare to the candidates' experience without considering whether prior experience of all the tasks is absolutely necessary and, more importantly, failing to consider the potential of the various candidates and choose someone with the potential to take the role and the organisation forward. ~ Christine Baines
Read more…
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Xerox (Female) CEO was Executive Assistant in Early Career
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 21, 2010 at 10:45am — No Comments
Should I Hire You? I’ll Ask the Receptionist
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 21, 2010 at 7:59am — No Comments
Name Discrimination
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 16, 2010 at 9:52am — No Comments
"There's no place like home...there's no place like home...there's no place..."
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 15, 2010 at 9:00am — 1 Comment
Should one recruit everyone on same team inside one company all at once?
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 12, 2010 at 10:52am — No Comments
"Brush-Up on Your Sourcing Skills" - HRCA Program
"Brush-Up on Your Sourcing Skills" - HRCA Program
Date: Feb…
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 12, 2010 at 7:20am — No Comments
Penelope Post says Twitter can impact your life.
Actually, what she says is that Twitter can save your life. I’m not sure about that but I am here to tell you it can change your life. Penelope’s advice:…
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 12, 2010 at 7:10am — No Comments
How do you approach a “truly” passive candidate*?
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 10, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments
How can we purge the market of unscrupulous recruiters?
Somebody got on their highhorses but, as with any criticism, there are lessons to be learned!…
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 10, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments
Is the search industry dead?
Jim,
I began in this business in 1981, just when faxed resumes…
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 10, 2010 at 7:30am — 3 Comments
Beyond LinkedIn, what is the single best resource you utilize to source and identify passive candidates?
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 10, 2010 at 7:28am — No Comments
Teresa Bustamante, MagicMethod Sourcer, gets called on by NY Post!
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 9, 2010 at 9:58am — No Comments
"LI is touting that over 80% of their membership wants to be contacted about opportunities." TRUE or FALSE?
- Has LinkedIn become so prevalent (See OVER EXPOSED, OVER USED, ANNOYINGLY USED) a tool for recruiters that people are no longer displaying their names to avoid an ever increasing number of recruiters from calling them? Jim Constantine wants to know here.
Added by Maureen Sharib on February 7, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments
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