What else can recruiters offer Part 2

Posted on October 19th, 2008 in Economy, Featured, Internet recruiting tips

Howdy!
Yesterday I wrote about turning on a dime and focusing on job seekers to help bring income into your recruiting life.  What else can you offer as a recruiter or sourcer?

Idea #2)
Enter Maureen!   Her Thursday sourcing chat dealt with that very same subject – to wit:
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What else can recruiters offer? Part I

Posted on October 18th, 2008 in Economy, Featured, Internet recruiting tips, Recruiter Blogging Tips

Morning!
With the economy not being as flush as the world would like….the sad fact is, life DOES go on…and you still WILL need to bring in money.
The question now arises….how on earth will you do this if job orders dry up and candidates become more profuse than dandelions in the front yard of Texas?
Here’s part [...]

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Profiting from your unplaceable candidates

Posted on October 13th, 2008 in Economy, Featured, Internet recruiting tips

Quick!  Answer me this question!
Do you have (and I quote) unplaceable candidates?
Now now, I hear you laughing -  stop that!  I mean, the sheer idea!! 
Seriously though, with the economy strapping on iron horses to its heels and screaming to punch mile-deep holes into your wallet, the chances are….client job orders are going to [...]

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Powering up your candidate/client networking

Posted on October 10th, 2008 in Economy, Featured, Internet recruiting tips, Social Networking

Morning!
So!  What are YOU doing to stay in constant contact with potential new candidates and clients?
If you’re a savvy recruiter (and I know you are!), you’re probably taking advantage of what the social networks have to offer you.
You’ve heard of Ning.com, right?  The platform off of which RecruitingBlogs.com is hosted?
Allow me to bring to your [...]

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Keeping your spirits up and staying motivated to recruit in a down market – Part 1

Posted on October 9th, 2008 in Economy, Featured, Internet recruiting tips, Outplacement, Recruiter Blogging Tips

Morning!
STOP RIGHT THERE AND PUT AWAY THE UMBRELLA!
Okay, okay, true, right now…you’re probably asking yourself:
Jeepers Barb, what umbrella?  And is it stylish?  Does it fit with my rugged maverick recruiter style as well?
Why, the umbrella to shield you from all the financial crashings that’s going on at various/sundry spots in the world, of course.
Think about [...]

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How to easily find experts in any field

Posted on October 8th, 2008 in Featured, Internet recruiting tips, Recruiter Blogging Tips, Search strings

Morning!
Today’s post came into being because of Jim Stroud’s excellent tutorial on, well, how to find experts in any field.    To wit:
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Recruiting brand tracking via TweetBeep

Posted on October 6th, 2008 in Featured, Internet recruiting tips, Recruiter Blogging Tips, Social Networking, Twitter

Morning all,
Ever have an insane urge to be alerted when your company or your clients or what have you are being discussed in Twitter?
If so, get thee hence to TweetBeep!  A service very similar to Google News Alerts, it allows you to set up alerts that will notify you when your specific keyword or URL [...]

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Kudos to Vince Wright! The Most Important Distinction Between Teachers And Advisers

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 in Featured, Internet recruiting tips, Kudos, Recruiter Blogging Tips, Social Networking

Good morning!
Do you follow Vince Wright?  The man, the maverick, the brains behind My Power Forum?  If not, you certainly should….because then you’ll read gems like the following.  Supremely good stuff, I might add!
To wit:
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How to find sourcing work in these scary times

Posted on October 2nd, 2008 in Economy, Featured, Internet recruiting tips, Phone sourcing

Morning!
If there’s one place you can count on supremely excellent recruiter and sourcer advice, it’s the Magic Method!  Today there was a sourcing chat entitled
How to find sourcing work in these scary times
(gotta love titles like that!)
and the content is just plain top-notch.  To wit:
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What are you telling your candidates and clients?

Posted on October 1st, 2008 in Featured, Internet recruiting tips, Recruiter Blogging Tips, Social Networking

Morning all,
It’s a fine beautiful sunny day here in NJ, shortly to become a big huge seething mass of torrential downpours and dark dreary skies.  And one thinks that the East Coast ISN’T a delightful place in which to live!
But I digress. 
Today I’d like to chat about your most precious business assets…your candidates [...]

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