Morning!

Have you ever heard of RSS, otherwise known as Ready To Share Stories?

Okay, it’s not really that (that’s the title of the really cool post "How to explain RSS the Oprah way") but the point still is valid.  

RSS is something every recruiter should embrace because it can REALLY cut down on information gathering PLUS give you the headsup whenever:

Morning!

Quick!  Ever get an insane urge to find free resumes from Google?

And did that ever lead you to something like the following?

Morning!

Over the weekend, I came across a nifty neato post by Maureen that listed the Twitter IDs of over 240 sourcers (courtesy of Irina).  Me being, me, of course, I figured,

"Jeepers!  I could build a Twitter List from that!"

and happily proceded to do so…until I realized

Morning!

Gerry of CareerXRoads wrote the following great post:

What Should Staffing Leaders Be Doing Now to Plan for the Hiring of Recruiters During Recovery?

I urge you to check it out – the man definitely knows what he is talking about.

In addition, however, I’d like to ask YOU the following.  Once the recruiter recovery is upon us (and if you’ll be competing for recruiting postion), tell me.

Just WHY should you be hired as opposed to your recruiter colleagues?

Hmmmm?

I mean, let’s be more serious than a porcupine playing in a balloon factory, okay?  Fact is, there’s a wee bit more unemployed recruiters out there than, oh, hmmm, say, the number of leaves that are currently burying my car in the autumn’s fall. 

And that means….you simply HAVE to stand out.  And there’s no better time than today to begin that process!

At the very least, you should have at your fingertips:

Your personal branded website.

The advent of Web 2.0 and personal branding joys that abound on the Internet make it critical that YOU yourself become a brand.  For example, when people think of Jim Stroud, they think "oh yeah, the Searchologist – that guy who can make Google dance".  And when they think of Maureen Sharib, they think, "yep, that’s the original pioneer of telephone sourcing."  David Perry?  "Right – that’s the Guerilla Job Hunting recruiter!"

In other words, they have a specific quality and skillset behind their names.

Have you been taking the time to build your brand the same way?

Hmmmm? 

Remember….the perception is that anyone can be a recruiter (just like anyone can be in sales or anyone can be a teacher or anyone can ….).  Your challenge is to showcase that while "anyone" can be a recruiter, only YOU can deliver the fantastic quality and customer service your clients deserve.

A personal branded website can go a long way to helping you achieve that indeed!

And it’s beyond easy to do that – you can start one for free over at

• Wordpress.com
• Blogger.com

Here’s some nifty examples of recruiters who have their own website and have branded their own uniqueness:

• Medical Sales Recruiter – Peggy McKee
• Confessions of an Executive Restaurant Recruiter – Carl Chapman
• Sir LinkedAlot – Greg Taylor

So….if you’re planning on wowing your clients with your skills and abilities, do give yourself that added edge by offering them tangible PROOF as to what you can deliver.

Your future income will thank you fot it.

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

Are you a recruiter or HR person on Twitter?

If so, tell me.

To what home page is your Twitter Profile set?

Is it your company’s page?

Is it your recruiter website page?

Google’s Adsense program lets you put their targeted ads on your website.  Now, of course you don’t want to put them on places like, say, your Submit Resume page or anything else that requires people to stay on your website…but what if you could place them on Thank You pages like that for your submit resume page?

Believe it or not, if people click on them, you make money.

Here’s an easy way to think about Adsense.  Go to Google’s website and search for

Your goal for creating a candidate resource center is to be perceived as a job provider/recruiter who is in it for the long haul.  In other words, you care about your candidates’ goals as well as making a placement.

Check out the following examples; which ones, do you think, could improve by having opportunities for people to sign up for a career ezine?

Did you ever wish you could havea Live Person support chat thingeeon your website?  You know, one of those pictures of an operator that reads,operators, Operators are standing by?

It’s a great way to add value perception to those who are on your site.

Think about it.   A potential client comes to your site and has an immediate question to ask.  Sure, they can hunt around for the ’submit email’ or your phone number…

Morning!

Think about the following: