(Via Gautam Ghosh .) Job seekers in India can now SMS their resume to recruiters. The new service from IndiaHR.com called smsresume.com allows jobs seekers to post their resume on their web site and SMS an id to recruiters who then view the resume online. While I don’t see it being used for all jobContinue reading “Sol TXT YR resume had 2 happen”
Category Archives: Recruitment
Looking for a job in HRIS look no further
Systematic is looking for an employee, but not just any employee you must work with him full time in NY. He is looking for an Employee Portal Operations Manager it is a business technology role, not a development or infrastructure role. Candidate must be highly motivated, customer-focused, have a high energy level, and balance multipleContinue reading “Looking for a job in HRIS look no further”
Listings from the edge
Over the last month or so I have been watching with great interest the growing buzz over Edegio. Last week they had their first every public demo at an SDForum online classifieds event in the Google offices. So what is Edgeio? To quote from their first blog post:-
Edgeio is all about edge publishing. It is our belief that services that try to restrict how users create and consume information cannot ultimately be successful. Users own their data, and services exist not to silo that data, but rather to add value to it. That is what Edgeio is setting out to do.
We will be focusing on classified listings of any type to start.
While a bit abstract the terms “classified listing” has had my attention.
Coffee with nga.Net
Yesterday morning I had a coffee with Mike Giuffrida the CEO of nga.Net the Australian eRecruitment software provider. It was good to catch up with someone from the local marketplace to discuss the where we are today and future of the recruitment industry. We covered all of the typical topics in our discussions; social networking,Continue reading “Coffee with nga.Net”
Job ads on Search Engines
(Via Recruiting.com) It seems there is a discussion happening on ERE on the effectiveness of using Pay Per Click (PPC) ads (Google Adwords and Yahoo’s Search Marketing). While there are differing views on the whole topic I personally feel this type of advertising should be in the Recruiter’s Toolkit and used for the right job,Continue reading “Job ads on Search Engines”
The Art of Recruiting
In traditional Guy Kawasaki style he provides us an introduction into The Art of Recruiting via a top 10. Hire better than yourself Hire infected people Ignore the irrelevant Double check your intuition Check independent references Apply the Shopping Center Test Use all your weapons Sell all the decision makers Wait to compensate Don’t assumeContinue reading “The Art of Recruiting”
Microsoft US is recruiting in downunder
Just saw that Microsoft US is recruiting here in Australia. If you are a recruiter and a blogger from Microsoft US (and even Australia) and happen to come down to Melbourne drop me a line and let’s catch up.
The Phantom!
There is a new blog over at hrblogs.org called Recruitment Stuff written by the Phantom Recruiter an Aussie recruiter. It is great to see another Aussie from the HR profession getting involved. Welcome to the Phantom Recruiter.
Now Hiring for free
Launched in November NowHiring is making a play for the job board space in Australia. How are they doing this? Offering FREE job postings, yes free, for their basic employer package. Now if you are an employer in Australia and recruit you should check them out. If you just can’t help yourself and just haveContinue reading “Now Hiring for free”
Dr Death a Top Search for 2005
It seems that Dr Death (Jayant Patel) has topped 2005 as one of the most searched news items on Yahoo last year. How many of your recruitment mistakes have ended up like that? None I hope.
Michael Specht 