Recruting.com has a great follow up on active vs passive candidates. I really like the break down that is proposed; Discriminate and Indiscriminate Candidates. I can understand the difference and agree, but can everyone?
Category Archives: Recruitment
Job Blogs
Sarah Needleman’s article in the Career Journal on niche job boards and email subscription services is a very interesting (I think I use the word interesting too many times in this blog) read and shows me just how many different methods that are out there for people to find a job. How does the averageContinue reading “Job Blogs”
Turnover and your brand
Hugh Macleod’s post from last week, on the porous membrane, is popping up everywhere! I showed the picture to my wife (who is studying biology and psychology together), who immediate reaction was it looked like cells with the different chemicals moving in and out to generate an action potential. Even in this light it almostContinue reading “Turnover and your brand”
Background checking service
From blog*on*nymity I found an interview with ZabaSearch’s President & General Counsel Robert Zakari and Chairman Nicholas Matzorkis. ZabaSearch is yet another personal search/background checking service to entry the now very crowded market. The interview is very interesting, highlighting flaws in the system and process and should scare the living daylights out of anyone inContinue reading “Background checking service”
The power of blogs
I had a another interesting experience today. An email from a new company wanting me to review their new service in my blog. Why is this interesting? For several reasons. Firstly GMail picked up the email request as spam, I have written before about “business spam“, and got myself in hot water with ResumeFit, aContinue reading “The power of blogs”
Quality of Hire some measures
Sam Greengard from Workforce.com interviewed (registration required) Kevin Wheeler of Global Learning Resources who provided several different measures around the quality of a hire. The high level listing is:- Goal Completion Capacity Motivation Knowledge and Skills General Performance Problem-Solving Skills Experiential Contributions Customer Compatibility Work-Group Compatibility Organizational Compatibility Change/Learning Attitude While I personally think theContinue reading “Quality of Hire some measures”
Trials and tribulations of technology
It seems Jobster is having some teething issues with getting recruiters to think strategically. They seem to be having difficulty in getting traction within organisations, they can grab a couple of strategic recruiters but the line recruiters are a challenge. As I had mentioned in my review in April the change management was probably theContinue reading “Trials and tribulations of technology”
Resume written
Over the last three days I have been away at one of our mine sites, during the evenings I finished the resume. I have decided I will put it on ResumeWiki, not just because I am interested in the feedback but I also believe in the tool and feel it needs more participation. Later todayContinue reading “Resume written”
Writing my resume
Over the last couple of weeks I have been putting together my resume, which should be easy considering I last used in October last year but it is proving a slightly complex task. Firstly, the time in my current role has been very limited (3 months as of yesterday) and now with the takeover inContinue reading “Writing my resume”
ePortfolios and Resumes the crossover
Lousie, from BlueSkyResumes wrote about a client of hers who is having trouble remembering the different projects that they have worked on. The upshot of this is it is very difficult to write a truly reflective resume. While a lot of the discussions to date on ePortfolio’s have been focused on the educational aspects IContinue reading “ePortfolios and Resumes the crossover”
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