Mitch Denny provides an interesting review of a job ad posted by Joe Spolsky of Frog Creek Software fame. An great insight into how a candidate sees a job ad and if I read in between the lines the ad got Mitch’s attention. While he says he is not leaving, and he is in MelbourneContinue reading “Mitch reviews Frog Creek job ad”
Category Archives: Recruitment
My Resume
Well tonight have begun thinking about what is going to happen post the takeover of my company (WMC) by BHP Billiton, I decided now is the time considering each have now made formal statements to the ASX. When I took the role at WMC I knew they were going to be taken over, the questionContinue reading “My Resume”
Background checking and recruitment
It is strange how things come together and where ideas pop up. Last week I meet up with some guys from RefSure, a background screening company based in Australia with global reach. I originally meet them several years ago when they were getting set up, pre 9/11. Now business is booming! Like all background checkingContinue reading “Background checking and recruitment”
Usage of Indeed.com
Steve Rubel has posted about how many jobs there are for bloggers out there. How does he know? He used Indeed.com.
Effective use of recruiting blogs
Gretchen from Microsoft has provided a fantasticreal world example of how to effectively use her blog within a recruiting environment. Gretchen and some of her colleagues are looking at cold calling candidates to try and attract “passive candidates”. So before they undertake the exercise she has decided to run a short survey to find outContinue reading “Effective use of recruiting blogs”
Blogging = Good Career?
Tim Bray from ongoing wrote last week about how blogging can be good, yes good not evil. Basically Tim brings it do to a couple of clear facts. You will have employees who blog Becuase 1 is true then you must have a policy! Tim’s post also gives us 10 reasons why and how bloggingContinue reading “Blogging = Good Career?”
A solution for labour shortages
Michael from the Canadian Headhunter points to an interesting perspective from Germany on the discussion of labour shortages. I suspect it will not pick up as a common approach.
More on the labour shortage
Business 2.0 blog has a good follow up on my earlier post on the different generations.
The future of recruiting software in 2005
The Employment Marketplace has an article from Bob Nelson (yes he is a vendor) on where he sees ATS and other recruiting solutions moving in the next 12 months. An interesting read after the last post.
Resumes
Gretchen stirred up a storm on her blog last year with a post on one page resumes for technical candidates. Over the course of the next two days she had lots and lots of comments. What is really interesting was the HR-XML got a mention in the comments. Why is this cool? Because it wasContinue reading “Resumes”
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