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Impact of Recession on Search Firms – Singapore context
21/Nov/09 - By Joe NeithamEconomic slow down, Financial Tsunami, down turn, recession, call it what you like but we seems to be heading for a definite period of persistent rise in uncertainties in the days ahead. We are experiencing what some would even call the worst recession since the Great Depression and the similarities between the Great Depression and the current recession aka Credit Crunch recession are very similar. Much like the credit crunch today, the Great Depression began with a stock...  A recruiter diary -
39 min 46 sec ago
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More Resume Trickery!
BOSTON, MA - Today I was looking for a resume with the following keywords:coremetrics omniture SAS analytics decision store applications research merchandising behavioral usability “user experience” abandons consumer content agency multichannel dashboard statistics mining segmentation email testingAnd glory be! After reviewing roughly 200 resumes, I found a guy who's introductory "Experience" paragraph included nearly every one of these terms. Yet just before I bookmarked it (meaning... Marketing Headhunter -
3 hours 32 min ago
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google testing bullet points in search results?
I came across the following search results today, interestingly with bullets before each one. Obviously, just a test. And I’m doubtful this will become commonplace. But noteworthy. Cheezhead -
5 hours 13 min ago
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desperate times = desperate measures
Anyone who remembers the dot-bomb period, somewhere between 2001-03 remembers a time and online job search experience wrought with interstitials, pop-ups, pop-unders, “Whack-a-Mole” banners and “Make eBay Millions” postings. As an industry, anecdotal evidence even pointed to the selling of resumes and e-mail addresses to the most dubious of third parties. All in the name of survival. Will 2009 take us back to the future? Likely. Times are tough. Job board owners are talking... Cheezhead -
6 hours 23 min ago
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Offer letter revoking
Anurag posted a Facebook note with a real story: So there is this guy who till last week was looking forward to join [well known company] as Sr VP of HR . Wooed to the extent {name of Promoter} sent people to his home to ensure there is an "emotional connect" even before the guy joins. All was fine till he got a letter last week withdrawing the offer. No one spoke to him , no compensation whatsoever and the poor fellow is looking for a job at the age of 48 in this economy. So this is the story... Gautam Ghosh -
9 hours 25 min ago
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bruce clay on seo: “ranking is dead”
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9 hours 26 min ago
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two job seekers walk into a conference room…
Two job seekers walk into a conference room, anticipating an interview with a recruiter for a technical position. One job seeker has a presentation tucked under his arm. The other carries nothing but a worn-out copy of his resume and a nervous smile. The former sits down in front of the recruiter, takes a deep breath, and dives into his lengthy presentation, which he created on InterviewBest.com. For about $30 (and only two weeks of access), a job seeker can log on to the site and create a personalized... Cheezhead -
10 hours 2 min ago
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Phil Bradley - Director of Jobs, SmartBrief
Phil Bradley is the Director of Jobs at SmartBrief, a publisher of email newsletters for major trade associations, companies and professional societies. As Director of Jobs, Phil and his team works... For the full article - including video, audio and text, visit the XtremeRecruiting.tv website. Xtreme Recruiting -
10 hours 10 min ago
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free live interviewing site launches
According to a release about the newly launched site Jobvue.com, all you need is a microphone and a web cam to begin interviewing candidates online live. There are no fees involved. Users need simply to register to begin the interviewing process. The founder of the site, Lance Reed, said that Jobvue will make money through advertising and has no plans to begin charging employers or job seekers. “”Conducting an interview over the phone does not provide enough information, and the hiring... Cheezhead -
11 hours 5 min ago
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Keep The Perks
The Herman Trend Alert has a surprising report on a survey looking at employee perks for 2008. The economy may be tanking, but employers are aware of the need to retain talent. In spite of the drastic effects of the economy on the labor market with announced workforce reductions up 30 percent, a surprising majority of companies (66.7 percent) have chosen to preserve their employee perks. Ten percent of those employers said they had considered trimming perks, but decided to leave them at current... The Hire Sense -
11 hours 25 min ago
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GIMA Event: Audience Targeting
GIMA always has the best networking events in St. Louis. Relevant panels, good location, and a good mix of people from outside St Louis. They're covering audience targeting, and we're hearing more about online/offline integration- which is both scary and great. It appears that results really can be tracked, as evidenced by a story about determinig how many rolls of paper towels were sold from a campaign. Not much on Web 2.0, despite a dead on question from Brian Cross about tracking... StlRecruiting -
20 hours 1 min ago
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dot-com casualty returns to lse
StepStone, a job site for professionals and senior management, has returned to the London Stock Exchange. The site was delisted seven years ago after the dot-com crash. StepStone, established in 1996, operates in 13 European countries and has a primary listing in Oslo, Norway. The site made a net profit of 8.7 million euros ($11.1 million) on sales of 98.5 million euros last year. Cheezhead -
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 17:05
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onrec promo video
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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 17:01
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Kennedy Information Surprisingly Successful for Exhibitors
I just returned from the Kennedy Information 2008 annual conference in sunny Orlando. Perhaps it was the very pleasant weather or something in the water, but all of the doom-and-gloom in the economy didn't seem to have much of an impact on the vendors who exhibited at this year's conference. We had our first booth there ever and plan to return next year. We weren't overwhelmed by the business that we generated but were quite pleased. We were able to get some valuable face time with some clients,... College Recruiter Blog -
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 14:57
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Don’t Quit Your Day Job: CareerBuilder’s Q4 2008 Job Forecast
It’s no secret that starting a job search now isn’t the best idea in the world. CareerBuilder’s Q4 2008 Job Forecast expects the chilly reception for job seekers to continue through the rest of the year. CareerBuilder and USA TODAY surveyed more than 3,000 hiring managers and HR professionals and over 6,100 workers nationwide. Of the polled workers, 9% had taken a second job to help make ends meet, with 24% considering it. A vast majority indicated that they would be sticking with... The Recruiter -
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 14:52
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Recruitment Juice Needs You
OK in case you haven’t heard Recruitment Juice are finally moving to their next production and having watched their first series, I for one will be keen to see their second. If you have not watched their training videos on New Business, I did a review here and if the quality stays the same then I am in no doubt it will be rated as high as the John Cleese training videos, which I watched when I first got into sales. So rather than re word their press release I have copied it below, but before... Recruitment Views -
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 12:59
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VIDEO - How to Automate Resume Sourcing (part 2)
RESUME SOURCING TIP OF THE DAY Q: Is there a way I can automate my tickler file? Say I find a hot candidate online (or a good resume), but they are not looking to leave their present job. How can I keep up with them without sounding too pushy? A: (At the risk of repeating myself from last post) I feel your pain having been there so many times in the past. No worries. Just do what I used to do and automate all you can. Below is a video explaining how to do some of that. Its not a freebie, but... The Recruiters Lounge -
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 12:55
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Join RecruitingBlogs Today - Maren Hogan Interviews Steve Bonomo, Addidas
Our friend Maren Hogan in a series of interviews at the Kennedy Expo in Orlando. Join us in referring your colleagues to the most dynamic site for our staffing community in the industry! http://www.recruitingblogs.com/group/sixdegrees Find more videos like this on RecruitingBlogs.com SixDegreesfromDave -
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 11:41
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10 Ways To Help Out Your Employees
ManageSmarter has a good article that provides 10 ways that you can help your employees through the economic crisis. There are some simple ideas on the list that a manager should do regardless of the economy. What better way to retain your employees than to show your appreciation for their efforts? Shortening the work week to four days with extended work hours will increase productivity and give a welcome break for people. Consider giving turkeys to employees for Thanksgiving and accompany... The Hire Sense -
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 10:43
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spock exec: using the internet to your advantage
Jay Bhatti, co-founder and VP of development at search engine Spock.com, has five tips job seekers can use to maintain an edge over competitors and use the Web to their advantage: Know What’s Publicly Available – Execunet.com conducted a survey of 100 executive recruiters, noting that 77 percent used sites such as Spock to learn more about a person and 35 percent of those had eliminated a candidate based on information uncovered. You should therefore get in the habit of regularly performing... Cheezhead -
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 10:35
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