MN Headhunter
A blog written by a Minnesota IT Recruiter about Minnesota jobs and business news, covering Recruiter, HR, career, job search, networking and social media topics, technology and the tech startup community. And a little Gopher football.
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Creating Your Career From The Ground Up
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: Resume Templates Those who graduate from college or re-enter the workforce in another field have a great chance to build their career from the ground up. Of course it is a time of excitement and nervousness as a new career needs time, energy and patience. But the process can go smoothly if you plan your future career. We’ll show you how to make an effective start of your new career. * Determine what... |
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Minnesota Headhunter A Sponsor for UnSummit 4
This Saturday (June 26, 2010) is UnSummit 4 and I am pleased to be one of the sponsors of this FREE event. UnSummit is a great event where peers share information, create conversations and learn form each other. Attendees are encouraged to be participants. You can be a real (or wannabe) social media expert, a newbie or somewhere in between, all are welcome and encouraged to attend. The sessions are now posted, see them by clicking UnSummit... |
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3 Minnesota Companies Listed In Computerworld 100 Best Places To Work In IT
General Mills (#4), Securian Financial Group (#9) and Medtronic (#28) are listed in the Computerworld 100 Best Places To Work In IT. Highlights for each (links to their results): General Mills: No. 3 for retention No. 3 for benefits No. 2 for career development 90% intern-to-full-timer conversion rate Onboarding survey measures new employee opinions after six months and again after 36 months Total percentage of women within IT – 36% Securian Financial Group: No. 9... |
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Attention Wannabe Gurus And Experts: White Guys In Suits Needed In China
This is what we should do with all the Social Media (and related) experts and gurus, send them to China. Or at least they will have a place to go once the “shiny new toy wears” off. Check this from CNBC –> "Fake" Execs Wanted in China |
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The Problem Of Duplicate Job Postings
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: Jeff Dickey-Chasins You know what gets a job seeker truly steamed? Clicking on a link for a job posting – and discovering that it’s exactly the same job he looked at a few seconds earlier. Same job, different listings = unhappy job seeker. How does this happen? Well, any job board that allows 3rd party recruiters to post their open positions runs the risk of duplicate postings. Let’s say that ABC Company has... |
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Use The Internet To Find A Job – Part 8: Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: Matthew Warzel Unfortunately with today’s online hiring and recruitment practices, some of the older job search methods, like only posting your resume on a job board like Monster, do not cut it anymore. Effectively standout by creating and managing an online presence that puts your name at the top of the recruiters’ search results. How? Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Large companies and organizations... |
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Job Search Engines - Making the Quest For Employment Easier
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: JobHits.net is a new job search engine, that allows job seekers to search from more than 500,000 jobs across the USA Finding gainful employment is harder and harder to come by these days. With more companies downsizing and with the growing number of people looking for careers, the careers search has gotten increasingly difficult. However, there are now job search engines aimed at making the whole process easier. But, can they really... |
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Research Pay Before the Interview
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: Christina Archer is a career agent, recruiting specialist, resume writer, and author. Enter every interview meeting armed with information. The job market is tight across the nation. An employer finally calls to schedule the interview. As a candidate, there have been many resume submissions, and very few, if any, invitations to interview. The prospect of obtaining gainful employment seems like a gift at this point,... |
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Who's Hiring from the Fortune 500 - Vol 20
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: CareerAlley "Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman." – George Soros One of my friends just got a job. Believe it or not, it took him over a year (yes, 1 year). But, he kept a positive attitude, was diligent and has finally landed. So you are probably thinking that this guy must have been a real loser to take a year to find a job, but not so. This is a guy who had excellent job experience and great... |
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Minnesota IT Jobs With Minnesota Non Profits
The following new Minnesota IT jobs have been added on the Minnesota Non Profit IT Jobs And Volunteers page: Principal Planning Analyst Job - Full Time - Hennepin County Senior IT Project Manager Job - Full Time - Hennepin County Network Administrator Job - Full Time - Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota IT Manager - Business Analysis Job - Full Time - Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota Click weekly newsletter to receive the Wednesday message of nonprofit needs,... |
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Who's Hiring from the Fortune 500 - Vol 18
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: CareerAlley "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Henry David Thoreau And what you see is not always what you get (not to be confused with "you don't always get what you want"). The Fortune 500, long a measure of successful companies, is not always what it seems. This is an excellent list to leverage in your job search, but be careful and do your homework. Conduct research on the company, not just its... |
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Minnesota Business, Technology, Recruiter And HR, Politics And Sports Blogs Updated
What follows is an update (26 blogs) to my blog roll. These blogs are also added to my TwinCitiesBlogs.com project. Minnesota and US Recruiter and HR Blogs: Blue Wave Blog Compensation Force The Changing World of Employment Inflexion Point HR Ringleader Recruiting Futurology JPIE Minnesota Technology Blogs: PJBFCP Shea Laughlin| Minnesota Business Blogs: Ciceron Web Results Blog Olsonology: The Science of Social Circles Roshini's... |
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Florida Search Firm: “No Unemployed Candidates Will Be Considered At All”
I have one thing to say to what follows (numerous times)... WTF And a disclaimer: this ad we will talk about was posted on the search firm’s website, not Sony Ericsson who is the client. OK, lets get into this. The NBC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia 11 Alive has this story that aired a couple of nights ago, Job Listing: Unemployed Need Not Apply It shows how the Florida based executive search firm The People Place (I am intentionally not linking to them) had a job description that included... |
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The One Question You MUST Ask The Interviewer
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: Peggy McKee Don't get me wrong...there are many questions you must ask the interviewer in order to land the job. Questions of your own to ask in the interview demonstrates your intelligence, drive, enthusiasm, and preparation for the job. It turns the interview into a conversation between professionals, putting you in a better psychological position, interview-wise. You'll also find out if you really want to work there.... |
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How To Get Started In A Work From Home Career
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: Christina Archer is a career agent, recruiting specialist, resume writer, and author. The number of people who worked at home increased by nearly 2 million, from about 9.5 million in 1999 to about 11.3 million in 2005, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Nearly half of these home workers had college degrees and nearly half of them earned $75,000 a year or more. While the telecommute choice becomes more popular... |
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Job Search - We're Not in Kansas Anymore
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: CareerAlley "You, my friend, are a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate impression that just because you run away you have no courage; you're confusing courage with wisdom." - Wizard of Oz I went on a job interview the other day (my first since landing a job during the "Great Recession"). I'm not really looking for a job, so you are probably wondering why I went on an interview. Ego is the first thing... |
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Career Crossroads
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: Laura Vezer is an IT recruiter and creator of the blog, IT Matters Canada! The blog contains resources and advice for IT Professionals looking for work in Canada You might be sitting at your desk on a miserably cold morning, and decide that you want to live and work in the tropics. Or, you might have worked your fingers to the bone on a mission critical project, only to have your implementation messed up by one line of code, one... |
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Minnesota Headhunter A MinneBar Sponsor And Presenter
I am looking forward to tomorrow’s MinneBar @minnebar event held at Best Buy headquarters. If my memory is correct this is their third full day event that go along with the many MinneDemo events that have been held. Follow #minnebar to see what should be a busy Twitter hashtag. Here is the interim logo I am using for this event: Besides being a sponsor I am doing a session with Kevin Donlin @kevindonlin. Click How to Fireproof Your Career and Chortle at Recession Worries to see... |
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LinkUp.com Hosts Social Recruiting Summit TweetUp
Minneapolis based LinkUp.com hosted a TweetUp (for the non Twitter folks think Happy Hour or reception) May 16th, 2010 for those attending the Social Recruiting Summit and some Minnesota Recruiters. I wrote about LinkUp in the post announcing the TweetUp LinkUp.com Sponsors Social Recruiting Summit Happy Hour I would have to guess but there had to be at least 100 attendees and was held at Crave Restaurant at the Mall of America. It was a great evening. For me (personally)... |
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Research Pay Before the Interview
The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap: From: Christina Archer is a career agent, recruiting specialist, resume writer, and author Enter every interview meeting armed with information. The job market is tight across the nation. An employer finally calls to schedule the interview. As a candidate, there have been many resume submissions, and very few, if any, invitations to interview. The prospect of obtaining gainful employment seems like a gift at this... |
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