Pandora Announces New Social Network
With Google Plus and now Pandora, it seems like everyone who's anyone is launching a social network. Pandora is launching a new version of their internet radio service that also acts as a social network. The new Pandora will allow users to post comments and follow their friends, while social media standards such as liking and sharing will be supported with additional features from the internet...
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Google Plus (Google+): Finally, A Recruiting Friendly Facebook
So I'll admit it...I'm completely burned out on the social networking thing. The sheer and overwhelming nature of the entire medium has sucked all of the 'social' right out of social networking. But then again, I'm a Recruiter, so that means I use all of my tools to find talent, build networks and keep my name out there. I have Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and IM apps all over my...
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Onboarding
What is Onboarding? In the modern business world, onboarding is the term for the process by which new hires at a company are brought on board with company objectives and culture. Also called organizational socialization, orientation, or new hire training and orientation, the onboarding process folds new employees into the company and attempts to make them effective managers or contributing...
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The 7 Deadly Sins of Job Seeking
Are you making recruiters cringe? Waiting by the phone to hear back from a hiring manager? Wake up. You're sabotaging your own job search. Take a deep breath and ask yourself if you've fallen for any of the 7 deadly job seeking sins: 7) I Have an Unsavory Web Presence: Really? In this day and age? Get that Facebook cleaned up, those Flickr albums locked up. Treat Google and your name...
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GreenJobInterview Sparks Alliance with Kenexa
GreenJobInterview and Kenexa recently announced they'll be working together to enhance the recruitment platform Kenexa 2x BrassRing. The alliance will allow 2x BrassRing full integration with GreenJobInterview's live virtual interview technology. The browser-based video interview solution offers cost cutting benefits for both hiring managers and candidates. "The ability to reduce...
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AIRS SourcePoint Launches Talent Community Builder
AIRS launched a new feature for their popular SourcePoint CRM today - Talent Community Builder. The latest enhancement allows recruiters greater control over their recruitment channels. By reducing passive candidate isolation through talent communities and by maximizing recruiter's social influence, Talent Community Builder offers a comprehensive solution for connecting with talent. "With...
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Mastering the Art of Screening Candidates
The art of the pre-interview, screening phone call can't be practiced enough. It allows for careful insight into the mind of the candidate. Screening candidates accurately and efficiently often separates good recruiters from average recruiters. Here are 5 easy tips that can help you conduct better telephone screens of your candidates. 1) Do your homework: If you're a novice recruiter trying...
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How's Your Elevator Pitch?
Everything in life is for sale. Including you. Whether you're looking for a job or a promotion or just meeting someone at a restaurant, you're selling yourself all the time. So how's your elevator pitch? They say the most effective listening takes place within the first 30 - 60 seconds of a conversation. That's pretty quick. After that, your listener may have already you tuned out. Even...
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CareerBuilder Releases 2011 Mid-Year Job Forecast
CareerBuilder just released their interesting job expectations for the remainder of 2011. The report highlights some very encouraging figures for the U.S. job market. From the report: 1) "Nearly half of employers plan to hire new employees from July through December, up from 41 percent in 2010." This is welcome news after the dismal hiring figures in June, and the unemployment rate rising...
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"The Secret" and Its "Law of Attraction": Costing You Job Applicants?
SOME LAWS OF ATTRACTION/Image: Michael Moffa Is it possible that a hugely popular 2007 "New Age" inspirational film is costing you job applicants in 2011? If stories I have heard from more than one unemployed job-hunter are any indication, there are job seekers out there who seriously believe that "manifesting" (attempting to get something by imagining getting it) and the "law...
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Five Signs your Candidate is Leaving You
"It's not you, it's me." Everything seemed like it was going great. Your star candidate was head-over-heels for the new job opportunity. They talked with you about their long term career goals and you got to hear about their kids' basketball games and ballet recitals. The stars were aligned and there was recruitment romance in the air. But then... Somewhere, somehow, the relationship...
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Candidate Quality versus Quantity: Which Is Really Better
Chances are that if you've been in the recruiting business for more than a few months, you've run into that age old question that plagues recruiters: Should you strive for quality or quantity? Certainly there is an easy answer to this question...but easy doesn't necessarily mean realistic. In a perfect world, with perfect candidates behind every proverbial bush, quality candidates in...
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