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The Future for Sourcers Is Bright

Anyone who has been sourcing heavily since 2006 knows that the landscape for sourcing has changed. Not necessarily better or worse, just different. Thanks to social media networks like Linkedin with now over 200 million professional profiles, locating viable candidates for searches has never been easier. The funny thing is, the very same site [...]

February 18, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Better Candidate Experience = Sustainability For Us All

by Jonah Manning

Recently I observed a candidate experience that went something like this; the recruiting team was pushing for a self imposed deadline for an interview day. A couple days before the ‘big day’ a few of the candidates that had been through the normal and fairly rigorous screening process needed to reschedule. To meet the SLA’s [...]

January 27, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

When in Doubt, Tell the Job Seeker What to Wear to an Interview

by Ray_anne

I came to the recruiting industry quite by happenstance. So glad I did and I love telling stories to share lessons I have learned and to stress certain points. So, here’s a recruiting story for the job seeker, as much as it is for the recruiter… We Can All Learn from a Recruiter’s [...]

October 22, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Be Unique. Stand for Something Different.

by Ray_anne

A couple years ago, my son was telling an absurd story about some outlandish behavior by a few of his junior high school friends and one boy, in particular, that had displayed some poor behavior. His older sister interrupted, blurting out about the friend, “Yeah, it’s because his mind is twitched.” There was a moment of [...]

August 17, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Recruiters: A Job Description is NOT a Job Posting

by Ray_anne

I spent the majority of my recruiting career writing, re-working, and re-vamping job descriptions, as well as job postings. Hiring new people and experiencing company growth demands this type of activity. I appreciate what this means; it is one of the exciting parts of being an in-house recruiter. I love the industry, as well as the [...]

August 7, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Transactional vs. Relational: A Conundrum

by Ray_anne

“The Candidate Experience” Do you care? If you are a recruiter, where does your concern lie – is it with your client/hiring manager, your candidate(s), or yourself? Are you loyal? Do you ruse? Do you out-and-out lie? Do you tell it straight? Do you lay it on the line? Do you convince, coerce, [...]

March 20, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Weight & Work: There is No Magic Pill for Either

by Ray_anne

there is no magic pill for work or weight loss

The Change I can see Menopause staring me down and no one ever wants to talk about it. Oh, a few talk show hosts have made feeble attempts at breaking down the walls and getting women and their families to discuss it. But I find it completely fascinating that is still treated like a dirty [...]

March 19, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Recruiting: Perfect Presentation or Speed & Honesty

by Ray_anne

The candidate packet stared back at me, it sat on my desk, my very first one to go out. Attached with a perfectly symmetrical white paper clip was my business card - my business card, with my name and other pertinent and necessary details. Beneath the card was my perfectly spaced and typed letter of introduction on bond-paper [...]

February 22, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Finding Perfection…, Keep Looking

by Ray_anne

If you are at all familiar with this Shel Silverstein book, then you know about a search. Finding the missing piece. When I first read this book, I thought, what a cute little story about a circle missing a pie-shaped piece. Then as an adult, as a parent reading it to my child, it held a [...]

February 8, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Resume is Dead

by Ray_anne

I am waxing nostalgic. What is it about the past that keeps us in it? Or keeps us reverting to it or, sometimes, avoiding it? Do we value it as history and what we can learn from it or is it simply too difficult to let go? From reviewing a résumé to conducting professional reference interviews, [...]

January 20, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Pivotal Questions to Ask or Answer During the Hiring Process

by Ray_anne

We often see lists of questions the candidate/job seeker/applicant should ask during an interview, as well as lists of questions the interviewer/recruiter/hiring manager should ask. Maybe there is a better way. Maybe they can work from the same list. This list was devised to prevent last minute candidate fall-out and control the spin of the interviewing and hiring process. [...]

November 10, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Recruitment Leadership – The Phoenix Infection, part 10

by Ray_anne

Does a recruiter need to be a leader? There will be differing responses to this question, I am sure. Recruiters work in a world that requires constant interaction with people, whether that interaction is done face-to-face, in a video conference, email/internet, or through phone use, the interaction is real and necessary in order to achieve [...]

October 21, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Google Me & Exposition

by Ray_anne

Five years ago, I sat in a conference room interviewing a woman for a Manager of Training position. A vast, highly polished oak table separated us as we conversed and I tried to lull the candidate into my web of “start-up joy“. She leaned across the table, allowing her weight to bear down a bit, [...]

October 21, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Dear HR Pros, Be Transparent

by Blake McCammon

I graduated college on May 15, 2010 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business. I knew before I graduated that it would be hard getting a job. My dad was laid off from his job and it took him six months to find another. He then had that job for six months and [...]

July 19, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

OVERQUALIFIED! Candidates Need Not Apply

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

I recently brought my car to a mechanic for scheduled maintenance; just an oil change is all I needed. When I arrived I noticed the metal sign, proudly hung outside the door announcing “ASE Certified – Over 30 years experience”. Obviously, he has way too much experience to do a simple oil change…..and even if [...]

May 2, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Landing a Promotion

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

As an internal candidate, or someone who already works for the company you are applying for the new position, getting promoted can be challenging. Companies know your work habits, can measure your performance, and have seen you on good days and bad. On the other hand, external candidates, or applicants that come from outside sources [...]