LinkedIn is the premier professional social media site out there. And the beautiful thing about it is that is all but “complete publish.” This means that search engines have most of that data in their indices for you and I to sift through and find what is useful to us.
Okay, maybe “hate” is a bit of a strong word. But still. Some companies are mandating they will only consider candidates who are employed for their open positions. As the Communications Coordinator for Top Echelon’s recruiting network, the leading split placement network of recruiters, I help conduct a weekly online survey
The numbers get thrown around in the national news media all the time. Nearly eight million jobs lost during this recession… with only about 600,000 of those jobs recovered… and the national unemployment rate expected to hover around 10% for quite some time. But what exactly does all of that
I raised many questions in my previous blog post, too many questions, perhaps. So to show that I’ve not learned my lesson, I’m going to raise some more. In that post, I analyzed a CNNMoney.com article titled “Say Good-Bye to Full-Time Jobs With Benefits,” especially the part of the article
There’s no doubt that the most recent recession (or current one, depending upon who you talk to) was much different than previous ones. As a result, it stands to reason that the recovery will be much different, as well. According to a recent CNNmoney.com article (“Say Good-Bye to Full-Time Jobs
In recruiters’ rush to take advantage of the social media phenomenon, the power of email may have been overlooked. In fact, in a number of business studies conducted during the past year, email has been found to convert more prospects to customers than social media efforts alone. Recruiters have traditionally relied
When the hiring manager at one of your clients informs you that unemployed candidates will no longer be considered for their job openings, the best question you can ask them is also the simplest: “Why?” It’s not the only question, by any stretch of the imagination, but just like any
As I stated in my previous blog post, it’s becoming more and more difficult to place the unemployed. Some companies are omitting them from the job search process, sight unseen, to the point where they’re telling job seekers not to apply in their job posting and description. But as we all know,
Traditionally, recruiters have sought out job seekers who are already employed, as opposed to those who are not. Apparently, they are even more prone to doing so in the current economic climate. According to a recent CNNMoney.com article (“Looking for Work? Unemployed Need Not Apply”), companies and recruiters are increasingly letting unemployed job
I’ve talked numerous times over the last several years about the need for many of us to expand our candidate searches beyond the national active candidate boards, especially since they’re not paying off as they once were. More and more recruiters are tackling the passive candidate marketplace using Google, the other search
