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  • Blogging outside the box

    Another Fundraiser Who Deserves the Press

    by on Oct. 10, 2005
    Since recruiting is all about developing relationships, here's another New Yorker who recruiters should know about. My friend Sue Williams is running this year's New York Marathon for Team Continuum whose collective goal is to raise funds to provide immediate help to cancer patients being treated in New York's cancer treatment centers.
     
    From their website...
     
    Although Team Continuum is a localized organization, not many people realize that over 50% of the cancer patients being treated in New York are either from out of state or from overseas. That?s not surprising when you realize that New York ...

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  • Martin Snyder's Passing Scene

    New Final Applicant Rule- Best Approach ?

    by on Oct. 10, 2005

    The new definition codifies what is / has been the defacto practice at most organizations that we have encountered over the years who require a structured flow-log and reporting for compliance. 

     

    Several of the draft regulations proposed prior to this final rule did not include the ?basic qualification? test, one would assume for the obvious reason that ?basic qualification? without further definition is so broad as to be virtually in the eye of the beholder.

     

    I expect defensibility planning to have a greater focus than ever on establishing a clear standard for ?basic qualification? within organizations, such a standard being immune ...

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  • E-Cruit Blog

    Monster Worldwide: Don't be afraid

    by on Oct. 9, 2005

    NEW YORK (CNN/Money) ? There hasn't been much of a roar from Monster Worldwide lately.

    Shares of the online job-recruitment company have barely budged during the past three months despite strong second-quarter results, rising earnings estimates and a relatively healthy labor market.

    Sure, the September jobs report, due out on Friday, is likely to be a doozy, with economists expecting a 150,000 decline in payrolls. But many economists are writing off this report as an aberration due to Hurricane Katrina.

    So is now a good time for investors to put their fears about a soft job market aside ...

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  • Blogging outside the box

    Mark Israel - The Riding Recruiter

    by on Oct. 9, 2005
    Just received an email from Mark Israel, the bookish recruiting manager at Barnes and Noble.  He has decided - at the last minute - to ride the MS Bike Tour on Sunday, October 16th in NYC. Last year he raised $2,025 - with this being the 20th anniversary of the MS Bike Tour, he hopes to raise much more than last year.
     
    As we all know, every little bit helps: Mark has an easy way to donate by credit card through his donation webpage. Alternatively, you can make a check payable to: "MS Bike Tour" and send it to him at...
     
    9921 ...

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  • Hire Calling

    George's thoughts on the definition

    by on Oct. 8, 2005
    I emailed George (of George's Employment Blawg) for his thoughts on the definition of an applicant, and he was nice enough to post them here.
     
    Lately, there's been a lot of back and forth in the discussion groups and blogs over legal issues, but very few recruiters are able to give expert opinions on these matters.
     
    George is a lawyer who specializes in labor and employment law, and has been practicing for over 20 years, so in my book his perspectives on legal matters have a great deal of credibility.
     
    Thanks, George!
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  • Hire Calling

    A letter from Lou

    by on Oct. 7, 2005

    Lou Adler sent me this letter tonight.  It speaks for itself.

     
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    David,

     

    Here are my thoughts on the recent ethics debate. Perhaps you can put it on your blog so everyone can better appreciate what has occurred.

     

    First, I want to thank John Sumser for raising the visibility of this important issue. As most of you know the point of my recent article on Ethics, Poaching and Competitive Intelligence had nothing to do with advocating dishonesty. It had to do with the hypocrisy in our profession. When Karen M. even supports my view you know I must be on the ...

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  • Hire Calling

    Gerry?s got the definition of an applicant

    by on Oct. 7, 2005

    Gerry blogged on the publication of the definition of an applicant from the Federal Register today.

     

    It seems logical overall, but I don?t understand section 1.iii.

     

    • Why would an indication of interest indicate that I have the basic qualification for the job? 
    • Also, doesn?t this just link the first two criteria together into an ?if? then? sort of logic?

     

    I'm no lawyer - anybody know more about this?

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  • The CareerXroads Annex

    Final Definition of an Applicant was Issued Today

    by on Oct. 7, 2005
    Love it or not, here it is. For those who want to nit-pick the details the link to all the content is here but, the core is simple.

    The final regulation, published Oct. 7 in the Federal Register,:  

    Sec.  60-1.3  Definitions.

        Internet Applicant.

    (1) Internet Applicant means any individual as 

    to whom the following four criteria are satisfied:

        (i) The individual submits an expression of interest in employment 

    through the Internet or related electronic data technologies;

        (ii) The contractor considers the individual for employment in a 

    particular position;

        (iii) The individual's expression of interest indicates the 

    individual possesses ...

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  • Blogging outside the box

    Ethical Lies

    by on Oct. 7, 2005
    Just wondering (was just reading one of Barry Geiman's "What would you do?" threads) ...what happens when a recruiter uses "ethical" sourcing techniques only to present a candidate who is found to have lied on their resume?
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  • CyberSleuthing!

    WOW: Super powerful Keyword based RSS Feeds are here!

    by on Oct. 7, 2005
    I'm absolutely totally blown away.  I just presented this RSS Search Feeds topic at ERE and here it is now, taken to the next level, live and in full color!
     
    ResearchBuzzTara over at ResearchBuzz created Kebberfegg -- Keyword-Based RSS Feed Generator.  Just take your favorite query and select Web Search Engines: (MSN, IceRocket) and Weblog Search Engines: (Blogdigger, Daypop, Feedster, Google Blog, IceRocket Blog, Findory Blog, RocketNews Blog, Blogpulse) and you get RSS feeds to plug right into your favorite reader for all those searches. This makes filling up my feeds a total no brainer.
     
    THANK YOU TARA!
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  • Blogging outside the box

    The Frozen Zone

    by on Oct. 7, 2005
    I'd like to announce the passing of my hard drive. It was a wonderful hard drive, one that served me well for over three glorious years.
     
    It passed quite suddenly, going from faint clicks to a rapid crescendo of mind-numbing rat-a-tat-atats in a matter of hours - I...sniff...just didn't have the time to say goodbye. Nor to backup my files. :(
     
    So just like the head of Bosox legend Ted Williams...I froze the sucker - for 24 hours. And I was able to retrieve most of my files. :o
     
    Is your hard drive healthy????
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  • E-Cruit Blog

    Site Down Thanks Register.com

    by on Oct. 7, 2005

    I woke up this morning to find that our site is down.  Apparently someone hacked into register.com's system and changed our domain name servers without authorization.  I tried contacting the register.com regarding this and sat on hold for over 30 minutes.  If anyone else is having this problem please speak up. 

     

    If you received the recent press snippet from airs and can't access the site I apologize.  We are working on it.  Thanks.

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  • DC Recruiting

    Ethics - Lets Refocus

    by on Oct. 6, 2005
    Let try to refocus the Ethics conversation.
     
    Step 1. Read the recent Blog by Shally Steckerl called Recruiter as Apex Predator.
     
    Step 2. Read my comments below:
     
    Following the insights shared by Shally I think too many of the comments around this topic have been focused on how a recruiter should behave in specific situations. Everyone, including myself, has been bickering about what's the appropriate thing to do and say in scenarios A, B or C. The problem is every scenario is unique in some way and what really counts is rather a recruiter is working in the best ...

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  • E-Cruit Blog

    Search Engine Marketing

    by on Oct. 6, 2005

    As Steve Levy pointed out in my last blog he is correct that recruiters are bombarded with products and services everyday.  So what works and how many times does someone need to get burned for it to not work? 

     

    With that being said I would like to share with you a case study we did with one of our clients Apex Systems.  Apex was looking to hire entry level candidates nationally for their branches.  We were able to work with them to understand the who, what, where and how of that they needed. 

     

    After our process was complete they understood ...

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  • Hire Calling

    Mashup - resume database & Google maps

    by on Oct. 6, 2005
    Cool mashup of a very small resume database for Linux Developers and Google maps.
     
    It's a good idea, and an easy one to implement - shouldn't be long before more job and resume databases follow suit.
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  • CyberSleuthing!

    Recruiter as Apex Predator

    by on Oct. 6, 2005
    Apex predators (sometimes called Man-Eaters, Alpha-Predators, or Super-Predators or Keystone Predators) are predators that are not themselves preyed upon as a species in the wild. These animals are often at the end of long food chains, where they have a crucial role in maintaining and determining the health of ecosystems.
     
    In the midst of this debate over ethics and morality, poaching and predating. are we assuming Recruiters (in general) are Apex Predators? Does all this back and forth banter lead us to believe our candidates don't have a choice? Once they are in our line of sight will we ...

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  • E-Cruit Blog

    Stop the presses ? I need some coverage.

    by on Oct. 5, 2005

    How does a company that??.

     

    • Has a patent pending product other people are trying to duplicate??..
    • Have great testimonials such as Samsung, Motorola, and Apex Systems???
    • Provide a value added product that is able to send passive and semi-active candidates to clients? job openings???
    • Utilizes the technology of the highest internet public offering ever???
    • Provides detailed reporting that shows exactly what a client paid for???

     

    ??..and still continues to be overlooked by the recruiting community and the press?  In a nut shell, you?re reading the CEO?s blog right now.  It still baffles me how many press releases, banners ...

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  • DC Recruiting

    Ethics vs. Honesty

    by on Oct. 5, 2005
    The level of blog "discussions" around ethics and honesty in recruiting has spiked in the last few days. People are fired up and I expect there will be many more strong opinions to come. I know I'll be sharing my thoughts over a series of blog entries.
     
    For now, I wanted to say that I personally do not have a moral crisis about telling the receptionist at XYZ company that I'm a potential clients trying to reach the head of sales. Even though I do know that I am really a recruiter calling to discuss a new job ...

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  • Hire Calling

    An open ?Dear John?

    by on Oct. 4, 2005

    Dear John,

     

    By any fair measure that I can think of, ERE is the leader in publishing information for recruiters online ? your bread and butter.  You?re an aggressive guy, so I expect a fair share of competitively-inspired snark from you, and I am rarely disappointed. 

     

    Usually I ignore it, because I understand.

     

    You act out to get attention. 

                         

    This morning, you crossed a line - your comments were personal, venomous and unfair.  They also showed that you have no understanding of what ERE is all about - or perhaps that you just don?t care and would rather get in your ...

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  • E-Cruit Blog

    Do You Know Who You?re Calling?

    by on Oct. 4, 2005

    As I was speaking with my wife, I was excited to see someone from Jobster was calling in on the other line.  I thought it may be Dave or Jason to talk about the conference and say, it was glad to meet you, and just express a friendly hello.  When I picked up the line I was surprised to hear a lot of commotion in the background and it sounded like someone was calling me from a call center.  So I played along and the woman calling said, ?it was nice to see you at the ERE show? and had ...

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