I just set up my Plaxo account to sync with my LinkedIn account.

 

 

1. I now get a notification every time one of my LinkedIn contacts changes his job or contact information on LinkedIn.
2. I can now see who is logged onto their IM account if they have a Yahoo email address or IM account.
3. All my LinkedIn contacts are now sync'd with into my Outlook contacts through Plaxo.
4. I can now send unlimited "eCards" and other mailing campaigns out to all my LinkedIn contacts ...

Ben Gotkin and I made it through our presentation at the WTPF Talent ROAR event in the fabulous Gannett building yesterday. Ben has already covered the days events on his blog, but I have posted the presentation on my DCRecruiter.com web site for anyone that wanted to catch it a second time.

 

To see the slides go to: www.dcrecruiters.com/events.htm and click on the "Talent ROAR - Recruiting Technology 2.0 PowerPoint Presentation" link.

 

Ben included a link to all the picture he took at the event, but I've added a few below as well.

 

Ben Gotkin and I met this morning for our final walk through of the Recruiting Technology 2.0 presentation we'll be giving at the Talent ROAR (Recruitment, Orientation, Assimilation and Retention) event being hosted by WTPF in Washington, DC next Thursday, Sept. 21st.

 

Ben and I will be one of two breakout sessions following a keynote presentation by Lou Adler. Talk about a hard act to follow...

 

If you have not registered to attend, there are a few seats left (25 as of 9/14) and it will only set you back $225.00 for the full day.

 

DETAILS ...

Just in case there are DC Area Recruiters that read this blog and don't subscribe to the DC Metro Area group here on ERE, you should know there will be another Happy Hour tonight in Tyson's Corner.

 

If you're a recruiter in the DC Metro area please join us for drinks and casual conversation after work today at:

 

I'll see you there.

 

Scott Kahle

 

 I recently had a friend in the business ask me how it is that every time we talk recruiting; I introduce a new product or solution that's just hit, or is just about to hit, the market. His point was this:

 

"Rather than testing out every new product to hit the market, why not wait 6 months to see if it takes off and then use the product once it's tested and proven?"

 

My friend (let?s call him Mike) makes a good point, but I'll counter with the following thought:

 

As an early adopter of new ...

 

 

I have received several emails from recruiters who have tried Recruit'n and most were not impressed with the results. To add insult to injury, it appears that the site was hacked recently causing the Recruit'n team to reload the site.

 

Personally, I was disappointed to find that the resumes I received had been simply ripped of job boards like Monster and Hotjobs. Both boards I have access to myself. Since souces of resumes get paid regardless of the quality of the resume, there isn't any incentive ...

 

Late in the summer of 2005 I wrote a few blog entries on a new job board called Market 10 (a.k.a. mkt10). At the time I was fairly critical of the site and their strategy to match candidates to jobs without letting employers search resumes or candidates search job postings. Instead, Market10 would match candidates to jobs based on the skills a candidate claimed on their profile and the skills listed on the job posting. When a strong match exists the candidate and employer a notified and given the opportunity to show mutual interest. If both are ...

 

There is a new recruiting site called recruitn.com that has just launched and could have an interesting way for recruiters to receive leads from sourcers looking to make a few extra bucks. I've just started using the site today and will have to report back once I see if I get a sense of how much value really exists.

 

For now, all I can tell you is that I've posted a job description that any approved sourcers can submit resume to. If I choose to accept the candidates that they submit, I'll pay them $5 (or ...

I've had the new beta version of the LinkedIn toolbar 2.0 for about a week now and I have to say the new features are quite good. The 2 big additions to the new toolbar are the LinkedIn Dashboard and the box.

 

The new Info Box provides a quick snapshot of data based on the LinkedIn profile of the individuals who email you. You'll note in the clip below that in addition to information about the individual you also have the ability to invite that person into your LinkedIn network or "keep-in-touch" with them.

There is going to be a Happy Hour for DC area recruiters on Thursday, March 2nd. We'll be meeting at the Hamburger Hamlet in Bethesda around 5:30p. I've included the details below and would welcome any local recruiters to join us. If you'd plan to attend please send me a quick email at scott@dcrecruiters.com so I'll have an idea how many people will be attending.

 

Location:	Hamburger Hamlet Bethesda
Street:	10400 Old Georgetown Rd
City/State/Zip:	Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone:	(301) 897-5350

Cheers,

Scott Kahle

It's difficult to tell by looking at the screenshots that LinkedIn has posted to there web site, but it appears that LinkedIn in getting ready to release a new Outlook toolbar that would offer users functionality similar the Plaxo.

 

 

If I'm correct, one of the results of the new toolbar would be the ability for users to see a quick snapshot of anyone that sends an email into their in box. Think about how important it will be to craft the perfect LinkedIn summary and profile once users find out that every email they send out could display ...

Hello DC Recruiters,

 

I wanted to see if we couldn't get all the DC Area Recruiters to post on the map I created. Just go to: http://www.frappr.com/dcrecruiters 

 If you include a picture of yourself it will be desplayed on the map and on my DCRecruiters.com web site.

 

If your not local to the DC Area you can add yourself to the national map I create at: http://www.frappr.com/recruitersnamerica 

 

I thought it would be nice to see where everyone is.

 

 

As recruiters, we're constantly trying to balance the needs of our employer clients with that of our candidate clients. Often the needs of each individual employer and client can be unique. However, most recruiters learn to create categories that cover a majority these needs and discuss each category whenever they discuss an opportunity with either client. Based on answers to opening questions in each category, a recruiter can dig deeper as needed.

 

• Project scope
• Job requirements
• The selling points of the job
• Corporate culture / Team dynamics
• Bill rate / Budget
• Geography ...

Novelty:

For many people the simple fact that these solutions are new will be enough to make them try adding them to there recruiting process. It's no secret that recruiters everywhere are frustrated with the diminishing value of traditional resume board and job postings. While the still provide a measurable ROI for recruiters, their ...

Another Jobsteresk product has hit the market. This one is called Jobthread and like YorZ is offering Jobster like functionality for free. Jobster still leads the pack in the features it delivers to recruiter everywhere. However, with new sites showing up all the time it will be tough to keep companies paying for Jobster when 80% or more of the features they offer can be found elseware for free.

 

I'm planning to take Jobthread out for a spin later today and see what she can do. Anyone interested in helping me test the site by receiving an email ...