America’s visa program for temporary workers was originally set up to allow U.S. companies to bring skilled workers who are in short supply to the U.S. Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems have been active participants in the program, hiring foreign workers for specialized computer programming jobs and positions managing projects with overseas staff. The visas, known as H-1Bs, [...]

After reading this article, a slight shiver went down my spine. How true is this I wonder? How much harder are we to work if so? Curious… A myth called the Indian programmer They are the poster boys of matrimonial classifieds. They are paid handsomely, perceived to be intelligent and travel abroad frequently. Single-handedly, they brought purpose to the otherwise [...]

If you are tasked with sourcing engineers skilled in SAP, you might like this one. Let me start you off with a question. Are you familiar with Google’s Custom Searchengine? Its a lot like Rollyo, but I digress. Basically how it works is, you make a list of websites and with Google’s CSE you search them all from one search [...]

Ooohh…. VERY excited about this post as I plan to make it an annual event! I have created a Resume Sourcing Survey as a FREE resource for my fellow Sourcers and Recruiters alike. It is a 6-page insight into Google, Live and Yahoo and how they compare in terms of quantity of resumes. Not only that, but it also… Oh, why repeat myself. Here is [...]

My fab 15 for the week… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnylM1hI2jc[/youtube] 1. Nice, but I think “Cock Diesel” is missing from the list. 2. Go Speed Racer, go Speed Racer, go! 3. Do recruiting blogs matter? 4.  What the Heck is a Phlebotomist? Only College Recruiter knows for sure.  5. How many staffers have this covered in their diversity plan? 6. Wii would like to play. [...]

   Happy 50th Episode! (More or less) Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen discuss slick recruiting tricks performed by Google, Microsoft and others, Y2K 2007 (Are you ready for it?), Recruiting Pet Peeves, distributed workforces and did you know that this is our 50th podcast anniversary? (Neither did we) 0:30 - A word from our sponsor – Bountyjobs 1:40 – And now [...]

Thanks Terry…  HOW TO PROPERLY PLACE NEW EMPLOYEES: 1. Put 400 bricks in a closed room. 2. Put your new hires in the room and close the door. 3. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours. 4. Then analyze the situation: If they are counting the bricks, put them in the Accounting Department. If they are recounting them, [...]

Check out this data from  CNN Money… 50 Best Business Schools for Getting Hired: A detailed gallery of the top 50 business schools, including detailed school profiles and hiring statistics. Data includes:  School name, rank, and website address Post MBA employment record:Job offers per student, average base salary in first job, average bonus in first job, percentage of students employed in [...]

  A few years ago, it would have been unheard of for job recruiters to pay a visit to India’s Government Engineering College in Ujjain. The college, in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, isn’t anywhere near the top of the nation’s technical school rankings, and it’s not part of the traditional circuit during the job-hunting season. But these days, [...]

I asked earlier on my blog if you (as a recruiter or sourcer for that matter) had a strategy in place for connecting with people who shun the internet like the plague. Well, I came across this really cool screensaver that had me wondering something else. How do you reach out to passive candidates who do not shun the web, but [...]

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My fab 15 for the week…  I hung out with Gerry Crispin on the Microsoft campus last week. (More on that later!) All I had on me was the camcorder on my cellphone, but I could not resist a quick video. (Hope you like it despite the quality of the vid’) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx8iXmT6Mx8[/youtube] 1. Podcasting is the next big thing! Who knew? [...]

Check out this list of what skills are hot in US cities. ATLANTA Java Developer MS Developer Project Manager QA Analyst Oracle DBA Systems Verification Engineer Systems Administrator BASIC Designer SAP Applications Developer Technical Writer AUSTIN .NET C# Developer Java/J2EE Architect & Developer SQL DBA Oracle DBA IT Project Manager Data Warehouse Architect Oracle (Functional/Technical) SAP (Functional/Technical) JD Edwards One [...]

Companies this year are expected to have to pay more to attract hard-to-find technology talent in the areas of research and development and software development, an IT employment and outsourcing firm says. A job market analysis released Wednesday by Philadelphia-based Yoh found a nationwide demand for candidates with specialized technical skills and specific domain and industry experience, especially in technology [...]

Now I thought this was interesting…  –snip-snip–  “Start the year off right – plan your sick days now! Print the official calendar and get your excuses ready.  Only a sucker loses days at the end of the year!” Read: Official 2007 Sick Day Calendar. Related PostsManaging a Mobile WorkforceSourceCon2008 – Its Official! They’re bringing sexy backMy witchdoctor said I should take [...]