Executive Overview: With the arrival of the Internet, there was a sudden and extreme decentralization of information and data, leaving in its wake a highly inefficient sourcing process for corporations. In essence, vast and diverse amounts of information were made available online. The problem for recruiters was the relevancy of the information or data, which led to an overwhelming number [...]

 Hey guys! I found this really great resource online and wanted to share it with you. Below is a subset of data compiled by The Times Higher Education Supplement.  They have a lot of goodness over there when it comes to stats around education and such, so be sure to check them out. 1 Harvard University * US 2 Cambridge [...]

Its called Geek’s Tomb and I had to share it. Related PostsGEEK: Fight for your right to party!!!GEEK: Polo is a popular geek sportVIDEO – VERY FUNNY!!!: For recruiters suffering burn out…VIDEO: Scoble at 1st London Geek Dinner 2005VIDEO: My (new) favorite recruitment video    Send article as PDF   

I wanted to give a quick shout-out to my fellow Microsofties for knocking this one out of the park. What am I talking about? Quite simply… View myWorld, an online recruitment advertisement done right. What I like about it: 1. The homepage is so VERY simple to navigate. 2. We are informed that there are no actors on the homepage, [...]

My Fab 15 for the week 1. Every night is (now) ladies night 2. And what’s not to love? 3. Forsooth! I taketh thee to be a mic checker 4. Is this how Spielberg got started? 5. Shocking, but true! Nobody cares what you want 6. What junk mail can teach you 7. Yeah baby! 8. Send me an invite [...]

Here is a clue. The guy in yellow is the hiring manager. Related Posts400,000 free resumesWhy Human Resources Should Not Be Involved in HiringFind Free Resumes on Yandex Search EngineEthical Behavior in Recruiting, Part IIThe Searchologist Magazine #2: Where are all the online resumes?    Send article as PDF   

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For a second consecutive year, Dogpile ranks highest among search engines in satisfying residential Internet service subscribers with primary search, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Residential Online Service Customer Satisfaction StudySM released today. The study, now in its fourth year, examines consumer behavior, experiences and satisfaction of Internet service subscribers with the most frequently used online services. [...]

Related PostsCOMIC: The Recruiting Life – The Geektech Loyalty TestCOMIC – The Recruiting Life – Geektech does not discriminateCOMIC – The Recruiting Life – Geektech JobfairCOMIC – The Recruiting Life – Geektech in IndiaMAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Geektech International is now hiring! No experience neccessary…    Send article as PDF   

I am experimenting with a new look for my comicstrip – “The Recruiting Life” and have a lot of exciting things planned that will debut in the not-so-distant future. For now, I would really appreciate your feedback on the new look and any ideas that you think would make a good comic. Cool? Okay people, the new strip begins… now. [...]

Thank you listeners for downloading 41,952 episodes of “The Recruiters Lounge” and growing that number more and more each month! (Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!) – Jim Stroud *** I invented Outsourcing! And other strange tales… Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen discuss plagiarism, IBM’s attempt to patent outsourcing, Google (allegedly) giving an old guy the boot and sleazy recruiter [...]

How well do you manage your social network? As evident from the article below, there is a lot of buried treasure out there. (Smile) *** How Networking Got Me a New Job © 2007 Amybeth Hale www.amybethhale.com   Based on my most recent post, it’s pretty obvious that I’m big into using social networks to their fullest extent. As if [...]

Something to think about… *** Talent: What is it? by: Yvonne Catino (C) 2007 In my last post I closed with the thought about expanding hiring managers’ definition of talent. I’ve been thinking a lot about that….. First, I think talent is subjective. Just because someone is successful in one role at one company does not mean that the person [...]

A British intelligence agency is seeking spies in cyberspace. GCHQ, the surveillance arm of British intelligence, said Thursday it hopes to attract computer-savvy young recruits by embedding job ads within video games such as Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent. GCHQ, which stands for Government Communications Headquarters, said it was looking to reach “an Internet-savvy generation of graduate groups.” In [...]

With a B.S. in computer science, an M.A. in information systems management, and 20 years of experience, Rennie Sawade would appear to be a strong candidate for a job as a software development engineer. But all the 44-year-old can find these days are short-term, temporary jobs—like the 15-month contract he’s currently on at a Seattle-based medical device company. At Microsoft, [...]