Okay, my mouth dropped when I read this article in the Wall Street Journal. To quote… HYDERABAD, India — Lord Balaji is one of the most-worshiped local incarnations of the Hindu Lord Vishnu. His adherents flock to his many temples to pray for things like happiness, prosperity and fertility. Lately, the deity has grown particularly popular at the once-quiet Chilkur [...]
The Day In Recruiting presents… My Fab 15 for the week VIDEO: The “Ultimate” I’m a MAC and I’m a PC video 1. It costs 6-months of your salary to rent an apartment in Japan. 2. How is an expat different from a migrant worker? 3. Did you vote yet? 4. What didn’t happen in 2007? 5. How to quit [...]
I redesigned my blog for 2008 and would like to get your opinion on it. (And yes, I know I have changed my look a couple of times this year.) So what do you think? Related PostsThe Week In Recruiting (Reading the blogs, so you don’t have to…)25 Articles on Social Media RecruitingThe Week In Recruiting (Reading the blogs, so [...]
On the road again… Have you heard of John Sumser’s Recruiting Roadshow? If not, where have you been? In this episode, Jim talks to the man himself about his unique approach to running a conference, lessons learned and more of what we can expect from John in the future. Click here to download this episode of The Recruiters Lounge Listen [...]
Wow! Did you read this article from the NY Times? Check it out… WASHINGTON — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare. The policy, set forth in a new regulation, allows employers to establish two classes of retirees, with more comprehensive [...]
When I read a recent article in Daily Report, it never dawned on me that the outsourcing success enjoyed by India would come at such a personal and physical cost to the Indian worker. Check it out… The job came with a good salary, and good perks. But 26-year-old Vaibhav Vats will tell you it was doing him no good. [...]
My friend and fellow blogger – Gautam Ghosh has had a banner year and I am VERY happy for him. Among his many blogging achievements this year: * HR World cites him as being among the Top 25 HR Bloggers * RiseSmart cites him as globally ranking among the top 100 Career blogs for 2007 * Fortune Magazine’s “Innovation” blog [...]
How many women run Fortune 500 companies? Yeah, I did not know either, so I looked it up. Here is a list of Women CEOs for Fortune 500 Companies: Claire Babrowski, RadioShack Brenda C. Barnes, Sara Lee Dorrit J. Bern, Charming Shoppes Mary E. Burton, Zale Patricia Gallup, PC Connection Susan M. Ivey, Reynolds American Andrea Jung, Avon Products Kay [...]
I recently read a very interesting white paper called, “Capturing the Exploding Senior Market: 23 Rules for Targeting Seniors” by Richard Tooker. Its written for marketers seeking to exploit the senior demographic, but it could very easily be used as a how-to paper for passively recruiting the baby-boomer generation. Here is a snippet from the copy promoting the free white [...]
Not sure how many of you recruit (or Source) people on a global basis as I do, but if so, you want to add this to your bag of tricks. Imagine that you find the perfect resume, but the candidate is in Uganda. Should you call him? What time is it over there anyway? Don’t know? No problem, simply hop [...]
From the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics website, a few stats on what Software Engineers made in ’06 and projections on what they will (most likely) make in the near future. Quote: In May 2006, median annual earnings of wage-and-salary computer applications software engineers were $79,780. The middle 50 percent earned between $62,830 and $98,470. The lowest [...]
Check out this new site for searching books – Booksearch X3 (Hat tip to Tara Calishain!) What Booksearch X3 does is it allows you to “Search Inside books from A9.com, Google.com and MSN Live Search – at the same time.” I like it because it helps me with passive searching! Let me show you what I mean. 1. This is [...]
Help Wanted: Sourcing / Recruiter The Jackson Healthcare Solutions Talent Acquisition Team currently has an opening in their Alpharetta office, located in the Jackson Healthcare Solutions Headquarters, for a highly effective, dynamic Sourcer/Recruiter to support our on going business development efforts. Join this fast growing by helping deliver the highest level of talent and service to the JHS family of [...]
Here is a quick heads-up on an annual tradition that (I think) is a brilliant play. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the Chicago-based outplacement agency, is offering free call-in job advice on the days following Christmas. The hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST. Candidates just need to call 312-332-5790. Why is this great? Great way to solicit passive candidates [...]
When I read this article, my first thought was “Argentina has an official office dedicated to Workplace Violence?” Wow. Is an entire office neccessary? Judging by the stats below, I’m going to have to say… yes. Does anyone have any additional insight on this? Is it just a cultural bias towards women in that country? Is it due to a [...]
