My Fab 15 of the week (and then some…) *Note: With Bill Gates retiring and all the speculation on who will be the heir apparent after Steve Jobs makes his eventual exodus, I thought the next 3 videos would be the right thing to share. I hope you enjoy them as well as all of my picks for the week [...]

I interrupt this special week of Tweeting, to post a note about an Online Recruitment Survey that I was supposed to mention prior to my “One Solid Week of Tweets” experiment. (Sorry). Well, this is the deal… How relevant are Online Job Boards these days? How many qualified candidates do you actually find on these Job Boards? And howzabout those [...]

If you are going to recruit using Social Media, I suggest that you add Twitter to your strategy. Why? 2 reasons: Its popular and where people are, so are passive prospects. See previous comment. In case you are not aware of it, I Tweet. Maybe not as much as some, but I do my fair share. In case you are [...]

Due to the proliferation of social networks, there has been a lot of talk about data portability lately. In a nutshell, data portability means that I could have one account for several online webservices. For example, if I was logged into my Facebook account and decided to hop over to MySpace, I would not have to log in all over [...]

jlanghan: SCGN = SourceCon Grandmaster Network 2008-04-29 14:11:14 · Reply · View SourcerKelly: Checking out SourceCon, surprised that all the Speakers are men! Where are all the fab women source guru’s? 2008-04-26 20:50:11 · Reply · View jlanghan: SourceCon Grandmaster Network FTW. 2008-04-24 14:01:42 · Reply · View andreamitchell: Trying to think of a way that I can get to [...]

natehuston: Reading an email from Octagon Global Recruiting 2008-06-19 13:26:16 · Reply · View mikegee: Octagon Global Recruiting Email http://flickr.com/photos/mikegee/2592896138/ 2008-06-19 13:18:17 · Reply · View mvmarini: Anybody know any good candidates for a Product Manager position with a ladder company? I’m dying to be done with recruiting. 2008-06-19 13:18:16 · Reply · View arthurgeek: Acabei de receber um e-mail [...]

smheadhunter: Bill Vick’s Video interview of the social media headhunter (me) at Extreme Recruiting TV – http://tinyurl.com/5l4grf 2008-05-22 19:03:33 · Reply · View smheadhunter: @infosourcer – its for BlogWorldExpo -we’re pitching our recruiting experience as a draw for social media candidate to learn how to get jobs 2008-05-17 00:15:31 · Reply · View smheadhunter: Call in now to share your [...]

alanzeyes: @eskimo_sparky I was recruiting for a sales position at the time. Out of 12, only 1 of them wore a suit & showered that day. He got the job 2008-06-20 03:12:54 · Reply · View latesttechstory: Microsoft’s HR department asks, “How do I Facebook?” [Recruiting] – Facebook now allows advertisers to target u… -> http://g8l.us/bim 2008-06-19 22:45:03 · Reply [...]

shrinivas2g: Asking Dad to sponsor me for SourceCon 08… skint for the flight tickets 2008-05-12 13:16:16 · Reply · View Infosourcer: VIDEO – Is this a SourceCon clue? /Jim Stroud 2.0/ – An anonymous source forwarded me the video below. There … http://tinyurl.com/4f6aar 2008-05-12 00:06:02 · Reply · View SJDelaney: VIDEO – Is this a SourceCon clue? /Jim Stroud 2.0/ [...]

I was looking for a Pizza joint nearest to my friend’s house and decided to use Google Maps to find it. Shortly after finding the information I wanted, I started to wonder how many resumes could I find on a local search. How many? Not so much… I then began to wonder to myself, “Self, if you had a Staffing [...]

My Fab15 for the week is brought to you by: And now, my picks for the week: 1. How to lie on your resume (and get away with it) 2. Recruitment stats from the sky 3. Only the stupid need apply 4. Google and Recruitment Ads might be odds 5. And the answer is, umm… not here. 6. Ex-employees are [...]

Have you ever had the need to mass email several candidates? Well, if so, I have a cool tool for you to download. I have used it for multiple projects and it works seamlessly. The tool is called – eAnnouncer and it is a plugin for Microsoft outlook. Here is a quick tutorial of how it works (ripped off from [...]

SGA Executive Tracker Pro presents… Lies, Discouraged Workers and “H1-B only” Jobs Karen is ecstatic when she is right and Jim can only grin and bear it. Did you know that there was a minimum wage for IT Workers? (Jim didn’t know either.) Want a government spanking? Advertise a job for H1-B candidates only. (Duh! What were they thinking?) Fussing, [...]

How To Source Diversity Candidates With Google Image Search Jim Stroud demonstrates how to find diversity candidates using Google image search. Tune in now to the video edition of The Recruiters Lounge. ABOUT OUR SPONSOR 17 Reasons To Post on Diversity-Jobs.com, Hispanic-Jobs.com and Asian-Jobs.com All jobs are posted for 60 days Unlimited job posting text Edit your job posting at [...]

My Fab 15 for the week! Brought to you by, The Day in Recruiting What is it like to recruit in Second Life? (This video gives you an idea…) 1. Monster is doing video 2.Hey Facebook! I will see you in court 3. So what if you are qualified, but your personality stinks? 4. Top 5 Sports Recruiting trends 5. [...]