Employing America Campaign Offers Jobseekers Unprecedented Visibility on AOL.com viewed by 15 Million Unique Visitors Daily WHAT: Today AOL.com and AOL Jobs, AOL’s career site, are announcing AOL Jobs Week: Employing America, a new initiative devoted to providing jobseekers everything they need to find employment in this still tough economy along with unprecedented exposure. As part of the initiative, AOL [...]
Jim shares his favorite video resume of all time and interviews the person who produced and starred in it. Do video resumes work? Tune in to discover one that did. P.S. Thank you for watching. (Smile) Leave me a comment and I may mention it in a future episode. Yay! Related PostsHow to search Video ResumesVideo Tutorial: How to source [...]
Finding a recruiter that best matches your personality, professional needs, and profile can be difficult under the best of circumstances. The best time to find one is while you are employed. Locating one at this time allows you to be more particular. Building a relationship with your recruiter will take time and effort so it’s important to find the right [...]
Employment for felons has always been problematic to find and is even more difficult now because of the economic slowdown. Today, almost everyone has been affected and many people are worried about keeping their jobs. Employment for felons is going to be tough to get because so many people are now competing for the same jobs. So if you want [...]
Recruiters are always trying to source the best candidates for a position. You want to find candidates who are going to bring passion and drive, people who will be engaged in their role, people who’ll be committed to their organization and its success. These are the people who’ll typically become your high performers. Here are some tips that I know [...]
I have recently been speaking to CEO’s and this is what they want! (And it’s rare that they get it). HR folks who understand the business. HR folks who understand what the needs of their customers really are. HR folks who have run parts of business and therefore have credibility when giving advice to line managers. HR folks who “feel” [...]
In this episode of The Jim Stroud Show, Jim shows you how to find out which companies are doing the most hiring – now. Download the show notes: http://bit.ly/tjss1 P.S. A few more things… Want more info on how to be found by recruiters (and get hired fast?) http://bit.ly/resumeseo Do me a favor? Subscribe to The Jim Stroud Show now: [...]
One of the Philadelphia area’s major newspapers is currently advertising an upcoming “mega job issue.” The ad goes on to say that if you’re tired of seeing “losers” and other inadequate applicants you will want to be sure and buy the “mega job issue” so that you can access a multitude of presumably qualified job applicants. The ad reminds me [...]
In the debut episode of “The Jim Stroud Show,” Jim gives jobhunting tips on how to find hidden jobs on Twitter. Download the show notes: http://bit.ly/tjss1 UPDATE: The Hidden Job Report is no longer free, but it is super-cheap. Check it out at www.hiddenjobreport.com P.S. A few more things! Want more info on how to be found by recruiters (and [...]
The Jim Stroud Show presents… The Week In Recruiting (Reading the blogs, so you don’t have to…) 1. Keepin’ it real with the unemployment numbers 2. Are small businesses hiring? 3. Can Someone Clone Your Personal Brand? 4. What’s wrong with the MBA? 5. Robert Half cites employment trends for 2011 6. Breast-feeding Policy Updated for Federal Employees (Umm… Thanks [...]
We (Inovaz) have been involved with video in the recruitment process for more than two years now. We’ve built and launched a video-powered job board and a fully automated time-shifted video interviewing platform, we have been keynote speakers in a number of recruitment technology conferences and have been track leaders in quite a few recruitment unconferences. During this time one [...]
CARLSBAD, CA (January 5, 2011) – With a boost from the development of apps for iPods, tablets, smart phones and other devices, the profession Software Engineer has jumped to the top of the new 2011 Jobs Rated Report released today by CareerCast.com. The worst rated job is Roustabout, a dirty, dangerous and often stressful job, as evidenced by the disaster [...]
The debut of The Jim Stroud Show is barely a week away and I can barely stand it. I really believe it will be a big help to jobseekers and I thank you (in advance) for your help in spreading the word about it. As such, I am posting a few tips (see below) based on what you will see [...]
