Archive for February, 2007

I just saw this post on RecruitingBloggers.com about Happiness, Work, Sex, and Gender. There is typically more sex in the beginning stages of a new relationship between a “man and a woman.”  So will this mean that we should all give workplace romances a try and stop...

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Many organizations say that they have a team oriented workplace and that they look for team players.  In fact, these organizations have a group of selfish individuals creating a cut throat atmosphere where each individual is out to fend for themselves. There is no true team where every team...

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I recently met a technical recruiter who works for a local staffing company here in Fort Lauderdale. She mentioned to me that they were currently trying to alter their recruitment efforts. After searching online daily for the perfect candidate, she has often found that the job boards, such as...

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There’s a new paradigm occurring within the HR Strategic Staffing function. 1) Linking recruiting to business strategy. 2) Adding value as a Strategic Partner/Consultant. 3) Streamlining Costs. 4) Improving productivity. 5) Improving Quality of Hire. 7). Customer Focused. 6) Do all of the above plus...

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There is in fact a graduate school that is affordable, and I found it. I am now officially in the Liberty University Graduate program for my second master’s. Liberty University offers degree programs that can be taken both on campus at Lynchurg, Virginia or online....

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Do you spend a lot of your recruitment time in the actual interview process itself, or you do more of the sourcing, screening, and background checking side of things? In my past experiences, I have done both and feel that with 1-2 other levels of interviews with...

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Looking for ideas for strengthening our recruiting network for hourly retail employees? What recruiting techniques, sources, are useful in recruiting hour retail employees? I would say number one ask your top employees for referrals. They tend to be your best spokespeople. Also, if you are flexible...

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