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Monday Morning Inspiration – Stay Original

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Short Month Alert – A new week is here recruiters and time to make February count as we prime ourselves for the long month of March.

This past weekend the NBA was on display with it’s All Star festivities. For the first time in several years I watched the slam dunk contest and found it surprisingly entertaining. After so many years it is only natural to begin questioning just how original one can be in dunking a basketball. Yet as the video above illustrates you can still be quite original in doing something that others have done before.

The same can be said about recruiting. Sure there are new search methodologies and tools, but in the end the overall process basically remains the same. There might not be a whole lot of room for reinvention, but  there is still room to be original. By that I feel it comes down to the individual recruiter and how genuine they are in building their working relationships, remaining comfortable in their own skin in trying new things, and being careful to not simply go through the motions.

Insist upon yourself. Be original.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Lucas Group Unveils New Branding

Lucas Group Unveils New Branding »

Lucas Group, North America’s premier executive search firm, has formally unveiled its new branding identity. Created to convey a more dynamic and contemporary look and feel, the branding’s release coincides with the launch of the firm’s new website, social media presence, and marketing materials.

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Verified Person Announces Partnership with HealthcareSource

Verified Person Announces Partnership with HealthcareSource »

Verified Person, a nationwide on-demand employment screening company, announces it has partnered with HealthcareSource®, the leading provider of talent management solutions for the health care industry, to provide an integrated solution to recruiters.

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TEKsystems Receives Best of Staffing™ Award for Client Satisfaction

TEKsystems Receives Best of Staffing™ Award for Client Satisfaction »

TEKsystems, the nation’s leading technology staffing and services company, was named to Inavero’s 2011 Best of Staffing™ list, presented by CareerBuilder, for achieving a level of client satisfaction that more than doubles the industry standard.

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Vivo Launches Silicon Valley Executive Search Practice

Vivo Launches Silicon Valley Executive Search Practice »

Vivo, the premier IT consulting and staffing firm for Silicon Valley companies, today announced the launch of its Executive Search practice. Through a detailed approach that blends a thorough understanding of a client’s hiring needs with a strong network of versatile IT executives, Vivo’s Executive Search consultants connect top-tier IT talent with some of the Greater Bay Area and Silicon Valley’s hottest companies.

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How LinkedIn Signal Helps Find Jobs and Stories

How LinkedIn Signal Helps Find Jobs and Stories »

LinkedIn helps people get jobs, no doubt. I used it extensively to find journalists when I did some recruiting outside of my area for Patch in 2010, and friends in other fields have been contacted by headhunters who found them on LinkedIn.

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IT Industry Shows Fastest Growth in Employer Demand

IT Industry Shows Fastest Growth in Employer Demand »

The IT industry has beaten seven other sectors on growth in permanent jobs. The Report on Jobs survey gave the IT sector 65.2 index points for January 2011, reflecting growth in employer demand during the month.

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Jobless Should ‘Be Really Careful’ With Staffing Agencies, Says Legal Expert

Jobless Should ‘Be Really Careful’ With Staffing Agencies, Says Legal Expert »

Since demand for temporary workers has been on the rise since the recession, staffing agencies have played an increasingly important role in helping jobless Americans find work. Some worker advocates say job-seekers should be wary.

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ADDIOZ Corporation Launches Premium Recruiting and Training Solutions

ADDIOZ Corporation Launches Premium Recruiting and Training Solutions »

Drawing on nearly 20 years international experience in IT and training, the founders of ADDIOZ CORPORATION launched three premium services which focus on technical recruiting, executive search and corporate training solutions for start-up to Fortune 500 companies.

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January Recruitment Figures Show Strong Demand

Today we welcome a guest post from Geoff Newman of Recruitment Genius

Monthly recruitment figures compiled by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) have shown that January saw the fastest rise in the number of people gaining permanent jobs for six months.

The figures – which were jointly published by REC and financial services firm KPMG – showed that sales recruitment was a particularly active sector, amid overall, pan-industry increased demand for staff.

The recruitment consultants who were surveyed for the report said that employers were encountering growing vacancy levels, creating the greatest increase in opportunities since June last year. They said that the salary levels also rose but that hourly rates of pay for temporary workers showed a slight decrease.

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What A Deep Dive Into LinkedIn’s S-1 Reveals About The Company’s Growth Potential

What A Deep Dive Into LinkedIn’s S-1 Reveals About The Company’s Growth Potential »

Last month, LinkedIn filed a prospectus with the SEC. It’s a great case study: LinkedIn is one of the largest social networks, and it may be the most mature of the major social networking businesses.

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Russell Reynolds Associates Strengthens Medical Technology Expertise with Addition of John Schultz

Russell Reynolds Associates Strengthens Medical Technology Expertise with Addition of John Schultz »

Global executive search and assessment firm Russell Reynolds Associates today announced an expansion of the company’s Minneapolis/St. Paul office with the appointment of John Schultz to the Medical Technology practice. In his new role, Mr. Schultz will leverage his expertise in medical technology innovation and commercialization to provide strategic counsel and senior-level executive search services to clients in the large and growing field of medical technology.

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How to Target Hiring Managers and Crack the Hidden Job Market

How to Target Hiring Managers and Crack the Hidden Job Market »

Fully 70-80% of jobs go unadvertised by employers, who fear being deluged by hundreds of resumes from applicants, most of whom won’t be qualified. With that in mind, it makes sense to spend about 80% of your time cracking this hidden market of unadvertised jobs.

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Recruitment Firm Kelly Services Calls in Grayling to Raise Profile

Recruitment Firm Kelly Services Calls in Grayling to Raise Profile »

Kelly Services, the recruitment consultancy, has appointed Grayling to raise its corporate profile in the UK through a media relations campaign.

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