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Around The Industry: Five For Friday

Here we go everyone, the holiday rush is in full swing.  We have shopping to do, parties to attend, and placements to make!   January is a big time for getting activity ramped up and I wish you all the best of luck working with your candidates.  And as always, I wanted to offer quick reminder to our readers to pay it forward and join the #HireFriday chat today at noon on Twitter. A great forum to share information and also learn a thing or two.

“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.”
Dr. Joyce Brothers

Speaking of Twitter I wanted to quickly thanks everyone at Sonru once again. If not for Twitter we may have never connected and they wrote a great blog post about that connection that you can find here. The debate goes back and forth on the role of social media in the recruitment landscape, but it has really allowed this site to grow and make lasting connections.

And now your week’s top staffing stories from our popular Around the Industry feed;

UK Jobs Market On The Up »

Accountemps Identifies Six Career Resolutions and Tips for Keeping Them »

Executive Search Firms Survey »

2011 Is Going To Be A Strong Year For MBA Recruiting »

Staying on Tasks in the IT Recruiting Industry »

The MedZilla Report for December 2010 — Workers Face Tough Holiday Season Amid Job Cuts

The MedZilla Report for December 2010 — Workers Face Tough Holiday Season Amid Job Cuts »

November was a difficult month for employment, with job cuts increasing to their highest levels in months and even the number of new health care jobs backing off a bit. But the highest-impact news came from Great Britain and Australia, where health care workers face big layoffs in the coming months.

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Huawei Recruits Telecoms Talent with StepStone Solutions

Huawei Recruits Telecoms Talent with StepStone Solutions »

StepStone Solutions (OSE:STP)(LSE:STPS), a global leader in talent management, has announced that Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has implemented StepStone Solutions Talent Acquisition (e-recruitment) to manage the expanding recruitment needs generated by Huawei’s business growth in the Nordic region.

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How to Pick the Best Technical Recruiter to Represent Your Company

How to Pick the Best Technical Recruiter to Represent Your Company »

Startups to medium size companies have a common problem when it comes to hiring for technical positions; the cost is too high to justify maintaining knowledgeable technical recruiters on staff, but the regular demand for technical positions means they need access to a tech recruiting expertise.

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IT Employment’s Modest Rise in November Continues Growth Trajectory

IT Employment’s Modest Rise in November Continues Growth Trajectory »

While short of the 12,000 IT jobs added in October, IT employment continued its pattern of month-over-month growth by adding 600 jobs in November.

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New Video Resume Web Site for Job Seekers, Recruiters Launches at theJobSight.com

New Video Resume Web Site for Job Seekers, Recruiters Launches at theJobSight.com »

Job seekers can now get ahead of their competition by posting a video resume and resume profile on the newly launched theJobSight.com. This new site makes it easy for job seekers and company recruiters to find one another, and makes the job search process quick and easy with its job matching and automatic job recommendation services.

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Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi Joins TrueBlue, Inc. Board of Directors

Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi Joins TrueBlue, Inc. Board of Directors »

TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI), a leading provider of blue-collar temporary staffing, announced today that Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi has joined the company’s board of directors. He will serve on the board’s Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

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Staying on Tasks in the IT Recruiting Industry

Staying on Tasks in the IT Recruiting Industry »

As we near the holidays, many of us IT recruiters Boston are straying away from tasks that are essential to our IT jobs and inadvertently having to work more hours without being as productive as you should. Why do you think this may happen? It’s not that we are intentionally ignoring work tasks, it’s just that it’s sometimes difficult to differentiate which ones are essential to our IT recruiting jobs.

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Keller Augusta Expands for Top Real Estate Executive Searches

Keller Augusta Expands for Top Real Estate Executive Searches »

Boston’s leading executive search firm for the real estate industry, Keller Augusta Partners, has created a new unit, Institutional Services Group, to focus exclusively on placement of senior executives at development and investment companies. Hillary Hatch Graves, a former Managing Director of Commonfund Realty Inc., will head the new group.

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SmartJobBoard Announced the Release of SJB app – iPhone Application for a Job Board

SmartJobBoard Announced the Release of SJB app – iPhone Application for a Job Board »

SmartJobBoard, job board software vendor, today announced the release of SJB app – iPhone application for a job board. SJB app is iPhone application for job boards powered by SmartJobBoard job board software. It provides job seekers with an innovative way to access your job board directly from their iPhones.

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Is Corporate Head Hunting No Better Than Agency Cold Calling?

Is Corporate Head Hunting No Better Than Agency Cold Calling? »

I read the post “A cold calling masterclass – how not to do it” a few weeks ago and at the time thought maybe the corporate recruiter can also look in the mirror when the are head hunting which may be no different to cold calling?

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Staffing Company Doubles Office Space In Downtown Detroit’s Historic Penobscot Building

Staffing Company Doubles Office Space In Downtown Detroit’s Historic Penobscot Building »

Detroit-based Strategic Staffing Solutions is more than doubling its office presence in the Penobscot Building.

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Recruiting Tip: Staying in Touch with Candidates and Former Clients

Recruiting Tip: Staying in Touch with Candidates and Former Clients »

Today’s “Top Echelon Recruiting Tip” comes from Top Echelon Network Preferred Member Cindy Cordell, CPC of Corporate Resources, LLC. The tip involves staying in touch with candidates and former clients.

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Accountemps Identifies Six Career Resolutions and Tips for Keeping Them

Accountemps Identifies Six Career Resolutions and Tips for Keeping Them »

Heading into 2011, workers everywhere may be setting and re-evaluating their career goals. But how many of these resolutions will survive past February? Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps and author of Managing Your Career For Dummies® (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), offers insight into how to follow through with career resolutions.

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The Jim Stroud show is premiering 01.11.11!

The Jim Stroud show is premiering 01.11.11! »

The Jim Stroud show is premiering 01.11.11! Subscribe to Jim Stroud’s YouTube channel now so you won’t miss out! Watch the video (and read the description) to see what the show will be like. (Please pass this on to the jobseekers in your network. Thanks!)

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