We’ve all heard the saying: when you love what you do, you never work a day in your life. While no job is fun and games all the time, a job you truly enjoy can be both fulfilling and financially rewarding. If your current job is a daily grind, take a look at these eight fun jobs that could make your Monday mornings something to look forward to…
The global executive search firm has announced the appointment of William P. Kistler. Based in London, Kistler will hold the position of Senior Client Partner and act as a leader in its U.K. and EMEA real estate practice.
Welcome to Friday Recruiters….we made it another week. We are half way through the month of October and hopefully deals are being put up on the board. If not, look at what is creating the obstacle- is it a lack of qualified candidates or a shortage of ‘good’ job orders. By ‘good’ I am referring to a strong line of communication from your clients. Without feedback you can feel like you are spinning your wheels and can be losing valuable time.
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well.
Henry W. Longfellow
It has been a productive week for us at Recruiting Daily and I would like to take a quick moment to thank all of our Twitter followers for the great advice and kind words shared. A special thanks to @HRMargo – who I had a chance to speak with directly this week on an upcoming RD project. Do not forget #HireFriday later this afternoon and of course be sure to follow us on Twitter @RecruitingDaily.
And now without further delay a look at the week’s top industry stories from Around the Industry;
RecruitFest! 2010 streamed LIVE on Oct 7th to 38 countries. This will forever be known as the event that changed the way events are thrown in the industry. Meet Shane McCusker of Inntellignet Software…
Recruitfest has come and gone. This won’t be another recap as there are plenty of those at this point. However, Geoff Webb (@RadicalRecruit) was nice gather some bright minds and bring some of their technolgy and innvoations to the community.
First up is Shane McCusker of Intellugent Software out of the UK. Enjoy and pass it on.
Today Professional Advantage announced their Front Office staffing software, 1Staff for Microsoft Dynamics. 1Staff for Microsoft Dynamics® provides an end-to-end solution for staffing organizations from resume parsing to generating financial statements.
Having gone through the worst economic period of this generation and now beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel, it is quite possibly the most interesting, exciting and difficult time to be a recruiter. As with all other aspects of life, recruiting and HR are increasingly turning to technology and automation, moving away from manual processes and paper piles.
Although the national unemployment rate continues to be discouraging, job seekers have reason to be considerably more optimistic in some areas than in others–for instance if they’re looking for a legal position with a company in Florida.
Before we kick off some posts on some of the semantic search engines that are available out there, we felt it was important to break semantic web technology down a little bit and try to show how it actually works.
Is the US economy seeing the light at the end of the recession tunnel or are we facing more of the same? The answer to this question differs greatly depending on the source of information.
Back in the day, companies posted jobs in the newspaper, on job boards and spread them by word of mouth. All of those methods still exist today and continue to have a certain level of success. But in today’s fast paced and competitive business market, companies are learning that using social media allows them to cast a wide net.
Artisan Creative, a staffing firm for creative talent, has chosen Jobmagic as its social media recruiting platform to attract qualified candidates on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.
Adecco’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) division, part of Adecco S.A., the world’s leading recruitment and workforce solutions provider, today is pleased to announce that Adecco RPO is delivering seamless RPO solutions based on the Oracle E-Business Suite iRecruitment applicant tracking system (ATS).
When you’re in stealth mode on your job hunt, the last thing you need is a colleague who’s serving as your reference blabbing about your search. Yet if you’re not careful who you choose, you could end up being outed in a staff meeting or a private conversation with a boss. So when picking an endorser at your current employer, rule out office gossips, anyone who might want your job, or people who regularly seek an advantage for themselves.
Everyone seems to have a favorite cold remedy, chili recipe, or sure-fire method for getting lipstick stains off shirt collars. Similarly, there has been a spate of highly assertive articles in recent years on the subject of fielding calls from executive recruiters, with special emphasis on that critical first interface. Kindly accept this as my modest contribution to the genre.
As Wall Street trudges to close out 2010 in a “sideways” year, 50 percent of U.S.-based financial services professionals are expecting higher bonuses as a reward for this year’s performance as compared to last year. In fact, higher bonuses are anticipated with greater frequency by finance professionals toiling at bulge-bracket banks, long-only asset managers and boutique banks, than at hedge funds, commercial banks, independent trading or research firms and professional services companies.
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