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Recruitment taking off

Recruitment taking off »

It is difficult to reflect on the past 12 months without acknowledging the challenges faced by the financial services industry throughout the global financial crisis (GFC). This time last year, the finance job market was plagued by salary reductions, salary freezes, job cuts and drawn-out recruitment processes as a result of the market downturn.

Getting Noticed by Hiring Managers – Just don’t go too far ….

Getting Noticed by Hiring Managers – Just don’t go too far »

The job market is competitive – very competitive. One of the most common complaints from job seekers is their inability to get noticed by hiring managers. Technology has made it easy to apply for jobs but at the same time, hiring managers are being flooded with job applicants so it is important to stand out – within reason.

New Sendouts Version Creates Even More Efficiency & Organization for Recruiters


New Sendouts Version Creates Even More Efficiency & Organization for Recruiters »

Sendouts, the premiere provider of staffing and recruiting software, announces the release of Sendouts Pro™ 7.1, which includes enhanced Outlook integration, universal Back Office exporting, automated job broadcasting and productivity enhancements to help recruiters work smarter, faster and stay more connected.

“Out of the Box” Thinking Will Help You Source Candidates


“Out of the Box” thinking will help you Source Candidates »

Ask yourself if the candidates you want to respond to your job opening might now be working for a competitor. If so, who are the companies that sell to you and may sell to your competitors? Chances are someone at one of those suppliers may know a potential candidate who matches your requirements.

The History of The Recruitment Industry

A new feature we are debuting here at Recruiting Daily is called RD Recommends. Each month we will share with our readers an article or product that we feel warrants the praise. For our inaugural edition we decided to take a look at our roots.

I have always had an interest in history- a healthy curiosity in learning the background story on how things work and have come to exist. So I was thankful when a colleague passed along Ken Sundheim’s article on a historical account of the recruitment industry. Continue reading “The History of The Recruitment Industry”

Technology Is Key, Linkedin Is The Game Changer


Technology Is Key, Linkedin Is The Game Changer »

Historically recruitment was a bricks and mortar model. That model hasn’t changed for 70 years. In previous blogs I have talked of the threats to the recruitment industry. I have argued innovation is essential not only for our survival but frankly in order that we might evidence our true value for customers by unearthing the talent they need to realize their ambitions. The key to the future of the industry lies in Technology.

Big Blunders Job Hunters Make


Big Blunders Job Hunters Make »

Daphne Batts sometimes wonders if practical jokers with hidden cameras are spying on her as she interviews people for jobs at Bankrate Inc., an online publisher of financial information in North Palm Beach, Fla. That’s because job candidates—including experienced professionals—behave so inappropriately that Ms. Batts, vice president of human resources, suspects she’s the target of a prank.

Top 7 free #Recruiting Techniques w/ Video Demos: June 2010

Lots of good tips were given this month and we had great feedback on some techniques and tools that we shared. We find that the challenge most recruiters face is that that simply do not have the access to technology to help them source. Of course technology is not the answer but here are 6 demo’s you’ll love.

Lots of good tips were given this month and we had great feedback on some techniques and tools that we shared. Here’s a quick wrap up from the best of the best this past month.    ohyesitsfree                            

Conference and Event Sourcing:

Too often recruiters and sourcers overlook the free tools that they use every day to uncover leads, otherwise left unfound.

Sourcing leads from your target market with Ignite Conferences:  http://bit.ly/igniteconf

Breaking through the barriers with LinkedIn Events: http://bit.ly/Li_Events

Sourcing Leads with LinkedIn Jobsearch: http://bit.ly/LI_jobsearch

Real-Time sourcing with Twitter:

2 precise twitter sourcing tools that target real time events, profiles and geographies:

LocaFollow: http://bit.ly/locafoll

FollowerWonk: http://bit.ly/followerwonk

Firefox Add-ons:

I love to use Firefox, especially ones that make me more efficient. There are many that we talk about on RecruitingTools, but here is one that I featured this month.

Firefox Add-on: Super Search 160: http://bit.ly/firefoxsupersearch

Google Wonder Wheel:

I love this one. If not for the results than for the coolness factor: http://bit.ly/gwonderwheel