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Simple Truths Win

One thing I can guarantee is that the first time anyone gets into recruiting they viewed it as a more noble position than just sales. I thought this too at first. “I am going to help others” and “people are going to need this service”. And the first thing I learned is that both are all true. However, when you begin your career working for other recruiters you start to see a trend. Continue reading “Simple Truths Win”

Social Media – The Future of IT Recruitment?

Social Media – The Future of IT Recruitment? »

There is an assortment of social media sites that recruiters and candidates in the IT sector are exploring. From micro blogging site Twitter to photo sharing app Flickr, the list seems to grow longer by the day. There are currently three main social networks where IT recruiters and IT job candidates are most likely to be found – LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Executive Search Regains Strength Following Downturn

Executive Search Regains Strength Following Downturn »

Confidence levels in the executive search industry are rising with the mid-year outlook remaining positive. According to new research released by the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), 67% of search consultants anticipate revenue growth in the second half of the year……

#Sourcing leads with @LinkedIn Events

Recruiting and sourcing is not always about uncovering a resume. It’s mostly about uncovering key leads, intelligence and contact information on perspective prospects. LinkedIn is a great tool but only if leveraged properly. Continuing our series on LinkedIn we take a look at LinkedIn events

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Crowd sourcing and Event hopping as I like to call it is picking up some steam with sourcers. With LinkedIn following suite to the major job boards, the luster is quickly fading and so too is the exclusiveness of your  results.  A little while back I believe it was Glen Cathey of Boolean Black Belt that said, “Go ahead and pat yourself on the back” Because you’ve just found the same results as your competitors.

The goal of the game is to break through the obvious and connect with those that may not turn up in your standard searching activities.

@SuperRecruiter shares another strong technique to add to our series on sourcing with LinkedIn

3 Quick keys to keep in mind:

  • You are leveraging this tool to make a connection and not recruit
  • You need to connect and take the conversation offline as quickly as you can
  • If you are attending the conference you should be using this as a way to connect with available targeted talent

#Recruiting with @LinkedIn #Jobsearch features. #in

Recruiting with LinkedIn can get tedious, especially if you are only searching with keywords. Your results become common and you lose your competitive edge on your competition. Continuing the series on Recruiting with LinkedIn, here is another great way to uncover some hidden leads.

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lijobs99% + of recruiters today use LinkedIn. Some more effectively than others, but the challenge is finding the candidates that your competitors are not finding. The same challenges occurred when major job boards  became the new kid on the block.

Continuing the series on sourcing with LinkedIn here is a way that I like to leverage LinkedIn Jobs to find some very targeted talent.

The goal here is to accomplish a few things:

  • Uncover targeted leads
  • Track and follow target companies that harbor the specific talent, skills and responsibilities that your reqs require
  • Get to know your “talent pooling” companies better by connecting with and tracking their recruiters

* Keep a focus on how you are able to search within your results once you found your target company. This is the key to success when leveraging this technique.

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