During a speech on February 23, 2010 at the Brookings Institution Paul Otellini, the CEO of Intel, announced a $3.5 billion dollar initiative to invest in U.S. based growth-industries and create 10,500 jobs for recent college graduates. Otellini estimates that the payroll for these college graduate jobs, including benefits, will be over $1 billion dollars per year. For me, this announcement [...]
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, WordPress, Blogger, YouTube, del.icio.us, and Digg please stop wasting my valuable recruiting time! Ever since I began using you, I have had less and less time to devote to candidates. Have you ever found yourself questioning the value of your time spent on social media?
There are many awesome things in life. However, an aspect that I think is often overlooked is the awesomeness of finding a great job. I’m not talking about a job that you initially think is great, but a few months later you find yourself doing the “lunchtime to quitting time” countdown. Even worse is if you have [...]
Despite the current economic conditions which have led to high levels of unemployment, it is and always has been difficult to source, hire, and retain top candidates. Companies that are interested in successfully recruiting these candidates to their organization need to have a high quality elevator pitch in order to standout from the crowd. For [...]
When seeking entry-level talent for your organization, there are several available channels that company recruiters can utilize when seeking talent. Many of these methods rely on prospective candidates viewing the open position immediately after it is posted. If this occurs and these prospective candidates meet the hiring criteria and are a good fit, your organization will have a difficult time making an [...]
As more and more users spend an increasing amount of time on social networking sites such as Facebook, company recruiters have recognized that there is a great opportunity to utilize this new channel to connect with prospective candidates. After looking through several company Facebook fan pages focused on recruiting, there are some companies that are [...]
If you’ve read through previous blog posts, you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of social networks especially Facebook. One of the main reasons that I’m so impressed with Facebook is because the technology that powers the site has given users the ability to easily do things online that aren’t easily accomplished offline. For example, [...]
Imagine a scenario where you find someone you are interested in beginning a relationship with. Naturally, you would want to get to know this person better. So, you attempt to introduce yourself. Before you have had chance to say one word, this person begins telling you how fantastic they are. They tell you how going [...]
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Landing the Job of the Future Takes a Two-Track Mind” theorizes that students will have to possess more than a core set of skills in order to land the jobs of the future that have the most growth potential. These high growth careers will force students [...]
Facebook is by far one of the most popular destinations on the Internet. In a recent blog posting, Mark Zuckerberg stated that Facebook has over 350 million users. As an entry-level recruiter, you are probably thinking…now is my chance to lower costs and improve my effectiveness by properly leveraging this channel. Before you make this [...]