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Everyday recruiters get up, dress, put their shoes, go to work and try to hire someone.
But it’s been a nightmare.
Hiring Managers have been overly picky.  Candidates go through a multiple round of interviews, given urine, blood, and semen samples just to prove they can do the job.
Then after they get hired, it’s [...]

 
I used to work with this guy that would leave early on Fridays. He was complete a slacker. While the rest of busted our humps to get resumes to clients, he’d belly up to the bar across the street. His excuse? Kids! And, he had a gaggle of them too.
Businesses lose $1.4 Billion Dollars [...]

The Weekend is almost here. Let’s get into the groove. Hire some people!

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This is a great blog post from  Chris Scott Barr
So lets say that you’re out on some covert operation in the wild, and you’re craving bacon. We’ll also assume that you’re in an area that’s devoid of pigs. Unfortunately without a freezer, or access to one, most people would be out of luck. But not you, you’re [...]

Maren Hogan loves Cheeseburgers
Maren Hogan, never met her, but I know she likes Cheeseburgers. So much so she tweeted about it once.
That day I ate a big fat greasy Cheeseburger.
 Recruiters should be Tweeting jobs every day.
Let’s look at Maren Hogan’s Tweet: I Love Eating Cheeseburgers.

This isn’t rocket science or extensive research. Tweet your [...]

If you a sporting the Pulsar calculator watch, I will bow down to your Holy Nerdiness and kiss your feet. It is the mother of all Nerdy Relics. Only few are able to wear it.
There is also Pac-Man. Anything counts, even a T-Shirt. You were so Nerdy once you didn’t even know it.

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I know I’m going to lose a few buddies right out the gate when I say this, but women can kick our ass when it comes to remembering things. It’s true. Research has shown women are able to dig stuff up from the vault and dish it out in a nano second. Us guys struggle to [...]

Look around you. Summer is almost over. Kids are back in school and traffic just sucks now. But, hey! You’re not sweating it. You got one more trip planned before you break out the mock turtle neck and cords.  So here is what you need to do before you head out on Labor Day. Crank [...]

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You got to love this cake. If you are in corporate HR role, this the best cake for the break room. Notice how the guy spanking the lady is lifting her feet of the ground. The spank heard around the world. Check out Cake Wrecks.

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I lost ALL my manhood yesterday. Every last shred of it wiped away when my wife forced me to list my stereo speakers on Craigslist. No more relics from Independent Michael Glenn. Everything I owned is gone. All that is left are sweet memories of rocking out to Led Zepplin, AC/DC and GnR.
And like [...]

Once upon a time there was a magical land where Recruiters made heaps and piles of cash. Pit rooms, placement bells, residual commissions and 400% mark ups grew on every tree. Every day was sunny and every resume was perfect. Every submittal was a fit too, no questions. Then one day….
Depression 2.0 occurred.
We Recruiters couldn’t [...]

Guys, if you buy something from Pottery Barn your family jewels won’t fall off (at least not instantly). But your content will jump off the page with Callawave Fuze. This is a great web conferencing tool that doesn’t require any IT troubleshooting. Check it out. It’s a lot less than Webex Conferencing.

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Summer just plain out rocks when you have the grill fired up and you’re serving up cold beverages. We had some friends over and I kept noticing everything had a bar code. Everything. So, I picked up my handy dandy G1 phone (or Google phone) and started scanning these bar codes. I got a lot [...]

 
This is the year of the Cougar, Brah and Bro. Do not hire them! Trust me, these folks will ruin a Recruiting department in a New York minute. Here is how.
The Staffing Cougar
Staffing agencies are crowded with Office Cougars (aka Account Executives). They are fiercest of the Cougar species. They approach their prey (aka Hiring [...]

 I’m surrounded by programmers. Nerdy types that get to wear jeans, sneakers and T-shirts.  I feel like a rent-a-cop at a Phish concert sometimes. But hey, I was here first. I hired all these mealy mouth geeksters that bitch and moan about the work environment – when they have to turn on the lights.
I may [...]

Today in Atlanta It’s over 90 degrees and hotter than three hells.
But today in the Silicon Valley, it’s ice cold between Google and Apple.
“OMG! Google and Apple are fighting!” the nerd nation cried out collectively in ASSIC (text messages).
Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google) “resignation” from Apple Apple’s Board of Directors today was not a surprise [...]