http://www.go4recruitingsoftware.com Recruiting Software en-us I am back from a little vacation and we need to finish work on the next release of Gopher. I have put about three months of work into revising one of our web sites, www.go4recruitingsoftware.com. The intent of the revision was to go completely in the opposite direction of our other active site, www.resume-software.com. To me, www.resume-software.com is the typical 'in your face' web site promoting recruiting software. With www.go4recruitingsoftware.com, I threw out all the books and the thousands of dollars we have paid to marketing consultants, went with my instincts and tried to follow the advice from the current leader in marketing, Google. http://www.go4recruitingsoftware.com/blog/recruiting-software-blog.html http://www.go4recruitingsoftware.com/blog/recruiting-software-blog.html March 31, 2006 Jim Durbin Feature Article Last week I was talking to Craig Silverman at Hireability . Craig let me know that he and Jim Durbin had spoken a few times and that Jim was going to write an article for Craig's Newsletter. It goes out to 25,000 recruiters and people in the business. So, Jim, Congrats on that. http://www.recruiting.com/ http://www.recruiting.com/ Interested in blogging on ERE? We're actively seeking bloggers with expertise, dedication, and fresh ideas on the subject of recruiting to join ERE's blog network. Send an email to the editor if you want to be considered. View a comprehensive collection of recruiting/HR blogs from around the Internet in ERE's new Recruiting Blogosphere. Sign up to receive email notifications whenever a posting is made to your favorite blogs. Look for the subscribe link on the right side of any individual blog page. Recent Posts Landed.fm on Microsoft (Lisa, Scott and I) I missed Peter at the Boston conference and finally had a chance to sit with him in San Diego. He's a fantastic interviewer and made me feel very much at ease while asking me some curveball questions like "What's unique about ERE" and "What do you... [0 comments] CyberSleuthing! | posted by Shally Steckerl on 3/31/2006 at 1:10 p.m. PT http://www.erexchange.com/blogs/ http://www.erexchange.com/blogs/ March 19 Corporate employee directories as a sourcing tool Q: Are you aware of any companies that gather and sell corporate employee phone directories? A: Sure, but almost all their lists are so dated that it's not really worth it (almost all of what's on the market is well over a year old). This fact, along with all the free data tools for corporate contact info on the Internet now (Jigsaw, ZoomInfo (yes, they have a free version), all the social networking portals and, of course, targeted Boolean searches on the open Internet itself), helps explain why the internal corporate phone directory resale industry isn't in growth mode anymore. There is no substitute for good sourcing (especially primary sourcing phone calls) to validate names, titles, phones, etc. But if you don't have the time to do this, nor a budget to outsource the name-gen, and if relatively new lists exist for your target companies, the vendors I know (and this was in my pre-Microsoft career) who will tell you outright (if asked, so do so) what date each particular company list was acquired, what division(s)/location(s) are covered in each list, and what data fields are in each list are Corporate Sales Leads, Elusive Leads and MGroup. This, at least, lets you more objectively judge the potential value before you buy. http://spaces.msn.com/recruiting-online/PersonalSpace.aspx http://spaces.msn.com/recruiting-online/PersonalSpace.aspx Another look at Exlead. Shally mentioned about Exalead search engine a while back and recetnly again heard at the AIRS summit as the search engine to watch. It has changed(rather improved) a lot in the last one year with many added options. Few options that are worth mentioning- 1) It lets you add your own links under the search field on the search engine's home page, giving you the opportunity to turn the Exalead home page into your own portal. The default result display includes a thumbnail showing the web page. http://recruitingandsourcing.blogspot.com/ http://recruitingandsourcing.blogspot.com/ The April issue of Future of Work Agenda is Now Available The April issue of our free monthly e-zine, Future of Work Agenda, is now available on our website. You can view the... 4/2/2006 2:00:06 PM [The Future of Work Weblog] Reach out and ask for help, Part II In a comment on a recent post on reaching out for help, one reader shared her thoughts on it..."...my personal... 4/1/2006 10:12:02 AM [The Occupational Adventure (sm)] 26 ways to fight stress Somewhere along the line, we all fall prey to the negative effects of stress. Here are 26 ideas to fight... 4/1/2006 12:55:36 AM [The Occupational Adventure (sm)] Work At Home: The Lighter Side You may not want to know this, but UPI recently carried a story titled "Some telecommuters work in the nude." The... 3/31/2006 10:30:03 AM [The Future of Work Weblog] http://www.recruitingblogs.com/ http://www.recruitingblogs.com/