Recruiting Technology Review

Top 5 Reasons Recruiters Don't Call Back

2010-03-11T09:00:00.000-06:00

After a year and a half hiatus, I figured it's time to start picking the blog back up. I definitely enjoyed the break, but I also missed contributing to the pool of recruiting knowledge. For my first post since August '08, I'll keep this one brief and simply give a link to a great article that I found yesterday on lorenaslist.com. It's also an excellent site for the job seeker. http://

LinkedIn's Upcoming Changes to Groups

2008-08-06T08:04:00.003-05:00

I just got this email from LinkedIn:Dear Bill, As an active member of LinkedIn Groups, we wanted to let you know about some changes we're putting in place in the coming weeks. We are in the process of adding new functionality to enhance the experience of Groups, including the recent release of a searchable directory. We are also working with our development teams to bring new tools and

infoGIST vs. TalentHook vs. SourcePoint vs. DataFrenzy

2008-07-08T15:31:00.003-05:00

If you use job boards to source candidates - including pay boards, free boards, Craigslist and LinkedIn - you can either go from one site to the next duplicating your searches or you can use a resume aggregator to compile them into a single list. It is a huge time saver if you are a frequent visitor to multiple sites. This posting is not going to be a comprehensive review of each of the four

Star Wars Episode VII: The Rise of the Open Networker

2008-06-23T12:29:00.008-05:00

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...Tensions are mounting in the LinkedIn Republic between a class of merchants known as LIONs and the Corporate Empire. Striving to increase their access to the wealth of information available through fellow Republic members, LIONs have aggressively grown their networks beyond the magical 500+ into the tens of thousands.The Corporate Empire, suspected of

Twitter Review: Is this a joke?

2008-06-11T10:34:00.003-05:00

Twitter is all over the news, from technology publications to recruiting webinars. Here is a the blurb from the Twitter website: Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?So after hearing all the hoopla and receiving enough invitations from friends, I

Broadlook Diver Review: What to do with all of those Google results

2008-06-03T17:16:00.011-05:00

I am not a search engine expert and I'd have to listen to a few more Shally Steckerl lessons on search strings to effectively find candidates through Google, but if I did use that in my recruiting repertoire, I would consider Broadlook Technologies' Diver application to be an absolute necessity. Here are some snippets from a marketing slick:Diver was built for the recruiter/researcher/sourcer/

LinkedIn: I'm all out of invitations. Now what?

2008-05-27T09:11:00.003-05:00

If you're not already aware, LinkedIn only gives you 3000 invitations to work with. I've recently exhausted my 3000, so I've been thinking about how to continue to grow my network. Here are a few ideas:1) After sending my last invitation, I noticed that I still had a few hundred that were outstanding. By withdrawing these outstanding invitations, it freed them up for new invites.2) Ask customer

CardBrowser Review: Hot Competitor to ZoomInfo and Jigsaw

2008-05-19T14:59:00.004-05:00

Today, I want to introduce you to an under-the-radar product called CardBrowser (www.cardbrowser.com). If you're a Jigsaw, ZoomInfo or LinkedIn user, you're really going to like this concept. It goes like this: CardBrowser associates are continually visiting trade shows (in the hundreds) around the country. While making their rounds at these shows, they visit each booth on the hunt for the

LinkedIn Review #4: Is a Bigger Network Really Better?

2008-05-09T15:45:00.006-05:00

I recently had the privilege of speaking with Kevin Stakelum - the Staffing Manager supporting Microsoft's Developer Division and Business Online Services Group. In this role, he manages strategic recruiting initiatives and a team of recruiters who support two product development businesses that consist of approximately 4000 employees. He had seen a recent blog posting of mine (LinkedIn Review #2

Wink.com Review: Searching 200 Million Profiles for Free!

2008-05-03T14:05:00.001-05:00

If you haven't played around with Wink yet, you're missing out on a big tool in the Web 2.0 toolbox. Wink is a search engine that crawls social networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, ZoomInfo, Friendster, Twitter (to name a few) as well as personal and company websites to find people's online profiles. Wink placed #3 on Time's Top 10 Websites of 2007 and PC Magazine's Top 100

LinkedIn Review #3: How to Use Groups

2008-04-30T13:29:00.003-05:00

Do a quick Google search about using LinkedIn groups and you won't find much. Sure, there are a million results for using LinkedIn, but what about the actual groups? In this blog, I'll tell you how to find the group listings and how I am using them to grow my business and my network.First of all, try finding a comprehensive directory of groups on the LinkedIn site and you'll be out of luck.

LinkedIn Review #2: Growing Your Network to 2000 in 48 Hours

2008-04-24T20:32:00.002-05:00

After creating a LinkedIn profile, you have two strategies to follow if you intend to be proactive: build a targeted network of people that you know personally or build as large of a network as possible regardless of whether or not you know the people in it. Here, I will cover the advantages and disadvantages of both strategies and will tell you how to grow your network to several thousand in

Candidate Interview Story: How My Children Were Conceived

2008-04-23T19:32:00.001-05:00

I'll take a break from the resource reviews to share one of my most unbelievable candidate interview stories. It is somewhat PG-13, so viewer discretion is advised.Several years ago, I was searching for an HR Manager for a high-tech web hosting company. The position description was pretty straight forward and, like any good recruiter, I made sure I knew the intangibles like corporate culture

LinkedIn Review #1: Overview

2008-04-22T12:27:00.003-05:00

LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) is such a powerful tool that I will review different features on multiple blog postings. Ever since MySpace became a phenomenon, social networking sites have sprung up overnight. Many of them are geared toward small segments of the population or different industries. LinkedIn is at the forefront of the business networking revolution. Most of the people with

TalentHook Review - Searching Multiple Job Boards Simultaneously

2008-04-21T15:47:00.002-05:00

TalentHook (www.talenthook.com) is one of my favorite recruiting tools. While I only use a fraction of it's functionality, the parts that I use save me a tremendous amount of time. One of the best features is its ability to compile results of multiple job board searches into one window. We currently subscribe to Monster.com, Careerbuilder.com, and ClearedConnections.com. It has an interface

Cleared Connections Review - Finding Security Cleared Candidates

2008-04-18T08:40:00.001-05:00

In this episode, I will be reviewing the job board Cleared Connections (clearedconnections.com). Bottom line up front, we're canceling our subscription as quickly as possible. While there are a few unique aspects of Cleared Connections that are not to be found on many other sites, there are better resources available for the money spent.Starting with the positives, one of the requirements of

Recruiting Blogs Are Boring

2008-04-17T20:19:00.001-05:00

The first entry is always so intimidating, so I'll keep it simple and introduce my mission for this site. My company has three main divisions - two of which revolve around recruiting/staffing/headhunting. We have access to just about any tool or resource that we ask for to make us the best recruiting resource available in our specific industries. While this will certainly evolve over time, these