tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-281018 2012-05-10T13:08:11-05:00 Retained Search For The Social Media Industry TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d0a0a53ef016305734021970d 2012-05-10T13:08:11-05:00 2012-05-10T13:08:11-05:00 Jim Durbin Todd Kmiec writes today about a position he's working on. It's a true purple squirrel - a job so hard to fill, that you're more likely to find a purple squirrel than the right candidate. It's been open for two...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=KsT7O_KpJBo:b9VVJzgrf9A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=KsT7O_KpJBo:b9VVJzgrf9A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=KsT7O_KpJBo:b9VVJzgrf9A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=KsT7O_KpJBo:b9VVJzgrf9A:bu6DYpxm1i4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=KsT7O_KpJBo:b9VVJzgrf9A:bu6DYpxm1i4" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaHeadhunter/~4/KsT7O_KpJBo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socialmediaheadhunter.com/2012/05/would-you-ever-consider-a-100-search-fee.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d0a0a53ef0168e9f36c2c970c 2012-04-11T14:17:13-05:00 2012-04-11T14:17:13-05:00 Jim Durbin @smheadhunter, my Twitter handle, got a shout out on Good Morning Texas this week. That, along with the Mashable mention, made it a decent press week.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=op6cJ-0fgcg:yCb51DaiOjI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=op6cJ-0fgcg:yCb51DaiOjI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=op6cJ-0fgcg:yCb51DaiOjI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=op6cJ-0fgcg:yCb51DaiOjI:bu6DYpxm1i4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=op6cJ-0fgcg:yCb51DaiOjI:bu6DYpxm1i4" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaHeadhunter/~4/op6cJ-0fgcg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socialmediaheadhunter.com/2012/04/good-morning-texas.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d0a0a53ef0163035cd99a970d 2012-03-28T07:16:00-05:00 2012-03-28T07:16:00-05:00 Jim Durbin You often hear recruiters talking about being advanced social media experts. If you're hiring, and you dig deeper, it means that they have a LinkedIn profile and understand how search works inside LinkedIn and using XRay or Boolean searches. That's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=EZ6EJaawFIc:wFmDifx_dOA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=EZ6EJaawFIc:wFmDifx_dOA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=EZ6EJaawFIc:wFmDifx_dOA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=EZ6EJaawFIc:wFmDifx_dOA:bu6DYpxm1i4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=EZ6EJaawFIc:wFmDifx_dOA:bu6DYpxm1i4" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaHeadhunter/~4/EZ6EJaawFIc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socialmediaheadhunter.com/2012/03/how-to-be-a-super-recruiter-starring-linkedin-graphic.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d0a0a53ef0168e65fa929970c 2012-01-30T14:35:08-06:00 2012-01-30T14:35:08-06:00 Jim Durbin Had a good time today on DriveThru HR, walking through what keeps me up at night about recruiting and HR. I covered Google Plus, Social Recruiting VS Recruiting in a Social Company, and a recent experience as a hiring manager....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=KdFLKkfgA2w:eL4yCt04lcE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=KdFLKkfgA2w:eL4yCt04lcE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=KdFLKkfgA2w:eL4yCt04lcE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=KdFLKkfgA2w:eL4yCt04lcE:bu6DYpxm1i4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=KdFLKkfgA2w:eL4yCt04lcE:bu6DYpxm1i4" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaHeadhunter/~4/KdFLKkfgA2w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socialmediaheadhunter.com/2012/01/jim-durbin-on-drivethru-hr-with-brian-wempen-and-william-tincup.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d0a0a53ef0162ffff510c970d 2012-01-23T09:54:42-06:00 2012-01-23T09:54:42-06:00 Jim Durbin I'm working on a training series for a client on social recruiting - how to use social sites to find and connect with candidates. While building the deck, a flash of inspiration came to me. Here I was writing out...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=q0vRafg7o4Q:lScPPFye4fI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=q0vRafg7o4Q:lScPPFye4fI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=q0vRafg7o4Q:lScPPFye4fI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=q0vRafg7o4Q:lScPPFye4fI:bu6DYpxm1i4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=q0vRafg7o4Q:lScPPFye4fI:bu6DYpxm1i4" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaHeadhunter/~4/q0vRafg7o4Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socialmediaheadhunter.com/2012/01/social-recruiting-versus-recruiting-in-a-social-company.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d0a0a53ef0168e5c214e7970c 2012-01-18T13:23:35-06:00 2012-01-18T13:23:35-06:00 Jim Durbin My buddy Bob Neelbauer has been in the online recruiting space for as long as I have. He's out in D.C., running a series of ever more impressive events and companies, now officially called Social Matchbox. I trust Bob instincts,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=W7sTSi_Pj2g:YJNYlxNvnlw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=W7sTSi_Pj2g:YJNYlxNvnlw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=W7sTSi_Pj2g:YJNYlxNvnlw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=W7sTSi_Pj2g:YJNYlxNvnlw:bu6DYpxm1i4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=W7sTSi_Pj2g:YJNYlxNvnlw:bu6DYpxm1i4" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaHeadhunter/~4/W7sTSi_Pj2g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socialmediaheadhunter.com/2012/01/social-media-headhunter-now-writing-for-social-matchbox.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d0a0a53ef0162fe3833d8970d 2011-12-22T15:00:29-06:00 2011-12-22T15:00:29-06:00 Jim Durbin I'm in the middle of a search for a marketing associate. I have the good fortune of being both the recruiter and the hiring manager and the actual manager in this position, which means that I'm extra motivated to find...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=aH05ICuSA5Q:YQEhZQx5x0U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=aH05ICuSA5Q:YQEhZQx5x0U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=aH05ICuSA5Q:YQEhZQx5x0U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?a=aH05ICuSA5Q:YQEhZQx5x0U:bu6DYpxm1i4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocialMediaHeadhunter?i=aH05ICuSA5Q:YQEhZQx5x0U:bu6DYpxm1i4" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocialMediaHeadhunter/~4/aH05ICuSA5Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socialmediaheadhunter.com/2011/12/the-plight-of-the-young-worker-3-5-years-of-the-wrong-experience-.html