I am a member of an online recruiter’s group and have a mild interest in their topics. What we do at Select Metrix is far from recruiting, but we often get lumped in with recruiters so I figure it is good to know the topics that interest them. One myth I keep encountering is this Jurassic-era myth that good salespeople do not look at employment ads. Only the “unhappy” salespeople look at ads. Here is a direct quote from one of the recruiters: People only look on job boards if they are unhappy with their job / boss / company. To recruit the happy people (happy typically equals good)…you need… Read More
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We are rarely on the bleeding edge here at The Hire Sense so maybe this isn’t news. Well, it is news to us. I stumbled upon Google Base this week. It appears to still be in beta test, but it looks like a fairly slick offering from the search juggernaut. You can post an item to a category whether it is from your blog, a want ad, a recipe, tickets, etc. It appears to be a real potpourri of stuff similar to Craigs List. We are checking out their job board to see what type of activity it generates. The site may be a bit too new to have much… Read More
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Being Minnesotans, we are avid hockey fans and follow our professional team – the Wild. I was reading this article this morning and came across an interesting quote from the Wild’s General Manager: General manager Doug Risebrough demands fresh ideas from his advisers, and he praised Snow’s enthusiasm and work ethic as a journalist and his passion for hockey in announcing the hiring. “Where he came from was really academic,” Risebrough said. “I always believe if you get really talented people, you put them in a good environment and don’t constrict it. I don’t know how it will look in two years, but we’ll see.” The person he hired is… Read More
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