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Matt Alder and Amy Gardner are now friends Apr 17, 2010

Amy Gardner commented on Matt Alder's blog post 'A Golden Age of Referral Recruitment?'

Great post. This is the golden era of referral recruiting. I've been recruiting for 15 years and have always heard that a real recruiter uses their extensive network of people to recruit on a position. These last two years have proven that my…

Apr 15, 2010

Amy Gardner commented on Amy Gardner's blog post 'Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time'

JR, thanks. It was surprisingly how quickly phone calls can end once we know what we're dealing with. Time to move on, get that call from the person we need-and wants to work.

Apr 1, 2010

JR Fent commented on Amy Gardner's blog post 'Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time'

It's happening a lot now. I try to be polite and get off the call quickly. I had one guy last week that I asked why he wasn't considering changing industries. His answer was "Oh I'll do that if they don't extend unemployment…

Apr 1, 2010

Amy Gardner commented on Amy Gardner's blog post 'Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time'

Linda, totally agree. While there are a few people who I will go out of my way to get a job for--they tend to be people who come highly regarded and need to keep their job hunt as confidential as possible, someone who has less than stellar…

Apr 1, 2010

Linda Ferrante LoCicero commented on Amy Gardner's blog post 'Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time'

Awesome post, Amy! I think there are a lot of us 'cranky recruiters' out there! It's amazing to me the number of people who think that just because they sent their resume, they can sit back and wait until we find them a job. After…

Apr 1, 2010

Amy Gardner commented on Amy Gardner's blog post 'Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time'

Thanks Rowena and Susan. I think a common theme is us hard working recruiters who 1. want to help people find gainful employment and 2. work hard to find the best candidates for our clients--who hopefully really need that candidate urgently.

Mar 30, 2010

Susan Canarick commented on Amy Gardner's blog post 'Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time'

Reading your blog, Amy, I'd say "cranky recruiters" are dedicated, hard working recruiters. Bravo for your thoughts! I'll add another cranky factor, to companies that reach out to recruiters to source candidates for an…

Mar 30, 2010

Rowena Simpson commented on Amy Gardner's blog post 'Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time'

Tend to agree! I recently posted a cranky note in the forum complaining about candidates who tell me it's not worth getting out of bed for less than £400 (UK pounds) per day!! Yes you heard right! And they act all insulted that I've…

Mar 30, 2010

Amy Gardner commented on Amy Gardner's blog post 'Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time'

Thanks Fran--completely agree. It was that friend of a friend candidate who I needed to spend some time with--much to my dismay. Careful who your friends are I guess!

Mar 30, 2010

Fran Hogan commented on Amy Gardner's blog post 'Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time'

If you’re cranky Amy then I'm right there with you! Dear Jobseeker, Don't call me unless you are really serious about finding a job. If I can't help you I'll do my best to provide resources and advice. What I don't…

Mar 30, 2010

Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time

I was thinking about putting this up on my career advice blog for job seekers--but thought it was better for my fellow recruiters. Hope you can relateA few days ago I was talking to a man who was referred to me by a social media friend. He was interested in having me help him find a job. We spoke about his background, and possible jobs.His background was not similar to positions I recruit on regularly so I gave him a little advice about who he should contact for jobs. I recommended he contact…See More

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Amy Gardner and Steven Coyne are now friends Mar 9, 2010

Amy Gardner and Craig Fisher are now friends Feb 5, 2010

Amy Gardner commented on Craig Fisher's blog post 'The Best Format for Your Resume (Hint: It's Not .PDF)'

Great post, and I totally agree. I have mentioned it before to job seekers on my blog, and am so glad to see I'm not the only recruiter with .pdf fatigue. It is true that I often don't have the time to convert pdf files to .doc files--they…

Feb 5, 2010

Profile Information

Name: Amy Gardner

Location: Sacramento

Company: WineTalent

Which best describes your profession?: Independent, Recruiter, Executive

How many years have you been in the business?: More than 15 years

Which industries do you work in now?: Consumer Goods, Other

Are you interested in split placements?: yes

Which conferences do you plan to attend in the next year?: SHRM

What kind of networking are you open to?: Open networking

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?: I am the founder and sole proprietor of WineTalent, a wine industry recruitment company

Name someone you most admire: Laila Escartin

What recruiting tools can you not live without?: my laptop, the internet

Website: http://www.winetalent.net

Blog: http://winetalent.blogspot.com/

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Cranky Recruiter: Sense of Urgency or Wasting my Time

Posted on March 29, 2010 at 6:24pm 9 Comments 0 Likes

I was thinking about putting this up on my career advice blog for job seekers--but thought it was better for my fellow recruiters. Hope you can relate

A few days ago I was talking to a man who was referred to me by a social media friend. He was interested in having me help him find a job. We spoke about his background, and possible jobs.

His background was not similar to positions I recruit on regularly so I gave him a little advice about who he should contact for jobs. I… Continue