"Sandra and Peter C - I think both of you mistook what I was talking about and there's no need to unnecessarily abrasive about the subject. My point was that being a process wonk for the sake of being a process wonk will cost you…"
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Bill Schultz commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"My experience is different. "
Sandra McCartt commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"Not an assumption, something i know from listening to hiring managers bitch about the little snit bitches that call them five times a day wanting to connect with them about the job their HR department has posted and as Peter C clearly say no phone…"
Bill Schultz commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"I have no idea how you assume that contacting a hiring manager makes you a little bitch who doesn't want to send a resume and wants to get treated like a queen. "
Sandra McCartt commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"@ Peter, don't take yourself so gawd damned seriously. I said i have no problem with a candidate making a quick call to find out if the salary range is workable for him or determine if there is a relo package not mentioned or something of…"
Bill Schultz commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'""if you're really that great and have the skills and background I'm looking for, you can bet your bottom dollar that I'll get in touch with you."
Thank you. "
Peter Ceccarelli commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"@Bill Shultz........they're never the good candidates who call. They're the annoying ones....typically. Here's the deal. We have a process for applying and it clearly states "no phone calls". So pay…"
Amy Ala commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"@Bill - I admit that if the candidate fills the job I don't care if Santa dropped him or her down my chimney.
@Peter - I know what you meant earlier and I agree, just being a little facetious. We call it Feisty Friday around here :)"
Bill Schultz commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"Will someone else admit that if the candidate is relevant, it doesn't matter how many rules s/he broke on the way in. And if someone is not relevant, it doesn't matter how well they followed procedure. Thank you. "
Peter commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"Exactly, Amy. You're not a "jerk" if you don't talk to everyone and I'm not suggesting you should. The key is in your 2nd paragraph and parting statement.
Sandra - to state that the candidate isn't…"
Amy Ala commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"Well this is just great. If I don't talk to every Tom, Dick and Harry, not to mention Sally, that wants to ask questions about our company or application process then I'm a jerk that doesn't care about the candidate experience.…"
Peter commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"I think it's funny that professional recruiters somehow infer that I would attempt to monopolize their time or that the candidate calling is some sort of time leach or inferior being. Perhaps that's not what you or Peter C. meant,…"
Sandra McCartt commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"I agree with Peter C that those who call me without sending their resume first are annoying. As a recruiter i need something called a resume in order to speak with them effectively. I can visit with them hear what they have to say which…"
Jerry Albright commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"Great. Another "teach an accountant/scientist/programmer/engineer how to become a sales person" comment. No way. Peter - you're in sales. Most people aren't.
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Randall Scasny commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"Are job boards a waste of time? No. Are social media sites for hiring waste of time? Perhaps....to yes. Here's why.
I have a customers (integrated marketing, Bachelors English, Informatics) tech savvy a great copywriter. Here's the…"
Peter commented on Emily Stevenson's blog post 'Are job boards a waste of time?'"Where's the LIKE button on this site? :)"
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Are job boards a waste of time?
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:30am 53 Comments 2 Likes
Job boards have been around for what seems like forever. If an internet year is the equivalent of a dog year (seven years to every one human year) then job boards are past their century mark and in some cases approaching dinosaur status.
Do people still use job boards?
Even just a quick online search reveals that yes, people do still use job boards. From brands like Monster, Jobsite and Totaljobs to aggregator sites such as Indeed or Broadbean, the job boards are alive and…
Continue Where have all the jobs gone..?
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 5:56am 0 Comments 1 Like
Open a newspaper or switch on the television and it seems that swingeing jobs cuts are still being announced on a regular basis. While we all acknowledge that the days of the ‘job for life’ are gone, traditionally there have always been sectors perceived as ‘safer’ career choices.
This is no longer necessarily the case. The reputation of the once lucrative financial sector has been decimated with the banking crisis and a swathe of cuts is still pending across the once safe public…
Continue The CV is Dead - Long Live the CV
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 5:41am 0 Comments 0 Likes
There is much debate currently flying around over the longevity of the CV in its traditional format. With video CVs and cloudbased presentation software such as Prezi bombarding the market, candidates are called upon to dream up increasingly innovative techniques simply to get in a look in at a vacancy.
Add to that soaring jobless figures and the high volume of applicants for each role, why submit a standard CV? There’s no stronger deterrent to a recruiter than a pile of CVs listing…
Continue CV parsing - yes, no or maybe?
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 7:33am 5 Comments 3 Likes
CVs have changed. Instead of going round your local businesses with a folder full of CVs, handing them out and knowing people will read them, the majority of CVs are submitted as part of an online application process and now, there are even CVs that take the form of web pages – all in order to help people stand out more to…
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