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Made suggestion to HotJobs to allow embedded video in job ads -- please rate it for visibility

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Eric Putkonen commented on Carolyn Menz's blog post 'Hiring Demand for Recruiters Increases Again in August'

Good news not just for recruiter, but job seekers. With all the doom and gloom in the news, this points toward companies planning on hiring more. We all know that if companies are not hiring...they lay off their recruiters.

Sep 23, 2011

Eric Putkonen updated their profile Aug 19, 2011

Eric Putkonen commented on Chris Russell's blog post 'How to spot a good job board'

As a recruiter, I must say #3 (backfill) and #4 (outdated blog) have been major flags for me when I looked for new job boards. I also looked at Alexa rankings for site. Actually, I have used Alexa to find highly visited job boards for…

Aug 16, 2011

Eric Putkonen commented on Jon Prete's blog post 'Telecommuting attracts top talent'

Excellent post and points! I believe telecommuting will be a benefit that job seekers will demand more and more. I can't tell you have many times that I too have heard, "I'm only interested if I can work from home two or…

Aug 12, 2011

Eric Putkonen commented on Timothy Yandel's blog post 'Extending Job Offers Too Late'

Great article. Employers who wait will lose more and more as time goes. Competition is getting fierce is some sectors (like mentioned in Monday's article in Businessweek - Hiring Like It's 1999 -…

Aug 3, 2011

After suggesting improvements to job boards for years and not seeing anything done, I started my own nich job board - MinnesotaTechJobs.com

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Made suggest to HotJobs to allow embedded video in job ads -- please rate it for visibility

I made a suggestion on HotJobs' site today to allow embedded code in the job ads...so we have the ability to put in a video (hosted on YouTube or equivalent).Monster and Careerbuilder are trying to get into the video production business and their video is really the only ones allowed in the ads...and they cost $5,000+.I told HotJobs this would give them a competitve advantage, as video is coming (see Google, Sony Erickson, Enst & Young, etc.) and if we hired someone to produce video (or…See More

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Profile Information

Name: Eric Putkonen

Job Title: Contract Recruiter & Entrepreneur

Company: UnitedHealth Group & MinnesotaTechJobs.com

Which best describes your profession?: Corporate

How many years have you been in the business?: 10-14 years

Which industries do you work in now?: Healthcare, Technology, Other

How many employees in your company?: >5000

College/University: St. Cloud State University

Are you interested in split placements?: no

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

What kind of networking are you open to?: Open networking, Referrals between friends, Very targeted/niche, Invitation only

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?: Currently a contract recruiter at OptumInsight (formerly Ingenix) - a UnitedHealth Group company.

Also launched MinnesotaTechJobs.com - a niche job board: only IT & Tech, only Minnesota, and only regular employers (no recruiting firms or consulting firms).

Dream:

I would love a position as the Recruiting Manager or Talent Acquisition Manager in a small to medium sized company. I could implement Performance-based Hiring in the company, design and implement social media recruiting strategies, produce recruiting videos, design or tweak the employee referral program, and more. Also, I could help out the marketing department – social media, online marketing and search engine marketing, etc. I could even use some of my sourcing skills to help out the sales department of the company with name generation and getting leads.