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Joshua Letourneau replied to Sandra McCartt's discussion 'WILL THE SUCCESSFUL GENERALIST RECRUITERS PLEASE STAND UP.'

Greg, I'm aware of a niche that I'd love to go after . . . but I can't right now. Give me a call and we can discuss. You know, this is what community is all about. By all of us sharing insight and knowledge, we all move the needle ahead. The commun…

January 28

Joshua Letourneau replied to Sandra McCartt's discussion 'WILL THE SUCCESSFUL GENERALIST RECRUITERS PLEASE STAND UP.'

Gregg, I am not a trainer by any means. I am just fortunate to stand on the shoulders of Giants. My "sense of reality" in the search space is investing in learning from the best of the best. If you want to look into this, I'd suggest Doug Beabout tr…

January 28

Joshua Letourneau replied to Sandra McCartt's discussion 'WILL THE SUCCESSFUL GENERALIST RECRUITERS PLEASE STAND UP.'

For the record, I only work very difficult-to-fill roles. This is another area that many disagree with me about, but that's ok. There's room for all of us to fit in. I'm certainly not saying my strategy is the best or only one. It just works for me.…

January 28

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Joshua Letourneau replied to Sandra McCartt's discussion 'WILL THE SUCCESSFUL GENERALIST RECRUITERS PLEASE STAND UP.'

Peter, super points - you're internal, so you better be adept within all functions, right? You probably have about 100 reqs on your desk, and I'll be honest: I have the utmost respect for Internal Recruiters because you're often asked to do so much…

January 28

Joshua Letourneau commented on Benjamin McCall's blog post 'Personal Brand: What's on your chalkboard?'

Wow, this is deep and very true. I'd also say we have to be careful to keep an eye on what others are writing on our chalk board (i.e. 'brand monitoring, if you will). I'm not normally one to do the old 'surface-networking' "Great Post!" comment bec…

January 28

Joshua Letourneau replied to Sandra McCartt's discussion 'WILL THE SUCCESSFUL GENERALIST RECRUITERS PLEASE STAND UP.'

There is certainly more than one way to skin a cat. If you're a generalist, I say 'generalist on!' Well, that is if you've survived the Great Recession. Unfortunately, 60% - 70% of our pre-2009 industry is gone. I'd suggest most that are gone were g…

January 28

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When it Comes to Evaluating a Social Media Recruiting Strategy, Consider the Non-Linear Benefits

When it comes to Evaluating a Social Media Recruiting Strategy, Consider the Non-Linear BenefitsSocial Media is quite the buzz in the Recruiting Industry today . . . as it should be. Seeding conversation and setting the stage for community can offe…

January 22

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Josh Letourneau

Job Title

Mg Director

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Knight & Bishop

Which best describes your profession?

Consultant

How many years have you been in the business?

5-9 years

How many employees in your company?

<10

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

Kennedy, RecruitFest, SourceCon

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Open networking

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Would ROI Have Been Enough to Predict This? ("Vitamin Water’s Newest Flavour Created by Facebook Fans")

As ROI = (Gain - Cost)/(Cost), would ROI have been the right metric to present the following possibility? Consider the following example of the power of "Collective Intelligence" --

"Great Example of "Collective Intelligence" - Vitamin Water’s Newest Flavour Created by Facebook Fans"

So how can you sell th… Continue

Posted on January 20, 2010 at 2:50pm —

The ROI Monster Is So Because He Often Leads Us Down a Path of Futility . . .

A few days ago, I wrote a post titled, "Social Media Strategy: Let's Stop Talking ROI Already". This is a delicate subject and I may not have been as direct as I should have been. Let me cut to the chase as I'm not suggesting we come to the table with no financial justification. It's bigger than that. Let me explain:

1. ROI is a weak metric. It's the laughing stock metric of the Finance world. If we're… Continue

Posted on January 19, 2010 at 4:27pm —

Social Media Strategy: Let's Stop Talking ROI Already

Social Media Strategy: Let's Stop Talking ROI Already

There's been a lot of talk lately about ROI as it pertains to Social Media Strategy with regard to recruiting efforts. Most notable is a… Continue

Posted on January 16, 2010 at 10:23am — 16 Comments

Irrecoverable Knowledge within Irrecoverable Social Networks?

Ok, so being a novice, I am unsure whether I should repost a post from my original blog . . . or just transpose it here. I'm a newbie with this, so please forgive my stumblings before I figure it out :)

A good friend and National Defense recruiting guru, Christopher Young (@chrismarkyoung), forwarded me an NYT article today, "… Continue

Posted on January 8, 2010 at 11:30am —

Quality-of-Hire Quandary Follow-Up (Charlie Weis, Brian Kelly, and Notre Dame)

Good afternoon, Everyone! Recently, I wrote a post over at FistfulofTalent.com (FOT) about Charlie Weis and his QOH debacle with Notre Dame. You can see the original article… Continue

Posted on December 18, 2009 at 12:12pm — 3 Comments

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At 11:44am on March 27, 2009, Julia Stone said…: Josh,

Hope you are doing well. All your kind words are appreciated. Please don't hesitate to reach out if I can ever be of assistance.

All the best,

Julia

At 4:45pm on February 25, 2009, Eric Kramer said…: Josh,
InterviewBest is still operational. However, we are expanding to a new and larger web site and the URL is being transferred over so the site is down. I am holding my breath and hoping it will come on line soon. It has to do with how fast the Domain gods switch the URL over.

At 10:25am on January 22, 2009, Ben Gotkin said…: Nah, no need for you to censor, you responded based upon limited information. I do believe though that Jim should consider taking his video and post down. The more I think about it, the more dismayed I am by it.

At 9:54am on January 22, 2009, Ben Gotkin said…: Josh - Good to connect with you here. Hopefully we will get an opportunity to catch up in person sometime this year. As for my response, I just felt that Jim's post was way out of line, and way out of proportion to what Bob had wrote. Bob is a good guy and doesn't deserve to be called out like that for what is really ultimately a difference in opinion.

At 11:14pm on November 5, 2008, Paul DeBettignies said…

I am the “Admin” for the Recruiters On LinkedIn group, www.recruitingblogs.com/group/linkedin. You have recently joined and this is a "welcome" to the group and "here is how it works".

Over the past year I have been experimenting how best to facilitate members being able to connect with each other. Some want to connect with everyone and some are looking for a few meaningful connections.

1-2 times per week I send a group introduction message with 10-15 new members and reintroducing others.

What this means for you is simple, do you wish to be introduced to the group?

You have 4 options from which to choose:

(A) “Open Networker” with name, email address, and LinkedIn URL as you want to connect with anyone and everyone.

(B) “General Introduction” with name and LinkedIn URL as you are specific about who you want to connect with.

(D) “Super Open Networker” which is (A) plus having your contact information on the group page.

A caution on the “Open Networker”, you may be inundated with invitations to connect. For some this is exactly what they are hoping for and others this could be a pain.

I do ask, if you receive invitations from members you do not want to connect with that you “Archive” the message versus “I don’t know” so the sender is not penalized by LinkedIn although how you handle this is up to you.

Again your options are (A), (B), (C), (D).

Please include your LinkedIn URL and email address you prefer to receive invitations and send to paul@mnheadhunter.com

Thank you for your time.

At 3:44pm on September 24, 2008, Maren Hogan said…: Josh sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. Let's chat when you have the time.

At 1:05am on September 21, 2008, Maya Walker said…: I just accepted your linkedin invitation. Glad to find you here. Please add me as friend so we can keep up with each other's news.

To your success,
Maya Walker

At 5:54pm on September 11, 2008, Stephen said…: Sorry I missed your note. Yeah, my dog is is very cool looking. He turned out to be wicked agile and smart ...I think he believes he is one of those border collies.

At 6:28pm on September 9, 2008, Susan Burns said…: Hey Josh - missed you today. Re CRM - that was the outcome from the last TTC discussion - not simply a personal endorsement. The group identified technology as the most important influencer/sign of progress in staffing. The conclusion today in digging deeper into CRM was the importance of the "AND". CRM is a single tool. We didn't dive very deep but my takeaway is that if recruiters - corp and 3rd party, want to differentiate their brand/company and job seeker experience to improve hiring there needs to be better communication, relationship management and information. CRM is the tool to make that happen. Adding CRM to a recruitment strategy addresses this more so than anything else today. Its not a replacement for the basic tools but facilitates. Of course, having a solid strategy, process and talent philosophy in place is not an option. CRM does not solve the absence of these things and how they play out in the hiring process.