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Pamela Bovaird commented on Mark Bregman's blog post 'Resumes with No Address'

Time is of essence. If I see something that looks legit, and screams local, that is where my first priority lies.

Jun 23, 2011

Pamela Bovaird commented on Mark Bregman's blog post 'Resumes with No Address'

Sandra, you are so funny! "It is in fact like trying to wipe out an infestation of roaches with a fly swatter. :)" I love it!!! It is so obvious. The resume has a certain look, lots of bold copy, Certification…

Jun 23, 2011

Pamela Bovaird commented on Mark A. Leon's blog post 'R.I.P. Recruitment Search Agencies. Thank you for all your contributions but you will not be missed'

OMG, Jeff. You are sassy! Funny response! Mark you are missing the boat. You must be an Agency Account Exec who has been turned down by a lot of companies with strong Internal HR teams. Even so they still do use…

Feb 17, 2011

Rayanne and Pamela Bovaird are now friends Feb 17, 2011

Pamela Bovaird and Chintan are now friends Feb 16, 2011

Pamela Bovaird commented on Alasdair Murray's blog post 'Social recruiting? It's just a passing fad (unless you're a household name company of course)'

To anyone who does not believe in Social Media as a viable medium you are missing the boat! Blogging is one such form of social media and all of us are on here discussing the latest issues. Many others are also advertising for Recruiters…

Feb 14, 2011

Pamela Bovaird commented on Matthew Murr's blog post 'Candidates! Be basic with your email address'

Very funny! I absolutely love the "yo you what's up you know what to do". It totally made me laugh. I can't tell you how many times I have come across a vm like this one. It does help break up your day…

Feb 14, 2011

Pamela Bovaird commented on Sandra McCartt's blog post 'GOBBLEDYGOOK, JARGON AND CLICHES'

In the Engineering world they often times come up with jargons as a new word for the type of project they are working on. Oftentimes these jargons have sexual innuendos. As long as they are not degrading I kind of like that. But…

Jan 30, 2011

Profile Information

Name: Pamela Bovaird

Location: Carlsbad

Company: TechReq, LLC

Which best describes your profession?: Agency, Sourcer/Researcher, Manager, Executive

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

Which industries do you work in now?: Services, Technology

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

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

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?: Pamela Bovaird, Owner of TechReq, LLC, Technical Staffing Agency

What recruiting tools can you not live without?: Jigsaw, Scope

What do you like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...: have not used it a lot

Website: http://www.techreq.net

Online profile/Homepage: http://www.techreq.net/about-us/bio/

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_side_pro

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SEO Site Analysis Tips

Posted on February 17, 2010 at 5:30pm 6 Comments 0 Likes

I am going to start posting tips on how to do an SEO analysis of your website. My qualifications include 5 years SEO experience since 2003. My background is Sales, but it is Technical Sales and I had to understand how SEO is done and what is important in order to sell it. I also have a strong background in recruiting and I believe there is a place where these skills can be combined hand in hand.

Today's SEO tip is about about Site Indexing.

To review your site indexing on…

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Bait and Switch, Consultant increases rate when customer wants to hire

Posted on June 22, 2009 at 8:00pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

Just had a consultant interview who wants to change the rate now that the customer wants to hire them. This consultant has to go in at a lower rate than they are used to cause the customer cannot get the req approved otherwise. It is only for a short time and so this person only has to deal with these types of pay issues until the economy gets better.

Our job sure is difficult sometimes. Working with people always presents extra challenges that working at a computer may… Continue

Any comments? Or should I not be asking these questions?

Posted on June 1, 2009 at 3:00pm 4 Comments 0 Likes

For those of you who work in agencies and are placing contractors I have some questions for you.

What are agencies getting for Markups on Contractors these days, Percentage?

How many of you are offering benefits on W-2 contractors? If so, what are you offering?

How many do not offer benefits on W-2 contractors?

How many of you are placing 1099's, and how often?

What is the average number of contractors a Recruiter should have on assignment,… Continue

Check out this Insurance Requirement !!!

Posted on May 29, 2009 at 2:30pm 4 Comments 0 Likes

They want this for insurance:

Employers Liability $500,000 per occurrences

Commercial Auto $1,000,000 combined single limit on any vehicles and $1,000,000 property damage liability

$1,000,000 general liability with $2,000,000 aggregate

Company Endorsement

“Separation of Interest” Clause

Endorsement

Umbrella Coverage with $4,000,000 limit per occurrence in aggregate

Errors and Omissions $1,000,000 with $2,000,000 aggregate.

There is some other… Continue

What it takes to become #1 on the search engines

Posted on May 27, 2009 at 9:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

If you want to get your site ranked you should do the following.

Pam Bovaird was the Top Sales Person for 10 months straight at www.seoinc.com. Pamela now owns a Technical Staffing Agency, www.techreq.net and her website is ranked at the top of several search engines for very competitive keyword phrases.

These are the ABC's of SEO.

Keyword analyses

Keywords listed in order of priority.

Writing copy to reflect the chosen keywords in order of… Continue

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At 10:39am on December 7, 2010, Dr Simon Harding said…: Thanks for joining Think Oil !

At 12:37pm on October 7, 2009, Michael Krug said…: Thanks for the friend request! I'm happy to connect

At 3:39pm on April 11, 2009, Dr Simon Harding said…: Thanks for the invitation

At 1:31pm on December 2, 2008, Faisal said…: Hey Pamela,

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At 1:28pm on November 12, 2008, VASANTH said…: HiPamela,

Hope you are doing well.

The objective of this mesasage is to tell you that how we could be of value to your organization. We have large pool of IT consultants in various skill sets working across US. All professionals are thoroughly screened and tested, thus ensuring that only the best are chosen. I would feel great if you can give us the opportunity for working on your IT requirements. Our Consultants are open to relocation, available for contractual positions at best of the rates. We have consultants available in almost all the skills ranging from Oracle DBA,COGNOS, Java & DOT NET Developers,ERP - SAP, QA ,BA to Web Technologies etc.

Please add my email id i.e. vasanth@techgene.com to your mailing list in order to help serve requirements of your direct clients. I assure you of a perfect match in least possible time at the best of rates. Let us make some placements together.

Thanks
VASANTH KUMAR

At 9:28am on August 14, 2008, Mike Manno said…: I am located in Shreveport, LA and I specialize in SAP recruiting which is niche specific in the IT arena. Any questions call me
(318) 865-8411 x. 109

At 9:33pm on August 13, 2008, Alex Truchot said…: Thank you for accepting my invite. Please let me know if I can be of any assistance.
If you would like to join my LinkedIn network, I accept all invitations.