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Rob commented on Rebecca B. Sargeant's blog post '10 Reasons Recruiters Need Training'"Hi Rebecca, you make an interesting point on 'micromanagement.' We're recently been interviewing recruiters for our company. It's amazing to see the amount of micromanagement go on in some firms. We're a fairly…"
Rob commented on Bonnie Brooks's blog post 'The Job Interview and the Little White Lie'"Hi Bonnie, this is an interesting point. When is a "version of the truth" acceptable? I think accentuating the positive is probably a good thing during an interview, especially if you are the candidate. However, the main problem is the…"
Rob posted a blog postWhy Dr Sullivan Is Wrong: Assessment not selling is the Remaining Recruiting Challenge.
Sourcing is dying. As Dr Sullivan eloquently points out, new tools make what was once hard, finding people, easy. With the birth of online tracking tools, software, and social media the cost of finding people will dramatically decrease. Bad news for recruiters, good news for companies.However, the next recruiting frontier is not selling but assessing the multitude. The…See More
Christopher Ceraso left a comment for Rob"I am interested in technology recruitment split with you. I can be reached at chris@myrng.net or 412-364-1875 - Google video/voice chat at chrisceraso@gmail.com
Thank you!
Christopher"
Rob commented on sheila Greco's blog post 'What is Trending In Recruiting?'"Hi Bill, I do take your points. I think the best method I've found is go with the other internal recruiters are not. For example, yes they can cold call and use linkedin but they can't be at conferences and networking as much as we can.…"
Rob commented on sheila Greco's blog post 'What is Trending In Recruiting?'"Hi Bill, I think it really depends on how lucrative those 1-2 assignments a month can be. I know I can earn a lot more money working externally than being a salaried employee in house mainly because there is the premium that we charge and how…"
Rob commented on sheila Greco's blog post 'What is Trending In Recruiting?'"Bill, I think to your question about what value a third party recruiter has when competing with internals, for me there are two things: One you very rarely see internal recruiters at events, conferences, industry get togethers and the like. I have…"
Rob posted a blog postFirst Who, Then Woo-365 recruiting
This is an extract from our upcoming E-Book "First Who, then Woo" where we interviewed 25 technology CEOs and HR leaders in the Silicon Valley and Europe about their successes and failures, views and opinions on growing technology companies. This chapter has only one piece of data from the participants but the other chapters contain considerably more. 365 recruiting “After the game… early edition newspapers with SUPER BOWL CHAMPS in bold letters were being displayed on the field… It was a…See More
Rob commented on Dan Nuroo's blog post 'Don’t focus too much on the end goal'"Great post, I think this is a great philosophy. It's probably easier to have this mentality as an organisation grows. I remember there was no way that I could have focussed on the 'journey' rather than the destination when we started…"
Randy Levinson commented on Rob's blog post 'The Anti-Sale'"Rob, I can't believe that you've gotten no responses in the last 3 days to this. It is an excellent observation and maybe the folks around here are just not happy that you are giving away trade secrets and that's why they have not…"
A blog post by Rob was featuredThe Anti-Sale
Most people dislike being sold to. Gen Y like salesmen even less than baby-boomers. We’ve been interrupted by ads, annoyed by door-to-door and saturated by cold callers. Our mindset is on auto-response-NOThere is one vacancy that forty applicants apply for. Thirty nine have picture-perfect CV’s. One is hand delivered to the CEO by his best friend along with a glowing letter of recommendation on what the applicant did for the friend’s not-for-profit. Who gets the first interview?There are five…See More
Rob posted a blog postThe Anti-Sale
Most people dislike being sold to. Gen Y like salesmen even less than baby-boomers. We’ve been interrupted by ads, annoyed by door-to-door and saturated by cold callers. Our mindset is on auto-response-NOThere is one vacancy that forty applicants apply for. Thirty nine have picture-perfect CV’s. One is hand delivered to the CEO by his best friend along with a glowing letter of recommendation on what the applicant did for the friend’s not-for-profit. Who gets the first interview?There are five…See More
Robin Eads commented on Rob's blog post 'Job Adverts are personal not corporate'"This is why recruiters are so important to a company. It's not just their job to SOURCE the great candidate; it's their job to SELL them on the opportunity! So why do so many fail when it comes to placing job ads? I wish I could answer…"
Rob posted a blog postJob Adverts are personal not corporate
Most Job adverts stink. They stink because the people posting them list benefits not emotions. They are corporate, not personal. Few people respond to impersonal treatment but that’s what job adverts are: lists of experience needed, company achievements and pension plans. People don’t change jobs for pensions, gyms or usually salary. They change because how their new company might make them feel: the opportunities, the potential and the chance to feel part of a new tribe. Some say its business…See More
Rob commented on Bob Wright's blog post 'Golf, phone calls and a new way to manage Friday's.'"Nice post Bob. I think even more importantly in this world of social media gone mad we have to remember how important face time is with clients and candidates. Old style networking should not go out the window because of linkedin."
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Why Dr Sullivan Is Wrong: Assessment not selling is the Remaining Recruiting Challenge.
Posted on March 4, 2013 at 5:55am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Sourcing is dying. As Dr Sullivan eloquently points out, new tools make what was once hard, finding people, easy. With the birth of online tracking tools, software, and social media the cost of finding people will dramatically decrease. Bad news for recruiters, good news for companies.
However, the next recruiting frontier is not selling but assessing the multitude.…
Continue First Who, Then Woo-365 recruiting
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 6:24am 0 Comments 0 Likes
This is an extract from our upcoming E-Book "First Who, then Woo" where we interviewed 25 technology CEOs and HR leaders in the Silicon Valley and Europe about their successes and failures, views and opinions on growing technology companies. This chapter has only one piece of data from the participants but the other chapters contain considerably more.
365…
Continue The Anti-Sale
Posted on March 30, 2010 at 3:15pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Most people dislike being sold to. Gen Y like salesmen even less than baby-boomers. We’ve been interrupted by ads, annoyed by door-to-door and saturated by cold callers. Our mindset is on auto-response-NO…
Continue Job Adverts are personal not corporate
Posted on March 26, 2010 at 6:44am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Most Job adverts stink. They stink because the people posting them list benefits not emotions. They are corporate, not personal. Few people respond to impersonal treatment but that’s what job adverts are: lists of experience needed, company achievements and pension plans. People don’t change jobs for pensions, gyms or usually salary. They change…
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- At 10:40am on January 8, 2013, Christopher Ceraso said…
I am interested in technology recruitment split with you. I can be reached at chris@myrng.net or 412-364-1875 - Google video/voice chat at chrisceraso@gmail.com
Thank you!
Christopher
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