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Ron Cottick commented on Michael Glenn's blog post '3 Fundamentals of Recruiting'

Opps, meant to say "BULLSEYE"

Apr 22, 2010

Ron Cottick commented on Michael Glenn's blog post '3 Fundamentals of Recruiting'

Bulleye Michael. I have thought about writing something similar. I have in the past had managers that would say things to intended to help keep me grounded. One was "keep your eye on the ball" and "get back to the basics". These…

Apr 22, 2010

"Candidate Presentation" - That First Impression!

Years ago when presenting candidates to hiring managers I was able to get the hiring managers on the phone and verbalize the presentation, create the interest and nail down the interview. At times I would get a request for the resume and agree to faxing it (remember those times?) after the interview was set. Most of the time though I was able to assure the hiring manager the candidate would bring the resume with them to the interview.Things have changed over time though and I have either lost…See More

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Job Descriptions – Are they part of your ad content, written to your audience, and, “How are they working out for you?”

I got more involved in writing, editing and re-writing job descriptions when I worked in the corporate recruiting world than ever before. Since that time I still get involved in editing and re-writing. I am guilty of not always asking permission but then I may not get it, and, after all, I am doing it in the best interest of my client and candidate. So, what’s the harm?How did I ever get involved in doing what Hiring Managers and HR should have been providing me to work with? If you ever looked…See More

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Ron Cottick commented on Ron Cottick's blog post '“Follow the rule candidates” – How you find them, or do you?'

Thanks for the comment Shane. I agree on the referral to simplicity. I think that sometimes the desire to make applications more effecient and high tech pushes simplicity out the door. We think it is simplifying things and that is one of our…

Apr 13, 2010

Shane McCusker commented on Ron Cottick's blog post '“Follow the rule candidates” – How you find them, or do you?'

As a developer of recruitment systems and an ex agency recruiter I agree. That said, simplicity is not as simple as it sounds. We spend a lot of time trying to simplify the user experience and cutting out the stuff that's not used. We focus on…

Apr 12, 2010

“Follow the rule candidates” – How you find them, or do you?

There is this candidate who sees your job posted and is asked to apply directly online for the position. The profile information they provide, their cover letter if they have one and their resume end up in your database and flagged as an applicant to your position. This could happen in a corporate or non-corporate scenario.You may get an email alert that you have an applicant, maybe not. In my corporate recruiting experience I did not. I had to go looking for any applicants who applied. It was…See More

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Ron Cottick commented on Ron Cottick's blog post 'Do you "KIS" with your candidate's resume?'

Thanks for the comment Karen. I like your thought process and couldn't agree more. For someone who writes resumes for candidates and with your thought process on how they should look and how it best suits the candidate you look to be at top of…

Apr 10, 2010

Ron Cottick commented on Ron Cottick's blog post 'Do you "KIS" with your candidate's resume?'

Thanks for you your comment Issac. I agree with you and am glad you share my thoughts on this issue. You have probably heard the term "if you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your BS". I sometimes think there…

Apr 10, 2010

Isaac commented on Ron Cottick's blog post 'Do you "KIS" with your candidate's resume?'

Great post Ron, I have been in recruiting for some time now and even took a short gander at "placement", and more and more i see these "gurus" out there that are trying to "spice" up resumes and all they are doing as…

Apr 9, 2010

Ron Cottick commented on Ron Cottick's blog post 'Do you "KIS" with your candidate's resume?'

Thanks for your comment Alisa. Excellent point. There is so much more that could be addressed and written about this and many ways to look at it. My intended point to this BLOG was to point out the proverbial KIS and think about the audience. So…

Apr 9, 2010

Alisa Tazioli commented on Ron Cottick's blog post 'Do you "KIS" with your candidate's resume?'

Speaking for at least part of the 'non-technical' recruiting world, chronological is by far the better and most preferred format. It shows career progression, at the very least, which is one thing I as a recruiter immediately want to…

Apr 9, 2010

Ron Cottick commented on Ron Cottick's blog post 'Do you "KIS" with your candidate's resume?'

Thanks for the comment Marianne. I have a tendancy to agree with that as to me a functional resume can more easily be written to embellish and/or mis-represent the real value of a candidate than the chronological resume.

Apr 9, 2010

Marianne Adoradio commented on Ron Cottick's blog post 'Do you "KIS" with your candidate's resume?'

In the SF Bay Area/Silicon Valley, a majority of hiring managers/companies look at the Functional Resume as a Red Flag.

Apr 9, 2010

Ron Cottick updated their profile Apr 9, 2010

Do you "KIS" with your candidate's resume?

I have been around the business for a long time. Early on and being far less intelligent, something debated to this day I might add, I was quick to use the resume given to me by candidates to present them to my clients. I did little to nothing to change anything on the resume.I have gotten smarter over the years. Resumes have become very fluid over the years. Candidates, in their infinite wisdom, have put together their resume as best they could with advice from every expert in the industry.…See More

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Name: Ron Cottick

Job Title: New Business Development Manager

Company: Trillium Technical

Which best describes your profession?: Agency

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

Which industries do you work in now?: Technology

How many employees in your company?: >10

College/University: Eastern Michigan University

Are you interested in split placements?: yes

What kind of networking are you open to?: Open networking, Referrals between friends

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?: A multi - talented technical staffing professional

Name someone you most admire: Any self made successful leader in industry

Which blogs would you recommend people read?: recruiting BLOG

What recruiting tools can you not live without?: I came up through the industry "old school" so I would say I could get by with the basic tools used in the industry before all the later technology has been developed, although, I would prefer not to do without any of the later technologies.

What do you like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...: I would like to say I read the blog in its entirety regularly but from what I have read I find the subject matter mostly challenging, thought provoking, open for debate with multiple opinion and entertaining. I think it is great to communicate with other professionals with like and differing views and experiences.

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At 5:43pm on July 10, 2009, Tom Hesson said…: Hey Ron,

Great to hear from you! Hope you are have an enjoyable summer. Send me your # & I'll give you a call next week.

Tom