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bill josephson commented on DRUE DE ANGELIS's blog post 'The Problem with Recruiters!'

There was nothing in this piece applying to my 31 years of Executive recruiting experience. It was more written for the go-go years of the 1990's or 80's.Bottom line is 3rd party recruiters are fighting for relevance in the…

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bill josephson commented on Valentino Martinez's blog post 'Is the field of recruitment becoming No Country for Old Men and Women?'

Delete Comment Working as an employee it's definitely a disadvantage, IMO. Most employers will gear towards hiring a person who can do the work of more than one person. This means being the best at what they do or being able to perform multiple…

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bill josephson replied to Francois Guay's discussion 'What makes a Recruiter Great!!!'

In this economy, a great recruiter is filling a position mired with enough problems making it "unfillable" from corporate's standpoint. Finding that "two-headed astronaut" or "Purple Squirrel."

Jan 30

bill josephson replied to Francois Guay's discussion 'What makes a Recruiter Great!!!'

In this economy, a great recruiter is filling a position mired with enough problems making it "unfillable" from corporate's standpoint. Finding that "two-headed astronaut" or "Purple Squirrel."

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bill josephson commented on Marvin Smith's blog post 'What If It Mattered How We Treat Candidates'

Amber, we agree. I still maintain it doesn't make us look good when we tell candidates we haven't heard anything. But it's better than not picking up the phone at all.

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bill josephson commented on Marvin Smith's blog post 'What If It Mattered How We Treat Candidates'

Unless corporate gives the TPR feedback all the TPR can tell the candidate as they have no feedback. Is that considered good communication by candidates? I don't think so. They expect more. I believe candidates…

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bill josephson commented on Marvin Smith's blog post 'What If It Mattered How We Treat Candidates'

I recruit exclusively by phone so my candidates talk to a live person making the initial experience more personal. Recruiting over the internet makes for an impersonal experience for the candidate as they send resumes down black holes…

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bill josephson commented on Amy Ala's blog post 'The Real Reasons Why Corporate Recruiters Hate You'

Amy, makes sense. In other companies requiring more I/T or Engineering talent there'd be a dedicated contract recruiter also handling that function making it even less likely your company would reach out to a TPR potentially exempting any…

Jan 18

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Name: bill josephson

Job Title: president

Company: william james associates

Which best describes your profession?: Agency Recruiting

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

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

How many employees in your company?: <10

Are you interested in split placements?: Yes

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?: I recruit 'passive/invisible' candidates

Name someone you most admire: My dad

Which blogs would you recommend people read?: Maureen Sharib

What recruiting tools can you not live without?: Phone

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The function of Corporate HR

Posted on June 21, 2011 at 5:51pm 1 Comment 0 Likes

In encorporating 3rd Party Recruiters is Corporate HR's function to fill jobs, or simply putting as many qualified candidate resumes in front of all hiring managers with a signed requisition disregarding lack of HA feedback and thus nonexistent interview processes?

Fill jobs, or cover themselves supplying qualified candidate resumes?

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At 5:50pm on March 24, 2008, Shally Steckerl said…: bill its the "pipe" symbol and its located on your keyboard half way between the Enter key and the Backspace key. It may appear as a brokedn or "dashed" vertical line.