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Jeff Dickey-Chasins and Dave Opton are now friends Jan 25, 2011

Dave Opton replied to Rayanne's discussion 'It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times..., Part 3'

Let's hear it for real customer service or as Tom Friedman said in The Lexus and the Olive Tree"...the personal touch that can never be commoditized."

Nov 3, 2010

Dave Opton replied to Rayanne's discussion 'It was the Worst of Times, Part 2'

Rayanne, Certainly not the way anyone would want to start a weekend. I certainly know the feeling you had as I am sure most readers who have had such "fender benders" do. I had one a few weeks ago but fortunately is was a Ford pickup…

Nov 2, 2010

Dave Opton commented on Gary Franklin's blog post '"What does the recruitment industry compete on?"'

I would agree with both Thomas and Martin. My own feeling is that be it a product or a service, people are always prepared to pay a premium for quality.

Sep 13, 2010

Dave Opton commented on Alasdair Murray's blog post 'The same thing that's dragged job boards down will kill off social recruiting (or why recruiters fail to grasp the concept of advertising)'

I also agree with Sean which is one of the reasons that recruiters are members with us as well as executives. Recruiters want quality candidates and candidates want access to opportunities that are real.

Jul 21, 2010

Dave Opton commented on Alasdair Murray's blog post 'The same thing that's dragged job boards down will kill off social recruiting (or why recruiters fail to grasp the concept of advertising)'

Alasdair, It is indeed remarkable how often one sees posts like the ones you describe. It sort of makes you wonder if some organizations don't understand that even when it is a buyer's market as it is now that recruiting is still, as…

Jul 21, 2010

Dave Opton commented on Dave Opton's blog post 'Stand By Me'

I guess it's true what they say about a picture speaking louder than a thousand words. :)

Jun 11, 2010

Jerry Albright commented on Dave Opton's blog post 'Stand By Me' Jun 11, 2010

Profile Information

Name: Dave Opton

Location: Norwalk

Company: ExecuNet

Which best describes your profession?: Independent, Human Resources/staffing, Executive

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

Which industries do you work in now?: All Industries

Which conferences do you plan to attend in the next year?: ERE, Kennedy, Onrec, SHRM

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

Which blogs would you recommend people read?: Executive Tribune; What Would Dad Say

Website: http://www.execunet.com

Blog: http://www.execunet.blogspot.com/

Online profile/Homepage: http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?goback=%2Ehom

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Stand By Me

Posted on June 11, 2010 at 11:43am 2 Comments 0 Likes

The last time I checked there were only 21,185,836 views of this video which should give you some idea of how "tuned in" I am!

The video is part of a series put together by Playing for Change and if you are one of the 21 million plus mentioned above, of course, you already know that.

But for those, like…

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Match & Fit

Posted on February 12, 2010 at 3:18pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Just so you how far behind the times I am, the subject of this post was actually around since August of last year. Fortunately for readers, the content of Jose Ruiz's post was not time sensitive, indeed, in some respects it is timeless.

Jose, as you'll see if you check out his site, is a principal in… Continue

Three Questions Executives Should Ask for the New Year

Posted on January 29, 2010 at 5:05pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

We're almost out of January, and a lot of the resolution stuff is wearing off so I am rushing to get this off my chest before it simply proves I am further behind the power curve than even I thought.

Question: Do you hate stuff that makes you think as much as I do? Okay, maybe hate is too strong a word, maybe feeling humiliated and embarrassed is more like it.

Well, I have to admit publically that when I read… Continue

ExecuNet Annual Executive Market Outlook Survey - Opportunity To Participate

Posted on January 20, 2010 at 2:08pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

For the past 17 years Execu Net has conducted an extensive survey of the marketplace. Some members of RecruitingBlogs I am sure have seen it and many undoubtedly have participated.

We are currently in the process of gathering the data for this year's survey from three groups: senior level executives, recruiters, and corporate HR executives.

If you would like to participate (and get a copy of the results for doing so) you can participate as… Continue

Leadership Values

Posted on January 13, 2010 at 1:03pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

When the new year begins the lists come out and it's always time to see who views what as "winners", "losers", and/or what's in store for the next twelve months or so.

The other thing that happens, at least for me, is that this time of year makes you think of where things have been, what's changed, and what worked and what didn't. It also makes me… Continue

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At 11:42am on April 21, 2010, Pat Meehan said…: Hi Dave, thanks for connecting. Looking forward to networking with you.

Pat

At 2:34pm on November 12, 2008, Claudia Faust said…: Dave, thanks so much for adding your voice to our discussion on the forum today. I'm a big fan of the work that ExecuNet does, and would be thrilled to have you as a part of my network here.

Warm regards,

Claudia

At 12:41pm on September 17, 2008, Steve Driscoll said…: Dave - Thought you'd like to know that implu is now a 100% free site. This means organizations can sign up as many accounts as they want at no cost. This offer includes 100% of the site features for....free.

I hope all is well with ExecuNet.

Take care,

Steve

At 8:23pm on August 5, 2008, Steve Driscoll said…: Thank you Dave! It's very interesting and very exciting. We get a lot of queries for an implu api. I guess we're going to have to work on that.

Cheers!

At 6:29pm on August 5, 2008, Steve Driscoll said…: Hi Dave - It seems we have a mutual friend in Peter Clayton.

Who do you implu?

At 10:14am on July 14, 2008, Joel said…: Good to see you here.....

We have over 250 IT consultants on our W2. We concentrate on C# Dot net, VB Dot Net, Java J2EE, Business Analysis, SAP FICO, BW, HR, Informatica, Data Stage etc.

I look forward to establishing a mutually benefiting business relationship.

You can reach me at joelcaresforu@gmail.com

At 6:06pm on May 9, 2008, Bill Vick said…: Hi Dave - I'm so glad you’re here in the thick of things. :)

We need to do an updated interview for XtremeRecruiting.tv. Could we talk this coming week about it? My contact info follows.

Bill

Bill Vick
Bill@XtremeRecruiting.tv
http://www.XtremeRecruiting.tv
972-646-3534 <- CST
Skype: BigBiller
http://www.linkedin.com/in/billvick <- my LinkedIn Profile
http://www.profile.to/billvick <- my Facebook Profile
http://www.twitter.com/billvick <- Follow me on Twitter

XtremeRecruiting.tv features live video interviews with recruiting industry leaders, trainers, Big Billers and technology wizards that can help recruiters kick their business to the next level.

At 11:12am on February 12, 2008, Slouch said…: Hi dave, I enjoyed out talk last night. Thanks for your your input

At 2:55pm on June 29, 2007, Dave Opton said…: They are the initials of my high school, and was the first thing I thought of to fill in the box for a username as I was stumbling through the process of trying to learn my way around the site.