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Jim Durbin commented on Fredrik Raynal's blog post '5 Questions to Qualify Your Recruitment Partner'
"If they're local, and you're talking about multiple openings, I'd also suggest a visit to their office.  Many of the largest firms have only a single team working an entire city, while some smaller firms actually have 50 people…"
Feb 25
Jim Durbin commented on Amy Ala's blog post 'Actually, I won’t be returning your crappy cold call voice mail. Here’s why.'
"That's a great script Amy.  One change. They should say, "This is" instead of "I am." And they should repeat that phone number at the end.  So here's the tough question. How long do they need to butter you up…"
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Tamara Gore Pendleton left a comment for Jim Durbin
"Hi Jim, I work for Hire Opportunities Career Fairs and noticed you are in Irving.  I am hosting a career fair in Irving in December and wanted to invite you to recruit at that event.  You can go to www.hireopportunities.net for more…"
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Jim Durbin commented on Judi Wunderlich's blog post 'Why Recruiters Get a Bad Rap (a cautionery tale)'
"You can pick just about any industry that built a chop shop and claim this is why the industry is bad.  We've all heard the stories, and many of us have worked for a firm like this at some point, but can I point something…"
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Profile Information

Name
Jim Durbin
Job Title
Managing Principal
Company
Social Media Talent
Which best describes your profession?
Agency Recruiting
How many years have you been in the business?
10 - 14 years
Which industries do you work in now?
All Industries, Conglomerates, Consumer Goods, Financial, Healthcare, Services, Technology, Utilities
How many employees in your company?
<10
College/University
Washington and Lee University
Are you interested in split placements?
No
Which conferences do you plan to attend in the next year?
ERE
What kind of networking are you open to?
Open networking, Referrals between friends, Very targeted/niche, Invitation only
How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?
A social media headhunter and marketer. I own a marketing firm and a staffing firm, both focused on social media
Name someone you most admire
Jason Davis
Which blogs would you recommend people read?
All of them. But socialmediaheadhunter.com, fistfuloftalent.com, cheezhead.com
What recruiting tools can you not live without?
Google, Eclipse, Diver, Sendouts
What do you like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...
The energy
...and what would you change and why?
Better way to track conversations
Website
http://www.socialmediatalent.com
Blog
http://www.socialmediaheadhunter.com
Online profile/Homepage
http://socialmediatalent.com/Social_Media_Staffing_Owners.html
LinkedIn Profile
http://linkedin.com/in/jimdurbin
Twitter Profile
http://www.twitter.com/smheadhunter
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http://www.myspace.com/smheadhunter

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Case Study On How To Use Social Media In Recruiting

Posted on February 11, 2009 at 9:35am 2 Comments

One of the biggest criticisms of social media is a lack of results. Sure, we know that sites like recruitingblogs.com bring us value, but naysayers want to know how many hires we've made for the time spent.



It's not always easy to get those numbers. It can be hard to track, and when you do track them, you don't necessarily want to pass that number on to competitors. Luckily, Rehabcare was open to me talking about their success.





My latest column is up on ERE.net on… Continue

Anyone Know Anything About Jobs.com

Posted on January 29, 2009 at 4:47pm 3 Comments

What was the story behind Jobs.com, prior to getting purchased by Monster. Anyone got some scoop, public or private?

Job Application of the Future?

Posted on January 25, 2009 at 7:30pm 0 Comments

This parody of a job application is pretty good - it's a lot of inside baseball, but you folks tend to be pretty good at that sort of thing.

They're missing one line - Have you ever been paid to work on these accounts (not including AdSense, PayperPost, or Reviewme.

http://applicant.com/job-application-form-20/

Another Tired Entry In The Search Firms Suck Category

Posted on January 21, 2009 at 3:30pm 7 Comments

There's a new blogger on the scene, a rabble rouser from D.C. whose marketing plan seems to be tearing down recruiters as the scum of the earth. How very unique and original!



The Staffing Advisor, who is a search firm owner in D.C. has a new business model - well, he has a business model where he pays a salary instead of commission and charges only 8% a search, including a policy where a company can hire as many people as they… Continue

Payrolling Service for Contractors? Suggestions?

Posted on January 19, 2009 at 4:57pm 0 Comments

If I were to start my a new firm and payroll contractors, where would I turn?

Does anyone have any suggestions for people to call, and what kind of rates to expect and cash upfront I would need? Especially in this economy.

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At 3:57pm on October 24, 2011, Tamara Gore Pendleton said…

Hi Jim,

I work for Hire Opportunities Career Fairs and noticed you are in Irving.  I am hosting a career fair in Irving in December and wanted to invite you to recruit at that event.  You can go to www.hireopportunities.net for more information and you can also use coupon code 40off for $40 off the registrations fee.

Thanks!

Tamara

At 8:26am on February 5, 2009, Dan Nuroo said…
thanks for the invite and advice Jim.. .will check out the video's. I love using free stuff.. my bosses favourite price :)

Cheers

Dan
PS love the other video's posted...
At 2:37pm on January 23, 2009, Gino Conti said…
Jim -

Thanks for the comments on my post. I'm glad to see that what I'm putting up is being well-received!

Gino
At 1:52pm on August 22, 2008, Amanda McArthur (Edwards) said…
Hello Jim!

I'd be happy to help with your ventures in Seattle. Please feel free to call me, I believe I can help.
- Amanda Edwards
At 6:49pm on August 11, 2008, Elaine Basham said…
Hi, Jim - thanks for reaching out - looking forward to getting to know Missouri recruiters!
At 4:27pm on August 11, 2008, Karen Whipple said…
Hi Neighbor! Thanks for the invite. Most of my recruiter friends are in Kansas but I have a few in Missou. Even a couple out by you. BTW - love the blog!
At 3:24pm on August 11, 2008, Rob Clarke said…
Hey Jim, read your blog- James Green from St. Louis just joined as I told him your contest- he is a long time IT recruiter- great guy- hope you two can connect. Have a great week, thanks Jim!
At 8:31pm on August 8, 2008, Jim Durbin said…
Not at recruitfest - but on twitter at smheadhunter
At 7:49pm on August 8, 2008, Susan Kang Nam said…
great to connect to you.. ~ oh? hmm... I didn't know you were on twitter.. :) if you are.. I will be happy to follow. Will you be at Recruitfest? All the best, Susan
At 11:02pm on July 10, 2008, Maureen Sharib said…
Paid to blog? Sounds like a dream job.

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