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"YOU DON'T STOP PLAYING BECAUSE YOU GROW OLD. YOU GROW OLD BECAUSE YOU STOP PLAYING" THIS APPLIES...
This concept also applies to recruiting. At least it does for me, now going on 40 years in the discipline.
Do you youngsters, I mean, younger professionals in the business see yourselves doing this kind of work for a few…Continue
Added by Valentino Martinez on June 18, 2011 at 8:13pm — 2 Comments
ATTENTION PLEASE!
Is this a:
Carnival Barker? No, but close.
An Evangelist? Sometimes.
A Used Car Salesman? Sometimes.
A Corporate Recruiter? Indeed!
What could this company recruiter possibly be saying to attract the attention of this crowd of job seekers?
I’m guessing your guess would be wrong, but take a guess anyway.
…
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Added by Valentino Martinez on June 12, 2011 at 3:30am — No Comments
MOTHER OF ALL SPEED BUMPS - SOME hr STAFFING TYPES ARE...*
ContinueIf most hiring managers knew what games many (not all) HR staffing types play in blocking external recruiters, who can actually fill their hard-to-fill openings,...they would (should) cocoon them and convert them into speed bumps befitting their role in the recruitment process.
Your…
Added by Valentino Martinez on May 30, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments
VERITAS - THE ULTIMATE RECRUITMENT, SELECTION PROCESS, OR CAREER TREK CHALLENGE*
If a friend tells you, "You have bad breath"--is she now your enemy?
If an enemy tells you, "Damn, you have bad breath"--is he now your friend?
I say yes, to both questions--because knowing your flaws can enlighten your general and specific outlook about yourself and others. And those who approach you with such insights have personal and professional motives. Your challenge is to decipher the difference.
How this applies to recruitment; the selection…
ContinueAdded by Valentino Martinez on May 28, 2011 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING...A RECRUITER'S DILEMMA IN THE SELECTON PROCESS
In theory and in reality a wolf in sheep's clothing is a key concern for employers and recruiters to be wary of in the selection process.
It begs the question, "Which candidate are you most comfortable with in assessing for employment consideration—the raw and somewhat transparent candidate, or the highly polished, highly confident one?” On the one hand, the raw/transparent candidate may not impress as much as the highly polished interviewee. But under all that gloss and glow may…
ContinueAdded by Valentino Martinez on May 19, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments
BLOG ON BLOG – THE SEE, HEAR, SPEAK NO EVIL CONUNDRUM IN RECRUITMENT
ContinueI liked Jerry E. Thurber’s Blog today, May 18, 2011 on: Social Media Background Check: 5 Things Not to Tweet – so much so that I’m doing a Blog on Blog because I feel the subject deserves a contrary assessment on the possible downsides of actually eliminating, hiding or…
Added by Valentino Martinez on May 18, 2011 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments
SNAKE EYES or LUCKY 7s: Does Luck Rule, Or Do You Rule Your Luck As A Recruitment Professional?
ContinueDoes my question sound inane, or is there something to it?
"In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers he points out that luck plays a big part in success, for example, having the luck of being born in the right place, or at the right…
Added by Valentino Martinez on May 8, 2011 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments
LATE ARRIVAL
Sometimes the journey wears you down...
Sometimes the journey builds you up...
Sometimes the journey wears you down to build you up.
You will know when you arrive.
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ValentinoBM (Photo Poem in B&W) - circa 2008 Winter - Campus…
Added by Valentino Martinez on May 2, 2011 at 3:49am — No Comments
POTENTIAL MATTERS: EXPLORERS VS. TREE-HUGGERS
The baby bunny featured in this picture, is Marco Polo. I gave him this name because he was the first of three baby bunnies born in our back yard who ventured out into the world beyond his rabbit hole.
How this relates to recruiting is that some candidates we evaluate for…
ContinueAdded by Valentino Martinez on May 2, 2011 at 2:46am — No Comments
Great recruiters have the: EYES, EARS, NOSE, MIND, HEART and APPETITE for the HUNT.
ContinueGood recruiters get the job done.
Even better recruiters get the job done with quality results.
The very best recruiters get the job done with quality results and...?
Your…
Added by Valentino Martinez on April 28, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments
IF ADDICTION TO RECRUITING HAD AN IMAGE IT WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS...
Symptoms of an addiction to recruitment, otherwise called a "staffing infection" are:
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- a burning need for job descriptions...
- leash marks from attempts to restrain you from going before "Ready, Set,... GO!"
- a swelling of the right eyeball when five resumes…
Added by Valentino Martinez on April 24, 2011 at 2:00am — No Comments
Truth be told...the truth will emerge...and expose the truthlessness.
Kudos to Stephen Doyle of Doyle Partners for this image for its visual IMPACT. http://doylepartners.com/
TRUTH BE TOLD...
In the recruitment assessment process does truth always shine through…Continue
Added by Valentino Martinez on April 22, 2011 at 3:01pm — No Comments
THE ARROGANCE FACTOR IN RECRUITMENT
ContinueArrogance- an insulting way of thinking or behaving that comes from believing that you are better, smarter, or more important than other people”. Merriam-Webster Dictionary
The Arrogance Factor
Are recruiters gaining on the status lawyers now…
Added by Valentino Martinez on April 21, 2011 at 2:00am — 6 Comments
The Tortoise Beat the Hare in Aesop's Famous Fable
Added by Valentino Martinez on April 15, 2011 at 12:40pm — 1 Comment
PERSISTENCE & PATIENCE WILL PREVAIL, unless a recruiter has WILE E. COYOTE'S prevailing FLAW...
Added by Valentino Martinez on April 5, 2011 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments
Dukes vs Walmart: Supreme Court Hears Argument in Sexual Discrimination Suit...
Added by Valentino Martinez on April 2, 2011 at 10:29pm — No Comments
FIRST GLANCE RECRUITMENT IMPACT CRITIQUE - SEARS RECRUITMENT TEAM & RECRUITMENT BOOTH - THE GOOD AND THE NOT SO GOOD
Added by Valentino Martinez on March 21, 2011 at 2:37pm — 2 Comments
corporate gatekeepers: how they help and hurt, and five sure ways to get past them
Added by Valentino Martinez on March 17, 2011 at 2:38am — 2 Comments
RECRUITMENT BOOTH CRITIQUE - WHAT DO YOU FIND GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD ABOUT THIS VISUAL?
Added by Valentino Martinez on March 15, 2011 at 10:49am — 8 Comments
IF A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS...WHAT WORDS DOES THIS PICTURE CONVEY TO YOU?
Added by Valentino Martinez on March 6, 2011 at 12:55am — No Comments
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