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Amy Ala's Blog – November 2011 Archive (3)
A Thank You To My Mentors
In honor of Thanksgiving here’s a brief tribute to a few of those who made “AlaRecruiter” possible. Now you know who to blame.
Justin – you were my first real recruiting boss. You taught me a very valuable lesson when you grabbed me by the shoulders and said “repeat after me – I f%^&$ed up.” Take the blame and move on – even if it really was the candidate’s fault. I’ve been doing it ever since. We laughed at you when you said you were going to be the…
ContinueAdded by Amy Ala on November 23, 2011 at 3:39pm — 3 Comments
Should Candidates Claim Temporary Insanity?
I had an interesting conversation with a former candidate this week. This is someone who got the position I recruited him for and by all accounts is doing a fabulous job. Nothing unusual about that, until you understand that recruiting this candidate just about drove me nuts.
When I first sourced him, he was terrific. Had the skills and education (very specific, prestigious university grad) my client wanted. Excellent culture fit – really brought the right “start-up…
ContinueAdded by Amy Ala on November 7, 2011 at 7:57pm — 10 Comments
Reports of Recruiting’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
There is so much noise out there regarding the death of recruiting. We’ve got Social Media taking over. Recruitment 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4! LinkedIn will have all our jobs, but only until Facebook becomes the new job board. Thanks to Google +, any hiring manager with a computer can now search for candidates. Not only does this mean the end of recruiting agencies as we know them, but it’s only a matter of time before corporate recruiters start singing Danny Boy.
Give me a…
ContinueAdded by Amy Ala on November 1, 2011 at 9:00pm — 13 Comments
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