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Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too). With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash...

Daily Twitter Notes

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too). With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash...

Daily Twitter Notes

Sometimes the day does not allow a blog post let alone write about things on my mind or I hear about like economic, political, local news (sports too). With Twitter, you at least get some of the flavor, a flash...
 

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Profile Information

Name:
Paul DeBettignies
City:
Minneapolis
State/Region (spell it out please, no abbreviations!):
Minnesota
Country:
USA
How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?
My name is Paul DeBettignies and I am 10+ year veteran of the IT recruiting industry in a search firm and I write the MN Headhunter blog.
Name someone you most admire
Mom
Company or business name:
Nerd Search, LLC
Website:
http://www.mnheadhunter.com
Blog:
http://www.mnheadhunter.com
Online profile/Homepage
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mnheadhunter
What kind of networking are you open to?
Open networking, Referrals between friends, Very targeted/niche
Who referred you to RecruitingBlogs.com?
Jason Davis
Which combination best describes your professional profile?
Agency, Independent, Recruiter, Executive
How many years have you been in the business?
10 - 14 years
Which industries do you work in now?
Technology
Which online communities do you actively participate in?
a:4:{i:0;s:8:"Facebook";i:1;s:8:"LinkedIn";i:2;s:7:"MySpace";i:3;s:7:"Twitter";}
What other social networking/sites do you like best?
Those are the main 4 and I do not have the bandwidth to go to other places.
Which conferences do you plan to attend in the next year?
ERE, Fordyce Forum, Kennedy, Recruiting Roadshow
What recruiting tools can you not live without?
Sendouts.com, email, my blog for starters. Then LinkedIn and MySpace (as networking tools).
Which blogs would you recommend people read?
I would refer to the RSS feed on the right hand column of this site.
What do like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...
The community and open exchange of ideas.
...and what would you change and why?
So far nothing to change...

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Free Webinar: Using Cell Phone Text Messaging To Recruit College Students

As posted on the MN Headhunter blog:

Steven Rothberg of CollegeRecruiter.com is doing a free webinar this Thursday (Sept 25, 2008) from 1 pm – 2 pm (CT):

Best Practices for Using Cell Phone Text Messaging to Recruit College Students (Click the link t…

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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 8:21pm —

Paul DeBettignies

Minnesota College Students To Find A Good Job Market in 2009

As posted on the MN Headhunter blog:

Minnesota 2009 college graduates will find another good year of job possibilities according to a recent St. Cloud State University’s Career Services Center survey.

If you listen to local and national media folks (who frankly are a little, err, a lot clueless about employment statistics) you would think the entire count…

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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 3:05pm —

Paul DeBettignies

MN Headhunter To Present At StarTribune Career Expo V3

As posted on the MN Headhunter Blog:

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 is the next StarTribune Career Expo and I will be presenting from 2 PM – 3PM: I have a “killer” resume, now what? --Tips on being your own Headhunter.… Continue

Posted on September 9th, 2008 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Paul DeBettignies

Job Interview Do's and Don'ts

As posted on the MN Headhunter blog:

Article courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap

From: Free Job Search, Job Interview and Career Articles

So you landed the job interview, congratulations! Now, you probably want to know what you should do and what you should avoid doing during your interview.

Interview Do #1: B…

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Posted on August 24th, 2008 at 10:39am —

Paul DeBettignies

Ways to SCAMPER for Your Job

As posted on the MN Headhunter blog:

Article courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap

From Kevin Donlin

You can learn a lot from books.

The solution to almost any problem can be found in a book somewhere, and that includes problems you may be having with your job search.

In fact, there's one book I've used since 1996…

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Posted on August 22nd, 2008 at 3:00am — 2 Comments

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At 12:27pm on October 10th, 2008, Ravi Kiran said…
Hi Paul,
We have couple of resources local to Minneapolis, MN looking for projects in MN. Could you please let me know if you have requirements for C2C? We presently have the following resources local to MN and available immediately

1)Java/J2ee 1 No
2)QA 2 No's
3)IBM Websphere architect 1 No

Looking forward working with you...
Thanks!
Best regards,
Kiran
kiran@kaptechnologies.com
773 435 1985
At 11:05am on September 20th, 2008, Jay C. Langdon said…
Hi Paul,

I believe I'd be category D - Super open networker. Reach me at jaylangdon@gmail.com http://www.linkedin/com/in/jaylangdon Currently I'm at roughly 4400 1st level connections, and 13.5 MM total network.
I'm a certified Senior Professional In Human Resources (SPHR) and help organizations do better through best practices in HR. I run a local Jobs Ministry group in Tucson, AZ and go into high schools to help student understand what employers are seeking. Love volunteer work.
At 12:47pm on September 19th, 2008, Publio F De La Rosa said…
Great to be in contact with you Paul, I look forward to getting to know you and exploring how we could possibly contribute to each other's endeavors and success...

All the best,
Publio
At 12:21pm on September 19th, 2008, Jonathan Perrelli said…
Thank you Paul and I appreciate your fine introduction. I am emailing you with my choice (A) and the appropriate information.
Have a great weekend!
Jonathan
At 10:47pm on September 11th, 2008, Maren Hogan said…
http://bigorecruiting.blogspot.com/

you are now blogtagged my friend
At 6:39pm on September 11th, 2008, Jeffrey Calannio said…
Open Networker
At 4:41pm on September 3rd, 2008, Faisal said…
thanks for updatng me
At 3:51pm on September 3rd, 2008, Faisal said…
Join me on linkedin.com
View Faisal Jawed's profile on LinkedIn
At 6:55pm on September 2nd, 2008, Tina Huckabay said…
Hi Paul....sent you an email a while back...will look and resend.

Have a great day!

Tina
At 6:52pm on August 25th, 2008, Dennis Smith said…
Hey Paul! Thanks for the note...headed to soccer practice with the kids - just made a note to connect with you tomorrow.

Dennis
 
 

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